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07.01 / 12:59

markets Digital Strategy President Experts BABA PAM Former President Pranab Mukherjee to get memorial in Rashtriya Smriti, daughter thanks PM Modi

Rajghat precinct) for erecting a Samadhi of Late Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India.

07.01 / 12:47

markets UPS FIVE Extreme pandemic 2020 Colleges When to take a step back from the stock markets

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As terrible as the pandemic was for the world, one positive outcome was that stock markets piqued the interest of the youth in India. As work-from-home ensued and stock markets rallied, retail investor participation in Indian equities skyrocketed.

07.01 / 11:51

markets Digital Strategy President Experts PAM reports PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka in 2025, says Indian High Commissioner

07.01 / 11:51

markets Digital Manufacturing Healthcare Trade innovations Pharmaceuticals India poised to be healthcare custodian of world, says Torrent's Samir Mehta

Indian pharmaceutical industry is aiming to more than double its size to USD 120-130 billion by 2030 as it looks to ride on the back of innovation to become the healthcare custodian of the world, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) president and Torrent Group chairman Samir Mehta said. In the last 25 years, the Indian pharma industry has grown nearly 20 times — a market size of USD 58 billion from USD 3 billion in 1999-2000, contributing equally to domestic sales and exports today. The sector is among the top five contributors to India's trade surplus, which has grown to USD 19.5 billion from merely USD 1 billion in 1999-2000.

07.01 / 11:51

markets Digital Strategy pandemic Trade PAM Indian diamond exports hit by slump in Chinese demand, HMPV concerns add to uncertainty

Chow Tai Fook and De Beers has failed to enthuse Chinese consumers to buy the rock. The trade had raised Rs 15 crore through crowdfunding for the generic promotion of natural diamonds across the key international markets.

07.01 / 11:51

markets Digital Strategy Experts PAM exclusive Department Maharashtra govt makes FASTag mandatory at all toll plazas from April 1

FASTag mandatory from April 1 and announced revisions in the Rules of Business to streamline administrative processes. The cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis approved the public works department's proposal that toll collection at toll plazas across the state will be done exclusively through FASTag from April 1.

07.01 / 11:51

markets Digital Strategy Mobile PAM show Over 40 new product launches expected at Auto Expo: Government official

new product launches are expected at the upcoming Auto Expo which will be held under the umbrella of Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 from January 17-22, a government official said on Tuesday. With visas continuing to be an issue, large scale participation of Chinese companies are unlikely although some of them are participating at the expo, Joint Secretary at Ministry of Commerce and Industry Vimal Anand said here at the sidelines of curtain raiser of 'Bharat Battery Show' which will also be a part of the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.

07.01 / 09:49

markets Digital Strategy trends Experts PAM Gujarat witnesses a growth in Rabi crop sowing areas

07.01 / 08:51

UPS Manufacturing economy Trade President War country How China, India will navigate Trump’s bid for ‘tariffs, and tariffs alone’

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As Donald Trump returns as the US President on 20 January, the world will closely watch his trade policies. On 3 January, referring to a chart showing tariffs as a percentage of federal revenue, he posted on Twitter: “The Tariffs, and Tariffs alone, created this vast wealth for our Country." "Tariffs will pay off our debt and, MAKE AMERICA WEALTHY AGAIN!" he added.

07.01 / 08:51

COST economy Food wellness show shock Headlines India’s central bank should lead the policy easing cycle that its economy needs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The coming weeks will see two important policy events. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will unveil the first full budget of the third Narendra Modi government.

07.01 / 08:13

markets COST Digital Strategy Nestle Experts PAM Small packs amid big bills: Indians reshape shopping habits as inflation hits budget

07.01 / 08:01

markets Digital Strategy trends Experts PAM Premiumisation fuels India’s housing growth; Mid-income, luxury homes drive demand

07.01 / 08:01

markets Citi Digital Strategy PAM International Destinations ASK Property Fund and India Sotheby’s International Realty launches luxury real estate focused AIF

ASK Property Fund, the real estate private equity arm of Blackstone-backed ASK asset & wealth management group and India Sotheby’s International Realty will raise Rs 1,000 crore equity with an additional greenshoe option of Rs 500 crore for India’s first luxury real estate investment platform – ASK curated luxury assets fund.

07.01 / 08:01

markets FIVE Digital Strategy Enterprise Healthcare PAM Quant Small Cap Fund reduces stake in Mazagon Dock, and 4 other stocks

Quant Small Cap Fund, the largest fund managed by Quant Mutual Fund, reduced its stake in five stocks in December, including Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Aadhar Housing Finance, eClerx Services, India Shelter Finance Corporation, and Om Infra.

07.01 / 08:01

markets Waters Strategy Experts RAI Diversity Inside Navy divers to be engaged in rescue of workers trapped in Assam coal mine

Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that navy divers have been requisitioned to assist local authorities in rescuing the nine labourers trapped inside a coal mine in Dima Hasao district as the water level inside the quarry has risen to nearly 100 feet. The divers are flying in from Visakhapatnam and are expected to arrive soon, he said.

07.01 / 08:01

markets WhatsApp wellness Courts Nine RSS workers sentenced to life for 2005 murder of CPI(M) worker in Kerala

life imprisonment by a court in Thalassery on Tuesday for the murder of a CPI(M) worker in this north Kerala district 19 years ago. Rijith Sankaran, a 25-year-old CPI(M) member from Kannapuram Chunda, was attacked and killed near a temple in Chunda on October 3, 2005 allegedly by RSS workers during a period of political tension between the two parties in the area.

07.01 / 07:57

Action Boxing film Trade Experts stars Features Theatres brace for tepid start to the year as initial Bollywood line-up disappoints

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Theatre owners feel they are in for a lukewarm start to the year with the initial Bollywood line-up bereft of any mainstream commercial entertainers or big star films. The pipeline is led by Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency, period drama Azaad, and Shahid Kapoor-starrer Deva in January that will give way to war epic Chhaava and Karan Johar’s Dhadak 2 in February.

07.01 / 07:57

Citizens Sustainability Election country rock International Mint Primer: What Trudeau’s resignation means for India-Canada relations

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as the prime minister of Canada and leader of the Liberal Party on Monday. What next for Canada? And will the development bring a decisive shift in India-Canada relations? Mint explains: With Canada’s Parliament prorogued until March, the opposition’s effort to bring a no-confidence motion stands stalled.

07.01 / 07:57

COST Strategy Mobile Research performer reports Updates What lies under the hood in banks' Q3 business updates

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Initial updates from banks for the December quarter reveal a mixed performance, with private and public sector lenders charting distinct paths in loans and deposit growth. So far, 13 banks— six private sector and seven public sector lenders—have reported their third quarter business updates.

07.01 / 06:59

SUN economy Trade War performer country rights A little more ambition and resolve could boost India’s economic expansion

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Planet Earth completed a revolution around the sun and we all celebrated it with gusto, calling it a New Year. As the planet embarks on its next revolution around the sun with about 8.2 billion human inhabitants, let us go ahead with the annual ritual of crystal-ball gazing into what lies ahead during the next 12 months.

07.01 / 06:47

markets Fighting Strategy Election PAM rights 'Fight should be against BJP,' says Sanjay Raut as AAP, Congress tussle ahead of Delhi assembly polls

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday expressed concerns over the intense battle between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress ahead of the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, implying that it would benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He said that the fight should be against the BJP in the national capital and the country.

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