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Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL), Granules India, Hindustan Copper, Vodafone Idea and Indian Energy Exchange (IEX). The Future & Options contracts of any stock enter the ban period when the open interest (OI) on it crosses 95% of the market wide positions limits or MWPL. The ban on it is reversed only if the open interest falls below 80%.

Indian stock exchange operator BSE Ltd. has told bankers to increase their oversight of the initial public offering applications of small companies, after the exchange found discrepancies in the filing documents of some recent deals, according to people familiar with the matter. Sundararaman Ramamurthy, the BSE’s chief executive, told bankers on Tuesday to ensure IPO hopefuls aren’t inflating their numbers, the people said, requesting not to be named because they aren’t authorized to talk about the meeting. He also asked them to put more effort into assessing potential listing candidates in-person, including by visiting the companies’ premises, they said.

local trains and buses are functioning 'normally' today, officials confirmed. The Central railway CPRO said that trains on the main line are running 3-4 minutes behind schedule because of rescheduled mail express movements and a few cautions but otherwise all local trains are running normally. Further, bus services continue despite Mumbai roads being waterlogged and affected by torrential rains last evening.

An ET study of the 10 most-gifted products shows consumers will have to shell out about 14% more on average this festive season, from last year, as cashews, almonds and chocolates such as Cadbury Silk, Hershey’s Kisses and Ferrero Rocher are more expensive. This, industry executives fear, may crimp consumer demand. Lower supply of almonds, cashews and Californian pistachios has triggered a surge in retail prices. For instance, almond kernels, the most in-demand grade, cost 27% more at Rs 800 per kg this September, from Rs 630 a year ago, according to data from Nuts and Dry Fruits Council of India, an association of over 700 members.

AI research, development, and deployment can flourish, Vishal Dhupar, managing director, Asia South, Nvidia, tells Surabhi Agarwal. Dhupar believes India is witnessing a growing adoption of accelerated computing infrastructure but needs more investments. To compete effectively in the AI race and become an AI powerhouse, India must invest heavily in building its own computing capabilities, including servers, storage, and networking, he says. Edited Excerpts

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Come 14 December and Gaurav Khanna, who runs a furniture business in South Delhi, will experience first-hand the euphoria around Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh at his Dil-Luminati Tour in Chandigarh. Khanna has paid a hefty premium buying tickets from a resale platform to see the star perform live after slots in the national capital sold out quickly.

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“We want to onboard a few of these chess players in our roster. Ever since India hosted the Chess Olympiad in Chennai in 2022, there has been a massive boom in the sport,” said Rahul Trehan, chief executive of IOS Sports, which represents two-time Paris Olympics medallist Manu Bhaker, boxer Mary Kom and table tennis player Manika Batra, among others. The chess players shot to prominence after winning three team gold medals—in the open section, the women’s category and the overall section—in addition to four individual golds. The latter were won by D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal.

G20 countries and its expansion will propel the global economy, OECD chief economist Álvaro Pereira said. He remained optimistic about domestic demand maintaining its upward trajectory. Pereira also flagged the need for continued emphasis on improvement in the country’s business climate and skill sets. “India is the champion of growth in G20 and continues to show a very strong and broad-based performance,” Pereira told ET in an interview. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) raised the country’s growth forecast to 6.7% for FY25 and 6.8% for FY26, a revision of 1 and 2 basis points, respectively, with an upside risk. 'Significant Reforms’

health insurance policy was due for renewal this month, he grappled with a common dilemma: should he continue paying ₹73,000 for a ₹2.75 lakh cover or instead rely on the government's Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), which is now extended to all senior citizens over 70 and offers ₹5 lakh of free coverage per family? It's a question that is increasingly troubling senior citizens across India, as private health insurance premiums soar and government schemes promise substantial coverage, albeit with limitations. The AB-PMJAY now covers all senior citizens over 70 regardless of income. The move is expected to benefit about 60 million senior citizens and 45 million families. Enrolment for the scheme is likely to begin soon.

core inflation headed further south points to likely excess capacity in various pockets of the economy, buttressing the case for an immediate cut in policy rates, although geopolitics could have a disproportionate say on the cost of debt globally, said Jahangir Aziz, head, emerging markets economics at JP Morgan Chase. India's June core consumer inflation, which strips out the impact of transitory fuel and food prices, was at 3.14% — the lowest since the inception of the gauge in 2012. Core inflation has been declining since the beginning of the year. «In any economy, when you have sustained declines in core inflation, it not only means that the country has excess capacity, but also that the excess capacity is widening and not narrowing,» Aziz told ET. «So, if you have a country in which the excess capacity is widening, then your interest rates are far too restrictive and, therefore, interest rate needs to be recalibrated lower.»

debt-to-GDP ratio at 18.7%, its debt service ratio at 6.7% and foreign exchange reserves-to-external debt ratio at 97.4% are «within the comfort zone» and way better than many middle-income countries, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. In a foreword to a status report released by the finance ministry, Sitharaman underscored that India's external debt «remains sustainable and prudently managed». The country's external debt rose 6.4% from a year before to touch $663.8 billion as of March 2024, according to the status report, firmed up by the department of economic affairs.

Leander Paes believes India needs at least a decade to produce another Grand Slam champion, urging former players to nurture young talent to transform the nation into a sports superpower capable of not only hosting the 2036 Olympics but also winning medals. «I think it's probably going to take another 10 years to produce a Grand Slam champion. I think that the focus needs to be on the grassroots base level and then the feeder system coming up, then you churn out the numbers,» Paes said on the sidelines of the auctions of the Tennis Premier League (TPL) here on Wednesday. «I 100% believe we have tremendous talent in India, but I believe it's people like myself along with the governance, along with the whole sporting fraternity, to reach out to that talent in rural areas in places where maybe those children are not as fortunate as you and I, to have the parents who gave us that platform to stand on. »I think it's a responsibility for us to reach out there and find that talent, test that talent and once you pick it, bring it into academies where you nurture the talent," added Paes, who was recently inducted into the sport's Hall of Fame.

Indian Embassy in Beirut on Wednesday issued a safety advisory for nationals by advising them against travelling and exercise extreme caution. Embassy of India in Beirut tweets, «As a reiteration of the Advisory issued on 1 August 2024 and in view of the recent developments and escalations in the region, Indian nationals are strongly advised against travelling to Lebanon till further notice. All Indian nationals already in Lebanon are also strongly advised to leave Lebanon. Those who remain for any reason are advised to exercise extreme caution, restrict their movements and remain in contact with the Embassy of India in Beirut...»

S Krishnan said on Wednesday. Addressing reporters on the completion of 10 years of Make In India initiative, the official said the overall production of electronics in India has increased to Rs 9.52 lakh crore with an annual compounded growth rate of 17.4 per cent from Rs 1.9 lakh crore in 2014-15, he said. «If you look at what the PLI scheme has done in the mobile sector, the overall production we have reached is far in excess of the target. We have reached Rs 6.61 lakh crore is the total value of production, well above the target that has been set. The overall investment has been Rs 9,100 crore, which is again well above the target,» Krishnan said.

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