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Indian equities had a euphoric day on Thursday as Nifty made a fresh high above 25400 levels amid strong buying witnessed in the last hour of the session. «Overall we expect the market to continue its ongoing momentum on the back of healthy buying by FIIs and retail participation at every dip. Key event to watch out on the domestic front — India’s inflation data,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal.

Startup Awards (ETSA) have captured the ever-changing world of technology and digital India as the sector has grown from infancy to the stage of spawning multiple publicly-traded corporations. Having seen multiple cycles of a funding boom followed by a tech winter, the awards are a true testament to the way Indian entrepreneurship has matured in the past decade, despite many crests and troughs. But what goes behind selecting the nominees and the winners of The ET Startup Awards, considered the most prestigious in the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem? June: ET reached out to over 200 of the country’s top entrepreneurs, investors, industry groups and other stakeholders to compile a list of the brightest entrepreneurial talent.

WhatsApp voice calling for businesses, GenAI integration, click-to-WhatsApp ads are the next big disruption which will “turbo-charge” the platform’s growth in India, Nikhila Srinivasan, VP Product Management at Meta told ET. After disrupting the SMS channel, WhatsApp is piloting calling functionality for large enterprises, which could cause a channel shift from IVR telephony currently used for customer services. “We look at it differently than traditional calling, and, by the way, calling is something which business users have been seeking from us for long,” Srinivasan said, explaining that WhatsApp users will be able to make outbound calls to customer service agents of businesses in the context of already active chat.

Since Covid struck, the North and the East have led other regions in adding more financial investors. Data showed the number of investors from the north on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) quadrupled since FY20, reaching 35.7 million as of July 31.

traffic disruptions. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for the next 24 hours, advising residents to «be prepared» for severe weather. This alert warns of possible disruptions in transport, including rail, road, and air travel, as well as potential power outages. The meteorological department forecasts light to heavy rain continuing in Delhi, with cloudy skies expected on Friday. The maximum temperature will be around 31°C, and the minimum will hover around 21°C. Winds are expected to blow at 25 to 35 km/h. While the rainfall will continue, it is expected to get lighter by the weekend. No rain is forecast from September 15-17, with only light rain expected on September 18.

best investor this year witnessed jury members prize the conviction of venture investors who not only spot business ideas early on but stay on with an entrepreneur in the long journey of building a company. They also assigned great value to investors who took the call to exit companies at the right time, providing cash returns consistently to their sponsors.

border talks with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that 75 per cent of disengagement problems with Beijing are sorted out; however, the two nations «still have some things to do.» Jaishankar also underlined how India and China never had an easy relationship in the past. «We did not have an easy relationship in the past. What happened in 2020 was in violation of multiple agreements, the Chinese moved a large number of troops to the Line of Actual Control. We, in response, moved our troops up… Some progress on border talks with China. 75 per cent of disengagement problems are sorted out. We still have some things to do,» Jaishankar said during his conversation with Ambassador Jean-David Levitte at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy on Thursday.

ClaimBuddy and Khageshvara Aviation Technology took an early lead as the ten-member ET Startup Awards jury deliberated on the Best on Campus category. Finally, after two rounds of discussions and a secret voting, ClaimBuddy emerged as the winner, edging out aerospace and urban mobility startup Khageshvara.

Lenskart bagged top honours at the 10th edition of India’s most prestigious awards for entrepreneurship — The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA). A high-powered jury led by Infosys cofounder and chairman Nandan Nilekani picked the Gurgaon-based company as the Startup of the Year at a meeting in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The award recognised Lenskart’s success in building a fast-growing, large-scale, omnichannel consumer retail venture while creating an entirely new category, the jury noted. The 10-member jury chose eight winners from a shortlist of 41 contenders after deliberating for over 2.5 hours.

Swiss bank accounts as part of an investigation into allegations of money laundering and securities forgery linked to the Adani Group, dating back as early as 2021, citing newly released Swiss criminal court records. However, the Adani Group has firmly rejected and denied the «baseless allegations» presented in the Hindenburg post. In their response, the Adani Group reiterated that their overseas holding structure is transparent, fully disclosed, and compliant with all relevant laws. They also clarified that they are not involved in any Swiss court proceedings, emphasizing that neither their group companies were mentioned in any such court documents nor have they received any requests for clarification. In a post on X on Thursday, the US short-seller said that the probe, which dates back to 2021, has shed light on financial practices involving opaque offshore entities tied to the Indian conglomerate.

India’s August inflation remains within RBI’s sweet spot, sparks hopes of a rate cut. What could be a relief is that the food and beverages index declined 0.3% in August from July. This is the first time since January that there has been a sequential easing in this group.

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Swiss bank accounts as part of an investigation into allegations of money laundering and securities forgery linked to the Adani Group, alleged Hindenburg Group citing newly released Swiss criminal court records. In a post on X on Thursday, the US short-seller said that the probe, which dates back to 2021, has shed light on financial practices involving opaque offshore entities tied to the Indian conglomerate. As per a report by Swiss media, Geneva Public Prosecutor's Office was investigating alleged wrongdoing by the Indian conglomerate Adani well before activist investors from Hindenburg Research made the first accusations.

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Ajit Doval on Thursday briefed Russian President Vladmir Putin on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv amid renewed efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict. Doval met Putin at the Konstantinovsky Palace in St Petersburg on the margins of a conclave of the (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) grouping. «As the prime minister told you during a telephone talk that he was keen to brief you about his visit to Ukraine and his meeting with President Zelenskyy. He (PM Modi) wanted me to come and personally brief you about the talks,» Doval told the Russian President. The NSA said the Modi-Zelenskyy talks were in a very «close format».

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday dismissed the argument that there was no need for «another club» called the BRICS, and said he was struck by the «insecurity» in the developed world over the grouping. During a conversation with Ambassador Jean-David Levitte at Global Centre for Security Policy, a think tank, here, Jaishankar said if the G7 can exist when there is the G20, there is no reason why BRICS cannot. Accounting for 27 per cent of global GDP, BRICS was founded by Brazil, Russia, India and China; later South Africa joined it, and in January 2024, five new countries — Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE and Ethiopia --joined the bloc. «Why the club? Because there was another club! It was called the G7 and you will not let anybody else into that club. So, we go and form our own club,» Jaishankar told to a loud cheer from the audience.

Indian Navy and the DRDO on Thursday successfully carried out a flight test of a vertical launched short-range surface-to-air missile off the coast of Odisha. The flight test was conducted from a land-based vertical launcher, targeting a high-speed aerial target flying at a low altitude. The missile system successfully tracked and engaged the target, the Defence Ministry said. «The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully conducted the flight test of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha,» it said.