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09.01 / 11:35

markets Digital Strategy Experts PAM country electronic Indian mission officials of 20 nations asked to work on specific market opportunities to boost exports

09.01 / 00:09

markets UPS Strategy Trade PAM International From India, a range of world glass offerings

Indian artisanal gin, single malt and coffee liqueur brands are planning to ramp up exports this year by debuting in new markets and categories.

09.01 / 00:09

markets security Analysis Trade Experts information Investigations Capital Group's the 'Big Client' in KP's trades

Capital Group said it is the unnamed fund in the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) recent interim order that barred stock market operator Ketan Parekh and his associates from the local securities markets for front-running the investment fund's trades in the country. The capital market regulator, in its January 2 order, barred both Parekh and Singapore-based Rohit Salgaocar, who was a consultant to Capital Group.

08.01 / 12:51

markets Waves Entertainment Strategy economy country information ICEA's TruthTell Hackathon sees 36% of its applications from women

ICEA)'s TruthTell Hackathon is a collaborative initiative with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting catering to real time misinformation detection in live broadcasts. It aims to bring together top talent in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing to develop real-time tools for detecting and flagging misinformation.

07.01 / 08:23

Target FIVE BLOCK Manufacturing Strategy Healthcare country Malaysia, Singapore to launch special economic zone in move to attract investors

Malaysia and Singapore leaders have signed an agreement to create a special economic zone to attract global investment and ease the cross-border flow of goods and people

06.01 / 17:45

markets Duke Universities country social innovations International View: Returnee entrepreneurs are reshaping India’s future, but barriers must be removed to reap rewards

05.01 / 16:05

markets Provident security Mobile Trade information Investigations Ketan Parekh: Inside Sebi’s 30-month front-running probe

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai/Bengaluru: At the turn of the century, Ketan Vinaychandra Parekh, then 38 years old, was known as the ‘Pied Piper of Dalal Street’. “If the stock market is one of the movers of the new Indian economy, Parekh is one of the prime movers of that market…legend has it IPOs are filed with Parekh before they hit the market," an India Today article from February 2001, stated.

05.01 / 15:51

markets Strategy Trade PAM country Commerce ministry, Indian mission officials of 20 nations to discuss ways to boost exports in Jan 6-8 meet

Piyush Goyal will also interact with these commercial representatives on January 6.

05.01 / 05:55

MET Manufacturing security Food Sony fun innovations Meet new Shark Tank judge Viraj Bahl! From selling his house to fund his startup to creating Rs 1,000 empire, a look at his entrepreneurial journey

Sony Liv from January 6. This season welcomes a new judge, Viraj Bahl, founder and managing director of Veeba Foods, who joins the established panel of Aman Gupta, Anupam Mittal, Namita Thapar, Vineeta Singh, and Peyush Bansal.

04.01 / 10:37

markets Telegram Strategy Apple Universities reports How a credit card fraudster bought $47,000 worth Universal Studios Singapore tickets

credit card fraud to buy over S$65,000 (US$47,000) worth of tickets to Universal Studios Singapore (USS). He has now been jailed for four years, four months and four weeks on Friday, reported Channel New Asia.

04.01 / 01:51

markets IPO Digital Strategy wellness Experts PAM Zepto plans IPO filing by March-April; Singapore nod in for moving domicile

04.01 / 01:21

UPS Food trends show Courts The week in charts: Weak capex, FPI stress, consumption cracks

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian companies are approaching 2025 with caution, as investment trends show a mix of recovery and sluggishness in the latest quarters. Additionally, the weakening rupee has impacted foreign portfolio investors' dollar returns.

03.01 / 06:53

markets Provident security Trade Inside information Investigations Mint Explainer: Why did Sebi crack down against Ketan Parekh and Rohit Salgaocar?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s capital markets watchdog has unearthed a sophisticated trading web linking a convicted stock market manipulator, a Singapore-based trader, and a US fund’s confidential orders. This alleged front-running scheme, involving Ketan Parekh and Rohit Salgaocar, has brought the regulator's unrelenting pursuit of financial malpractice into the spotlight.

02.01 / 20:29

markets Blockchain Man security Courts Crypto mogul Do Kwon pleads not guilty in first US court appearance

South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon has pleaded not guilty to a freshly unsealed indictment released in time for his first U.S. court appearance

02.01 / 04:43

markets CEO Apple economy Trade President country US companies vouched for China during Trump’s first term. Not anymore.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SINGAPORE—During Donald Trump’s first term, U.S. companies argued that a trade war with China was bad for Americans.

01.01 / 04:25

markets Waves Target FIVE reports International Mswipe bets big on international expansion

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Alpha Wave Global-backed payments fintech Mswipe is expanding its international network into three new regions to take advantage of higher margins, said co-founder and chief executive Ketan Patel, following a series of pivots in the business and marginal growth in revenue in the last fiscal. The company plans to expand into the UK, Malaysia, Nepal, and other markets within the next six months, following its successful entry into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore in 2024, Patel told Mint on 31 December.

31.12 / 12:17

markets UPS Strategy Research President Inside 2020 Beijing pushes to use China-made chips in its EVs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SINGAPORE—China isn’t satisfied with becoming the world’s dominant maker of electric vehicles. It wants the chips inside to be Chinese-made too.

31.12 / 02:45

markets Analysis Enterprise wellness Trade Experts International Adani Wilmar shares in focus as Adani Enterprises to exit Wilmar JV in $2 billion deal

Adani Wilmar shares will be in the spotlight on Tuesday as Adani Enterprises (AEL) is set to exit its 25-year-old joint venture with Wilmar International through a $2 billion deal. AEL plans to redirect the funds toward its core infrastructure platforms, including energy, utilities, transport, and logistics. Singapore-based Wilmar is seeking strategic investors to replace Adani in the venture.

30.12 / 14:15

markets UPS IPO Manufacturing security Strategy Electric scooter maker Ather Energy receives Sebi nod for IPO

Ather Energy has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to launch its initial public offering (IPO).

29.12 / 01:41

markets Digital Strategy Experts PAM social chess Koneru Humpy grabs historic World Rapid Chess Championship title

Koneru Humpy bagged an epochal second World Rapid Chess Championship title, beating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia here on Sunday. Humpy had won the event back in 2019 at Georgia and the Indian No 1 is only the second player after China's Ju Wenjun to clinch the title more than once.

28.12 / 15:59

markets Digital Strategy Experts PAM social chess PM Modi calls chess world champion Gukesh an embodiment of calmness and humility

chess world champion D Gukesh and described him as a confident young player who was an embodiment of calmness and humility. Gukesh, 18, displayed remarkable poise and nerves of steel to defeat China's Ding Liren in Singapore to become the youngest chess world champion, surpassing Russian great Garry Kasparov, who won the crown in 1985 at 22.

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