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₹3,960 crore from anchor investors. On its first day, NTPC Green Energy, the clean energy division of NTPC, achieved a subscription rate of 33%, primarily driven by retail investors who subscribed to 1.33 times the available shares.The Non-Institutional Investors (NII) segment accounted for 16% of the shares available for subscription, whereas the qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) segment did not receive any bids on the initial day.

There are few industries that reward a job well done with a big pay package and termination. Banking is one of them.

The Associated Press has gathered up some of the best items out there to keep any movie lover stylish and informed

Hollywood to fashion, dogs to sports

It’s holiday season, but that doesn’t have to mean waiting in long lines for big sales to buy the hottest toy or newest game system for the kids in your life

Music fans should be easy to shop for this holiday season, right

Tax Justice Network's 'State of Tax Justice 2024' report was made public on Tuesday. It has dropped like a grenade into the neatly-raked zen garden of global finance. The report reveals a staggering $492 bn lost annually to global tax- dodging that's lounging in secret offshore accounts, funding billionaire jets, yachts and even booking for future intergalactic travel. This is a tale of two kinds of tax-avoiders: one, corporate; the other, personal. Two-thirds of the total $347.6 bn comes from MNCs playing an elaborate game of offshore hopscotch to underpay taxes. The remaining third, $144.8 bn, stems from HNIs hiding their treasure chests in tax havens. So, who's enabling this grand evasion? Eight countries, the 'Elite Eight', are at the forefront: Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Britain and the US. Together, these economic heavyweights are responsible for nearly half of global tax abuse losses.

Priyank Kharge visited the Uber display at the Bengaluru Tech Summit on Wednesday to check out Uber Shuttle, the newest offering in India from the ride-hailing app. The mobility platform executives gave a demo of how the app works and explained about how Uber Shuttle would help more people book their travel in larger vehicles like Shuttles and take their own private vehicles off roads. The mass-transit mobility solution is designed for urban commuters, featuring real-time tracking, digital payments, pre-booked seats, and air-conditioned pocket-friendly rides, running on fixed routes, Uber said in a statement. Uber India president Prabhjeet Singh was present during the demonstration.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: India’s top lenders are falling over each other to finance a ₹39,000 crore refinery being set up by Chennai Petroleum Corp. and Indian Oil Corp.

Harry Potter fans anticipating the third attraction based on the popular book and movie franchise at Universal Orlando Resort learned that the fictional setting for the ride will be the British Ministry of Magic

Travel writer Arthur Frommer, who revolutionized leisure travel for ordinary Americans with his guidebook “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day,” has died

Former President Bill Clinton talks about how philanthropy has allowed him to continue making changes in the world to help others in his new book, “Citizen: My Life After the White House,” published Tuesday by Knopf

Elcid Investments, which became an overnight sensation on D-Street after its stock price surged 66,92,535% in a single session on October 29, 2024, has corrected by 19% in the last six trading sessions. After hitting a peak of Rs 3,30,473.35 on the BSE on November 8, the stock has been on a downhill. On Tuesday, it settled at Rs 2,68,336.80.

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Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. 0.44 per cent to Rs 2762.50 in Tuesday's trade as of 01:02PM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 23754.85, 301.05 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 2750.35 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 2151.55 and a high of Rs 3893.00. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 74986.44 crore on the BSE.

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The largest budget airline in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel, stiffer competition from bigger carriers, and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.

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