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India arm of British multinational group Compass Group PLC which manages large office complexes and food services for corporates, is looking to make India among the top five markets for the company, Vikas Chawla, MD of Compass Group India told ET. The company is looking to expand its facility management business from 2 million sq ft to 10 million sq ft as employees are returning back to offices and corporates continue to lease big space. “In India, the share of facility management business is much higher than globally and we will continue to expand both the verticals.

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Gujarat became the first state to introduce its semiconductor policy in 2022, with several companies from Japan, South Korea, New Delhi and Bengaluru expressing interest in investing in the sector during events organised ahead of the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024, officials said. As per a government release, the state's semiconductor policy aims to play a significant role in the global realignment of supply chains in the strategic sector and raise India's economic position.

2023 is coming to an end the day after tomorrow. 2023 was the year when Bollywood came back and reclaimed its throne with a bang! Once mocked for its dry spell, Bollywood surged back to box-office glory with a vengeance. Although the first half it did seem that the biggest film industry in India was mostly riding the coattails of its biggest star (Shah Rukh Khan), as ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Jawan’ demolished BO records, later on, we got to see many unexpected hits such as ‘Zara Hatbe Zara Bachke’, ‘Sam Bahadur’, ‘12th Fail’. In December, Bollywood produced another mega-hit, the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer ‘Animal’. However, aside from comebacks, Bollywood stars also trended several times for non-filmy reasons! Here are the top five most viral moments from B’town in 2023:

Rajasthan government during a ceremony at the Raj Bhawan in Jaipur on Saturday. Of these, 12 were sworn in as cabinet ministers, five as ministers of state (independent charge) and five as ministers of state. Governor Kalraj Mishra administered the oath of office to the MLAs during the ceremony. The MLAs inducted into the Rajasthan cabinet are Kirodi Lal Meena, Madan Dilawar, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Gajendra Singh Khinvsar, Babulal Kharadi, Jogaram Patel, Suresh Singh Rawat, Avinash Gehlot, Joraram Kumawat, Hemant Meena, Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary and Sumit Godara. Sanjay Sharma, Gautam Kumar, Jhabar Singh Kharra, Surendra Pal Singh and Heeralal Nagar took oath as ministers of state (independent charge).

Ram Mandir consecration ceremony scheduled to be held on 22 January. PM Modi urged ‘all Ram devotees do not make up your minds to come to Ayodhya on 22nd January'. PM Modi assured 'as Ram bhakts, we would not like to cause any problems to Lord Ram.

BSE Sensex rose around 20 per cent in 2023, their second-best year since 2017, and were among the top-performing stock indexes globally. The broader small- and mid-caps gained about 55.62 per cent and 46.57 per cent in 2023, far outperforming the blue-chip indexes despite valuation concerns. The bull run was supported by sustained domestic mutual fund inflows, foreign capital inflows, better-than-expected economic growth, and robust corporate earnings.

Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a slew of projects in the city of Ayodhya, including the first phase of a brand new airport, christened the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport. Part of a major move by the Centre to increase connectivity to the home of the soon-to-be inaugurated Ram Mandir, the first phase of the airport cost an estimated Rs 1,450 crore to build.

President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to a Bill that seeks to put in place a mechanism for the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners, according to a government notification issued on Friday, reported PTI.

Dense fog was witnessed in parts of Delhi and nearby regions on Saturday morning, even as visibility improved in several areas. According to news agency ANI, the persistently low visibility has caused disruptions in the arrival and departure times of numerous trains bound for Delhi.

Despite hardening property prices and home loan interest rate hikes in early 2023, it has been a superlative year for Indian residential real estate. Latest ANAROCK Research data indicates that housing sales in the top 7 cities have created a new peak in 2023, breaching the previous high of 2022.

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Dividend stocks 2023: A long term investor not just gain from stock price rise but from various other rewards that a listed company declare from its capital reserves. Dividend payout is one such benefit that a long term investor enjoys.

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CNN reported. This connection emerged as one of how the US intelligence agencies were able to track the balloon's location and gather crucial information during its transit. While the identity of the specific internet service provider remains undisclosed, CNN was informed that the balloon could communicate with Beijing as it crossed the US.

Buy or sell stocks for next week: Key benchmark indices of the Indian stock market gave up its five days winning streak and ended the last trade session of 2023 on a flattish note amid profit booking in select heavyweights. Nifty 50 index remained in negative territory throughout the session and closed with minor loss of 22 points at 21,731 levels. BSE Sensex finished 0.23 per cent lowe at 72,240 levels whereas Nifty Bank index lost 0.45 per cent and ended at 48,292 levels.

₹66135 crore in December. Their investment in the calendar through 28 December is at a record ₹1.71 trillion, still short of the domestic institutional investor’s ₹1.85 trillion, and the direct investor’s ₹8700 crore on NSE from April-November.

love for food! Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma recently revealed that a huge chunk of all digital transactions on the payment app revolved around food! Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, the Paytm boss shared a snapshot of all of his digital payments on the app and wrote, “#PaytmRecap2023 Expectedly food is my biggest number of payments in the year. Check yours:http://paytm.com/recap.” In the picture, the app displays the message “You have spent the most on food!” There is also a congratulatory message: “Vijay crowned as 2023 Foodie Of The Year, Rs 2 lakh spent on food!” Some of the popular digital stores, the Paytm founder ordered from, included Zomato Limited (95 payments), Haldiram Skymark 98 (14 payments), Bikanervala (11 payments), Kuremal S Kulfi (10 payments, etc). Retweeting the post, Dr Shriram Nene, the husband of Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit wrote, “That’s why we are such good friends!” However, despite his overwhelming love for all things gastronomical, Sharma was no match for a certain Mumbaikar when it came to ordering food!

Gold vs stock market: As we welcome the dawn of 2024, it is important to scrutinize how different risky assets delivered in 2023. After end of last trade session of 2023 on Friday, Nifty 50 index has given 19.42% return in YTD, BSE Sensex surged 18.10% in 2023 whereas Nifty Bank index gained around 11.80 per cent in 2023. In year-to-date (YTD) time, small-cap index skyrocketed 46.30% while mid-cap index shot up 44.70 per cent in this time.

NEW DELHI : The ministry of petroleum and natural gas plans to substantially reduce spending on the laying of gas pipelines by leveraging the extensive infrastructure data from the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP). The PMGS-NMP is a digital platform that maps all infrastructure projects, and contains critical information ranging from rail, port, and road connectivity to gas pipelines and optic fibre in India. It is overseen by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

₹199 a share (50 shares make one contract) over the spot price for holding the Nifty in January. Even on the last day of the December futures contract— futures contracts expire on the last Thursday of a month—the premium between spot and futures was a huge 164 points.