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₹2.9 trillion, investors in Adani group companies turned wealthier by ₹1.9 trillion, marking the biggest single-day jump in value for the infrastructure conglomerate. Three Adani companies shot up 20% each to hit their upper circuit limits, even as the group’s market cap neared ₹14 trillion.

GST) in FY23 and in the current financial year up to October, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The minister said in a written reply that the notices involved GST dues of ₹ 1.12 trillion. However, since these notices are pending adjudication, the respective GST demand is not yet determined under the provisions of Central GST Act, the minister said.

₹10,700 crore R&D expenses were more than four times the cumulative innovation spending of the five companies in the last five years, totalling ₹2,361 crore, according to a Mint analysis. “Organisations worldwide continued to face a slowdown through multiple macroeconomic headwinds and challenges such as inflation, recessionary fears, global conflict, and supply chain disruptions assaulting their strategic goals," Tom Reuner, managing director at IT outsourcing advisory, HFS Research, said. “They are also in a big hurry to drive innovation to respond to challenges and stay relevant.

The uncertainty around near-term interest rates has dominated the story of the stock market in 2023. Perhaps not since the 1970s—when runaway inflation and sky-high interest rates were the crisis du jour—has monetary policy affected investment outcomes in such a pronounced way. Yet look more closely, and it would seem that Wall Street has been more influenced by perception than reality: Company and individual balance sheets remain mostly healthy, businesses are battle tested and unemployment remains low.

Russian officials and media say that heavy snowfall that hit Moscow has disrupted traffic on roads and flights in and out of three airports

Ohio’s former top utility regulator has pleaded not guilty in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme

The Supreme Court is taking up a case over a Washington couple’s $15,000 tax bill that is widely seen as a test of a never-enacted tax on wealth

The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear fusion a new source of carbon-free energy, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry said Tuesday, while in Dubai for U.N. climate talks

The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics is playing out in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges

This is the second instalment of a Global News series called ‘On The Brink,’ which profiles people who are struggling with the rising cost of living. In this story, two Halifax women talk about the challenges of finding an accessible place to live amid the worst housing crunch the province has seen in decades.

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed

By Sabrina Valle

Mizoram People’s Movement (ZPM) is set to take the reins of power in Mizoram with the formation of a new council of ministry, likely to be sworn in on Friday. Lalduhoma, the Chief Ministerial face of ZPM and a former IPS officer turned politician, is spearheading the discussions on government formation. The recently concluded assembly polls saw ZPM securing a decisive victory, clinching 27 seats out of the total 40, while the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) faced a setback with only 10 seats.

Edvancer, an online education venture, has joined hands with Jolt to introduce the Certified Tech Sales Manager Programme. This certification course aims to empower aspiring technical sales professionals with the skills, knowledge and industry insights they need to excel in their careers, as per the press announcement.

Brace for a pullback in stocks as the propellants powering last month’s rally are disappearing fast, according to a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. tactical specialist who tipped the November surge in markets.

Rockstar Games' highly anticipated video game sequel GTA VI has spread like wildfire throughout the internet in the hours since its release. The trailer, set in a fictionalised version of Miami known as Vice City and paired to the music of Tom Petty's «Love is a Long Road,» was forced to be released ahead of schedule on Tuesday (5 December) when it was leaked online. The game is a sequel to Grand Theft Auto V, which was released in 2013 and is presently the second best-selling video game in history. Fans praised the game's graphics and the apparent decision to focus on a female protagonist for the first time in the franchise's history in their reactions to the trailer. «I cant- i am speechless, I have no words to describe how excited i am about the GTA 6 trailer like wtf.» «goosebumps,» commented one fan on X/Twitter. «That GTA 6 trailer is incredible.» «No notes,» wrote another. «Wow! Congratulations to the whole GTA 6 development team at @RockstarGames! The game appears to be fantastic. Unfortunately, the trailer was leaked before time, which ruined the moment, but the trailer is really lovely! The year 2025 cannot come fast enough! » said another person. Several fans, however, have complained about the lengthy wait for the next edition.

₹5 crore or more, a Mint analysis of data compiled by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) showed. Both shares have seen an increase since the previous election in these states. Among the five states, Telangana had the highest prevalence of legislators facing criminal cases, with 82 out of 119 having this dubious distinction, up from 73 in 2018.

December has historically been a bullish month for stock markets, marked by a notable track record of positive returns since 1950, sharing the top spot with November and April.

Investing.com — U.S. stock futures fell Tuesday, handing back some of the prior month’s strong gains ahead of the release of job openings data that will serve as a precursor to Friday's much-anticipated nonfarm payrolls report.

Wall Street Journal report mentions that Israel plans to flood the tunnel system in Gaza with seawater. Israel has assembled a large system of pumps that may be used to flood tunnels used by militant group Hamas under the Gaza strip in a bid to drive out fighters, the report mentioned.

Vinayak Chatterjee, The Infravision Foundation, says “Power generation, energy storage and construction companies that are well run are still attractive. People in the cables, insulators, smart meter businesses which supply goods and services to the electricity distribution market are worth careful scrutiny. In the power sector, in the next 5 to 8 years, India is going to see a rising trajectory of increasing power rates. All generating companies, whether in thermal or in renewables are actually going to see a long period of very attractive profitability. So power generation companies certainly would be my priority for today's discussion.” Since there are so many ancillaries of the larger infrastructure story that you track, l Let me start off with power demand because in the last eight months have seen a very, very robust 8% kind of growth. With the kind of GDP figures and PMI figure coming in. do you expect the fiscal year energy demand to show double digit growth? High single digit or double digit growth is well spoken for. Everybody who is tracking the power sector has figured out that some interesting dimensions are happening in the market. One, as you rightly said, the domestic consumption across all sectors is growing very, very favourably. Now added to that is the fact that there has been a conscious slowdown in the addition of fresh thermal capacity in the last few years, with the expectation that renewables would kind of fill the space.