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Faf du Plessis, who led the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for three IPL seasons from 2022 to 2024, was not retained by the franchise for the upcoming league. This places du Plessis alongside Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul in the pool for the IPL mega auctions. Andy Flower, RCB's head coach, acknowledged du Plessis's contributions. «Last year, Faf's captaincy and leadership — in what was a really tough season, particularly in the first half — was sensational,» Flower said. «He led the revival that took us into the finals.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A decade ago in Chennai, bars were the exclusive prerogative of five-star hotels as they needed to sell rooms to serve liquor. Gradually, stand-alone cafés, restaurants and bars opened around town.

Gurdeep Singh, CMD, and Jaikumar Srinivasan, Director-Finance,NTPC & NTPC Green Energy, in talks with ET Now. Singh says that NTPC Green has a broad target of producing 60 gigawatt by FY32 but on a more immediate basis, they have operational capacity of 3.32 gigawatt and 13 gigawatt under construction. Singh says: “We were there yesterday, we are here today and we will be here tomorrow and going forward. Our clear-cut strategy is that we will be going very steadily while taking care of the good returns, but we are at present ready to execute large scale projects in different parts of the country.” NTPC Green favours large scale solar projects plus the wind projects rather than the smaller ones of 100 to 200 megawatt because smaller projects have to be in the queue to get connectivity in the pooling station. In case of a large-scale renewable energy park, the pooling station comes to the park.

The Dawning 2024 event in Destiny 2 is set to provide players with festive activities, new weapons and unique armor sets.

Global capability centers (GCCs), once seen as mere back-office support for large corporations, have evolved into significant players in India's tech industry. Indian GCCs have showcased India's tech talent pool to global companies, leading to increased job opportunities. As per the latest Nasscom-Zinnov India GCC landscape report, the number of GCCs set up in India has increased to 1,700 in FY24, generating $64.6 billion in export revenue and employing over 1.9 million people. Sangeeta Gupta, senior VP and chief strategy officer at Nasscom, had told ET that the country's talent pool is the key driver of GCC growth. «GCCs are increasingly important to their parent enterprises, focusing on moving up the value chain, creating opportunities for future leadership, and enhancing their overall impact,» she said.

When we think of mortgage competition, we often think of smaller lenders nipping at the big boys’ ankles like angry chihuahuas. That’s happening to a small degree, but there’s something else brewing below the surface that will have an even bigger impact on your future mortgage: open banking.

Global capability centres (GCCs) of foreign companies expanding their base in India are increasingly tapping India’s IT services companies for talent, with such hirings climbing up to 10 percentage points in two years. The new headcount hired from IT services by the GCCs stood at 35-41% in fiscal year ending March 2024 (FY24) as compared with 24-30% in FY22, data sourced from mass recruitment firm Teamlease shows. In FY23, the number stood at 30-35%. Experts believe there is a consistent shift in tech talent hiring across engineering, research & development (ER&D), business process management (BPM), and IT services. And as GCCs rapidly scale, they will need to imbibe some of the better talent practices of IT services companies, which have historically been hirers of the best engineering talent in the country.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Private equity companies are looking to invest $100 million in new-age intra-city logistics services provider Porter, in a deal that will value the decade-old startup at $1.1-$1.2 billion, two people with knowledge of the development said. The new funding round will be a mix of primary and secondary share sale, they said on the condition of anonymity.

Canadian pensions are underinvested in the country’s public markets, starving domestic companies of capital and exposing them to foreign takeovers, says the head of capital markets at Desjardins Group.

Sean Diddy Combs is having trouble finding a buyer for his freak-off mansion in Los Angeles. With its purported connections to Sean Diddy Combs' notorious freak-offs, the market for his Beverly Hills estate has apparently been sluggish to grow, as quoted in a report by the Daily News. A few months after the mansion was raided by FBI and Homeland Security agents and months before he was arrested by federal agents in New York in September, the 55-year-old disgraced music mogul put it up for sale during the summer.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Companies across industries are rolling out the red carpet for middle and junior management employees in a bid to both retain top performers as well as attract new talent. Long-term incentives, floating stock units and global postings are being liberally handed out at a time when companies cannot afford big hikes and bonuses.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In India, family is often seen as the core unit of social and financial security. Families frequently pool their resources to meet collective financial needs.

mutual funds (MFs), portfolio management services (PMS), and alternative investment funds (AIFs).

automotive manufacturing ecosystem in specific is well-poised, presenting unlimited potential. This potential is underscored by strong domestic consumption and growing international demand for our products and services.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The explosion of trading in futures and options (F&O) has been a remarkable feature of India’s equity market. With a dominant 90% share of Indian market volumes, it dwarfs derivatives trading in all other major equity markets.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Kotak Mahindra's private equity is looking to tap domestic institutional investors (DIIs) for the first time since it launched the alternatives arm two decades ago, a senior company official said. The firm that has so far raised capital only from global investors is again looking at raising a lifesciences fund, this time from local investors.

asset managers will now be able to invest in overseas mutual funds and unit trusts that have exposure to Indian securities. The move is aimed at facilitating ease of investment, increasing transparency and enabling diversification in overseas investments, Sebi said on Monday. The total exposure by such foreign funds should not be more than 25% of their assets, the regulator said in a circular.

investment vehicles that allow people to pool money and invest. 2.REITs invest in real estate properties, such as office buildings, shopping malls, hotels, and residential apartments. InvITs invest in infrastructure assets like highways, power plants, airports, etc. 3.REITs generate revenue primarily through leasing, renting or selling real estate properties. InvITs generate income from fees paid by users of infrastructure assets, such as tolls, tariffs, and usage fees. 4.REITs are typically more liquid due to lower price units and smaller trading quantities as compared to InvITs. 5.REITs are subject to market risks and property value fluctuations, whereas InvITs are more prone to political and regulatory risks.

Goa tourism department is getting a punishment posting — no, not in the Andamans. The vindaloo god's own country was hoping to roll out the red carpet to global tourists at the World Travel Market that's starting in London this week, and earn some precious dollars and mind space of high-end Western tourists — as opposed to the usual 'Dum Maro Dum' lot.