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UDAIPUR : It is a busy Monday morning at the Udaipur centre of Indira IVF Hospital Pvt Ltd. Inside the four-storeyed grey-stoned building, you can sense the high tide of hope. A sea of greying couples patiently wait—around the security desk, at the reception, in the seating areas.

NEW DELHI : India’s largest hotel chains are rapidly expanding their portfolios amid record-high room rates. In the last week alone, half a dozen hotel companies across India have announced new development plans, including management contracts with independent owners and launching properties signed in the past few years, to capitalize on the soaring demand for hotel accommodations. Buoyed by hotel demand outstripping supply, many top hotel operators are signing up new properties in the first quarter of FY24.

NEW DELHI : Maruti Suzuki, India’s leading automaker, is diversifying its premium lineup with the launch of the Invicto, a seven-seater hybrid multi-purpose vehicle based on the Toyota Innova HyCross. Priced at ₹24.79 lakh ex-showroom, it is Maruti Suzuki’s most expensive offering in the market to date. The Invicto will be manufactured at Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s facility in Bidadi, Karnataka, where it also produces all variants of the Innova MPV.

Havells India, with a target price of ₹1,453, representing a 12.7 per cent increase over the stock's closing price of ₹1,289.05 on July 5. Shares of Havells India gained over 1.5 per cent to touch an intra day high of ₹1,293.65, setting 0.9 per cent higher at ₹1,289.05 apiece during the trading session on Wednesday.

Narendra Modi's state visit to the US in June has sparked unprecedented momentum in the India-US defence ties. As competition in the Indo-Pacific escalates, the US is keen to give India access to top-grade military technology and flesh out the latter's role as a 'major defence partner'. But, for Delhi, stronger defence ties with the US are not an achievement.

NEW DELHI : JioCinema, the video streaming platform owned by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd, is set to disrupt the Indian OTT market with its free local language programming, which sets it apart from rivals such as SonyLIV or ZEE5, who have similar content behind a paywall. Moreover, JioCinema’s recent acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery content, which includes popular HBO Originals, and the addition of Universal Studios content poses a threat not only to Disney+ Hotstar, which has also lost the IPL rights but also positions the Viacom18-owned service alongside established players like Netflix and Amazon Prime, known for premium international programming.

Maruti Suzuki is targeting doubling its turnover in the decade through 2031 and, to achieve this, will invest heavily in new technologies, bring on road more products including half a dozen electric vehicles and increase the production capacity, managing director Hisashi Takeuchi said. The country’s largest carmaker will be taking some “mega steps” over the next few years to strengthen its leadership in the Indian market, Takeuchi said. “Looking at the immense potential of the Indian automobile market, our parent company, Suzuki Motor Corp (SMC), has outlined a robust growth plan.

MUMBAI : A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed committee on Wednesday has recommended a roadmap to achieve internationalisation of rupee including efforts for inclusion in the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket. The inter-deparmental group headed by RBI executive director RS Ratho in its report said the rupee has the potential to become an international currency as India is one of the fastest growing economies and has shown resilience in the face of major headwinds.

New Delhi: In a significant move aimed at promoting renewable energy sources and reducing dependence on fossil fuels, Union minister Piyush Goyal launched a new Sugar-Ethanol portal on Wednesday.  The portal, unveiled during the ‘National Conference of Food Ministers of States/UTs’, aims to enhance the production and utilization of ethanol derived from sugarcane in India. The conference, organized by the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), brought together key stakeholders to discuss various aspects of foodgrain procurement, distribution, and policy reforms.  Goyal, while addressing the gathering, emphasized the importance of renewable energy and the need for India to transition towards a cleaner and greener future.

Finra penalized Hightower Securities, the broker-dealer arm of the eponymous aggregator of registered investment advisors, $353,200 at the end of last month as a result of alleged violations of industry rules in selling alternative investments, namely GPB Capital Holdings private placements and an alternative mutual fund, the LJM Preservation & Growth Fund.

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The government and the financial industry both take for granted that savers know what to do with their retirement accounts once they need to take withdrawals, but so much attention is focused on the need to save for retirement that the rules and strategies for decumulation tend to be overlooked.

BharatPe on Wednesday said that it has roped in former Razorpay executive, Pankaj Goel, as its chief technology officer (CTO). Prior to joining BharatPe, Goel was the head of payments engineering at payments infrastructure provider Razorpay. As a part of his new role, Goel will be leading the technology function at BharatPe and spearhead innovation strategy across its group companies.

Congress will discuss the party's strategy and poll preparedness in Rajasthan on Thursday while also seeking to resolve the tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot that is proving to be a gordian knot for the party. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, AICC in-charge of state Sukhjinder Randhawa, Pilot and other senior leaders from Rajasthan will attend the meeting at the party headquarters here at 11 am.

The Centre aims to procure 2.6 million tonnes (mt) coarse grains or millets in the coming 2023-24 Kharif marketing season and distribute 2.2 mt.  A comprehensive strategy to increase the procurement of coarse grains was discussed and formulated during a conference of all states’ and union territories’ ministers under the chairmanship of Union food minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi today.   “This strategic focus on coarse grains or millets reflects a broader objective to strengthen the nutritional security of the beneficiaries. It is projected that a total of 26.14 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of coarse grains would be procured in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2023-2024, while the expected distribution would be 22.31 LMT," an official statement said.  The food department highlighted the scale of, and reforms in, procurement process of foodgrains which is key to providing food security and stability to domestic prices of foodgrains.  A millet exhibition showcasing various millet products was held on the side-lines of the conference to promote consumption of the coarse grains.  Appreciating the efforts of the State and UT governments for procuring and distribution of foodgrains, Goyal said they should work together with the Centre in the spirit of cooperative federalism.

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Insurance giant IAG’s staff raised doubts internally about a discounting algorithm six years before the board heard of the problems that the business was having in pricing premiums, which have since cost it more than $500 million.

New Delhi: Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) reported double-digit volume growth in its India business in the June quarter with double-digit volume growth recorded in home care segment and higher than mid-single digit volume growth in personal care, the company said in its quarterly update on Wednesday. The update provides a summary of the company’s operating performance and demand trends during the quarter ended June 30, 2023. GCPL is yet to announce its 1Q FY24 financial results.

Maruti Suzuki crossed the ₹10,000 mark, marking a new record of ₹10,003. The stock snapped a two-day losing streak in the process. The auto major stock's ended 3.61 per cent higher at ₹9994.50.

Q2 2023 recorded 14.6 mn sq ft of gross absorption across the top 6 cities, rising by 2% YoY, making a strong comeback after a cautious first quarter. Amidst global economic headwinds, demand continued to grow on a sequential basis, indicating a continued occupier confidence, according to Colliers’ Q2 2023 Pan India Office Market Snapshot (Grade A).

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