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Relaxo Footwears, Campus and Bata India. Grocery segment is expected to register recovery led by Avenue Supermarts (DMart), while the luggage sector will continue to grow at a strong pace led by a healthy travel trend with Safari Industries and VIP registering +18 and +7% sales growth. “From our building materials universe, we expect PVC pipes manufacturers – Supreme Industries followed by Astral to report healthy pipes volume growth (+22/18%).

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has called on the Coalition to disclose cost estimates for replacing coal-fired power stations with nuclear power, claiming the opposition had been dishonest in suggesting it could be cheaper than renewables.

The Albanese government will adopt a new definition for “critical minerals” influenced by the needs of Australia’s defence and trade partners, in a move that could drive domestically abundant commodities such as coking coal, bauxite and iron ore onto the list.

Bank of America research for IPO hopeful Cuscal Limited landed in front of investors, valuing the end-to-end payments outfit at as much as $736 million.

Britannia Industries Ltd. with a target price of Rs 5270.

Humanitarian groups are scrambling to assist civilians caught in the war between Israel and Hamas and determine what aid operations are still safe to continue, efforts that are being complicated by an intensified blockade of Gaza and the ongoing fighting

AP reported. Among them, Maya Alper stood at the rear of the bar alongside environmentally conscious volunteers. They diligently cleaned up trash and handed out complimentary vodka shots to those who reused their cups.

₹1.81 crore on its subsidiary Hindustan Zinc.The order was received on Sunday, October 8, Vedanta Ltd informed the exchanges."The company has received an order from Assistant Commissioner, Div-A, Central GST Audit Circle, CGST, Udaipur imposing a penalty of Rs. 1,81,06,073/- under Section 74(9) of the CGST Act 2017 read with corresponding provisions of the SGST Act, 2017 and Section 20 of IGST Act, 2017 for the period July 2017 to March 2018," Vedanta Ltd said.

retail inflation likely eased to 5.50% last month, within the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) tolerance band, on moderating food price rises and government subsidies that offset a surge in the cost of crude oil, a Reuters poll found. The RBI kept monetary policy unchanged on Oct. 6 for a fourth consecutive meeting and signalled interest rates would remain high until inflation was closer to 4%, the midpoint of the central bank's 2-6% target range. Rises in food prices, which make up about half the consumer price index (CPI), continue to cool from recent peaks after the Indian government enacted a series of measures to boost supply. Inflation, as measured by the annual change in the CPI, was forecast to have fallen to 5.50% in September from 6.83% in August, according to an Oct.

Sam Altman, the founder of Worldcoin and CEO of OpenAI, has voiced his concerns regarding the escalating efforts by the US government to regulate and exert authority over the cryptocurrency market. 

Buy or sell stocks for today: First a look at how equity indices fared on Monday - the Nifty 50 and the Sensex ended with significant losses as the ongoing Israel-Palestine war spooked investors. Nifty 50 finally closed at 19,512.35, down 141 points, or 0.72%. The Sensex ended the day with a loss of 483 points, or 0.73%, at 65,512.39.

Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel has «only started» a fierce offensive in the Gaza Strip in response to an unprecedented Hamas attack. Netanyahu delivered the pronouncement in a nationally televised address as Israel pressed ahead with a third day of heavy airstrikes in Gaza.

Major airlines are suspending flights to Israel after it formally declared war following a massive attack by Hamas

An infusion of federal pandemic relief to America's schools sparked a boom in the education technology sector, an industry where research and evidence are scarce

A financial industry group Monday called on the SEC to withdraw a proposal targeting potential conflicts of interest related to the use of artificial intelligence by financial professionals because the regulation could harm retirement savers.

Comodo Motors general manager Jordan Baker joins The Big Money Show to discuss the impact on auto dealers and car buyers from the ongoing UAW strike.

NEW DELHI : India’s retail inflation likely dipped to 5.4% in September from 6.8% in August largely due to a correction in vegetable prices that had pushed up inflation in the preceding two months, showed a Mint poll of 18 economists. The official data is set to be released on Thursday.

sugarcane and key ingredient for ethanol productions — as it expects a decline in sugar production in the upcoming season, senior officials said. The curbs on exports are expected to boost the availability of molasses for domestic distilleries, which will help them meet the government's ethanol blending target, said an officer on condition of anonymity. India witnessed the driest August in 122 years with rainfall during the month being 36% below average, causing damage to the sugarcane crop in key cane-producing states such as Maharashtra and Karnataka. In August, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) released its preliminary estimate of sugar production for the 2023-24 season at 317 lakh tonnes against 328 lakh tonnes for the current season. The sugar year starts in October and ends in September next year. However, ISMA said it is expected to come out with a more accurate estimate after a satellite assessment of the sugarcane plant by mid-October.

Indian smartphone manufacturers including Lava and Bhagwati (Micromax) are struggling to meet their incremental targets under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the third year in a row in FY24, underlining challenges in the government's efforts to create local manufacturing champions. Dixon Technologies is set to be among a few exceptions as it has some big orders and signed some new ones, industry executives said. While global manufacturing companies such as Foxconn, Wistron and Samsung have helped the PLI scheme for mobile phones become a grand success, a top executive at homegrown smartphone brand Lava said the manufacturing industry needs more time to establish local champions.

Congress Working Committee on Monday formally endorsed Rahul Gandhi's latest pitch on the OBC plank-cum-caste census. It formally announced that if it comes to power, its government will hold a national caste census and remove 50% cap on reservations through legislation to provide OBCs, SCs and STs quotas commensurate with their population.

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir