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₹50 lakh each for seven startups in the technical textiles sector under the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM).This initiative aims to promote innovation and sustainability while fostering transformative developments in the industry, the Ministry of Textiles said in a statement.The ministry has set a target to support 150 startups to promote innovations in technical textiles. These seven are in addition to one that was approved earlier.Mint on 4 June was the first to report that the textiles ministry planned to give grants of up to ₹50 lakh each to 150 startups that are engaged in making technical textiles and that the ministry will not seek any share of the profits from the business generated.Also read: Centre to fund 150 startups with ₹50 lakh each for developing advanced technical textilesAdditionally, the textiles ministry has relaxed the royalty cap on this scheme.

desktop and mobile more seamless. These updates will begin rolling out over the next few weeks, the company said in a blog post. WhatsApp said it will now allow screen sharing with audio which could be used to watch videos together. So now when a user shares their screen, they can share their audio too.

Morgan Stanley bought 3,13,29,540 equity shares in L&T Finance for over Rs 534 crore via a block deal on Thursday. Its Asian arm Morgan Stanley Asia Singapore PTE bought shares at a price of Rs 170.60 apiece, which was Wednesday's closing price on the BSE. L&T Finance shares on Thursday ended at Rs 175.85, up Rs 5.25 or 3.08%.

United States and European countries have agreed to lock up sanctioned Russian assets until Moscow pays reparations for its invasion of Ukraine, a senior US official said on Thursday. The move clears the way for leaders to announce a USD 50 billion loan package for Kyiv at the Group of Seven summit, where President Joe Biden is set to sign a security agreement with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The highly anticipated agreement will leverage interest and income from the more than USD 260 billion in frozen Russian assets, largely held in Europe, to secure a USD 50 billion loan from the US and additional loans from other partners. The first disbursements will be made this year, but it will take time for Ukraine to use all the money, the official said. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the agreement, which will be included in the G7 leaders' communique on Friday.

FISME) has urged the government to review NPA classification rules, third-party rating of MSMEs and Quality Control Orders (QCO). The key body representing MSMEs has also sought the government’s intervention in protecting export-oriented MSMEs and tweaking trade policies to reflect the growing contribution of Asia to global GDP. Classifying loan accounts as special mention account (SMA) if interest or principal is due for 30 days stifles the MSME's growth.

Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington, attention is already shifting towards the future. The much-loved Netflix series, known for its opulent settings and intricate romances, is set to return with Season 4. Showrunner Jess Brownell has hinted that the upcoming season will be some of her best work yet.

Vodafone Idea (Vi) plans to raise upto Rs 2,458 crore through a preferential issue of equity shares to its two European gear vendors Nokia and Ericsson, clearing part of their pending dues and setting stage for Vi’s 4G expansion and 5G rollout. “The Board of Directors of Vodafone Idea Limited (“VIL” or the “Company”), today approved preferential allotment of ~166 Crore equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- each, at an issue price of Rs. 14.80 per share, for an aggregate consideration of up to Rs. 2,458 crore, to two of its key vendors, Nokia Solutions and Networks India Private Limited (“Nokia”) and Ericsson India Private Limited (“Ericsson”),” Vi said in a statement on Thursday.

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Indian stock market: On Thursday, June 13, the Sensex and Nifty 50, India's leading stock market indices, reached new all-time highs during the session. This surge was driven by robust macroeconomic indicators, fostering optimism regarding India's economic growth prospects in the medium to long term.In the trading session, the Sensex reached a new all-time high of 77,145.46, and the Nifty 50 achieved a new peak of 23,481.05.Also read: What does Fed's indication of single rate cut mean for Indian IT stocks?By the end of the day, the Sensex concluded at 76,810.90, marking an increase of 204 points, or 0.27%.

JPMorgan Asset Management chief market strategist Gabriela Santos analyzes the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision making on 'The Claman Countdown.'

As 2024 began there was plenty of concern about the U.S. economy, not least the worrying potential of recession.

Bond traders loaded back up on interest-rate-cut bets — and even the pushback coming out of the Federal Reserve did little to shake their conviction.

A continuation vote at FSFL's AGM yesterday (12 June), saw 24.4% of shareholders opt for the company to be wound up, prompting Stifel analyst Iain Scouller to suggest several of the largest shareholders may have voted to end the fund's life. Based on the latest accounts, Scouller noted the largest shareholders in March were BlackRock, Gravis Capital, Cazenove Capital and Charles Stanley, who hold between 5% and 13% of the shares. Foresight Solar enters into BESS framework ahead of continuation vote However, Scouller added the level of votes in favour of discontinuation was «surpris...

Gullak without also speaking of Wagle Ki Duniya. Based on RK Laxman’s beloved ‘Common Man,’ the 1980 show directed by Kundan Shah starred Anjan Srivastava and Bharti Achrekar and painted a vivid picture of the average middle-class family as it stood 40 years ago. The ongoing SonyLiv show Gullak — created and directed by Shreyansh Pandey — is a worthy descendant, a slice-of-life series showing us that no matter how far the country may and may not have come in the last four decades, the great Indian middle-class grapples with the very same contradictions and insecurities.

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Artificial intelligence is pushing chief information officers closer to the corner office than ever before. More CIOs are reporting directly to their chief executives, rather than chief financial officers, a reflection of the role’s increased importance in helping set corporate AI strategies to keep up with the competition. CIOs have traditionally managed information-technology systems like data centers, cloud computing and business software, but must also now modernize IT and data systems to take advantage of generative AI—or even set the AI game plan.

Vodafone Idea's board of directors have approved a fundraising plan where the company will raise up to Rs 2,458 crore by issuing over 166 crore fully paid-up equity shares in one or more tranches on a preferential basis. The decision was taken at a meeting held on Thursday and the announcement was made after market hours.

Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL) on Thursday announced an agreement with QatarEnergy to secure long-term naphtha supply. QatarEnergy will supply a total of up to 2 million tons of naphtha to HPL through its 100% subsidiary, HPL Global Pte Limited, Singapore over the next ten years. The deal will come into effect from the second quarter of 2024, HPL said in a press release.

Power and Instrumentation(Gujarat)Ltd.(up 5.00%), RattanIndia Power Ltd.(up 4.99%), KEC International Ltd.(up 4.93%), Neueon Towers Ltd.(up 4.75%), GE T&D India Ltd.(up 4.61%), Indowind Energy Ltd.(up 3.39%), Hitachi Energy India Ltd.(up 3.26%), Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.(up 1.87%), JSW Energy Ltd.(up 1.42%) and Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd.(up 1.20%) stood among the top gainers.

Safdarjung Tomb's main door is being repainted by the Archaeological Survey of India because it was unintentionally painted a dark yellow tint lately rather than its natural pale yellow. According to ASI officials, they had assumed that the gate's yellow color would lighten up after drying, but it didn't and didn't match the original color. As a result, we chose to start over. Officials stated, «We are really concerned to the originality of the construction, and it was a human error that is being corrected immediately. By the end of this month, the tomb's conservation efforts, which commenced in February, should be completed. This error would have prevented further work from being done till now. „This resulted in at least a month's delay,“ a senior Delhi Circle official stated.

Congress on Thursday again demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the NEET exam issue, and asserted that the anger in the country over the matter will «reverberate inside Parliament as well». The opposition party also sought the removal of the National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General and claimed that the BJP government's attitude towards the ongoing demand for an inquiry into the NEET examination is «irresponsible and insensitive». Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that in the last 10 years, the Modi government has ruined the future of crores of youth through paper leaks and rigging. «Grace Marks was not the only problem in NEET exam. There has been rigging, papers have been leaked, corruption has taken place. The future of 24 lakh students appearing in the NEET examination is at stake due to the actions of the Modi government,» the Congress president said.