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economic uncertainty. The report suggests that consumers are becoming more cautious about spending as they anticipate higher prices and financial strain in the coming months.

Stay tuned to this Mint LIVE blog for all the latest updates on Mahakumbh Last Shahi Snan 2025.Mahakumbh 2025 LIVE: On the festival of Maha Shivratri, on 26 February, JioHotstar is set to live stream 'Mahashivratri: The Divine Night'. The OTT platform will live stream 20 aartis from Jyotirlingas, Isha Foundation and The Art of Living events, an official statement read. Tap to read moreMahakumbh 2025 LIVE: The Maha Kumbh Mela will conclude on Maha Shivratri festival, which falls on February 26, 2025.

The Bank of Montreal topped analysts’ expectations in the first quarter after a series of misses as it reported higher profits from its business in the United States as well as its wealth management and capital markets segments.

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, said that Assam will also see the introduction of two Amrit Bharat Trains within the next 10 months, along with two new intercity train services connecting Guwahati to Silchar and Agartala. Vaishnaw attended the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit in Guwahati and delivered a talk during one of the sessions. A new mega railway workshop will be established in Basbari, Bodoland, fulfilling a key commitment under the Bodoland agreement while accelerating industrial growth. Additionally, a dedicated mid-life reconstruction facility for locomotives will be set up in Lumding to enhance railway operations and maintenance. He further stated that Guwahati Railway Station is undergoing a major transformation into a world-class facility, incorporating a 12-storey IT park to foster technological innovation and employment.

UltraTech Cement, India's top cement maker by capacity, will spend 18 billion rupees ($206 million) to start up a wires and cables business, deepening its foothold in the construction materials business, the company said on Tuesday.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump has said he wants to see major economic deals with Moscow and is in advanced talks to put some together. But how viable a partner is Vladimir Putin’s Russia, its economy weakened by years of Western sanctions, its population falling and the prospect of aggressive state intervention rarely far away? Optimists in the White House point toward a new era of cooperation between the two countries if a deal can be made to end the war in Ukraine.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Nvidia had a rocky start to the year. That’s done little to dull its popularity among individual investors, many of whom are positioning for the shares to rally after Wednesday’s earnings report.

Prayagraj for the ritualistic dip at Maha Kumbh Mela before its conclusion, many could not make it for various reasons. Some printed photos of their loved ones and immersed them in the river while others just recited the names of those absent. But a viral video shows a woman coming up with an unusual solution for her absentee husband who was present via a video call on the phone. To make sure he can also take the holy dip, she came up with a plan.

Looming aluminum tariffs have put U.S. makers of everything from cans to cars on edge. But as long as they’re willing to pay enough of a premium, the metal is likely to continue flowing across the northern border.

(Bloomberg) — Bank of Nova Scotia beat estimates as it benefited from lower funding costs after the country’s central bank cut interest rates by 200 basis points since last June, even as it set aside more money than expected for possibly bad loans.

The FTSE Women Leaders Review, sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group, revealed that British businesses continue to be at the forefront of progress on greater representation on company boards, with women making up 42.6% and 43.4% of board positions on the FTSE 250 and 350, respectively.  At the 50 largest private companies progression is steady but a slightly lower than at publicly listed companies, with just 30.5% female representation at board level.  DE&I progress since Black Lives Matter stagnates in financial services In addition, for the first time ever, the number of women non-ex...

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The U.S. is ratcheting up sanctions targeting Iran’s oil supply chain, continuing the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure" campaign to effectively blockade the country’s petroleum exports, the Treasury Department said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) was enacted in 2023, it was the first data protection law to reference an entity called the ‘Consent Manager.’ However, since the Act said very little about what this consent manager was supposed to do, speculation within the private sector was rife.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A persistent slowdown in revenue growth was evident in the December quarter (Q3FY25) earnings, reflecting subdued demand even as profit growth accelerated, a Mint analysis of 3,577 BSE-listed companies showed. Year-on-year revenue growth sharply decelerated to 4.4% in Q3, down from 7.3% and 9.1% in the previous two quarters.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Denmark has a cake for every season – and reason – but no baked delight is awaited with as much anticipation as the indulgent Danish pastry made for Fastelavn. The fastelavnsboller, a doughy bun with a sweet filing, is the taste of Fastelavn, a Danish holiday that, like Mardi Gras, has close ties to the Christian religious observance of Lent.

Deven Choksey, MD, DRChoksey FinServ Pvt. Ltd, says we appear to be passing through a painful adjustment phase in the market and we could be at the end of the pain. As of now it appears that the portfolios are shifting into quality stocks. When the markets were surging, most of the funds, including the family offices, were carrying the momentum portfolio, which they are swapping now into the value-driven stocks by selling some of the expensive stocks and that is one of the reasons we are seeing continued pressure in some of the mid and smallcap companies. What is it that you think the market is up to because yesterday's FII sell-figure was a little bit discomforting and quite large at Rs 6,000 crore. Deven Choksey: The summer has already set in as far as the market is concerned. It is quite hot out here, suffocating. So, nothing new. FIIs continue to deliver their shares in the cash market. Having done the transactions and the short sold in the derivative market, the deliveries are now happening in the cash market. What we are seeing in the delivery figure in the cash market out there, whatever the hedge or the short sell that they have done is definitely creating a larger amount of panic in the market.

Autotech and financial solution provider CarDekho Group on Tuesday announced its foray into the UAE market. The company has tied up with Raya Holdings to redefine the car-buying journey for UAE consumers.

Disney, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is targeting small businesses and promoting unconventional neuroscience studies to boost its revenues from the IPL, the world's most valuable cricket league.

Titan forecast revenue growth of up to 20% for its mainstay jewellery business in the next financial year, driven by demand from affluent Indians, but flagged risks to margins from rallying gold prices.