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Yen for reform: Fitch said it expected the Centre to remain reform-minded over the next few years.

‘Weak reform push, financial sector woes may damp growth’

PTI Effective implementation key to realising India’s medium-term potential, says Fitch.

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FedEx Express unveils plan to lay off up to 6,300 employees in Europe

Reuters FedEx acquired European operator TNT Express, which specialises in shipments between businesses, in 2016 as part of its plan to expand in Europe.

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Depicting peer-to-peer lending, the practice of lending money to individual or business via online service among lenders and borrowers

Emerging market NPAs to continue rising: S&P

Special Correspondent ‘Cost of risk to stabilise at high levels’

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Jack Ma appears in public in boost to Alibaba

Ananth Krishnan Alibaba’s shares were up 8% in Hong Kong after his first appearance in close to three months.

CCI plans to export ten lakh bales of cotton

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Sundaram Finance names Rajiv Lochan as MD

Native 5G model must to aid education, agri, healthcare: Ravi Shankar Prasad

SC upholds threshold for filing insolvency plea against realty developers

Nothing stops companies from processing data in India itself: Paytm CEO

PTI Many tech products built in the US previously, are now being developed in India, he says

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Promoters sell 1% in Wipro for ₹9,156 cr.

Special Correspondent Wipro promoter Azim Premji and promoter companies tendered 22,89,04,785 shares worth ₹9,156 crore during a buy-back programme, said the IT firm in a filing. Azim Premji Trust tendered 19.87 crore shares, Hasham Traders tendered 1 crore shares and Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives tendered 51.82 lakh shares. Mr. Azim Hasham Premji Partner Representing Zash Traders and Mr Azim Hasham Premji Partner Representing Prazim Traders tendered 75 lakh shares each, as per the filing.Post the buyback,

Investment rule changes may hit Amazon

Reuters E-com firms could revamp ties with major sellers if govt. implements proposal

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Parley: Does the Budget do enough in providing a stimulus to growth?

Suresh Seshadri By not cutting spending despite constraints, the Budget ensures momentum doesn’t backslide

A government that is clueless on the economy

Pulapre Balakrishnan Listening to the Budget speech, one would hardly get any indication of either the economic slowdown or the unemployment rate, which is the highest in decades

A Budget exercise that is designed for stressed times

T.T. Ram Mohan The FM deserves credit for keeping the capital expenditure steady amid receipts shortfall; but her plan does not meet market expectations of sweeping reforms

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Sensex, Nifty soar to record highs amid global rally

PTI Among Sensex stocks, Maruti rose the most by 2.75 %.

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Rupee gains for 2nd straight day; settles 12 paise higher at 73.05/$

PTI Rupee gained for the second straight day and closed 12 paise higher at 73.05 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, supported by a rally in domestic equities and a weak American currency. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 73.11, and hit an intra-day high of 73.05 and a low of 73.14. It finally finished at 73.05, higher by 12 paise over its last close. On Tuesday, the rupee had settled at 73.17 against the American currency. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which

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Yen for reform: Fitch said it expected the Centre to remain reform-minded over the next few years.

‘Weak reform push, financial sector woes may damp growth’

PTI Effective implementation key to realising India’s medium-term potential, says Fitch.

Depicting peer-to-peer lending, the practice of lending money to individual or business via online service among lenders and borrowers

Emerging market NPAs to continue rising: S&P

Special Correspondent ‘Cost of risk to stabilise at high levels’

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FedEx Express unveils plan to lay off up to 6,300 employees in Europe

Tanla partners Microsoft to launch ‘Wisely’

‘Weak reform push, financial sector woes may damp growth’

Emerging market NPAs to continue rising: S&P

Sundaram Finance names Lochan as MD

SBI does deals using SOFR as benchmark

CCI plans to export ten lakh bales of cotton

India, Bangladesh may ink MoU.

Flipkart-Aditya Birla Fashion deal gets CCI nod

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the ₹1,500-crore Flipkart-Aditya Birla Fashion deal, which was announced in October last

Funskool India bags award

Funskool India Ltd has bagged the Platinum Award for outstanding performance in export of sports goods and toys by the Sports Goods Export Promotion

Only tech can remove mismatches in education: Ranjitsinh Disale

Students of the 21st century are being taught by teachers of 20th century using 19th century curriculum and 18th century techniques and only

Maruti starts export of Suzuki’s compact off-roader Jimny from India

Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it has started export of Suzuki’s compact off-roader Jimny from India.“The first shipment of 184 units left from

Fiscal deficit of states to hit peak of ₹8.7 lakh crore, says CRISIL

Revenue deficit contribution higher than last 5 years’ average.

Rupee gains for 2nd straight day; settles 12 paise higher at 73.05/$

Rupee gained for the second straight day and closed 12 paise higher at 73.05 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, supported by a

Sensex, Nifty soar to record highs amid global rally

Among Sensex stocks, Maruti rose the most by 2.75 %.

Gold gains ₹ 347; silver climbs ₹ 606

Gold gained for the third day on Wednesday rising ₹ 347 to ₹ 48,758 per 10 gram in the national capital in line with rally in global precious metal

Mercedes-Benz launches 2021 edition of SUV GLC at ₹ 57.40 lakh onwards

German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday launched the 2021 edition of its popular SUV GLC in India with price starting at ₹ 57.40 lakh

Sundaram Finance names Rajiv Lochan as MD

The board of Sundaram Finance met on Wednesday and named Rajiv Lochan (director Strategy) as managing director with effect from April 1

Working on addressing misinformation on user policy update, available to answer any question: WhatsApp

The spokesperson added that WhatsApp will always protect personal messages with end-to-end encryption, so that neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can see them.

Cabinet approves MoU with Uzbekistan for cooperation in solar energy

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Uzbekistan for cooperation in the

Karnataka tops in innovation, shows NITI Aayog index

Maharashtra races past T.N. to occupy the second position

Cruise, GM partner with Microsoft to ramp up self-driving vehicles

The new investment pushes Cruise to the forefront of companies developing self-driving vehicles and technology.

British hospitals use blockchain to track COVID-19 vaccines

Logistical hurdles are a significant risk to the speedy distribution of COVID-19 vaccines but have resulted in booming business for companies selling technology for monitoring shipments from factory freezer to shots in the arm.

Sensex rallies over 170 points in early trade; Nifty tops 14,590

Among Sensex stocks, ONGC was up by 1.33% while Reliance rose by 0.42% in early trade.

Rupee rises 7 paise to 73.10 against U.S. dollar in early trade

On Tuesday, the rupee had settled at 73.17 against the American currency.

Jack Ma appears in public in boost to Alibaba

Alibaba’s shares were up 8% in Hong Kong after his first appearance in close to three months.

World Wide Web inventor opposes Australia's news payment plan

Berners-Lee, a computer scientist who created the web in 1989, said in a submission to an Australian Senate inquiry he is "concerned that the code risks breaching a fundamental principle of the web by requiring payment for linking between certain content online".

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Nothing stops companies from processing data in India itself: Paytm CEO

Many tech products built in the US previously, are now being developed in India, he says

India must remain a part of global economy, open: Amitabh Kant

Essential to expand at 9-10%, says Kant

Investment rule changes may hit Amazon

E-com firms could revamp ties with major sellers if govt. implements proposal

Protection Quotient moves up by 4 points on the back of heightened life insurance ownership

Urban India witnessed a positive movement of 4 points on the India Protection Quotient (IPQ) scale from 35 (in last survey) to 39 (in this survey) as

Anarock acquires tech platform ApnaComplex

Real estate services firm Anarock Group on Tuesday said it has acquired society and apartment management property technology platform ApnaComplex.“A

Online gaming sector bats for one regulator

The online gaming industry has asked the government think tank NITI Aayog to set up a single, self-regulatory body to standardise regulations

Welspun One Logistics Parks announces first AIF product, aims to raise ₹500 crore

Welspun One Logistics Parks, a pan-India integrated fund, development and asset management platform backed by the Welspun Group, announced its first

Promoters sell 1% in Wipro for ₹9,156 cr.

Wipro promoter Azim Premji and promoter companies tendered 22,89,04,785 shares worth ₹9,156 crore during a buy-back programme, said the IT firm in a

Cognizant to acquire Magenic Technologies in Minneapolis

Cognizant entered into an agreement to acquire Magenic Technologies, Inc., a privately-held custom software development services company

Native 5G model must to aid education, agri, healthcare: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India’s demand for telecom technology will be huge: Prasad

SC upholds threshold for filing insolvency plea against realty developers

Amendments to IBC not vague: court

Cathay Pacific Cargo extends SFCB service to India

Cathay Pacific Cargo, has announced the introduction of ‘Skid Fire Containment Bag’ (SFCB), a cargo solution, to ensure safe and convenient

SBI MF introduces retirement benefit fund

SBI Mutual Fund unveils retirement benefit plan SBI Mutual Fund has unveiled SBI Retirement Benefit Fund offering four plans across risk profiles. The

Digital transformation firm UST Global is now UST

UST Global, a digital transformation solutions firm, announced a few brand changes including a new name, new corporate logo, and new website in order

COVID-19 made India a leading mobile-first consumer economy: report

‘Country’s app download growth rate was four times the global average’

COVID-19 pandemic increasing disparities, social fragmentation; threatening economy, geopolitical stability: WEF study

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only claimed millions of lives, it is also increasing disparities and social fragmentation, while it will threaten the

Amazon partners with Startup India, others to boost e-commerce exports from India

As part of the Startup Accelerator, Amazon has constituted a mentorship board consisting of Amazon leaders from India and across the world, VCs and senior leaders from Startup India.

Rupee gains 11 paise to end at 73.17 against U.S. dollar

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.22% to 90.52

Sensex zooms 834 points; Nifty reclaims 14,500 level

BSE sensex ended 834.02 points or 1.72% higher at 49,398.29; NSE Nifty surged 239.85 points or 1.68% to 14,521.15

Gold gains ₹198; silver jumps by ₹1,008

Both gold and silver were quoting gains in the international market

Petrol crosses ₹ 85 mark for first time in Delhi, nears ₹ 92 in Mumbai

Petrol price on Tuesday breached the ₹ 85 a litre mark in the national capital and diesel neared record high after rates were raised for the second

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

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Indian players pose with the winning trophy after defeating Australia by three wickets on the final day of the fourth cricket Test match at the Gabba, Brisbane, Australia on January 19, 2021.

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Rishabh Pant of India celebrates with teammates Navdeep Saini and Mohammed Siraj past Australia's captain Tim Paine after winning on day five of the fourth Test match between Australia and India at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia on January 19, 2021.

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