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Mint Bangalore
Gold, silver prices scale fresh records
Gold and silver prices on Tuesday scaled fresh record highs in the domestic futures trade, mirroring lifetime gains in the international markets as renewed US-China trade tensions and prospects of rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve bolstered safe-haven demand.
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October 15, 2025
Mint Bangalore
TURN YOUR FESTIVE BONUS INTO DECADES OF WEALTH WITH THIS SIMPLE STRATEGY
Festive seasons often bring a welcome boost — the annual bonus. While many spendit right away, letting it grow can build future wealth. The tradition dates back to the British era, when companies compensated workers for lost income after shifting from weekly to monthly pay.
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October 15, 2025
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TV old guards bet on short-video boom
As TV suffers a slow decline and audiences rush to dopamine-fuelled shortspan entertainment, makers of hit soap operas that dominated Indian entertainment are turning to microdramas and other short video and audio formats.
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October 15, 2025
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India's AI push gets $15 bn Google boost
Move raises Big Tech's total India AI investment plan to $25 bn
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October 15, 2025
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Sahara properties’ sale: SC seeks govt, Sebi replies
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union government and markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to respond to a plea by Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd (SICCL) seeking approval to sell 88 properties to Adani Properties Pvt. Ltd to raise funds to repay investors.
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October 15, 2025
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Google's AI hub
US-based Google will invest $15 billion over five years to set up an artificial intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, its CEO Sundar Pichai has said.
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October 15, 2025
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Can algos make music with soul? Prasar Bharati bets on an AI rock band
Are the days of musicians, vocalists, and lyricists numbered?
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October 15, 2025
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DMart Ready in metros after q-comm trips it in small cities
Avenue Supermarts Ltd, which runs the DMart retail chain, exited its DMart Ready order-and-pickup operations in five cities in the July-September quarter, signalling continuing pressure from quick commerce companies and a pivot towards metro markets with stronger digital demand for groceries.
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October 15, 2025
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Power play: Will states accept the draft Electricity Bill 2025?
The draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025, released by the power ministry, could deliver a boost to renewable energy (RE) and distribution companies (discoms).
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October 15, 2025
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What EPFO’s new draft on final settlement, withdrawals means
The Employees’ Provident Fund’s Central Board of Trustees proposed major changes to the PF rules to simplify partial withdrawals.
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October 15, 2025
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'Tesla scheme' may continue as India’s EV chase sputters
In June, the Centre notified guidelines for the scheme and opened the investment window
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October 15, 2025
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Govt may raise MGNREGA spends amid flood distress
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab are still reeling from widespread flooding
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October 15, 2025
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The Paramount and Warner Bros. assets that would make a media behemoth
Paramount Skydance is making a play for Warner Bros. Discovery, a merger that would unite some of the entertainment industry’smost valuable assets under one roof.
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October 15, 2025
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ICICI Lombard's Q2 profit rises 18%
India’s ICICI Lombard General Insurance reported a rise in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, driven by strong demand for retail health insurance and a rebound in vehicle sales that strengthened its motor insurance segment.
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October 15, 2025
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TechM posts modest revenue growth; margins at new high
Tech Mahindra Ltd kicked off the second half of the fiscal year with modest sequential revenue growth and outlined a cautious future, even as it neared the halfway mark of its three-year revival plan during which its operating margins doubled.
2 min |
October 15, 2025
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WHY TCS IS POURING BILLIONS INTO DATA CENTRES
India's largest IT exporter has decided that it must own the physical factories that power AI
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October 15, 2025
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The new TCS playbook to build factories that power AI
section of infrastructure and services—both the data centre and the AI models that sit on top. That’s where the value will lie.”
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October 15, 2025
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A reality check on Diwali stock picks
The annual rush of ‘Diwali picks’ is here, with brokerages promising to light up your portfolio like a firecracker. But before you load upon their “shubh labh” (auspicious profit) stocks, remember that the gains are not certain.
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October 15, 2025
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Canara HSBC Life IPO fully booked
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Co.'s $283 million initial public offering (IPO) was fully subscribed on the third day of bidding on Tuesday, driven by robust interest from institutional buyers.
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October 15, 2025
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How Taylor Swift rewrote the business of record sales
For almost a decade, Adele’s 25 has held the record for first-week album sales with nearly 3.5 million. That mark appeared insurmountable until Taylor Swift released The Life of a Showgirl on Oct. 3. The pop star blew past Adele's total in five days, ultimately earning a hair more than 4-million sales.
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October 15, 2025
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GST tweaks to wait as govt focuses on implementation
effective 22 September.
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October 15, 2025
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India needs $217 bn for its nuclear goal
India will require nearly ₹19.3 trillion ($217 billion) of investment to reach its target of installing 100 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity by 2047, according to a power ministry panel’s report, published Tuesday.
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October 15, 2025
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Bira's backers discuss fund infusion, CEO's exit
have petitioned B9's board and investors citing delayed salaries and governance concerns, The Economic Times reported last Thursday.
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October 15, 2025
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How innovation sustains growth: Mokyr richly deserves his Nobel
Knowledge absorption holds the key and that could depend on a society's openness to ideas and readiness to embrace change
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October 15, 2025
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AI adoption by schools: Make haste, but slowly
As artificial intelligence storms the world, India's education system clearly needs to adapt. But the stakes in this field are so high that AI adoption must satisfy the strictest of safety tests
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October 15, 2025
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HCL Q2 shines, powers up AI
HCL saw good sequential constant currency revenue growth in Q2FY26, led by IT and business services vertical.
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October 15, 2025
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IETF marks first close at $163 mn
The India Energy Transition Fund (IETF), managed by EAAA Alternatives, has achieved its first close at $163 million with a commitment of $60 million from the European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB Global.
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October 15, 2025
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TechM posts modest revenue growth; margins at new high
Tech Mahindra Ltd kicked off the second half of the fiscal year with modest sequential revenue growth and outlined a cautious future, even as it neared the halfway mark of its three-year revival plan during which its operating margins doubled.
2 min |
October 15, 2025
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Infosys ends mega-deal drought with $1.6 billion UK contract
Infosys Ltd bagged a $1.6 billion contract with the National Health Service, the UK's public healthcare provider, in its first mega deal in two years and the fourth-largest under chief executive officer (CEO) Salil Parekh.
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October 15, 2025
Mint Bangalore
GST reforms done, let us opt for the fastest path to clean mobility
We need a stable tax-policy roadmap that’s better calibrated to incentivize the use of green vehicles
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