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India's deal landscape sees long-term opportunities despite global volatility
India is expected to sustain strong M&A momentum, including cross-border deals, as investors take a long-term view despite macro headwinds, top executives said at the Mint India Investment Summit.
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March 31, 2026
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Mfg lifts Feb IIP growth to 5.2%
India’s industrial production growth accelerated to 5.2% year-on-year in February, led by a robust expansion in manufacturing and supported by moderate growth in mining and electricity, according to provisional data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) on Monday.
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March 31, 2026
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Our FIT regime is fit for purpose but not perfect
The renewal of India's Flexible Inflation Targeting framework without any change wasn't a surprise, given today’s level of uncertainty. However, three tweaks would have improved it
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March 31, 2026
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Unplanned expense in your 50s: Paying for ageing parents’ care
Caregiving often doesn't find a place in financial planning as its timing, duration and cost are hard to anticipate
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March 31, 2026
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Street ends FY26 with worst show in six years
the weakness, with monthly derivatives expiry coinciding with the last trading day of FY26.
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March 31, 2026
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Govt asks electronics firms to build design capability, upgrade skills
India wants electronics manufacturers to move beyond assembly, and has asked companies to build in-house product design capabilities and adopt global engineering standards, as the country aims to become a hub for deep-tech manufacturing and exports.
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March 31, 2026
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Iran's wealth is parked on London's billionaires' row
through accounts and shell companies in Asia and the Middle East.
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March 31, 2026
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'Slow dispute resolution is costing up to 2% of GDP'
India is losing an estimated 1.5-2% of its GDP to a slow and inefficient dispute resolution system, legal experts said at the 9th Mint India Investment Summit in Mumbai last week.
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March 31, 2026
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'Fertilizer stock gap to be bridged by Apr-May'
India currently has around 18 million tonnes (mt) of fertilizer in stock, compared with the 39 mt required for the upcoming kharif season starting in June, a senior government official said, adding that the shortfall is expected to be bridged during April and May, which is usually a lean period for farming.
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March 31, 2026
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Financial product mis-selling: It's time to close all gaps
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently issued draft amendments to its Responsible Business Conduct Regulations.
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March 31, 2026
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The sudden fall of OpenAI’s most hyped product since ChatGPT
Even Disney’s Bob Iger signed on to the vision of allowing users to make their own videos starring Darth Vader. Then Sam Altman pulled the plug.
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March 31, 2026
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'India remains hospitality's biggest long-term prize'
India’s outbound market largely untapped, says CEO of Dubai-based Global Hotel Alliance
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March 31, 2026
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Copyright clocks run out for iconic Bollywood songs
Several iconic Hindi film songs released in the 1950s and 60s, many of which remain deeply embedded in popular culture, are now completing their statutory copyright term and entering the public domain, if they haven’t already.
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March 31, 2026
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'Frictionless investing, high returns fuel retail surge'
The sharp rise in retail participation in India’s capital markets has been propelled by higher awareness of mutual funds, digitalization enabling frictionless investing, and stable long-term returns, speakers said at the Mint India Investment Summit 2026.
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March 31, 2026
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The Iran war is splitting the AI boom: Labs look better placed
Hyperscalers and hardware players look particularly vulnerable
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March 31, 2026
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Push to cut banks’ forex bets signals new RBI thinking
The defence of the rupee has entered a crucial stage, with the central bank virtually forcing commercial banks to share the burden as it guards the country’s forex trove.
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March 31, 2026
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How excise cuts change oil math
Government has cut SAED sharply, providing relief to OMCs.
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March 31, 2026
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Too heavy handed?
Banks in India got a jolt late on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) capped their net open positions in the forex market at $100 million.
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March 31, 2026
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Waiting for AI's UPI moment
Infrastructure is building fast, but India’s AI leap will depend a lot on breakthrough, mass-scale use cases
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March 31, 2026
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Differed with HDFC board: Ex-chair
HDFC Bank's former chairman has shared more details following his shock resignation earlier this month, pointing to ethical qualms over how the bank tackled recent regulatory issues in Dubai as among the reasons he left.
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March 31, 2026
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Non-adversarial taxation needs more than just good intentions
Earnest calls for it may ring hollow unless we redesign the system judiciously. Keep tax investigation and adjudication apart
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March 31, 2026
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Bolt-ons, continuation funds to power next pvt equity cycle
India's private equity industry is seeing a rise in buyout opportunities as a growing pool of mature assets looks to professionalize operations and accelerate growth, speakers said at the Mint India Investment Summit held recently.
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March 31, 2026
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Karnataka’s move to tax EVs sparks adoption concerns
Karnataka’s move to impose a tax on electric cars, a year after waiving levies, could slow down adoption in one of India’s key electric vehicle (EV) markets by eroding their price competitiveness with petrol and diesel vehicles, industry experts said.
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March 31, 2026
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JDA tax rules when family shares property
A property in Chennai, comprising land and a house built on it, is owned by a landlord and subsequently held equally by four co-owners following a settlement.
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March 31, 2026
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New chair, a secy who never left: The story at Sundaram Clayton
In a short span of 72 hours, the board of Sundaram Clayton Ltd met twice, with its chairman emeritus Venu Srinivasan taking over as chair at the second meeting, and reversing a decision made at the first meeting.
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March 31, 2026
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HOW AI IS UPENDING CODING STUDIES AND JOBS
AI is reshaping entry-level tech jobs, forcing students to adapt and learn new skills.
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March 31, 2026
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Kalpataru Projects warns of adverse war impact in Q4
Engineering and construction company Kalpataru Projects International Ltd is bracing for the adverse impact of the West Asia conflict on its March quarter (Q4FY26) earnings.
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March 31, 2026
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Apr-Feb fiscal deficit hits 80% of FY26 target: CGA
India’s fiscal deficit for the April-February period of 2025-26 stood at ₹12.5 trillion, or 80.4% of the revised estimates (RE), according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Monday.
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March 31, 2026
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WTO suffers fresh blow as reform push hits a wall
Talks end with Brazil blocking bid to prolong a moratorium on electronic duties
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March 31, 2026
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Street bids adieu to FY26, its worst year since covid
Broad sectoral weakness, weakening rupee, foreign outflows weigh on sentiment
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