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Trevor Noah on Delhi traffic, poor timekeeping, Trump
HE CAME, HE saw, he joked. Smiles and laughter filled the jam-packed auditorium of JLN stadium as celebrated stand-up artist Trevor Noah kickstarted the Indian leg of his 'Off The Record' tour.

'Shared' intel from Five Eyes informed allegation: Cohen
Intelligence got from both human, electronic sources

SIDBI signs pact with DLAI to boost fintech sector
THE SMALL INDUSTRIES Development Bank of India (SIDBI) on Saturday said it has inked an agreement with the Digital Lenders Association of India (DLAI) to boost the country's fintech sector.

Kanodia Group to start Easy Build ops from next month
KANODIA GROUP, WHICH is involved in infrastructure and cement sectors, on Saturday said it will launch full-scale operations of its e-commerce platform for home-building solutions, Easy Build, next month.

TRAI moots ways to stimulate networking, telecom gear mfg
THE TELECOM REGULATORY Authority of India (TRAI) has mooted 'concurrent PLI scheme' focussing on components and sub-assembly manufacturing to facilitate collaborated production activities, as it released an extensive set of recommendations to promote manufacturing of networking and telecom gear in India through tax benefit, dedicated master fund and other sweeteners.

World Bank: 95 million Pakistanis live in poverty
POVERTY IN PAKISTAN shot up to 39.4% as of last fiscal year, with 12.5 million more people falling into the trap due to poor economic conditions, the World Bank has said, as it urged the cash-strapped country to take urgent steps to achieve financial stability.

Sundaram Home Finance eyes 20% growth from Andhra and Telangana
SUNDARAM HOME FINANCE, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Sundaram Finance, has set a target of garnering 20% growth in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a top official has said.

Working moms-in-law lift female jobs in India
WOMEN IN INDIA are far more likely to seek formal employment if their mother-in-law has a job, a study has found.

FM meets G20 expert group on strengthening of MDBs
FINANCE MINISTER NIRMALA Sitharaman on Saturday met the G20 independent expert group on strengthening of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).

PhonePe's app store to rival Google, Apple
It will support 12 regional languages, apart from English

Role of lawyers evolved to address global legal challenges, says CJI
CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said the role of lawyers has evolved to address myriad global legal challenges in an era characterised by ever-increasing globalisation.

Govt attempting to draft laws in simple manner: PM
Modi flags concern over cyber terrorism, money laundering

8% growth 'imaginable goal' for India, but needs policy support: Summers
'But this would require changes in current policies'

X's India, South Asia policy head quits: Sources
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM X's head of policy for India and South Asia, Samiran Gupta, has resigned, two sources said, a top departure that comes ahead of the general elections and as the company fights a court battle with the government over content removal.

Chips stacked in India's favour
After Micron, 2 more chip projects soon: Vaishnaw

No signal yet from Moon lander: Isro
ISRO ON FRIDAY said it has made efforts to establish communication with its lunar mission Chandrayaan-3's lander Vikram and rover Pragyan to ascertain their'wake-up condition' after they had been put into sleep mode early this month but no signals have been received from them as of now.

It's official: JD(S) entering NDA, will join BJP for LS polls
THE JD(S) IS joining the BJPled NDA to fight future polls in alliance, including the coming Lok Sabha elections, the leaders of the two parties officially confirmed on Friday.

Agencies & squads to hold talks on Khalistani outfits
BANNED KHALISTANI OUTFITS are set to come up for discussion next month as heads of intelligence agencies and state counter-terror squads meet at a two-day conference being organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

FSS expects 70% of revenue from SaaS platform by FY26
BLAZE can process 5,000 transactions per second

Petronas may buy stake in AM Green unit for $1.6 bn
MALAYSIA'S STATE OIL giant Petroliam Nasional Bhd. is nearing a deal to acquire a minority stake in the ammonia unit of India's AM Green for about $1.6 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

UK set to approve Microsoft's $69-bn Activision deal
MICROSOFT'S RESTRUCTURED $69 BILLION acquisition of Activision Blizzard \"opens the door\" to the biggestever gaming deal being cleared, Britain's antitrust regulator said on Friday.

To expand ties with India, decouple from China: Vivek Ramaswamy
INDIAN-AMERICAN REPUBLICAN presidential Ramaswamy Vivek aspirant has called for declaring \"economic independence\" from China, for which he proposed a slew of measures including an expanded relationship with countries like India.

VECV grows 10 times in 15 years; next focus on EVs
CV maker says tech support from the Volvo Group boosted growth

Aprilia gets race tech on a road bike
RS 457, with MotoGP tech, will arrive in India early next year

Balance transfer can reduce interest outgo
If you need more time to repay the debt, opt for a personal loan

PTC India Financial deviated from loan sanction rules: RBI
THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) has pulled up PTC India Financial Services (PTC India Financial) for deviating from loan sanction norms and according \"excess discretionary power\" to a former top official, a Moneycontrol report said on Friday.

Our job is to build amazing tools for creators: YouTube CEO
YOUTUBE CEO NEAL Mohan sees the increasing engagement of the platform in India due to the explosion of the creator economy in the world's most populous country.

Lessors' demand to derail revival: Go First to court
GO FIRST'S REVIVAL could be derailed if a court agrees to demands of aircraft lessors, who are seeking certain records after jet parts went missing or faced deterioration, according to legal filings from the carrier.

Viacom18 strikes deal with Blackstone for Mumbai HQ
IN WHAT COULD become one of the largest office leasing deals in Mumbai, Reliance Industries-owned media and entertainment company Viacom 18 has finalised a deal with Blackstone's Nucleus Office Parks to take up 400,000 sq ft of space in One International Centre, a plush office complex in Lower Parel area of Mumbai, said sources in the know.

Evaluating 28 proposals from startups: Govt
AS THE GOVERNMENT looks to increase the adoption of semiconductor design-linked scheme (DLI) by allowing the participation of foreign and large Indian companies, it is currently evaluating at least 28 proposals from startups for chip design, minister of state (MoS) for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday.