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India’s Net Direct Tax Collections Surge 15.4% To Rs 12.1 Lakh Crore In April-November

Net corporate tax collections of Rs 5.10 lakh crore and non-corporate taxes, such as Rs 6.62 lakh crore paid by individuals, HUFs, and firms.




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India’s Solar Product Exports Record Over 20-Fold Jump To $2 Bn In Last 2 Years

In terms of markets, the US has emerged as a key market for Indian solar PV exports. More than 97 per cent of Indian solar PV exports went to the US in both FY2023 and FY2024, the report states. 




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India’s IT Spending To Reach $160 Bn in 2025: Report

The price premium of GenAI-enabled offerings across customer relationship management (CRM), email and authoring, and analytic platforms will drive software spending, resulting in the growth of this segment. 




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Air India-Vistara Merger Complete; Integrated Entity To Operate Over 5,600 Weekly Flights

Air India-Vistara Merger: The merger of Air India and Vistara has been completed and the integrated entity will be operating over 5,600 weekly flights connecting more than 90 destinations.




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India’s Public Sector Banks Clocks 11 Per Cent Growth At Rs 236 Lakh Crore In April-Sep FY25

The operating and net profit for H1 FY25 was Rs 1,50,023 crore (14.4 per cent YoY growth) and Rs 85,520 crore (25.6 per cent YoY growth). 




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India's indies poised on the cusp of a new era in Cannes

Never before in history have Cannes and its sidebars found space for eight Indian, or India-themed, films




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Netflix’s Indian content garners over 1 billion views in 2023

Globally, non-English shows and movies made up nearly a third of all viewing, with significant shares for Korean, Spanish, and Japanese language stories




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Cannes 2024: Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light’ wins Grand Prix award

The last Indian movie to be selected for the main competition was Shaji N Karun's 1994 movie "Swaham".




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Goafest 2024, Day 2: Leo Burnett and FCB Group India rule the roost at the Abby One Show Awards

Campaigns made for HDFC, Flipkart and Oreo get a lot of recognition 




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Gautam Adani overtakes Ambani to become Asia’s richest person again

Adani with a net worth of $111 billion is now ranked as the eleventh richest in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.




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‘Tap South India’ is PVR INOX mantra for growth

South contributes 35 per cent to the PVR INOX box office, says Executive Director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli




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31% of employees in India experience ageism at work: Report




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Family, friends bid tearful adieu to media baron Ramoji Rao

The funeral was held with full state honours at Ramoji Film City here, in the presence of his family, friends, and well-wishers




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Iberian Lynx makes historic comeback from brink of extinction

The Iberian Lynx, once teetering on the brink of extinction, has made an extraordinary recovery in Spain and Portugal, with its adult population soaring from just 62 in 2001 to over 2,000 today




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Indian box office sees muted first half, collections down 30-35 per cent

Industry hopeful of a better second half starting with release of Kalki 2898 AD this week




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Laughter Chefs proves that TV shows can find viewership on streaming platforms: Viacom18’s Alok Jain

The show has driven subscriber growth for JioCinema at a faster pace than many shows launched in the past, said Alok Jain, President - General Entertainment, Viacom18




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Legendary Indian classical dancer Yamini Krishnamurti passes away at 84

Yamini was a celebrated exponent of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, receiving numerous accolades throughout her illustrious career.




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Ambanis’ worth of ₹25.75 lakh crore is one-tenth of India’s GDP: Barclays India list of most valuable family businesses

Adani family, with a worth of 15.44 lakh crore, has topped the section of first-generation entrepreneur families




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How India’s first woman mining engineer cut a rocky path for herself

From braving ‘roof collapses’ to the lack of basic amenities in coal mines designed for men, engineer Akanksha Kumari scripts an inspiring tale of passion and grit




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Whisky emerges as top choice for younger consumers in India

Trend driven by youth in the workforce; Indian whisky market is projected to reach ₹2,45,180 crore by FY 2028




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Shift in snacking patterns: Indian consumers opt for healthier and plant-based options

According to the Mondelez International snacking report, Indian consumers are showing an increasing interest in plant-based snacks




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Dua Lipa on her upcoming concert in India: Can’t wait to see you again

The Grammy winner, known for songs such as "Levitating", "Houdini", and "Dance The Night", shared a post on Instagram expressing her excitement for the upcoming show




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Cost no bar for the globetrotting Indian

Airfares, hotel rates and visa fees... are all rising but no let up in travel demand




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Grand celebrations mark Vinayaka Chaturthi in South India

Large Ganesha idols were installed in major cities like Chennai and Hyderabad, while popular temples such as Pillayarpatti and Malaikottai in Tamil Nadu, and Manakula Vinayakar in Puducherry, saw a surge of devotees. 




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Narayana Murthy highlights India’s low R&D investment; calls out coaching class culture

The industry veteran suggested hiring retired teachers, from India and abroad, to train teachers in India




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'Laapataa Ladies' picked as India's entry for Oscars 2025

The Hindi film, a light-hearted satire on patriarchy, was chosen from a list of 29 films, including Bollywood hit "Animal", Malayalam National Award winner "Aattam" and Cannes winner "All We Imagine As Light"




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Average price of movie ticket in 2023 was ₹130: Multiplex Association of India

Reacting to statements of filmmaker Karan Johar, The industry body said that movie ticket pricing fluctuates based on factors like location, day of the week, seat type, film format, and cinema format as well as inflationary pressures




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Ola CEO Bhavish Agarwal hits back at stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for flagging Ola EV service issue

Many Ola Electric consumers jumped into the spat and complained about the service quality of the company.




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Ola Electric shares plunge following CEO’s Twitter spat with comedian 

Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra and Ola CEO Bhavish Agarwal’s dispute, centred around customer service issues with Ola’s electric scooters, played out publicly on X over the weekend




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Hindi cinema dominates India’s Oscar submissions

Selected from a pool of around 29 Indian language films, Lapata Ladies will represent India on the global stage. 




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Indian box office collections hit ₹1,066 crore in September: Ormax Media

However, the cumulative box office for January-September releases was estimated at about ₹7,949 crore, which is 9.5 per cent less than the same period in 2023




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YouTube expands shopping in India with Flipkart, Myntra partnership 

YouTube Shopping affiliate programme allows creators to earn by recommending products, across videos, shorts and live streams




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Digital vigilante takes on scams in app stores of tech giants 

“I started because I was curious enough and this issue was not being fixed by the app stores,” says Babu Lal




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Puma India and dating site Bumble announce ‘singles-only’ running event in Bengaluru

The 3km run aimed at singes aged between 21 and 35 years will start at Bengaluru’s Nexus Koramangala Mall on November 10




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India has more philanthropists than China with over ₹100 crore annual donations

Shiv Nadar leads philanthropy list with record ₹2,153 crore donation




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Indian hospital industry: Cost attractiveness and under-penetration

Here is a look at the key emerging trends in India’s hospital sector




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In charts| Indian specialty chemicals sector

Here is a look at the key emerging trends in India’s specialty chemicals sector




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Don’t trivialise cancer with a stunt

By faking her death to cervical cancer, Poonam Pandey has done a disservice to cancer awareness



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In charts| Indian auto-component industry 

Indian auto-component industry is dominated by demand from domestic OEMs, says ICRA




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India Inc. Q3: Resilient earnings

Here are four charts depicting trends witnessed in Q3FY24




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In charts | India’s service exports at all-time high in February; trade deficit widens

Below are the charts showing how merchandise and service trade have been in the recent months




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In charts | Investment trends of HNI women in India

Younger women respondents exhibit greater interest in alternative investments while the elder respondents favour listed equities




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Indian football at a crossroads

Coach Igor Stimac’s performance has come under scrutiny



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In charts| How Indian equity and debt markets fared in FY24?

Here are five charts which capture the performance of the Indian market in FY24




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Working India hobbles along

The India Employment Report 2024 points to worrying trends in terms of structural change in the Indian economy



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In charts | Trends in NCDs among Indians




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Indian telecom industry landscape

The industry is poised to benefit from several favourable factors




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Many twists in net financial flows

Low, middle income countries have become net providers of finance to the North and multilateral institutions




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In charts| Indian services industry

India’s share in global services increased from 2% in 2005 to 4.6% in 2023




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Landscape of gold industry in India

The middle class continues to be the primary consumer of gold in India