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Suzuki Access 125 BS6 Road Test Review: The All-Rounder for Everyone!

Suzuki Access - a name that has been threatening other 125cc scooters out there in the market for years recently received a BS6 upgrade. Here is what all has changed on the scooter, for the good or bad, and should you buy it spending a little extra?




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Honda Amaze Petrol CVT Automatic Long-Term Review: Impressive, Refined All-Rounder

Honda Amaze in its refreshed avatar is a much better looking car with improved features. However, unlike its rivals with cheaper AMTs, this one comes with a more expensive CVT. Is the Honda Amaze petrol CVT worth the extra money and how is it to drive? Read on.




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Video: How Blue Apron Is Winning the Menu Delivery (Hunger) Game

We reviewed the social, email, and web components of the famous company's marketing.




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Sensex, Nifty plunge 5%, track global markets; key factors behind rout on Dalal Street

After opening nearly 3 per cent higher, RIL share price slipped 1.90 per cent in Mondays' trade. American private equity firm Silver Lake Partner announced an investment of Rs 5,655.75 crore in Reliance Jio.




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Uncertainty creates volatility, here’s what investors could do to dodge the crisis | Interview

As uncertainty looms large, volatility again jumped 28% on Monday as equity markets resumed trading after a long weekend.




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Liquor stocks fall as Delhi govt hikes excise duty by 70%; United Breweries, Radico Khaitan drop up to 6%

United Breweries share price fell the most as much as 6 per cent to Rs 912, while United Spirits shares were down 4.5 per cent to Rs 517.30




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Nifty preparing for more downside? Two stocks to stay immune from the weakness ahead

After witnessing sharp weakness on Monday, Nifty shifted into a mixed trend with range bound action in the last couple of sessions.




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Sensex, Nifty crash may be an opportunity to buy; markets doubled after 2008 global financial crisis

If history is any guide, adversity offers maximum value. The global financial crisis in 2008 culminated in the index being up nearly 100% in 2009.




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Franklin Templeton CEO tells why India debt funds closed down: This SEBI rule ‘orphaned’ funds

Franklin Templeton shifted part of the blame for the recent winding down of six of its debt mutual funds on to capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India.




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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala recently bought 2.75 lakh shares of Rallis India, but here’s why you should not

Among one of the companies that ended up in Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s shopping cart during the January-March quarter was another Tata Group company -- Rallis India.




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Mutual fund distributors body wants RBI to buy troubled portfolios from fund houses, pay investors

In the wake of Franklin Templeton wounding up six of its debt mutual fund schemes, India’s largest mutual fund distributors body has urged the Reserve Bank of India to set up a SPV to buy portfolios from troubled fund houses and pay off investors.




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Sun Pharma, Aurobindo Pharma among top stock picks from Pharma sector; CLSA sees gain up to 30%

Among pharma stocks, the top stock picks of CLSA are Sun Pharma, Cipla, Aurobindo Pharma and Cadila Healthcare, recommending a 'buy' rating on them




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Investors have already started changing their strategy: Bhaskar Majumdar, Managing Partner, Unicorn India Ventures

Cash flows will be tight and they may also experience delay in the investment cycle, but this is a temporary phase, says Bhaskar Majumdar, managing partner, Unicorn India Ventures (UIV), a Mumbai-based fund house.




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Franklin Templeton effect: Credit risk funds see AUM decline by Rs 19,000 crore in April

Credit risk funds have seen assets decline by nearly Rs 19,000 crore in April as investors rushed to redeem their money after the closure of six debt schemes by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, data showed.




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Lockdown relaxation: Tirupur garment cluster to resume ops; units start getting queries from abroad

The Tamil Nadu government has announced relaxations allowing industries, particularly export units, to resume operations with standard operating procedure as suggested by the Union government.




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Wipro to convert its Pune campus into Covid hospital

Wipro has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra government under which it will repurpose one of its information technology campuses at Hinjewadi in Pune to a 450-bed intermediary care Covid-19 hospital in four weeks and hand it over to the state government by May 30.




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Covid-19: Over 200 companies in Pune industrial belt resume operations after curbs eased

Over 200 companies in Pune’s industrial belt of Chakan, Talegaon, Kurkumb, Baramati and Ranjangaon have resumed operations after restrictions were eased on Monday, even as the lockdown continues.




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Indian cotton prices under pressure due to lockdown and fears of drop in consumption: CAI

Indian cotton prices have come down by 12-15% due to the ongoing lockdown and fears that the country’s cotton consumption will reduce, resulting in more carry-forward stocks by September 2020, officials of the Cotton Association of India (CAI) said on Tuesday.




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Excluding Q1, paper sector will grow at around 6%: IPMA president

The Rs 75,000-crore paper industry, which has resumed production after relaxations were issued effective from April 15, may have a negative growth in the first quarter of this fiscal as demand lost in this lockdown cannot be compensated entirely.




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Analyst Corner: VBL – retain ‘buy’; may stay range-bound in near term

Varun Beverages (VBL) reported a strong growth in volumes, Ebitda and earnings during Q1CY20. This was, however, led by the acquired territories of south & west not there in the base.




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Icra highlights exports uncertainty in Basmati business due to Covid-19

Going forward, price trends would be a function of demand. Both domestic and exports demand will be key determining factors affecting price trends.




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Indian Immunologicals, Griffith University of Australia developing vaccine against Covid-19

IIL is already working with Griffith University for conducting R&D of Zika virus vaccine which is currently at pre-clinical toxicology testing stage.




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Solar tariff of Rs 2.55 per unit discovered in latest auction

The auction had received a positive response from investors with NHPC receiving bids of 3,540 MW for the tender. This is a shift from the recent trend of tenders being under-subscribed.




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Interview: Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate digitalisation, says Anjali Bansal, founder, Avaana Capital

Startups must maintain their financial health by conserving cash, cutting down on costs and renegotiating their existing contracts.




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Restaurants’ body launches scheme to support members, their employees

The virtual cash can be used within six months from the purchase date, with limitless purchases and no minimum expenditure amount, blackout dates or redemption conditions.




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Pune Metro project work resumes; deadline to start first 5 km stretch missed

Work on the Pune Metro comprising two lines of 32 km started in December 2016 and was to end in 2022. Commissioning of work on 10 km of Line 1 and Line 2 was to be done in the first half of 2020.




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EGov: Panasonic eyes projects under Smart Cities mission in Guwahati, Jabalpur

The Japanese electronics firm has bagged city surveillance projects in Bhopal and Ludhiana. It is now eyeing projects under Smart Cities mission in Guwahati and Jabalpur.




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If Digital India is successful, rural Indians may well beat their urban counterparts online

If Digital India delivers on its promise, rural Indians are likely to outnumber urban Indians online.




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Samsung launches Galaxy S8 at Rs 57,900

The latest launch by Samsung will compete with Apple's iPhone as well as products from Sony, LG and Asus.




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Asset allocation: Looking to book profits in equity now? Here’s why you should shift to short term bond funds

It has been proven that portfolio allocation leads to long-term optimum results on investments. Awareness among investors is gradually increasing on the imperative of allocation.




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Reliance Jio impact: Idea Cellular reports poor March quarter, market-cap plunges Rs 2,326 cr

Shares of Idea Cellular plunged 6.99 % on Monday closing the session at Rs 85.85 a share on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) after the company on Saturday reported a poor set of numbers for the March quarter.




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Ransomware: Banks better prepared to deal with Wannacry-like threats, says SBI Dy MD & CIO Mrutyunjay Mahapatra

Interview: Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, deputy MD and chief information officer, State Bank of India.




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SBI may issue perpetual bonds to raise around Rs 2,500 crore

State Bank of India (SBI), may approach the debt market to issue additional tier-1 bonds or perpetual bonds, according to sources in the bond market.




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Covering cotton yarn under MEIS will boost India’s exports: Textile industry body

To benefit the farmers with better price for raw cotton, the Centre shall also bring the cotton yarn under MEIS coverage, said the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry.




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Oil imports: Opportunity for India as sanctions-hit Venezuela seeks to double exports

Caracas, which buys medicines and other products from India, is looking for alternative payment methods after the United States imposed stringent sanctions on Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA in a bid to push out President Nicolas Maduro.




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Analyst corner: Buy Apollo Hospitals with June 2020E target of Rs 1,700

As APHS concludes its capex cycle and loss-making ventures breakeven, the stage is set for APHS to double Ebitda and reduce capex to one-third over FY19–21.




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Analyst Corner| Jyothi Labs — Product launches to boost volume growth

Dishwashing has been one of fastest-growing categories for JYL and we expect strong growth to continue on account of market share gains and lower overall penetration in the category.




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Weak exports, uncompetitive prices to hit cotton spinners, says report

With India exporting roughly one-third of its cotton yarn production every year, trends in export demand play a crucial role in determining the overall performance of the domestic spinning sector. 




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India’s shrimp exports to the US rises by 14 pct in January-June 2019

Total imports of shrimp by US for the first six months of 2019 remained flat at 300,683 tonne compared to 302,495 tonne imported during the same period of 2018. Overall, US imported 695,332 tonne of shrimps last year.




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Bankers see opportunity in MSMEs – here’s how

The extent to which banks are using data to lend to SMEs can grow dramatically as almost every bank is working towards this initiative as there is a big opportunity, said the SBI chairman.




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Risk, uncertainty and COVID-19: A stark choice

Risk has a known probability distribution. For uncertainty, the probability distribution is unknown. Covid-19 makes us confront uncertainty, not risk




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Safety first: Punish attacks on doctors, but also focus on dispelling Coronavirus fears

Traditionally, our response to laws failing to arrest healthcare violence has been to simply increase the quantum and severity of punishment the next time.




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A less direct approach: Amended FDI regulation is problematic under the WTO law

Amended FDI regulation is problematic under the WTO law. India should adopt a more facially neutral regulation




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Lacking Leadership: Trump, Bolsonaro and others need to take their accountability seriously

The president has claimed that he was being sarcastic when he talked about injecting disinfectant and exposure to high-dose UV rays as ways to fight Covid-19.




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Hunting for an anti-COVID-19 drug

WHO’s Solidarity and Oxford’s RECOVERY trials can give a clearer picture on some drugs that showed early promise.




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Schools are functioning despite extraordinary challenges, no ground to deny them fees

However, the High Court rejected this invocation of Rule 165, ruling that the it specified only the payability conditions of fees, and not the chargeability of it.




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COVID-19’s costly trade-off: Unless lives are preserved, livelihoods become redundant

Coronavirus is ensuring the trade-off, especially for developing economies is significant, notwithstanding efforts to strike a balance




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Walk in the park: Golf courses around the world are under pressure to open up as parks for the general public

Nearly 7,000 people have signed a change.org petition to open up courses in the UK as parks during the pandemic.




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Need to renew industrial growth: Modi 1.0 launched Make in India, now is the chance for renewal

The need is for a temporary unemployment benefit scheme for up to 100 days a year similar to the MNREGS so that urban workers do not suffer during short periods of unemployment.




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Building a resilient India: COVID-19 crisis is an opportunity to redefine tax policy and law

The Covid 19 crisis is an opportunity to redefine tax policy and law. A calibrated approach to balance welfare economics with a vision to pioneer economic activity and national growth is needed.