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Adani Group to acquire GVK’s 50.5 per cent stake in Mumbai International Airport

Adani Group to acquire GVK’s 50.5 per cent stake in Mumbai International Airport

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s Adani Group on Monday said it will acquire GVK’s stake in Mumbai airport to become the country’s biggest private airport operator, with a cumulative shareholding to 74 per cent. According to a regulatory filing, Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL), the flagship holding company of Adani Group for its airport business, “has entered […]

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Future Enterprises board likely to take final call on Reliance Retail deal

Future Enterprises board likely to take final call on Reliance Retail deal

The Board of directors of Future Enterprise Ltd. are going to hold a separate meeting in which they will take a final call on impending sale of group’s retail business to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail, reports stated on Saturday. The meeting aims “to consider and evaluate proposals to raise funds by way of issuance of […]

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GST Council meet: Collection has shortfall of Rs 2.35 lakh crore in FY21, states given two options on compentation

GST Council meet: Collection has shortfall of Rs 2.35 lakh crore in FY21, states given two options on compentation

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the coronavirus pandemic has hit the economy bad as the goods and services (GST) collection has the shortfall of Rs 2.35 lakh crore for fiscal 2021. The minister told that the centre has released over Rs 1.65 lakh crore as GST compensation to states for fiscal 2020, […]

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Apple to open India online store in September: Bloomberg News

Apple to open India online store in September: Bloomberg News

 Apple Inc is set to open an online store in India next month, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The iPhone maker currently sells its products in the country through third-party vendors and e-commerce firms such as Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc-owned Flipkart. The company’s online store will be […]

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Market surge indicates a disconnect with economy

Market surge indicates a disconnect with economy

Investors are piling into stocks, shrugging off worries about rising Covid-19 infections and betting on a speedy economic recovery, even as a steady stream of data points otherwise. If India’s fear-gauge, the India volatility index (VIX), is any indication, the panic over the pandemic and its fallout on the economy is officially over. The index […]

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Apple becomes first US company valued at $2 trillion in market value

Apple becomes first US company valued at $2 trillion in market value

Apple Inc became the first publicly listed US company with a $2 trillion stock market value on Wednesday, as Wall Street investors put aside challenges to its iPhone ecosystem in favour of bets it will only prosper more in the post-coronavirus world. Shares in the company have surged since blowout quarterly results in July that […]

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India asks automakers to cut royalties to foreign parents to boost local investment

India asks automakers to cut royalties to foreign parents to boost local investment

NEW DELHI: India’s commerce minister has asked automakers to find ways to reduce royalty payments to foreign parent companies for use of technology or brand names, two sources told Reuters, in an effort to boost local investment and reduce outflows. In India’s competitive auto market, top-selling carmakers Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor’s local unit pay millions […]

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Marks & Spencer to cut 7,000 jobs after sales hit by COVID-19

Marks & Spencer to cut 7,000 jobs after sales hit by COVID-19

LONDON: Marks and Spencer, the British retail chain selling clothing and food, is to cut around 7,000 jobs as the coronavirus pandemic keeps shoppers away from its stores, it announced Tuesday. The job cuts, to be carried out over the next three months, include losses from its central support centre, in regional management and in […]

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Govt not considering modifications in ITR form: Sources

Govt not considering modifications in ITR form: Sources

Taxpayers will not have to mention their high-value transactions in their income tax return (ITR) and the government is not considering any modification in the form, according to sources. Any expansion in reporting under the statement of financial transactions (SFT) will mean that such reporting of high-value transactions to the income tax department will be […]

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Why the gold price plunge this week is good for the health of India’s banks

Why the gold price plunge this week is good for the health of India’s banks

Even if it proves to be a blip, this week’s volatility in gold may have its uses. For one thing, Tuesday’s steepest single-day price decline in seven years should make bankers in India wary of storing up future trouble by writing risky subprime loans against the country’s most-loved commodity. Gold has a strong emotive appeal to Indians, who own one-eighth […]

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