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A total of 101 women are contesting in the Haryana assembly elections scheduled for October 5, fewer than the record 116 in 2014 and 108 in 2019 elections.
The Union home ministry has extended the validity of FCRA registration for non-governmental organisations with pending renewal applications until December 31.
In a big win for the indigenous advanced light helicopter (ALH) programme, the chopper has been chosen to undertake offshore missions for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), beating several foreign competitors for the requirement to fly out personnel and equipment to oil rigs in the open seas.
A terrorist, suspected to be affiliated with the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, was killed in a remote village of J&K’s Kathua district, officials said on Sunday.
India and France are inching closer to signing a deal for the Rafale Marine fighter jets required for Indian aircraft carriers, with the two sides coming to a final price bid for the acquisition.
BJP general secretary in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir, Tarun Chugh, has made an interesting move where his press releases and statements are also issued in Urdu, the popular dialect in the UT, during the ongoing elections. This will help the local media as well as the party cadre from the region.
Taking on Pakistan for continuing to support cross-border terror terrorism despite its dire financial condition, defence minister Rajnath Singh said that India’s special package for the development of Jammu and Kashmir is much more than IMF’s bailout for Pakistan.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge vowed to fight for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that he would remain active in politics until Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ousted from power.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to the people to use ‘Made in India’ products during the forthcoming festive season that will last nearly two months and includes Navratra, Dussehra, Diwali, Chhat and other occasions where cheap articles made in China have been flooding the market in the last few years.
Hundreds of mourners hit the streets at different places in Kashmir Valley and Kargil district to protest against the killing of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon.
On the road from Ambala to Delhi, the skyline of the grand trunk road is dotted with big banners announcing ‘Chalo Cannada’ put up by immigration agents.
3Companies: Pursuit of Profit
A new policy by Air India where an internal committee will examine fatigue requests by pilots and cabin crew has triggered a debate on whether the step would discourage self-reporting even in genuine cases due to fear of retribution.
Engine maker GE Aerospace plans to increase sourcing of components from India, which is a growing aviation market, a senior company official has said.
The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) has increased the total salary cap for the 2025 season by 33% year-on-year to ₹146 crore, up from ₹110 crore in the 2024 season. The salary cap will rise further to ₹151 crore and ₹157 crore for the 2026 and 2027 IPL seasons, respectively.
Investments in Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and peering networks are set to surge in India amid the data centre boom to support increasing IT workloads and strong data consumption by mobile users.
Jasprit Bumrah, India's star pacer, has not only mastered delivering deadly yorkers but has also perfected the art of winning over brands. The strike bowler now endorses 20 brands with an average endorsement value of ₹3 crore per deal after several match-winning performances, experts said.
Policy push by various countries and stricter emission norms are fuelling electric vehicle sales every year across key global markets, shows data from the International Energy Agency.
UAE-based Lulu Group International will set up modern food processing and logistic centres in Andhra Pradesh along with hypermarkets and a shopping mall in the state, its Chairman and Managing Director Yusuffali MA said on Sunday.
Housing prices in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru appreciated 29% year-on-year in the July-September quarter on strong demand, high input cost and an increase in the supply of luxury homes, according to Anarock.
India’s tier II and III cities are turning into investment hotspots for mall developers and institutional investors, thanks to a favourable mix of rising income levels, growing aspirations, and a surge in consumption levels.
Compass Group India, part of British multinational contract food service and facility management services provider Compass Group PLC, is looking to double its business every three years in the country -- a key growth market.
Candytoy Corporate, one of the leading manufacturers of candy toys, has partnered with Reliance Retail to supply confectionery toys for 1,400 stores of the country's leading retailer, said a top company official.
India’s traditionally cash-dominated smaller towns and rural areas are witnessing an increase in credit-driven consumption, spurred by deeper penetration of consumer financing and new bank account openings under the government's Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY).
4Disruption: Startups & Tech
The global gaming market for PCs and monitors is expected to reach 69.3 million this year, 9% higher than 2023, according to a new report. Gaming desktops, a key segment for high-end gaming and monitors, is expected to recover in 2025 as new GPUs land in stores, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).
It was during Khet Singh Rajpurohit’s stint at a healthcare startup that he gained firsthand experience of the struggles of patients seeking to settle insurance claims.
Persistent Systems is seeing more interest in outcome-based (fixed price) deals than deals that are priced based on time and material, said its chief executive Sandeep Kalra.
Google-backed edtech startup Adda247 has acquired PrepInsta, a placement preparation platform. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Bengaluru-based mattress and furniture maker Wakefit reported a 24% year-on-year increase in revenue to ₹1,017 crore for the financial year ending March 31, 2024.
Even as Bengaluru continues to be the hub of global capabilities centres (GCCs) in India, it has seen a 4.4 percentage point fall in its share of GCC units over the past five financial years, according to an analysis by ET.
OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, has been telling investors that it is making billions from its chatbot and that it expects to make a lot more in the coming years. But it has not been quite so clear about how much it is losing.
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When we feel an intense emotional pain, we struggle to express our true soul power and experience our energy of love. If we are in a situation that is causing pain, we need to withdraw from the emotion and stabilise our mind.
Changing consumer behaviour isn’t easy, especially when it comes to food habits. Getting consumers to move from unbranded staples to branded foods has been a challenge for decades. There’s a term marketers use for this: brandification.
If you think Sam Altman is only about ground breaking tech, think again. AI’s Dronacharya finds some old hacks useful and convenient—it turns out Samthe Man is a note-taking aficionado, having spent years perfecting his craft.
A default policy tool widely used in India for resolving the problem of undernutrition is large-scale food fortification of grains, oil, salt, and other staples. The approach dates back to the 1950s with fortification of vanaspati oil with vitamin A, and salt with iodine.
Buzz around Census 2024 is growing, with the announcement of its commencement expected soon. This heightened public interest is justified. The census is a key source of benchmark data and the only one of its kind.
India’s resumption of non-basmati rice exports is the outcome of stable prices and increase in output. Wholesale rice prices are declining and retail price inflation is back in single digits after a lengthy sojourn above 10%.
6Economy: Macro, Micro & More
Amid a slowdown in India’s goods exports, the government has decided to continue with a crucial remission benefits scheme for exporters that was due to lapse on September 30.
7ET Markets
Futures of various stocks have seen a build-up in the October series with traders rolling over their bets from the September contracts, which expired on Thursday.
8Smart Investing
Nifty steadily slipped on Friday day after touching a fresh all time high of 26,277 in the initial tick. It held on to its crucial support of 26,150 zones and closed with losses of around 40 points.
Government bond yields are likely to soften further by the end of the fiscal, leading to an annualised savings of ₹1,000 crore-₹2,000 crore for the exchequer. Higher demand, especially from foreign portfolio investors, would help yields remain tamed, economists said, pointing to North Block’s second-half borrowing calendar published last week.
Foreign investors have poured ₹57,359 crore into Indian equities in September, making it the highest inflow in nine months, mainly driven by a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.
Credit and debit cards that offer discounts on experiences, travel and lifestyle are becoming increasingly popular with both private and public sector banks, as financiers seek an increasing share of wallets among the affluent and the young.
Creditors to the defunct Lavasa Corp, which was once touted as India’s first private hill town project, have set an eligibility criteria of ₹100 crore net worth and a ₹25 lakh refundable deposit for new expressions of interest (EOIs) from prospective bidders as they try to find a buyer for a second time after junking the previous attempt earlier this year.
9Around the World
Israel struck more targets in Lebanon on Sunday, pressing Hezbollah with new attacks after killing the Iran-backed group’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and a string of its other top commanders in an escalating military campaign.
The French government is weighing fresh taxes on corporates to reduced the country’s budget deficit, newspaper Le Monde reported. The finance ministry is exploring a 8.5% temporary extra tax on companies with more than ₹1 billion ($1.1 billion) in revenue, and a tax on stock buybacks equal to 8% of the nominal reduction in capital, according to documents cited by Le Monde.
Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday said its forces had repelled six new Ukrainian attempts to enter its western Kursk region along the border and had also taken control of the settlement of Makiivka in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region.
Republicans on Sunday sought to distance themselves from Donald Trump's latest insults of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris during a rambling weekend rally in Wisconsin in which he called her “mentally disabled.”
Former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday urged his Conservative Party to “learn the lessons” of their crushing election defeat as it gathered to begin electing a new leader.
Israel said it bombed Houthi targets in Yemen on Sunday in response to missile fire by the Iran-aligned militants at Israel over the past two days, marking another front in fighting in the Middle East.
Rescuers struggled with washed-out bridges and debris-strewn roads Saturday in the search for survivors of devastating Storm Helene, which killed at least 63 people across five states and caused massive power outages.
US forces conducted two separate strikes in Syria, killing 37 “terrorist operatives” including members of the Islamic State group and Al Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din, the military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday.
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that the killing by Israel of an Iranian Revolutionary Guards deputy commander in Beirut was a “horrible crime” that would not go unanswered.
10ET Panache
Mayank Kumar considers a person’s 40s to be the sweet spot, in a professional sense. “By this age, you have about 15- 20 years of experience under your belt and you still have half of your work life ahead of you.
11Sports World Play
The 12 EC members, which include Olympic medallists like Gagan Narang and Yogeshwar Dutt, Sehdev Yadav, etc., have written a letter to senior IOC official Jerome Poivey accusing the legendary athlete of running the organisation in an "autocratic" manner.
12Brands & Companies
Volkswagen AG cut its guidance for a second time this year, warning that waning demand will undercut the German carmaker’s profitability as it squares off with unions over possible job cuts and unprecedented plant closures.
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