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Visitors take pictures as the area is covered with fallen leaves of the Chinar trees during the autumn season at Chinar bagh, in Srinagar. | Photo Credit: ANI Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman this week comes as the Union Territory faces growing fiscal pressure, declining tax

Synopsis Quantum AMC’s George Thomas says India’s markets may finally be turning a corner as tax cuts, soft inflation, and early demand revival boost earnings visibility. Largecaps, IT, banks, insurance, and select logistics and hospitality names are emerging as key opportunities. With valuations normalizing and discretionary spending stabilizing, Quantum expects stronger growth and improved market

Japan’s global exports gained 3.7 per cent in October from a year ago, while imports from the world edged up 0.6 per cent, according to government data released Friday. Exports to the US dipped 3.1 per cent, marking the seventh straight month of on-year declines, Finance Ministry data showed. Worries remain about the possible negative

Synopsis Indian healthcare is entering a new growth cycle, with hospitals and CDMO players expected to deliver strong 20% EBITDA CAGR, while large generic pharma companies may face earnings pressure by FY27, says JM Financial’s Amey Chalke. Despite tariff concerns, India’s pharma exports, China+1 momentum, and value-added product shift continue to provide strong structural tailwinds

Synopsis India’s telecom sector is entering a multi-year growth cycle driven by strong ARPU expansion, consolidation, and easing capex, says JM Financial’s Dayanand Mittal. Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are set to dominate as free cash flows surge. Meanwhile, upstream oil companies like Oil India and ONGC emerge as top picks amid attractive valuations and

Afghanistan is scrambling to diversify its trade partners after a deadly border clash with Pakistan last month brought ties to their lowest point in years, affecting people on both sides of the frontier. The South Asian neighbours have been locked in an increasingly bitter dispute since the Taliban took over Kabul in 2021, with Islamabad

In this screengrab from a video posted on November 20, 2025, JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar takes oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar during the swearing-in ceremony, at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. (@Jduonline via PTI Photo) | Photo Credit: – JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on Thursday was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar

According to a Finance Ministry notification, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank Ltd, City Union Bank Ltd, DCB Bank Ltd, Federal Bank Ltd, IDFC FIRST Bank, IndusInd Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Karnataka Bank Ltd, Karur Vysya Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, RBL Bank, South Indian Bank, Yes Bank Ltd, Dhanlaxmi Bank, Bandhan Bank, CSB Bank

The Department of Consumer Affairs said it has received self-declarations from 26 e-commerce firms confirming compliance with the guidelines for prevention of dark patterns. These declarations are based on either internal self-audits or third-party audits that identified, assessed, and eliminated dark patterns. Dark patterns are deceptive online design practices that mislead consumers. These e-commerce players

India’s aluminium manufacturing base is currently under threat by a surge in imports from aluminium surplus nations | Photo Credit: okeyphotos The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), the apex body for India’s mining sector, has urged the Finance Ministry to increase the import duty on aluminium to 15 per cent to protect the domestic