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BENGALURU: A division bench of the Karnataka high court has set aside a single bench order in the Yezdi trademark dispute, allowing appeals by Classic Legends Private Limited and industrialist Boman R Irani. On 16 Dec 2022, the single bench declared Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd, Mysuru, the owner of the trademark Yezdi (word and device),…
AHMEDABAD: A regulatory tweak by Sebi has opened the door to sizable tax savings for millions of mutual fund (MF) investors, simply by making it easier to gift their units. Tax experts say the reform, which now allows transfer of even statement of account (SOA)-based MF units and not just demat units, removes the biggest…
BENGALURU: Karnataka’s startup capital is undergoing a sharp funding reset even as Delhi-NCR and Maharashtra inch up, pointing to a more evenly balanced tech landscape across India’s three largest hubs in the first nine months of 2025.According to Tracxn’s geo funding trend report for the nine months of 2025, Karnataka-based tech companies raised $2.7 billion…
MUMBAI: The second-quarter GDP growth, at a six-quarter high of 8.2%, has shifted expectations ahead of the RBI’s Dec 5 monetary policy committee meeting. Ordinarily, such a sharp upside surprise would suggest overheating and trigger caution from the central bank. Economists say the picture is more nuanced, and rate-cut expectations remain in play. The rise…
Stock market holidays for December: As November comes to a close and the final month of the year begins, investors will want to know on which days trading sessions will be there and on which days stock markets are closed. are likely keeping a close eye on year-end portfolio adjustments, global cues, and corporate earnings.For…
Parliament’s winter session kicks off Monday NEW DELHI: As the Winter Session of Parliament begins on Monday, the government is set to push a heavy economic agenda, lining up nine key bills ranging from insurance reforms to new taxation frameworks for sin goods such as tobacco and pan masala. The session will run from December…
Elon Musk on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast In a wide-ranging conversation with Zerodha cofounder Nikhil Kamath on the “People by WTF” podcast, Elon Musk shared his perspectives on various topics including US trade policies. The Tesla CEO touched on issues ranging from President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy to the H‑1B visa system, while also offering a…
If India’s currency could speak, 2025 would probably be the year it asked for a vacation. A dollar that once cost less than four rupees at independence now buys more than 89, and is flirting with the dreaded 90 mark.“When the rupee slides it does affect the broader economy,” said Economist Arun Kumar, retired professor…
Gold prices are expected to stay strong and may come close to historic highs in the coming week as market participants monitor crucial US data, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech and the RBI’s policy announcement, according to analysts.“Gold moves out of the consolidation range as investors focus on the manufacturing and services PMI data…
Banks across the country will observe several holidays in December 2025, as per the festive and regional holiday calendar issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). These holidays come in addition to the usual Sunday closures and the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Banks will remain operational on the first, third, and…
