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Fast-moving consumer goods distributors’ body AICPDF has urged the market regulator Sebi to pause the Initial Public Offerings (IPO) of loss-making quick-commerce companies. In a representation, the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) has urged Sebi “to consider immediate measures including a temporary pause on IPO approvals” for quick-commerce and closely related e-commerce companies…
Seven of India’s top ten companies experienced a combined market capitalization loss of Rs 35,439.36 crore in a holiday-shortened week, despite the broader market index closing higher. SBI, Reliance Industries, and Bajaj Finance saw the steepest declines, while HDFC Bank, Infosys, and Bharti Airtel posted gains. Source link
Chile’s state-owned Codelco, the world’s leading copper producer, and private miner SQM, which features Chinese capital, announced Saturday the creation of a giant company to exploit lithium, a lightweight metal used in batteries for electric vehicles.The South American country is the world’s second-largest producer of lithium, a key component of EVs and other clean technologies,…
The combined market capitalisation of six of India’s ten most-valued companies rose by Rs 75,256.97 crore over the past week, even as the broader equity market closed lower. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys led the gains among the top firms. During the week, the BSE benchmark index slipped 338.3 points, or 0.39 per cent….
Many Indian professionals are left with no way to return to the US after Trump administration began strict social media checks of applicants. This has prompted many US firms to rethink travel and work out plans to bring back employees stranded in India due to prolonged delays in visa stamping. Immigration experts said that while…
US President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prescription drug prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Friday announced agreements with nine major pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug prices in the United States, marking a significant push to align domestic costs…
The government on Wednesday said it has simplified and streamlined the visa process for Indian companies seeking to bring in foreign professionals, including engineers and technical experts, whose services are required for production-related activities such as machine installation, quality checks, training and plant design.The move is expected to benefit domestic firms that import machinery from…
The European Union has expanded its sanctions list on entities connected to Russia’s oil trade, with a new round of measures aimed at traders and shipping networks accused of enabling Moscow to continue crude exports despite Western restrictions.The new sanctions name oil traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub, who, according to EU, were involved in…
Nearly half of India’s family-owned enterprises now report annual revenues between USD 1 billion and USD 30 billion, with 36% alone in the USD 1–5 billion band, according to Deloitte Private’s latest Family Business Insights Series: Defining the family business landscape, 2025, ANI reported.The report—based on a survey of 1,587 family businesses across 36 countries,…
The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 — a private member’s bill introduced in Parliament last week — has reopened the conversation on work-life boundaries, even though experts say it is unlikely to become law anytime soon. The legislation, moved by NCP MP Supriya Sule, proposes giving employees the legal right to ignore work-related communication outside…
