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Meesho's strong market debut boosts Prosus' India bets

Mumbai, Dec. 15 -- The Netherlands-headquartered Prosus' India thesis is paying off in quick succession, and the global consumer-internet investor is now gearing up to deploy more patient capital acro... Read More


SEBI may ease margins for equity derivatives

Mumbai, Dec. 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is likely to rationalise margins on equity derivatives on non-expiry days to encourage big traders to place longer-term bets rather... Read More


Govt to introduce bill for higher educational institutions in Parl

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The Narendra Modi government will introduce the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 in the winter session of Parliament to set up a commission to facilitate universities ... Read More


From Vada pao to mumbra: Politics on the plate in Mum

MUMBAI, Dec. 15 -- In Mumbai, nativist politics play out in several spheres. The most fraught is, of course, language, followed by history, cinema - and food. In the past, vada pao, poha and zunka bha... Read More


Need better response to pollution in the Capital

India, Dec. 15 -- The national Capital saw the toughest anti-pollution measures - Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP) Stage IV - kick in on Saturday after the air quality index (AQI) reached the "sever... Read More


West Asia-North Africa: Ocean of opportunities

India, Dec. 15 -- As Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi visits Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman from December 15, as part of his latest leadership interactions abroad, he cannot but be conscious that he is re... Read More


Stop hyping Big AI: Smaller, smarter models the future

India, Dec. 15 -- The Big Artificial Intelligence (AI) hype machine is running in overdrive. The US and China keep unveiling "revolutionary" new models that supposedly think like humans. Each one is b... Read More


Remembering the unsung heroes of the war of 1971

India, Dec. 15 -- Tomorrow, we will celebrate the 54th Victory Day. On December 16, 1971, close to 100,000 Pakistan soldiers surrendered to the Indian Army. Bangladesh was born, and post-Partition Pak... Read More


Ushering in Pax Silica

India, Dec. 15 -- Pax Silica - the name given to the US-led coalition of nations to fight off "coercive dependencies" in technology and manufacturing - is a coinage meant to spell out the group's inte... Read More


Arjun shakes off Candidates miss

Mumbai, Dec. 15 -- Arjun Erigaisi shared a few laughs during the curtain-raiser of the Global Chess League and posed for selfie requests. This image of Erigaisi here on Saturday was in contrast to les... Read More