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COVID-19: As schools close, some principals worry about interrupted practicals, some say…
The school closure in Delhi over the COVID-19 case surge has left some principals concerned about class 10 and 12 practical exams which were underway, while some say…
Tripura tribal council polls: Counting of votes underway amidst tight security
Counting of votes polled in elections to the 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council, which governs two-thirds of the state's territory, is…
World market themes for the week ahead
US consumer prices for March are due out Tuesday and markets are ready to scour the data for signs that massive stimulus spending is spurring inflation. Rising…
‘PM Modi, Mamata equally popular’ in Bengal: Prashant Kishor in purported…
A controversy erupted on Saturday amid the polling for 44 assembly seats in West Bengal, with the BJP releasing an audio clip where Trinamool Congress' election…
Shriram Properties IPO: Shriram Properties files DRHP for Rs 800 crore IPO
BANGALORE | MUMBAI: Realty developer Shriram Properties has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the capital market regulator Securities & Exchange…
Fund manager: You can force your fund manager to steward the firms where your money is…
There is a link between active ownership and strong governance. Benjamin Graham, widely known as the father of value investing, recognised this as early as the…
Prashant Kishor finished TMC, put the last nail in coffin: BJP MP Nisith Pramanik
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Saturday said that Trinamool Congress' (TMC) election strategist Prashant Kishor's leaked audio tape stating Prime Minister…
Jewellery industry makes slow progress on responsible supply chains
“Jewellery is beautiful, pure, talismanic. Mining is everything it is not — dirty, ugly, abusive.” So says Greg Valerio, a jeweller and activist…
Sonia reviews efforts to tackle COVID-19 in Congress-ruled states
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday reviewed the efforts by the states ruled by her party to tackle the second wave of the coronavirus infection and the…
Markets test how far to price in an economic boom
The optimism over a prolonged economic boom is gaining traction. This week Jamie Dimon told JPMorgan shareholders that the good times “could easily…
India needs to grow faster to make up for contraction during COVID-19 pandemic: IMF
India, which is projected to grow at an impressive rate of 12.5 per cent this year, needs to grow at a much faster pace to make up for the unprecedented contraction…
The Nope theory to explain volatility in equity markets
In recent months the stock market has been, to use a technical term, weird. This is down to more than the usual bumptious volatility of a bull…
West Bengal polls: First-time voter shot dead outside polling booth
A first-time voter was shot dead by unidentified persons outside a polling booth in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Saturday, police said. The Trinamool…
Greensill collapse tests Yorkshire steel town’s mettle
Life returned to normal for Scott Jackson this week. Jackson, along with many of his colleagues, went back to work at Sanjeev Gupta’s steel plant…
Narendra Modi: PM Narendra Modi urges people to vote in record numbers in West Bengal…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the voters in the fourth phase of the West Bengal election to cast their votes in record numbers on Saturday.
"As the 4th phase of…