India taking tough stand against countries imposing non-tariff barriers on exports: Goyal

India taking tough stand against countries imposing non-tariff barriers on exports: Goyal

New Delhi, Jan 16 - India is taking a tough stand on unfair non-tariff barriers being imposed on its exports by other countries and will take similar steps to counter these anti-trade measures on a reciprocal basis, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal

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Japan Airlines appoints first female president

Japan Airlines appoints first female president

Tokyo, Jan 17 - Japan Airlines (JAL) on Wednesday announced its decision to promote senior executive Mitsuko Tottori to the position of president, making the first time that a woman will hold the top post in the flag carrier's history.

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Scindia inaugurates Air India Express flights connecting Ayodhya to Bengaluru & Kolkata

Scindia inaugurates Air India Express flights connecting Ayodhya to Bengaluru & Kolkata

New Delhi, Jan 17 - Union Civil Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday inaugurated the first-ever Air India Express flights connecting Ayodhya to Bengaluru and Kolkata ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Ram Temple on January 22.

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Germany’s 2023 inflation rate drop a record high since 1990

Germany’s 2023 inflation rate drop a record high since 1990

berlin, Jan 17 - Germany's annual average inflation rate in 2023 decreased to 5.9 per cent from the previous year's 6.9 per cent, a record high since reunification in 1990, said the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

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HSBC files contempt case against govt over delay in tax refund

HSBC files contempt case against govt over delay in tax refund

Mumbai, Jan 16 - HSBC has filed a contempt of court case against the Central government, alleging non-compliance with the Bombay High Court's ruling concerning a service tax refund.

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Indian markets snapped 5-day winning streak weighed down by realty, IT stocks

Indian markets snapped 5-day winning streak weighed down by realty, IT stocks

New Delhi, Jan 16 - Devarsh Vakil - Deputy Head Retail Research, HDFC Securities on Tuesday said that Nifty broke the 5 session’s winning streak by falling 65 points to close at 22032 weighed down mainly by realty and IT stocks.

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WEF meet kicks off in Davos with focus on economic downturn, rising inflation

WEF meet kicks off in Davos with focus on economic downturn, rising inflation

Davos (Switzerland), Jan 17 - The World Economic Forum (WEF) has kicked off its 54th meeting in Davos amid an atmosphere of uncertainty about when the global downturn will reverse and when the rising inflation in most countries will be reined in.

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Over 60 heads of state to attend WEF conference in Davos

Over 60 heads of state to attend WEF conference in Davos

New York, Jan 16 - Over 60 heads of state will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this year, media reports said.

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RBI wants ceiling for state govts’ guarantees to be fixed at 5% of revenue

RBI wants ceiling for state govts’ guarantees to be fixed at 5% of revenue

Mumbai, Jan 16 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday recommended that state governments should consider fixing a ceiling for incremental guarantees that they issue during a year at 5 per cent of Revenue Receipts or 0.5 per cent of Gross

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World’s richest 5 would take 476 years to go broke if they spend $1 mn daily: Report

World’s richest 5 would take 476 years to go broke if they spend $1 mn daily: Report

New Delhi, Jan 16 - It would take 476 years for the world's top five richest men to exhaust all their money if they decided to spend $1 million per day, a new report has said.

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3.7 crore people came out of poverty in Bihar due to Nitish’s policies: Choudhary

3.7 crore people came out of poverty in Bihar due to Nitish’s policies: Choudhary

Patna, Jan 16 - After a NITI Aayog report revealed on Monday that 3.70 crore people of Bihar had come out of poverty, the state’s Finance Minister, Vijay Kumar Choudhary, said on Tuesday that such an achievement was possible due to the leadership

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Kerala attracted Rs 91,575 crore investment between 2018-23: Study

Kerala attracted Rs 91,575 crore investment between 2018-23: Study

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 16 - Kerala has successfully attracted over Rs 91,575 crore of new investment projects during 2018-19 to 2022-23, completed projects worth Rs 33,815 crores, and generated new job opportunities, direct and indirect, for about five lakh people, according to a study

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India’s trade deficit may turn volatile due to Red Sea danger: Nomura

India’s trade deficit may turn volatile due to Red Sea danger: Nomura

New Delhi, Jan 16 - India's trade deficit may turn volatile in the coming months given the supply-side disruptions in the Red Sea due to the attacks on commercial ships by Houthi rebels in retaliation to Israel’s action in Gaza, according to a

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Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, TN ranked best states for startups

Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, TN ranked best states for startups

New Delhi, Jan 16 - Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu were ranked as the best performing states in India at the startups awards function held here on Tuesday.

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Builder can’t take over 10% project cost from buyer as advance or application fee: RERA

Builder can’t take over 10% project cost from buyer as advance or application fee: RERA

Gurugram, Jan 16 - The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) said on Tuesday that no promoter should accept more than 10 per cent of the cost of a flat, plot or building as an advance payment or application fee.

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Investors wonder if market euphoria is overdone: Experts

Investors wonder if market euphoria is overdone: Experts

New Delhi, Jan 16 - Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services, Vinod Nair on Tuesday said that the investors are contemplating whether the current euphoria in markets is far-fetched, especially with elevated domestic valuations in mid and small caps.

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Delhi airport’s runway 29L CAT III operational from today: Scindia

Delhi airport’s runway 29L CAT III operational from today: Scindia

New Delhi, Jan 16 - Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia said that RWY (runway) 29L at the Delhi airport has been made CAT III operational from Tuesday.

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Karnataka Bank & Clix Capital enter into a co-lending partnership through Yubi platform

Karnataka Bank & Clix Capital enter into a co-lending partnership through Yubi platform

New Delhi, Jan 16 - Karnataka Bank (KBL), a leading private sector bank and Clix Capital, one of India's fastest growing new-age NBFCs, have entered into a strategic digital co-lending partnership through YubiCo.Lend platform.

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REC issues green bonds worth record 61 billion Japanese Yen in global market

REC issues green bonds worth record 61 billion Japanese Yen in global market

New Delhi, Jan 16 - Maharatna public sector company REC Limited has successfully issued green bonds worth 61.1 billion Japanese Yen which is the largest ever Yen-denominated issue from India, according to an official statement released on Tuesday.

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Wow! Momo raises Rs 410 cr in latest round led by Khazanah, OAKS

Wow! Momo raises Rs 410 cr in latest round led by Khazanah, OAKS

New Delhi, Jan 16 - Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain, Wow! Momo, said on Tuesday that it has raised Rs 410 crore (around $49 million) in its Series D round led by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the sovereign wealth fund of Malaysia, and OAKS

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