Mahagathbandhan demands ‘official language’ status for Bhojpuri in Bihar (13-10-2024)
The movement to grant official language status to Bhojpuri, widely spoken in Bihar, has gained traction. Mahagathbandhan leaders will raise the issue in Parliament. The push follows the Union Cabinet’s decision to give classical language status to other languages. The Mahagathbandhan accuses the NDA government of neglecting Bhojpuri speakers.
ETMarkets Smart Talk: Devang Mehta on crude oil prices, rate cuts, IPO buzz, and outlook on Indian market (13-10-2024)
“Liquidity from the domestic investors remains super strong, macros are robust, earnings season is just starting, and rate cuts are going to happen sooner than later,” says Devang Mehta, Director – Equity Advisory, Spark Capital Private Wealth Management.
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‘Preparing to enter affordable housing loans space’ns’ (13-10-2024)
‘Focus will be on smaller loan amounts to meet the needs of affordable homebuyers.’
BSE 100 cos boost R and D, innovation challenges persist (13-10-2024)
Research and development (R and D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period in-between, according to data compiled from Bloomberg and company annual reports. Also, these companies more than doubled their R and D spending in absolute terms over these five years: From Rs 25,041 crore to Rs 63,072 crore. While this reflects a prioritisation of innovation, corporate R and D investment remains relatively conservative.
“Who is behind all this, will be known in 2-3 days”: Ajit Pawar on killing of Baba Siddique (13-10-2024)
Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said that five investigative teams were deployed to various states to probe NCP leader Baba Siddiqui’s murder, assuring findings within 2-3 days.
Filmed in New York, Hold the Taxis and Radiators (13-10-2024)
When independent movies like “Rosemead” travel to a state for tax incentives, they save money but add creative challenges.
RIL Q2 Preview: PAT may fall 10% YoY; weak O2C seen hurting operational performance (13-10-2024)
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) is likely to report muted earnings for the second quarter, hurt by weakness in the O2C (oil-to-chemicals) segment. The company will declare its results on October 14.