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Capgemini raises revenue forecast for 2022 sharply

French IT company Capgemini has raised its 2022 constant currency revenue growth forecast to as high as 14%-15%, from 8%-10%, signalling a healthy demand for digital-led services. The company reported first-half revenue of 10.7 billion euros, up 22. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/4Eyd5OK

PM’s comments on freebies put focus on finance panel’s suggestions

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India doesn’t have issues like Pak & Sri Lanka, says Rajan

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RBI panel may go for 35-50bps hike, reversing Covid rate cuts

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Lufthansa halves baggage allowance for India-North America economy flyers

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IOC sold petrol at Rs 10 a litre loss, diesel at Rs 14

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The nation's largest oil refining and fuel retailing firm reported a net loss of Rs 1,992.53 crore in April-June compared to Rs 5,941.37 crore of net profit in the same period a year back and Rs 6,021.9 crore in the preceding January-March quarter. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/9eFqPXj

Chinese factory activity sinks, weighing on weak economy

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Govt: Telecom reforms to go on as market migrates to 5G

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ED attaches Rs 110 crore Karvy assets in Hyderabad

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Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday provisionally attached assets of Rs 110 crore as part of the money laundering probe against Karvy Stock Broking Ltd (KSBL), firm chairman Comandur Parthasarathy and others. So far, ED has attached assets of Rs 2,095 crore under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/Z8WDXMr

India Pharma exports log 8% jump in Q1 to $6.26 bn

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Credit growth to MSME sector firm in 2022-23: SBI Research report

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HDFC raises home loan rates by 25 bps

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The country’s largest housing finance company, HDFC, has increased its retail prime lending rate on home loans by 25 basis points (bps) from August 1, 2022. This is the fifth rate raise in two months. The lender has increased its benchmark rates by 115 bps (100 bps = 1%) this year. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/VpYZ0yq

EPFO drops proposal to raise equity investment limit to 20%

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Retirement fund body EPFO on Saturday dropped at the last minute a proposal to hike investments in equities or equity-related instruments from the existing 15% to 20%. The proposal, which had met with resistance from employees' representatives and trade unions, was part of the agenda items scheduled to be taken up at the meeting of the EPFO's central board of trustees but was dropped without citing any reason. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/WmMtgvk

Chhattisgarh: Future lies in strengthening liberal democracy in India, says ex RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

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Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Saturday said that India doesn’t need an authoritarian government to grow but our future lies in strengthening our liberal democracy and its institutions, rather than weakening them. Raghuram Rajan said, “I argue that the recent underperformance of the country in terms of economic growth seems to indicate that the path we are going on, needs rethinking.” from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/9H40cp3

Over 4.52 crore ITRs filed till July 29 as deadline ends Sunday

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More than 4.52 crore returns have been filed till July 29, the Income tax department said on Saturday, a day before the ITR filing deadline for the financial year 2021-22 ends.The department issued a public message through its official Twitter handle asking taxpayers to file their Income Tax Returns (ITRs) before the due date. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/6uDPdGE

Elon Musk fires back at Twitter in court battle

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Musk's counter-suit was submitted along with a legal defense against Twitter's claim that the billionaire is contractually bound to complete the deal he inked in April to buy Twitter, the Chancery Court in the state of Delaware said in a notice. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/n47hrvJ

Irdai flags reforms for investment, expenses

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Apple CEO Cook praises India as business doubles

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Rupee gains will reduce pressure on RBI to sell dollars

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Companies see 10% rise in jobs in FY22: Study

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After a year of flat headcount, FY22 saw a 10% jump in jobs, according to a study of 675 companies done by Bank of Baroda, with the total headcount rising to 4.1 million as economic activity resumed following the lockdown and the second wave of Covid-19. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/gTdawmz

Pepperfry rejigs structure for IPO

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I-T returns hit 4cr, 68% of Dec 31 tally; no July 31 deadline extension

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Despite a social media campaign to defer the deadline for filing income tax returns, the government is ruling out an extension, arguing annual filing by individuals crossed the 4-crore mark on Thursday evening. This translates into 68% of the filing until December 31, 2021, when the deadline had been extended due to the second wave of Covid-19 and glitches with the I-T portal. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/i7wmphI

Rupee up 14p at 79.76/$, best gain in 2 months

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US Senate nod for $280bn bill to counter China

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The US Senate on Wednesday passed an expansive $280-billion bill aimed at building up America's manufacturing and technological edge to counter China, embracing in an overwhelming bipartisan vote the most significant government intervention in industrial policy in decades. The plan is centered around investing federal money into cutting-edge technologies and innovations to bolster industrial, technological and military strength. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/ZSbmMlN

Google blocks Krafton's battle-royale game in India, citing govt ban

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Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday blocked access to a popular battle-royale format game from South Korean developer Krafton, citing an order from the Indian government. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/Xx0aZhz

Passenger vehicle sales expected to be robust in July: Report

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Passenger vehicle sales are expected to be robust in July, driven by a large order book and production ramp-up, while commercial vehicle volumes may remain in an uptrend, a report said on Thursday. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/96pwgVZ

Hybrid offices need coaches, not bosses

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A key post-pandemic epiphany for organisations has been that the new leadership style is not ‘managing’ but ‘coaching’. The transformation of a manager into a coach — from a ‘command and control’ style to one of mentoring — is fast emerging in the hybrid way of working. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/daDIAPB

Power engineers oppose coal imports as minister says no shortage

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The All India Power Engineers Federation has questioned compulsory coal imports by generation companies and sought PM Narendra Modi’s intervention for withdrawal of the power ministry’s directive for 10% blending with imported coal, even as fuel inventories at 54 power plants remain critical. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/shdpQef

ONGC ties up with Greenko for green hydrogen foray

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State-run ONGC is planning a joint venture with Hyderabad-based renewables major Greenko group for foraying into the green hydrogen and green hydrogen derivatives market. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/pOjyae7

Banks, UPI platforms rush to upgrade cyber security

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Many of the country's private sector banks and UPI platforms engaged in mobile banking are looking to upgrade their cyber security systems, thanks to exponential increase in digital banking over past couple of years and quick adoption of cloud technologies amid pandemic. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/oe8THPW

Microsoft earnings fall short as computer sales sag

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The US technology giant reported profit of $16.7 billion on revenue of $51.9 billion, topping the same quarter a year earlier but missing market forecasts. Microsoft said that the strong US dollar made its offerings more costly in foreign markets, hurting sales. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/6Gmd9e2

Google-parent Alphabet's profit slips as growth slows

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Alphabet's revenue in the latest quarter grew 13 percent to $69.7 billion, with its global search and cloud computing services bringing in most of the money -- but this was under analysts' expectations from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/PodBve7

Govt starts work on sale of Alliance Air, other ex-AI cos

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IMF sees India's FY23 growth slowing to 7.4%

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Explained: India's economic outlook at the mercy of monsoon

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Asia's third-largest economy and the world's top producer of a host of critical crops such as rice, wheat and sugar has received 11% more than average monsoon rain since the four-month season began on June 1. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/DeroVKg

Elon Musk asks judge to start Twitter trial on October 17

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Elon Musk asked a judge to schedule a five-day trial beginning October 17, not October 10 as requested by Twitter Inc, to resolve his bid to walk away from his $44 billion deal to acquire the social media platform, according to a court filing on Tuesday. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/0jNKA82

5G sale to begin today, services expected soon

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Audi joins Tesla, says cut duty on EVs

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Indian IT wins half of top deals since 2020

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Indian IT firms have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the IT deal consolidations in the last two years. At least half of the top global deals were snagged by Indian IT players.HfS Research’s data shows that Infosys won a $3.2 billion deal from Daimler and a $1. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/MVOP5Y1

Indian IT wins half of top deals since 2020

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Indian IT firms have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the IT deal consolidations in the last two years. At least half of the top global deals were snagged by Indian IT players.HfS Research’s data shows that Infosys won a $3.2 billion deal from Daimler and a $1. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/bcyJBfD

IOC taps riders with bikers’ cafes

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From convenios, fleet cards to consumer clubs and raffles, fuel retailers are constantly looking to create a customer following. But as electric vehicles and scooties encroach on the traditional turf, they are panning lifestyle trends for niche markets. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/qdQw4ce

Govt warns of flaws in Apple Watch, hacking risk

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More than 3 crore income tax return filed so far

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Income Tax Department on Monday said that more than 3 crore returns have been filed through e-filing portal till date for the financial year 2021-22. Over 2.3 crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) were filed till July 20 for the financial year 2021-22. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/NQBHjMq

Diagnostic companies offer discounts after Covid

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SEZ revamp bill to provide clarity on taxes, incentives

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Banking stocks rally on rising rates, improving NPA scene

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'GST on essential items after states sought levy, aimed to check evasion'

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GST on pre-packaged goods/ food packets was levied after some states gave feedback of losing revenues they previously earned from levy of VAT on food items, a top government official said. The decision to levy the tax, which came into effect from July 18, is not that of the Union government but of the GST Council. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/6cWw2Ga

Fed interest rate decision, earnings to drive equities this week: Analysts

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Mcap of nine of top-10 firms jumps over Rs 2.98 lakh crore

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Reliance expects gas price to rise in October

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Reliance Industries Ltd expects prices of natural gas in India to rise again in October but wants government-dictated caps to go, in a bid to align domestic rates with global energy prices. The conglomerate, controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, expects the price cap for its KG-D6 gas sales to rise over the current $9.92 per million British thermal units, Sanjay Roy, senior vice-president for exploration and production, said in an investor call following the announcement of the firm's quarterly earnings on Friday. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/Huq5pth

Indian stocks record best week since Feb 2021

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Forex reserves fall by $7.5 billion to 20-month low

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RIL logs 41% higher profit in Q1, riding on refinery, retail & telco

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