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Headline growth was quite weak heading into the Covid period but averaged 6.4 per cent and 6.7 per cent in the five years between FY16 and FY20 for GVA and GDP, respectively

FY25 GDP growth of 6.4% underwhelms, but are there silver linings?

Business Standard

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 8: Hexafin Consultancy Pvt. Ltd., a leading player in India's loan consulting and distribution industry for over 19 years, is proud to announce the expansion of its Certified Loan Distributor Program across Maharashtra. The initiative is a leap towards creating self-reliance through financial literacy.   What began in 2016 in Pune with just a handful of members has now evolved into a robust network, comprising over 40 on-roll staff, numerous interns, referral partners, B2B and B2C collaborators, property dealers, professionals and retired individuals, all contributing to the program's success.

Hexafin Launches Certified Loan Distributor Program to Drive Financial Literacy and Economic Empowerment in Maharashtra

New Delhi [India], January 8: "Unveiling Innovation, Empowering Tomorrow". Marking a monumental milestone in its illustrious 50-year journey, Sangeetha, India's first specialty retailer in the mobile segment, today inaugurated its new corporate office, 'Sangeetha Vision,' and an innovative flagship store, 'Sangeetha Gadgets,' in the vibrant locality of Jayanagar, Bangalore.

Sangeetha Celebrates 50 with the Launch of New Corporate Office and Corporate Store

Delhi-NCR [India], January 8: Bhumika Group, a trailblazer in the real estate industry, proudly announces its recognition as a "Great Place to Work," certified by the globally renowned Great Place to Work®[?] Institute, India. This coveted accolade, awarded under the Mid-Size Organizations category, is valid from January 2025 to January 2026, cementing Bhumika Group's reputation as a company that thrives on excellence, innovation, and its unwavering commitment to its people.

Bhumika Group Earns Prestigious \"Great Place to Work\" Certification for 2025-2026

The train will cover the stretch between Jammu and Srinagar in three hours and 10 minutes

A view of the new Vande Bharat Sadharan Express train as it arrives before it undergoes trials, in Mumbai on Monday.   (Photo: ANI)

A view of the new Vande Bharat Sadharan Express train as it arrives before it undergoes trials, in Mumbai on Monday.  (Photo: ANI)

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], January 8: Jindal Worldwide Ltd., a leading name in the textile industry renowned for weaving quality and trust for over three decades, has announced a landmark decision to reward its shareholders. The Board of Directors, at their meeting held today, approved the issuance of bonus equity shares in the ratio of 4:1, marking a significant milestone in the company's journey of innovation and excellence.

Jindal Worldwide Ltd. Announces 4:1 Bonus Share Issue Amid Strong Financial Performance

Stock Market Highlights, January 8, 2025: The benchmark equity indices showed great resistance on Wednesday as the BSE Sensex reovered around 650 points from its day's low to settle at 78,141.06, down

Stock market

The changes involve simplifying the language and rationalizing information by using formulas and tables, and won't include any adjustments to tax rates and policy, the people said

Nirmala Sitharaman, Sitharaman

Stocks to Buy Today: Narayana Hrudalaya and Pfizer shares have been rising with heavy volumes

stock market, Indian stock market, National stock exchange, NSE

Stocks to Watch, Jan 8, 2025: From Tata Steel to Dr. Reddy's Labs, here is a list of stocks that will remain in focus today

Market, BSE, NSE, NIfty, Stock Market, investment

The temporary work permits are the only real way to employ Indian immigrants in the US, since national caps make it nearly impossible for them to get a green card

H-1B Visa

The public space is now privatised. It is not that democracy is dead, but that it has been fundamentally modified

Japan Earthquake, Megaquake

Policymakers can get export growth for some time through subsidies, whether a production-linked incentive or a falsified exchange rate

Currency

Thirty-two dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, which separates the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula from Russia's southern Krasnodar region, an animal rescue group said Sunday.
Russia's Delfa Dolphin Rescue and Research Center said the deaths are most likely related to the fuel oil spill.
The centre said on the messaging app Telegram that a total of 61 dead cetaceans  an order of aquatic mammals that includes whales and dolphins  had been recorded since the emergency, but the condition of the bodies suggested that the 29 others had died before the spill.
Judging by the condition of the bodies, most likely the majority of these cetaceans died in the first 10 days after the disaster. And now the sea continues to wash them up, the centre wrote, noting that most of the dead dolphins were from the endangered Azov species.
Russia's Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday that over 96,000 tons of contaminated sand a

Oil spillage, Oil spill

This year will have the fewest elections of any in the current five-year electoral cycle. What does that mean for welfare schemes?

freebies

Internationally, 2025 will be far less frenetic than 2024, which saw more than 60 countries, including India, hold their national electio­ns

Elections, voting, Lok Sabha elections

Challenging the decision of the Biden Administration to investigate the activities of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his companies, an influential Republican lawmaker on Tuesday said such selective actions risk damaging critical alliance partners.
In a strongly worded letter to US Attorney General Merrick B Garland, Congressman Lance Gooden, member of the House Judiciary Committee, demanded answers on the Justice Department's selective prosecution of foreign entities and the potential harm such actions pose to US's global alliances and economic growth and that if there is any Geroge Soros connection to it.
The Department of Justice's selective actions risk damaging critical alliances with key partners like India, one of America's strongest allies in the Asia-Pacific region, Gooden said in his letter dated January 7.
Instead of pursuing cases with tenuous jurisdiction and limited relevance to US interests, the DOJ should focus on punishing bad actors at home, rather than chasing

Gautam Adani, Adani

Battery swapping will only increase the cost for a consumer to run the vehicle, say e2W players

electric two wheeler

In smaller Indian cities and towns, where opportunities for advancement are few and dwindling, the nounis emerging as something of a social and cultural phenomenon

Phone, social media, mobile phones

The visit is private and Trump has scheduled no official meetings, Kleist said. Trump Jr. does not have an official role within his father's incoming administration