Ideally a government should not try to shape and create markets. It should aim for minimal and efficient regulation that ensures a competitive, level playing field for all players and emphasises to consumer protection. It should create an environment conducive for a market landscape that attracts private entrepreneurship and risk capital, one that pushes players for innovative products and services.The same principle applies to financial inclusion. "Payments banks" are an example of a whole new space in the payments market created to tap into the competitive advantages that non-banks have at the last mile. How will this market shake out?While there is no readymade template, there are many applications from players of all sizes and with different core businesses. The advantage will clearly lie with those companies who already have the knowhow, are invested in this space, and are smart at innovating. Small and medium companies have more skin in the game and can be expected to be more nim

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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]/Miami [Florida], March 5: The PRIORITY Summit, hosted by the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute in Miami, underscored Saudi Arabia's growing influence across geopolitics, finance, technology, and sports. The event attracted top leaders from politics, finance, and technology, reinforcing its status as one of the premier global investment conferences.

PRIORITY Summit in Miami Highlights Saudi Arabia\'s Key Role in Geopolitics, Finance, Technology, and Sports

New Delhi [India], March 5: The Pride of India Conclave 2025 marked a significant gathering of industry leaders and experts. BRICS Chambers of Commerce and Industry partnered with the conclave organised by The Brand Story as an industry partner, adding support to make the event a success. The event brought together a prestigious lineup of special guests and award winners showcasing outstanding achievements and contributions in various fields.

The Brand Story - Pride of India Conclave 2025 Concludes Successfully in Goa

New Delhi [India], March 5: This Women's Day, FlowerAura is celebrating the essence of individuality with its latest campaign--Redefining BeYOUtiful. Moving beyond conventional beauty standards, the brand is celebrating the uniqueness of every woman, embracing her strength, resilience, and grace.The campaign serves as a reminder that beauty is not just about appearance but about confidence, kindness, and the courage to be oneself.

FlowerAura Redefines Beauty This Women\'s Day with \'BeYOUtiful\' Campaign

The income from the transferred asset is added to the taxable income of the transferor and taxed at their applicable slab rate

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The 1972-batch IAS officer spoke highly of the government's production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme but stressed the importance of its long-term evaluation

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has arranged this uncertainty due to the hybrid structure of the tournament.

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Indians must work hard to achieve the ambitious target of making India a USD 30 trillion economy by 2047, former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said.
Joining the ongoing debate on working hours, India's G20 Sherpa said Japan, South Korea and China have achieved economic success through a strong work ethic and suggested that India must cultivate a similar mindset to build a world-class economy.
"I strongly believe in hard work. Indians must work hard, whether it's 80 hours or 90 hours a week. If your ambition is to move from a USD 4 trillion to a USD 30 trillion economy, you can't do it through entertainment or by following the views of some film stars," he said while speaking at Business Standard's Manthan summit.
Currently, the size of the Indian economy is around USD 4 trillion.
"We have made it fashionable to talk about not working hard. Why? India must work hard to deliver projects ahead of time, with world-class excellence, without time and cost overruns," he added.
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Privately, many bankers admit their immediate goal is not growth but slowing the erosion of Casa deposits. They need targeted strategies for different customer segments

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday directed officials to take comprehensive measures to reduce road accidents.
He emphasised the need for building hospitals on both sides of expressways -- similar to food plazas -- to provide immediate medical aid to accident victims.
The chief minister issued the directions during a meeting of the State Road Safety Council that was attended by ministers, senior bureaucrats, divisional commissioners, district magistrates, police commissioners, and superintendents of police.
According to an official statement, Adityanath said in 2024, Uttar Pradesh recorded 46,052 road accidents, leading to 34,600 injuries and over 24,000 deaths.
He termed the figures "extremely tragic" and stressed the need for multi-departmental coordination to reduce accidents. He directed officials to identify and rectify black spots across the state's road network.
Every expressway should have hospitals on both sides, just like food plazas. Trauma centres, 

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The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Shivkumar Dige, who noted that the special court's order of March 1 was passed mechanically, without going into the details

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Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, March 4: Among the broader markets, the Nifty Smallcap100, and Nifty Midcap100 indices settled higher by 0.69 per cent, and 0.05 per cent respectively

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India's exporters are already under dire threat from the US. That only makes it more important that they should not be attacked from the domestic side. QCOs must be eliminated immediately

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At Business Standard Manthan 2025, Samir Arora set the cat among the pigeons when he argued for the abolition of capital gains tax to bring back FIIs to Indian markets

Samir Arora at BS Manthan

Europe's leaders have correctly decided that they now need as many friends: Japan, the South Americans, India, the Gulf kingdoms as they can possibly cobble together

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