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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Arbitrage (arb) funds are positioned to take advantage of the mispricing in futures contracts. The average annual return on such funds is 6.5%. Most investors compare arb funds with bank fixed deposits and conclude that the former may not be a meaningful investment. In…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Home loans are mostly availed for the long term and even a marginal shift in interest rates can dramatically increase the total loan cost over time. Home loan interest rates have significantly moderated after peaking a couple of years ago. Borrowers who availed home…
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A humble sleeper-class train ticket from Chennai to Delhi might cost barely ₹1,000, while a seat aboard an airline for the same destination could easily swallow at least ₹13,000. Nearly thirteen times higher. And yet no reasonable soul would name the disparity absurd or extravagant. For, the flight does something the train cannot: it is…
FILE PHOTO: A woman attends the Nasscom technology and leadership forum in Mumbai, India, February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo | Photo Credit: Reuters Nasscom, through its U.K. forum in partnership with the High Commission of India in the United Kingdom, on Thursday (June 11, 2026) announced the constitution of the U.K. Technology Advisory Council…
India is the current Chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association, which also has Iran, the UAE, Yemen, and Oman as its members. Credit: X/@IORAofficial At the 28th meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), commencing on Monday (June 15, 2026), all eyes will be on India, which…
A view of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories in Hyderabad. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories announced on Saturday (June 13, 2026 ) the first-to-market launch of Bosutinib Tablets 400 mg, a generic equivalent of Pfizer subsidiary Wyeth’s cancer drug Bosulif, in the U.S. Bosutinib Tablets (400mg) was a first-to-file product and thus eligible for 180-days of generic drug exclusivity…
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The U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division said it has cleared Paramount Skydance Corp’s planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying it was unlikely to harm competition or consumers. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it spent eight months evaluating how the transaction would affect streaming video services, traditional television and the film industry,…
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The increase in retail inflation can be largely attributed to the rise in food prices, with the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) inflation at 4.8% in May 2026, inching up from 4.2% in the previous month. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos Retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased to 3.9% in…
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Unveiled at a time of record domestic coal production, the Coal Exchange Rules, 2026, are a case of better-late-than-never. They will create a broad market-based mechanism through regulated trading platforms for the lynchpin of India’s energy system — coal. They are aimed at enhancing price discovery, transparency, access for small consumers, as well as, one…
Benchmark indices ended sharply higher on Friday (June 12, 2026), with the Sensex climbing 1,695.40 points and the Nifty surging nearly 2 per cent, in tandem with a rally in global markets and a decline in crude oil prices after U.S. President Donald Trump declared that his country has ended the war with Iran. The…