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Orkla India IPO: How to check your allotment status on NSE and Kfin Technologies as GMP stays healthy
Investors who applied for Orkla India’s Rs 1,667 crore IPO can check their share allotment status today as the company finalises allocations. The IPO, which was open for subscription between October 29 and October 31, saw an overwhelming response,...
Trinasolar Showcases Next-Gen Energy Storage Solutions at Energy Storage Summit India 2025
Trinasolar presented its latest utility-scale battery energy storage systems — Elementa 2 Pro and Elementa 3 — at the Energy Storage Summit India 2025, that took place from October 31 to November 1. The Elementa 3 system features advanced 587Ah...
Communist Party Of India Approaches Supreme Court Against Madras HC Direction For Removal Of Flagpoles From Public Lands
The Communist Party of India has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's direction for the removal of permanent flag poles of political parties from public places of Tamil Nadu. A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and...
How India and Pakistan’s co-operation over water has avoided conflict
Against this background, the Indus River system remains a rare example of enduring cross-border collaboration. The ETR describes the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan as a “core conflict-resolution tool and point of cooperation for 60...
The cost of eating healthy in India is falling, but does it count as balanced diet?
The idea of eating healthily, as tempting as it sounds, is closely tied to affordability. With rising food prices and urban lifestyles, many in India still struggle to put together a balanced meal that meets nutritional needs at one time, let...
Indygreen Technologies Signs 1 GW Solar Module Production Line Deal with Goyama Solar at REI 2025
Praveen Krishna ESG Lead and Head of Investor Relations Sify’s First ESG Rating: Setting a Benchmark for Responsible Growth Vikas Bansal President & CEO - International By Mid-2026, GameChange Solar India Intends to Achieve 100 Percent...
Lenskart, Studds, Orkla India IPO Updates for November 3, 2025 – Allotment, Price Band, and GMP Details
The primary market is active today with multiple IPOs open for bidding. Lenskart Solutions and Studds Accessories are seeing strong investor interest, while Orkla India’s IPO allotment is also expected to be finalised today. Lenskart Solutions IPO...
Ex RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan says US' HIRE Act a bigger threat to India than H-1B visa fee hike—What is it?
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan flagged the looming threat of the proposed US' Help In-sourcing and Repatriating Employment (HIRE) Act, which could slap tariffs on outsourced services, as a bigger concern for India than the recent $100,000 hike...
Enough triggers for earnings growth even without India-US trade deal, says Hiren Ved of Alchemy Capital
The government has reduced income tax and the goods and services tax, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has front-loaded repo rate cuts, injected liquidity and eased credit norms, said Ved, chief investment officer at Alchemy Capital. “These...
Air India sole survivor says plane crash ‘took all my happiness’
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Sundar Pichai to Satya Nadella, Global Praise for India’s World Cup-Winning Women
After India’s thrilling 52-run win over South Africa in the ICC Women’s World Cup final, global tech icons joined the celebrations. Google CEO Sundar Pichai reminisced about 1983 and 2011, while Microsoft’s Satya Nadella hailed 'Women in Blue =...
Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Aravind Srinivas celebrate Team India's win—What did the Indian-origin tech leaders say?
The maiden Women's World Cup 2025 win on 2 November drew reactions from legendary business leaders of Indian origin. Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, India beat South Africa by 52 runs to claim historic first ICC World Cup title. Deepti Sharma and Shafali...
Clixroute partners with Chinese firm TPV to make AOC projectors, power supplies in India
The company will hire around 200 people for the project by March which will take company's total headcount to over 500.Electronics contract manufacturer Clixroute has partnered with Chinese electronics company TPV Audio and Visual Technology to...
Top 10 countries with the strongest and weakest rule of law in 2025: Where does India rank compared to US, Pakistan, and China?
Top 10 countries with the strongest and weakest rule of law index in 2025: The rule of law is the foundation of peace, justice, human rights, and sustainable development in a country. Research indicates that a stronger rule of law correlates with...
HMD Global elevates Abhishek Ranjan to chief marketing officer, India and APAC
Abhishek RanjanAbhishek Ranjan has been elevated to chief marketing officer for India and APAC region. In his previous position as head of brand marketing, a role in which he successfully drove brand transformation, product campaigns, and...
Why are India’s communications satellites so heavy? | Explained
A photo of the GSAT-30 communications satellite. | Photo Credit: ISRO On November 2, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the GSAT-7R satellite for the Indian Navy. The satellite’s launch mass was 4,410 kg — rendering the launch...
What Canada Can Do To Revive India Relationship
For Canada, important steps towards containing domestic elements that fuel pro-Khalistan sentiments can go a long way in signalling trust positively with regard to security and sovereignty, point out Harsh V Pant and Vivek Mishra. IMAGE: Prime...
5 times high courts in India brought justice system closer to public
The Kerala High Court recently launched a Malayalam legal glossary to help people understand legalese. The high court’s enterprise, which hopes to bring people closer to the justice system, only adds to the list of such novel initiatives taken by...
Counting the Caged: What India’s prison data refuses to see
The NCRB Prison Statistics Report, 2023, detailed an already stressed carceral system, housing 5.82 lakh inmates in a system sanctioned for 4.25 lakh, with undertrial prisoners making up almost 78% of all prisoners. Other than numbers and...
Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, other PSU banks rally up to 3% amid reports of merger, privatisation of smaller lenders
PSU banks surged by as much as 3% during Monday's trading session following news that the government is preparing a new plan to merge certain public sector banks and privatize smaller lenders. Shares of Bank of Baroda, UCO Bank, Punjab & Sind...