Quick comm takes festive battle to online overlords | Centre drills into details on drug cos’ freebies to doctors | Madhabi Puri Buch worked for PE, ICICI at same time

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Madhabi Puri Buch served as a whole-time member of Sebi between 2017 & 2021, before taking over as chairperson in March 2022.

Incidentally, Buch returned from the bank's brokerage arm when Chanda Kochhar was at the helm at ICICI Bank.

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Should you open a portfolio investment scheme demat account or a non-PIS one?

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⚡️ Electric car buyers have long nursed a grievance: Poor resale value of zero-emission vehicles, compared to their combustion-engine cousins.

However, while EVs worldwide are seen to lose half their value within a year. 🚗

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After chipping away at corner shops and forcing a pivot by established online grocers, India's quick commerce startups are now muscling into the annual festival season. 📦

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August 2024 marked another wave of tech layoffs, with over 27,000 workers losing their jobs. Major players like Intel, Cisco, and IBM were among those making significant cuts.

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Never before in her 13-year stint as chief minister has Mamata Banerjee faced sustained pressure from the public on such a scale.

Every other day, #Kolkata and its hinterlands have witnessed marches and candlelight vigils. Many of them call for Banerjee’s resignation.

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SEBI employees hold protest outside Mumbai office, demand chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch’s resignation: Report

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India's digital payments industry is witnessing a huge surge, with transaction volumes growing by 42% YoY in FY 2023-24, according to a new report by PwC.

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#MintLongStory | Never before in her 13-year stint as chief minister has Mamata Banerjee faced sustained pressure from the public on such a scale. Every other day, Kolkata and its hinterlands have witnessed marches and candlelight vigils. Many of them call for Banerjee’s resignation.

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The Supreme Court today reserved its judgement in the petitions by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking release from custody in connection with the excise policy case

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President Emmanuel Macron has named former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France's new prime minister.

Barnier has been tasked with forming "a unifying government in the service of the country"

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Opinion | India's direct tax collections are on the rise, but the personal income tax outpaces corporate tax growth. Despite tax cuts meant to encourage private investment, job creation and economic growth remain slow. Is this imbalance stalling India’s economic progress?

T.V. Mohandas Pai & Nisha Holla explore the issue.

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Opinion | India's middle class faces a growing tax burden, with personal income taxes now overtaking corporate contributions. High GST rates and stagnant wages are squeezing consumption, while tax cuts have yet to drive private sector growth. Is it time to rethink tax policies?

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Paris Paralympic 2024 | India's Kapil Parmar won the historic judo bronze at Paris Paralympics.

He had earlier lost to S Banitaba Khorram Abadi in the semifinals.

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Swiggy packs an IPO boost for Instamart | Calamities drive up hydropower firms’ insurance expenses | Pre-IPO cos guard equity, chase private credit instead | India to show World Bank it’s biz ready

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Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, actor Anil Kapoor and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani were among other leaders from India or of Indian descent who made it to the TIME100 Most Influential People in AI 2024 List.

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#MintPrimer | Stock markets and some economists fear the US economy, weighed down by high interest rates, is heading into a recession. Not all agree as some indicators suggest otherwise. Mint digs deeper to make sense of the noise and fears around the world’s largest economy.

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