The Festival of Gifts is here! 🎁✨

Calling you to participate in the most festive quiz of the year 🎯 Answer a simple question, and you could be unwrapping an iPhone 15 📱 or other incredible prizes!

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Mint Podcast 🎙️ | Behind Noel Tata's first decision as Tata chairman

📈 Higher revenue forecast and employees signal growth for Indian IT’s top five
🌱 Why the planters supplying #Latex product makers aren’t expecting a happy ending
💰 Why gold sales will be missing the glitter this Diwali

Tune in to our latest episode for these insights and more! 🔽
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3j6PqN1WHAQp7XCBh4z4Vr

Gold rates soared to fresh record highs in the domestic futures market Monday morning, while silver, too, scaled a fresh peak supported by healthy spot demand and positive global cues.

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Three in every five or 61% of the top 300 publicly listed global companies have C-suite executives and board directors of Indian origin, according to a study, mirroring India's growing stature in global business.

Read here: https://www.read.ht/SdDV

Bajaj Housing Finance, on Monday, announced a 21% increase in its net profit for the quarter ending September 2024, reaching ₹546 crore, compared to ₹451 crore in the same quarter last year.

Full story: https://tinyurl.com/ajtv6cjw

Here is also the list of the upcoming IPOs. Watch 📽https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg4lFx9F9Ho

🎙️ Mint Podcast | Bank Nifty>Nifty50?

🚗 Missed goals, stiff fines: Why carmakers' emissions data are under the wraps
📈 Edelweiss looks to list all firms and enter new business
🏦 RBI ban a 'temporary pause', have enough liquidity, Navi tells lenders

Tune in to our latest episode for these insights and more! 🔽
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VOFxkpTHakoTIfnJpvktw

Delhi AQI was recorded at an “unhealthy” 214 as of 6.47 am today.

Further, in Anand Vihar area of the capital, a layer of smog has engulfed the locality, with AQI at a “very poor” 382, according to the CPCB.

Read more: https://www.read.ht/SdF8

🚨 Today's #MintMetric!

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Serene Productions, led by business tycoon Adar Poonawalla, said it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 50% stake in filmmaker and producer Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions.

For more details: https://www.read.ht/SdFj

In the second episode of our Diwali special series, Aashish Sommaiyaa of WhiteOak Capital Management AMC shares insights on investing in Samvat 2081 and upcoming market trends.

"Trends are reversing, with IT, consumer, and pharma sectors outperforming in the last 2-3 months. Portfolios heavy in mid and small caps or PSUs need rebalancing toward the market center," he advises.

Watch now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnJu1uBco5U

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. Modi thanked Putin and highlighted the opening of a new Indian embassy.

He emphasized the need for a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while Putin praised their developing "privileged strategic partnership."

Read here: https://www.read.ht/SdGe

Mint Podcast 🎙️ | Coming Soon: A New Noida 🌆

🌴 Kerala’s 500 days challenge: Can ‘God’s own country’ become a Gujarat?
🚀 No startup’s too small to IPO in a bull market
🏗️ Ambuja's Orient buy steps up cement war

Tune in to our latest episode for these insights and more! 🔽
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0nRl0z4RAdnpUcOj58W5zF

🚨 Today's Mint Metric!

Read latest stories, expert columns, recommendations, best strategies, breaking story analysis by Bibek Debroy: https://livemint.com/authors/bibek-debroy

Bill Gates privately said he has recently donated about $50 million to a nonprofit organization supporting Kamala Harris’ presidential run, as per reports.

Read more: https://www.read.ht/SdHx

Breaking News | The Bombay High Court granted bail to gangster Chhota Rajan, suspending his life sentence for the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty.

Read more: https://www.read.ht/SdIO

The Supreme Court set aside the settlement reached between Byju’s and the BCCI, effectively reviving the insolvency proceedings against the embattled ed-tech company.

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Zomato has increased its platform fee to ₹10, up from ₹7, as the festive season approaches.

For more details: https://www.read.ht/SdIV

BRICS 2024 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there is no place for double standards on "serious issues" such as terrorism and terror financing.

He made the remarks during Wednesday's Closed Plenary Session of the 16th BRICS Summit.

Read here: https://www.read.ht/SdIc

A group of women tourists, stranded in Dubai's desert after their vehicle broke down, chose an unusual rescue option—an Uber camel ride! 🐫🚕

🎥 In a viral video from Al Badayer, along the Dubai-Hatta Road, the women used the Uber app and were surprised to find options like ATVs and, most astonishingly, a camel.

Here’s how netizens reacted 👇🔗
https://www.read.ht/SdIe

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Closed Plenary Session of the BRICS Summit in Russia and said India supports dialogue and diplomacy, not war.

More details here: https://www.read.ht/SdIc