Residential sector has recorded a sale of 156,640 units, down by 1 per cent during January-June period this year, while gross leasing of office space rose 3 per cent across eight major cities, according to Knight Frank India.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/housing-sales-down-1-in-jan-jun-gross-office-leasing-up-3-knight-frank-11688477473610.html

#Byju's CEO Raveendran, co-founders Divya Gokulnath and Riju Ravindran, the promoters of the beleaguered edtech major, have together sold shares worth about $408.53 million in 40 secondary transactions since 2015, according to research and data platform PrivateCircle.

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Fast moving consumer goods company Dabur India added five new brands with sales greater than ₹100 crore in FY23, the company said in its fiscal 2023 annual report released to the exchanges.

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/dabur-india-adds-five-new-100-crore-brands-expects-expansion-in-gross-margins-11688487205615.html

Carl Zeiss India is investing over €250 million to build a spectacle lens production facility in Bengaluru, which will be the German optical systems group’s largest ‘vision’ factory in the world.

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/carl-zeiss-plans-biggest-lens-factory-in-india-for-250-mn-11688488631822.html

H&M, the Swedish fast-fashion retailer, is set to expand its presence in India by opening six more stores and enter three cities by the end of 2023, besides focusing on boosting its online sales, said a top company executive.

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/hm-india-bets-on-omnichannel-model-to-expand-footprint-11688489117694.html

For FY22, H&M India, which operates 51 stores, posted revenue of ₹2,115.18 crore, up 49% from a year ago, while its profit rose to ₹25.29 crore, according to data by business intelligence platform Tofler.



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While approval ratings for #RishiSunak's Labour opponent #KeirStarmer also fell by 2 percent, they still remained positive at 7 percent.

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The white powder substance was discovered in the West Wing of the #WhiteHouse.

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/cocaine-found-at-the-us-white-house-joe-biden-presidential-complex-all-you-need-to-know-11688521848109.html

We are super excited to launch our campaign #AskBetterQuestions with this film about a CXO's journey from targets to targeted insights 👏

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#Threads, the recently introduced microblogging app by #Meta, is the new platform that will enter the market as a direct rival to #Twitter.

https://www.livemint.com/technology/metas-threads-app-sparks-privacy-concerns-with-data-access-permissions-whats-the-buzz-11688531598228.html

Union Minister #NitinGadkari emphasized on the government's vision to transform farmers into both "annadata" (food providers) and "urjadata" (energy providers).

https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/petrol-will-be-available-at-the-rate-of-15-per-litre-if-says-union-minister-nitin-gadkari-11688532105829.html

Last year, reports emerged of amorous couples misusing the secluded space near Court 12, causing discomfort for other visitors.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/sports/wimbledon-asks-fans-to-use-quiet-room-for-prayer-breastfeeding-not-sex-11688536148490.html

#RakeshJhunjhunwala invested through his privately-owned investment advisory and asset management firm Rare Enterprises. After his death, #RekhaJhunjhunwala inherited the portfolio.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/rakesh-jhunjhunwala-birth-anniversary-how-the-big-bulls-portfolio-looks-like-almost-a-year-after-his-demise-11688538911577.html

Delhi HC Justice Tara Vista Ganju said that the aircrafts of the lessors are valuable and require regular maintenance and to further obviate any losses.

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/delhi-hc-allows-go-first-lessors-to-access-aircraft-carry-out-maintenance-work-11688549852977.html

Foreign direct investment (#FDI) in developing countries in Asia remained flat year-on-year at $662 billion during 2022, despite clocking about half of global inflows, UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 said.

https://www.livemint.com/economy/developing-countries-in-asia-attracted-fdi-worth-662-bn-in-2022-unctad-11688558197082.html

The pilot program for renewing temporary work visas in the US, that will provide relief to countless Indian workers on #H1B visas, has been welcomed by an Indian community in the country.

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/h1b-visa-renewal-in-us-indian-american-tech-executive-welcomes-temporary-work-visa-rule-11688546001350.html

Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) said its platform traded 16,22,100 million British thermal unit (mBtu), or around 41 million metric standard cubic meters (mmscm), of gas volumes in June.

https://www.livemint.com/market/commodities/indian-gas-exchange-igx-reports-record-gas-volumes-traded-in-june-spot-buying-interest-increases-11688559453745.html

India has hosted talks on a possible deal to supply 10 million metric tonnes of #GreenHydrogen to the European Union (EU), which in turn would invest in one such clean energy project in India.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/economy/india-in-talks-to-supply-10-million-tonnes-of-green-hydrogen-to-eu-report-11688563430239.html

#FMCG player #Marico's top-line front on a consolidated basis struggled in June 2023 quarter due to evasive demand in the rural market and pricing drop, especially Saffola Edible Oils.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/maricos-revenue-in-q1-dips-in-low-single-digit-expects-gross-margins-to-expand-ahead-should-you-buy-this-fmcg-stock-11688561577702.html

Foreign institutional investors (#FIIs) continued their winning streak for six days in a row despite Indian markets ending on a mixed note during Wednesday's trade.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/fiis-stay-as-net-buyers-for-6-days-in-row-invests-rs-1-603-crore-in-indian-stocks-today-diis-sell-rs-439-crore-11688565837090.html

#Opinion | #GST is designed to lower the overall cost-base by taxing only the value that’s added, relieving us of a cost pile-up as one item’s burden feeds into the next along a chain of usage.

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/relieve-gst-of-its-warps-to-regain-its-reform-cred-11688573949474.html