#BishanSinghBedi, a former Indian cricket team captain and one of the most renowned spinners to have featured in the national team, died on October 23. He was aged 77.

The legendary Indian spinner had played 67 Test matches between 1967 and 1979, and has 266 wickets to his name. At the time of his retirement, he was India's leading wicket-taker in Test cricket.

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#ViratKohli’s 95 against New Zealand during the ongoing #ICCCricketWorldCup at Dharamshala on Sunday helped Disney+ Hotstar clock a record 4.3 crore concurrent viewers during the last few overs of the game.

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The air quality in the #Delhi-NCR region was recorded to be in 'very Poor' category, according to SAFAR-India.

A data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released on 22 October 4 at 4 pm showed that areas like Greater Noida, Faridabad, Delhi toped the list of cities with worst air quality all in ‘very poor’ category.

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The air quality in the Delhi-NCR region was on Monday morning recorded to be in 'very Poor' category, according to SAFAR-India.

A data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released on 22 October 4 at 4 pm showed that areas like Greater Noida, Faridabad, Delhi toped the list of cities with worst air quality all in ‘very poor’ category.

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#MintCharts | The Reserve Bank of India’s October Monetary Policy Report indicated that transmission on savings deposit rates is not yet complete.

Still, transmission during the current rate hiking cycle has been far better than past cycles thanks to the external benchmark regime.

This time, #reporate rose by 250 basis points (bps) versus 233 bps rise in interest rates on fresh deposits.

#SriLanka Cabinet approves issuing of free visas to India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand with immediate effect as a pilot project till 31 March, tweets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry.

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India's #Vedanta said Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Sonal Shrivastava has resigned amid a major structural overhaul announced last month.

Ajay Goel, incumbent CFO at Indian edtech startup #Byju's, will return as Vedanta's finance chief effective Oct. 30.

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#PersonalFinance | Mint’s research shows that staying in an #Airbnb in most of the popular travel destinations in India and abroad can save you about 10-30% of the costs compared to booking a 3-star hotel offering similar amenities.

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#PersonalFinance | Building a portfolio is a complex exercise, & it has to be maintained too. One must keep in mind the volatility risk of the asset class, liquidity, lock-in rules & taxation.

Here's a look at how four commonly used asset types - equity, cash, gold & fixed income - have done in different periods.

#India, currently the world's fifth-largest economy, is on track to surpass Japan & become the third-largest global economy, with a projected GDP of $7.3 trillion by 2030, as per the latest report from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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#MintCharts | As temperatures plummet and the air gets dense, poor air quality is back on everyone’s mind. Delhi has now got used to welcoming the winter with dystopian smoggy scenes, and an episode of slow wind conditions has triggered a decline in air quality over the past week. However, historical data suggests the air quality has largely been better this year in the national capital.

#MintEmergingMarketsTracker | Launched in Sept 2019, Mint's Emerging Markets Tracker provides a summary of economic activity across 10 large emerging markets based on seven high-frequency indicators. With a composite score of 79, India topped the EM league table in Sept

#PersonalFinance | Bank fixed deposits (FDs) continue to be popular investment products not just among senior citizens who are looking for guaranteed income, but also among investors who can't stomach risks.

Here is a list of banks that offer the highest #FD rates for deposits up to ₹1 crore over various tenures.

#PersonalFinance | China-focused funds have experienced significant volatility in recent months, with declines of 13-19% since Jan. So, should investors stay put in hopes of a recovery or look elsewhere? Jash Kriplani finds out.

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In August this year, the #GST authority imposed a 28% tax on online #gaming companies on the total funds deposited to play online games.

Last week, Delta Corp received a GST notice for short payment of tax to the tune of ₹6,384 crore, taking the overall tax demand on the company to over ₹23,000 crore.

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IT major Tech Mahindra reported a 61.1% year-on-year (YoY) fall in Q2FY24 consolidated net profit at ₹505.3 crore.

In the same quarter last year, the company's net profit was ₹1,299.2 crore.

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India has announced plans to resume #visa services for certain categories amid a diplomatic crisis with #Canada.

The High Commission in Ottawa said that it would restore services for entry, business, medical and conference visas with effect from October 26.

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#MintCharts | India’s top listed companies appear to have a growing problem of retaining talent. While attrition is high for both men and women in some sectors such as IT, BFSI, median attrition rate stood at 19% for women in 2022-23, higher than 16.6% for men.

Today's Plain Facts explores resignations at India Inc.

#Mint20BestFunds | We have hand-picked 20 #mutualfunds for your portfolio that have jumped through hoops of good returns, low risk, good portfolio hygiene and our own qualitative research.

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#PersonalFinance | #InvITs is calculated by dividing the distributed income per annum by the current market price. An investor can continue to earn the yield at the time of investment if the cash flows for the company & distributions are sustained in the future years - ✍writes Akshat Rohatgi

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#RelianceJio has announced a partnership with California-based #Plume to deliver smart home and small business services to its nearly 200 million subscribers across India, leveraging Plume's cloud platform.

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