#MintCharts | Close to 109,000 new companies were set up in the first seven months of the ongoing financial year.

The number of new companies being formed has progressively increased in recent years. At the current pace, the year looks set to end with more companies registered than the record 165,402 of 2022-23.

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#PersonalFinance | Employee stock options (Esops), bonuses, and health insurance. These are a few perquisites given by companies to retain top talent. A few employers provide #lifeinsurance as well.

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🚨 Breaking News | The Supreme Court of India asked the central government to hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir by 30 September 2024 and restore statehood at the earliest.

"We direct that steps shall be taken by the Election Commission of India to conduct elections to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir by 30 September 2024," said CJI reading judgment in Article 370 matter.

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A five-judge bench of the #SupremeCourt delivered the much-awaited verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the central government's decision to abrogate Article 370 in 2019.

While upholding the exercise of abrogating Article 370, the Supreme Court also directed the Centre to restore statehood to the Union territory of #JammuAndKashmir at the earliest.

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#MintCharts | #Sensex hit a peak of 70,000 points on Monday. #Nifty rose to a high of 21,026.10 points. However, they came off their day's high later in volatile trade amid mixed global cues.

Investors are closely watching global trends, key macroeconomic data, and the forthcoming US Federal Reserve policy meeting as the primary drivers for the week's movements in domestic equity markets.

#BreakingNews | #MohanYadav, who is an MLA from Ujjain South, has been elected the next Chief Minister of #MadhyaPradesh, according to the reports.

Narendra Tomar has been elected as the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker.

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#MintCharts | Most Indians acknowledge the concern that #climatechange presents, a new survey conducted by Mint in collaboration with Development Intelligence Unit showed.

All but 5% of respondents to the survey agreed that India’s climatic patterns had seen at least some changes in the last two decades. The share of those who perceived significant changes in the climate was greater in urban India (46%) than in rural parts (38%). Men (46%) were more likely to report significant climatic changes than women (38%).

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#PersonalFinance | #Scapia offers a lifetime free (LTF) #creditcard in partnership with Federal Bank that earns rewards on most purchases and lets you redeem the accumulated rewards towards hotels and flight tickets through its mobile application.

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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.

A newly-formed unit of #Reliance's Viacom18 will reportedly absorb #Disney's Star India through a share swap deal in January as per the discussions, according to a report.

A newly-formed unit of Reliance's Viacom18 will reportedly absorb Disney's Star India through a share swap deal in January as per the discussions.

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India has one of the strongest #hiring sentiments in the world over the next three months, with 37% of businesses planning to increase their staff levels in response to strong domestic demand, a report has stated.

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#PersonalFinance | Global trends are slowly turning optimistic, including early signs of foreign investors making a comeback in domestic markets. All these are major factors that will drive upward movement going forward.

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Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO #AdarPoonawalla is all set to buy the most expensive house of London.

According to media reports, the house in London bagged the title of being the most expensive house in 2023 and is worth ₹1446 crore.

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First-time MLA #BhajanlalSharma to be the next Rajasthan chief minister.

The BJP picked Sharma as Rajasthan’s new chief minister, ending days of speculation that followed its victory in the assembly polls.

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India's consumer price index (#CPI)-based inflation rose to 5.5% in November 2023 - at the fastest pace in three months, due to a surge in food prices, according to the Statistics Ministry.

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#MintCharts | India’s #retailinflation rose to a three-month high in November due to higher food prices.

The Consumer Price Index (#CPI)-based #inflation stood at 5.5% in November, up from 4.87% in October and 5.02% in September, according to data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation.

Today's #MintMetric by Bibek Debroy!