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ED arrests Karvy Group's CFO, will confront him with MD Prathasarathy
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Parthasarathy and G. Hari have been remanded to four days ED Custody by the concerned court. The agency had earlier got a five day custody of Prathasarathy. He was at that time lodged at Bengaluru jail and was shifted to Chandhalguda jail on a prisoner transit warrant.
Budget 22: Capex likely to focus on jobs creation, PLI expansion
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MSMEs in sectors such as tourism, auto ancillaries amongst others might benefit from an enhanced ECLGS program. In the previous fiscal, the total Capex outlay rose over 30 per cent on a YoY basis to Rs 5.54 lakh crore (Budget Estimate).
Air India's divestment complete; Tata Sons takes over control
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 The Centre on Thursday handed over the management control of national carrier Air India to a subsidiary of Tata Sons. With this Air India's strategic disinvestment was complete after the Centre received a consideration of Rs 2,700 crore from the 'Strategic Partner' -- Talace -- which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. Besides the upfront payment, Talace will retain a debt of Rs 15,300 crore.
Boost to disposable incomes via tax cuts will spur demand for consumer durables
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The PLI scheme commenced in FY22, some companies have not yet been able to complete the required CAPEX and drive growth due to Covid waves in FY22. Hence, we endorse the belief that extension of PLI benefits by 1-2 years will be positive to industry, ICICI Securities said in a report on the white goods sector.
Asian markets tumble to 15 month lows, Fed expected to raise interest rates 6 times this year
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Stock markets in Asia have tumbled to their lowest in nearly 15 months after America's central bank chief confirmed widely expected plans to increase interest rates this year, beginning in March, The Guardian reported. With investors also concerned about political tensions between Russia and Ukraine, supply chain problems, and rising oil prices, the prospect of sustained increases in the cost of borrowing by the world's most powerful economy sent a spasm of anxiety through financial markets on Thursday.
Tata Sons Chairman meets PM ahead of official handover of Air India
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Tata won the bid with a whopping Rs 18,000 crore and took the Air India back after 69 years. This meeting is the final call, in aviation lingo, that now Air India is no longer a government of India enterprise, and has become a private entity. The meeting came after Air India handed over the balance sheet till January 20, 2022 to Talace, an aviation subsidiary of Tata Sons, who will manage the Air India, Air express and Air India's ground handling service.
6 mn electric cars likely to be shipped in 2022: Gartner
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The number of global public EV chargers will rise to 2.1 million units in 2022, up from 1.6 million units in 2021. The market research firm forecasts that electric cars will represent 95 per cent of total EV shipments in 2022 and the remainder will be split between buses, vans, and heavy trucks.
Nearly 30K Bitcoin millionaires wiped in last 3 months
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According to data acquired by financial news portal Finbold, between October and January, the number of Bitcoin addresses holding over $1 million has reduced by 28,186 or 24.26 per cent. According to data acquired by financial news portal Finbold, between October and January, the number of Bitcoin addresses holding over $1 million has reduced by 28,186 or 24.26 per cent.
Equities fall sharply on US Fed's rate hike guidance; Titan top loser
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The Indian equities fell well over one per cent in early trade on Thursday after the US Fed's Federal Open Market Committee said that it was ready to tighten monetary policy through rate hike. In its latest meeting on Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee kept its policy interest rate "near zero" and stated its expectation that an increase in this rate would "soon be appropriate."
Tesla saw a breakthrough 2021 with $5.5 bn net income: Musk
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Elon Musk has said that 2021 was a breakthrough year for Tesla and for electric vehicles in general, as the EV maker ended last year with $5.5 billion in net income, compared to $721 million in 2020. Tesla produced 305,840 vehicles in the fourth quarter, a 70 per cent increase over the previous year. For the full year 2021, the company delivered 936,172 vehicles, just short of the promised 1 million vehicles but still an increase of 87 per cent over the previous year.
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