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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Ira Puranik
4 hours agoIn 2024, the Malayalam film industry faced scrutiny over reports of alleged drug abuse. Malayalam actor Vincy Aloshious had previously announced her refusal to work with actors who use drugs, triggering online debates. She has now clarified her position, citing a disturbing incident where a drugged …
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1 month ago | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Ira Puranik
SynopsisThe Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has identified serious lapses in the claim settlement practices of Star Health and Allied Insurance.
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1 month ago | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Ira Puranik
How will this benefit the common man? How will small and large merchants benefit from this? In a bid to keep the UPI ecosystem affordable and accessible for all users, the government recently launched an incentive scheme for the “promotion of low-value BHIM-UPI transactions Person to Merchant (P2M)”.
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1 month ago | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Ira Puranik
What changes in the new income tax bill enforce this? Challenge to fundamental right to privacy? Will it be constitutionally valid? Can this search and seizure be extended to the company where the assessee is employed?
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Neelanjit Das |Ira Puranik
1 day ago Indian stocks' worst run in 29 years, wiping $1 trillion in wealth, may yet have legs India's NSE Nifty 50 recorded its fifth straight monthly loss - its longest such streak since 1996 - making India the worst performing global market, … 2 hours ago FPIs Withdraw INR 34,574 Crore From Equities in February; Total Outflow Hits INR 1.12 Lakh Crore in 2025 Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 34,574 crore from the Indian equity markets in February pushing total outflows to Rs 1.12 lakh...
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
businessinsider.in | Ira Puranik
“Ye le beta, humare khaandani sone ke gehne. Ise girvi rakhva de, shayad kuch paise aa jaye ghar main.”How many times have we seen similar dialogues repeat itself in Bollywood films of the 70s and 80s—abject poverty and a frail-looking old mother pleading to her son to pawn the family’s heirloom gold ornaments to a jeweller, all to get a few bucks? Well, if you’d ask that son in 2024, he’d rather hit the loan button on his Demat account than pawn his mother’s gold jewellery.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
businessinsider.in | Ira Puranik
It's time to move over from plain, vanilla budget basics! Indians are no longer looking for “best purchases and value buys under Rs 1,000”—at least not as much as before. India's getting fancy, and how! From gold-flaked chocolates to swanky SUVs that look like they’re wheeled straight out of a Bollywood blockbuster, Indian companies are rapidly jazzing up their product lines, even faster than you can say the word "premiumization."But what does this mean for Indian companies and consumers?
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Ira Puranik
1 hour agoApple CEO Tim Cook has revealed his favourite AI tool that helps him save up his time. As told to Wall Street Journal Magazine, he starts his day early, between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m., by checking his iPhone for new emails and sales updates. For years, Cook personally read through every message, …
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
businessinsider.in | Ira Puranik
Imagine this. You have a younger sibling you’re mighty envious of. And why not? Unlike you, they seem to enjoy all the freedom and money in the world. They party like there’s no tomorrow, and here you are, stuck in a boring, ultra-disciplined but responsible routine that feels completely devoid of any independence, and mostly, funds. But of late, things are changing. This sibling is in massive trouble and just cannot escape the parent’s wrath anymore.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Ira Puranik
1 hour agoI get it if you’re a bit wary of this latest market rally: We’ve got a volatile (to say the least!) election now days away. And while the Fed says rates are headed lower, there’s still a lingering uncertainty about where, exactly, they’ll land. While a bit of anxiety is understandable, we do not want …
