Today's news

 Today’s quote:

“Keep your mind focused, 

yet flexible. A flexible mind 

finds opportunities and a 

focused mind turns them 

into success.”

Happy Thursday Morning Everyone 🪴ji

Today's Headlines from :

*Economic Times*

📝 Tata Motors looks to local battery play as EV competition rises

📝 Sun Petrochemicals inks pact with Telangana govt for setting up Rs 45,500 cr pumped storage projects

📝 Domestic air traffic grows to 16.13 crore in 2024

📝 Google to invest fresh $1 billon in OpenAI rival Anthropic: Report

📝 Pidilite Industries Q3 Results: Profit rises 9% to Rs 557 crore, revenue up 8%

📝 Hudco board approves exit from Ind Bank Housing

📝 Water purifier firm Kent RO files IPO papers with Sebi

📝 Reliance Consumer adds SIL foods to its plate, eyes bigger bite in FMCG market

📝 Zeelab Pharmacy raises $2.4 million from OTP Ventures

📝 Healthcare platform Raaz App raises $1 million in round led by Fireside Ventures

📝 DeHaat acquires farm advisory platform AgriCentral

*Business Standard*

📝 AI, autonomous robotics firm Ati Motors raises $20 mn in Series B funding

📝 Essar Renewables signs agreement to invest Rs 8,000 cr in Maharashtra

📝 HDFC Bank Q3 results: Net profit rises 2% to Rs 16,736 cr, NII up 7.7%

📝 Tata Communications Q3 results: Net profit soars 426.5% to Rs 236 crore

📝 HUL Q3 results: PAT rises 18.9% to Rs 2,984 cr, volume growth remains flat

📝 NRAI to move CCI in 10 days, push small restaurants to join ONDC platform

📝 Captain Fresh seeks to disrupt $450 bn seafood market with technology

📝 Chhattisgarh to open doors to 300,000 houses under PMAY-Gramin scheme

📝 EPFO adds 1.46 million net members in November, new additions rise 4.88%

📝 Rupee strengthens to 86.33 as dollar index falls, RBI swaps aid gains

📝 India Inc's investments rise 39% to Rs 32 trn in nine months: SBI Report

📝 Union cabinet extends National Health Mission for another 5 years

📝 Smartphones emerge as second-largest export category, shows govt data

📝 BPCL Q3 results: Net profit rises 19.6% to Rs 3,806 cr, revenue down 1.9%

*Financial Express*

📝 Sebi seeks comments on plan for Rs 250 small-ticket SIPs

📝 BSNL loses subscribers after four months, Jio gains

📝 Corporate hiring hits one-year high, up 31% in December; AI jobs grow 42% in 2 years

📝 Cabinet hikes jute MSP by 6% to Rs 5,650 per quintal

📝 HUL acquires premium beauty brand, Minimalist

📝 Polycab India Q3 Results: Profit rises by 11.49% to Rs 464.35 crore, revenue up 20.40% YoY

*Mint*

📝 India sets ambitious target of 10,000 GI tags by 2030 to close gap with rivals

📝 DPIIT collaborates with Apna to offer hiring credits and strengthen startups

📝 Ally Offloads Credit-Card Business, $2.3 Billion Loan Portfolio

📝 NSE adds 1 crore investors in 5 months; surpasses 11 cr mark

📝 Persistent Systems Q3 Results: Profit surges 30% YoY; interim dividend declared.