203: Top News Podcast: US accepts Russia invite for talks on Ukraine; Paytm closes at all-time low; CBI grills ex-NSE CEO Chitra Ramkrishna
The domestic market extended losses for the third straight day as investors remained cautious due to the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Sensex ended 54 points lower at 57,833 and Nifty50 fell below 17,300 at the close. RIL, Infosys, Ultratech Cement, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, and M&M accounted for most losses on Sensex and HDFC twins, L&T, TCS, and Axis Bank were ...
8m Feb 18, 2022
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202: Top News Podcast: Explosives found in east Delhi; Rakesh Jhunjhunwala says India will grow at 10% by 2025-26; NSE-Yogi Saga and more
The Delhi Police found an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a bag from a house in the Old Seemapuri area in Delhi on Thursday, reports said. Earlier, calls regarding unattended bags and bomb threats at two different places in east Delhi created panic. According to a source cited by news agency IANS, an investigation in the Seemapuri IED call has revealed links to the Ghazipur incident, wher...
9m Feb 17, 2022
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201: Top News Podcast: Bappi Lahiri passes away; NATO contests Russia’s claim of troops pullback; 2022 salary hikes and more
Legendary music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri aka the 'King of Disco' passed away on Wednesday. He was 69. The singer died at a Mumbai hospital battling multiple health issues. From Disco Dancer, Chalte Chalte to Tamma Tamma, the Kolkata-born musician has given numerous hit songs over the years that continue to play in people’s minds. In fact, the 'disco king' was the one who introduced Bol...
7m Feb 16, 2022
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200: Top News Podcast: Russia says some forces pulling back amid Ukraine crisis; Shankar Sharma on LIC IPO; global EV sales up 109% in 2021 and more
Russia said some units participating in military exercises were returning to their bases on Tuesday, adding to glimmers of hope that the Kremlin may not be planning to invade Ukraine imminently. However, it gave no details on where the troops were pulling back from, or how many. Britain, the United States, the European Union and other allies have warned they would impose heavy economic sanctio...
8m Feb 15, 2022
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199: Top News Podcast: RBI warns crypto investors; no home-quarantine for international arrivals; 20 firms selected for auto PLI scheme
The Reserve Bank of India kept key lending rates —repo rate and reverse repo rate —unchanged at 4 percent and 3.35 percent, respectively on Thursday. The central bank has projected 7.8 percent GDP growth in FY23, which is lower than the Finance Ministry’s estimate of 8 to 8.5 percent. Investors cheered the RBI's status quo on key interest rates and policy stance with most rate-sensitive stocks...
7m Feb 10, 2022
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198: Top News Podcast | Karnataka hijab row case sent to Chief Justice; market extends gains to 2nd day; UP 1st phase voting tomorrow and more
The single judge of the Karnataka High Court hearing the case related to the Hijab ban in school-college campuses referred the matter to Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi on Wednesday. The state government, meanwhile, has imposed a 2-week ban on gatherings and protests near educational institutions in Bengaluru. In this edition of Top News Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar shares the lates...
8m Feb 09, 2022
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197: Cryptocurrency Podcast: Identifying legitimacy of cryptocurrency project
 The enthusiasm around cryptocurrency investments has made it increasingly important for investors to keep a check on the authenticity of any crypto project they invest in to safeguard themselves from potential scams. Manisha Gupta of CNBC-TV18 spoke to Faisal Kawasoo, Founder of Techarc, and Abhinav Venkat, Director - Product at WazirX, about identifying the legitimacy of a crypto project in ...
29m Feb 09, 2022
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196: Top News Podcast | Yogi-Kejriwal's Twitter spat, Karnataka schools closed over hijab row to Adani Wilmar’s strong market debut
The stock market snapped its three-day losing run with both Sensex and Nifty ending higher in a volatile trading session on Tuesday, ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's policy outcome on February 10. Auto, metal, pharma and PSU bank stocks gained while all other sectoral indices ended in the red. In this edition of Top News Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar also shares the latest on ass...
10m Feb 08, 2022
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195: Top News Podcast | Delhi eases COVID-19 curbs; UP CM Yogi Adityanath files nomination from Gorakhpur; Meta stock sell-off and more
Indian shares ended lower for the second straight day on Friday. Sensex fell 143 points to close at 58,645 and Nifty50 dropped 44 points to close at 17,516. However, on a weekly basis, both indices gained more than 2 percent each after failing for two consecutive weeks. On the global front, Facebook’s parent company Meta suffered one of the worst single-day losses in stock market history on Th...
9m Feb 04, 2022
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194: Top News Podcast | Banks’ call for open bid for Future Retail assets to property tax relief in Mumbai and more
Sensex and Nifty fell on Thursday to retreat from two-week highs registered in the previous session, as the bulls halted a winning run that began on the eve of the Union Budget for FY23. Sensex ended 770 points lower at 58,788 and Nifty50 fell more than 200 points to settle at 17,560. Even as many believe the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would soon hike interest rates, Keki Mistry, vice-chairma...
8m Feb 03, 2022
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193: Budget 2022 | Nirmala Sitharaman on ‘achievable’ FY23 growth target; capex boost, govt’s push to go green and more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman exclusively interacted with Rahul Joshi, Editor-in-Chief of Network18, on Wednesday about the major announcements in Budget 2022. In this episode of Budget Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar shares Sitharaman’s comments from the interview, in which she said, if things go the way they are going now, the 8 percent GDP growth target for FY23 is achievable....
7m Feb 02, 2022
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192: Budget 2022: No relief for taxpayers; 30% tax on crypto profits; battery swapping policy and more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Budget for the 2022-23 fiscal on Tuesday. A massive capex boost was announced, more credit lines have been proposed for small businesses, and a push for digital banking and amendments to strengthen the bankruptcy law were among other key announcements. However, against all expectations, Sitharaman did not tinker with the personal income tax rat...
14m Feb 01, 2022
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191: Budget 2022 | Economic Survey pegs FY23 GDP growth at 8-8.5%; fintechs call for relaxed tax norms, digital infra boost and more
Just one day to go for Nirmala Sitharaman to make the Budget 2022 speech and for the country to find out what the government has decided for each industry for FY23 and how the reforms will impact the common man. In this edition of Budget Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar will not only share what various sectors are expecting from tomorrow’s announcement but also about the Economic Survey...
8m Jan 31, 2022
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190: Budget 2022 | What women entrepreneurs, edtech startups, fintechs and chipmakers expect from FM Nirmala Sitharaman
The budget 2022 countdown has begun and come February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce the annual financial statement for next fiscal. In this episode of the Budget Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar shares what edtech startups, fintechs, chipmakers, and women want from the upcoming budget. According to the WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2021, India has slipped 28...
8m Jan 28, 2022
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189: Budget 2022 | ‘Roll back GST hike on mobile phones, better internet connectivity for online classes, tax sops’, industry experts share wishlist
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will make the Budget 2022 announcement next week and all sectors are awaiting relief to ensure ease of doing business, especially given the pandemic situation at hand. But, what does the common man want? In this episode of Budget Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar shares the expectations of sectors including infrastructure, education, telecom, and...
8m Jan 27, 2022
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188: Budget 2022 | ‘Crypto regulation, revised GST slabs, Indian shipping line’: What industry experts want from FM Nirmala Sitharaman
In the run up to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2022, experts across industries have been sharing their wishlists for the government to include in the annual financial plan. In this edition of the Budget Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar shares the expectations of the consumer durables, retail, and IT sector. She also talks about what the silk saree, food and beverage...
8m Jan 25, 2022
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187: Cryptocurrency Podcast: Balancing traditional portfolios for blockchain assets
Blockchain assets have taken over all investment-related conversations lately, especially since non-fungible tokens (NFTs) hit the market. But not all portfolios are ready yet to include blockchain assets in the mix. Manisha Gupta of CNBC-TV18 spoke to Vatsal Kanakiya, Principal and CTO, 100X and Rashmi R Padhy, VP-Biz Operations, WazirX about how blockchain assets can be incorporated into tra...
25m Jan 25, 2022
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186: Budget 2022 | ‘Tax reforms, relaxed compliance norms’: What retail, e-commerce, logistics sectors expect from FM
The countdown to Budget 2022 has begun and we’re just a week away from finding out what the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has decided for 2022-23 fiscal. In this edition of the Budget 2022 Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar shares what the market wants from the upcoming budget and what retail, e-commerce, and logistics sectors expect from the Sitharaman’s announcement on Febru...
7m Jan 24, 2022
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185: Budget 2022: Small auto component manufacturers eye EV incentives; jewellery sector wants reduction in duties on gold, diamonds and more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharmaman is just 10 days away from making the Budget 2022 speech. Various sectors of the economy have put forth their demands to be included in the annual financial statement. In this edition of the Budget 2022 Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar shares the wishlist of the automobile, education, jewellery and other sectors and what global brokerages think ...
8m Jan 21, 2022
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184: Budget 2022: Centre mulls phasing out some tax exemptions; crypto sector wants clarity on classification, taxation and more
As Budget 2022 announcement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman draws close, several sectors of the economy have come up with their wishlists. In this episode of the Budget 2022 Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar talks about what different sectors, including cryptocurrency and service sectors, want to be included in the annual financial statement. She also shares experts think th...
8m Jan 20, 2022
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183: Top News Podcast: Will Omicron mark end of pandemic?; Paytm shares at record low; Sania Mirza’s retirement plan and more
Scientists and public health officials have expressed hope that the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with its rapid waves and low fatality, will be the impetus needed to change COVID-19 into an endemic from a pandemic. But not all experts are so optimistic. Further mutations and the emergence of more dangerous variants remain a major threat. In this edition of Top News Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kani...
9m Jan 19, 2022
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182: Top News Podcast: Govt may tweak new income tax regime; Bhagwant Mann is AAP’s Punjab CM candidate; auto stocks decline and more
The government is looking to make the new simplified personal income tax regime more attractive for the salaried class, sources told CNBC-TV18 on Tuesday. It is also considering proposals on increasing standard deduction limit, the window for medical insurance premium and simplification in capital gains tax rules, sources added. As assembly elections 2022 draw closer, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aad...
9m Jan 18, 2022
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177: Budget 2022 Podcast | Revise basic income tax exemption, Section 80C limits: Tax2win suggests to Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set for the Budget 2022 speech on February 1 and what citizens await the most are the announcements on income tax. In this episode of the Budget Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar gets in conversation with Abhishek Soni, co-founder of Tax2win, to find out what the salaried personnel expect from the Budget for 2022-23 fiscal. Will there be a chan...
21m Jan 14, 2022
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180: Budget 2022 Podcast: Clear calls for reduced GST on insurance premiums, separate tax rebate on ELSS, mutual funds
Ahead of Budget 2022, Finance Ministry in December 2021 said, net direct tax collection last year has touched Rs 9.45 trillion, growing 60.8 percent from the year-ago period. In this edition of the Budget 2022 Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar gets in conversation with Preeti Khurana, Director of Advocacy and Regulation, Clear (formerly ClearTax), to find out what people want in order to...
20m Jan 14, 2022
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179: Budget 2022 Podcast: Increase home loans tax deduction, savings interest income limits: Bankbazaar.com’s Adhil Shetty urges govt
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is just weeks away from making the Budget 2022 speech as taxpayers eagerly wait for reforms to boost their spending power. In this edition of the brand new Budget Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar speaks with Adhil Shetty, the CEO of Bankbazaar.com to find out what consumers expect from the Budget for the 2022-23 financial year. While demand for an in...
21m Jan 14, 2022
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181: Top News Podcast | 3rd UP minister exits Yogi Adityanath’s Cabinet; term policy premiums likely to go up; JM Financials on IT stocks and more
India’s political sphere is abuzz as elections dates in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur are coming closer. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh Cabinet saw its third minister Dharam Singh Saini resign from his post on Thursday. In Punjab, the Congress unit president took a dig at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal over his ‘Punjab model’ of governance....
8m Jan 13, 2022
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178: Top News Podcast: ‘Delhi, Mumbai 3rd COVID wave peak this week’; standard income tax deduction likely to be hiked; IT stocks rally and more
While the Omicron variant becoming dominant in the metro, Delhi and Mumbai are likely to witness the peak of the third COVID-19 wave this week, Dr Anurag Agrawal, Director at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) said on Tuesday. Delhi, meanwhile, has ordered all private offices to remain shut and operate from home amid surgin...
9m Jan 11, 2022
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176: Top News Podcast: Over 1 lakh daily COVID-19 cases; SC stays PM Modi security breach probes; Ola Electric on e-scooters delivery and more
India’s daily coronavirus case tally surged past one lakh, according to Union Health Ministry data on Thursday morning. The figure includes over 3,000 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Following the rapid rise in cases, the government has made it compulsory for all international arrivals to undergo seven-day home quarantine and has issued fresh guidelines, which will be effective from ...
9m Jan 07, 2022
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175: Top News Podcast: Record daily jump in Omicron cases; ‘Bulli Bai’ case main conspirator arrested; market snaps 4-day winning run and more
India’s daily COVID-19 tally surpassed 90,900 on Thursday, Union Health Ministry data showed. Moreover, the country registered the biggest single spike of 495 Omicron cases, which takes the total number of cases of the new COVID variant to 2,630. However, according to reports, though big cities Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases the corresponding rise in hospi...
8m Jan 06, 2022
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174: Top News Podcast: India's 1st Omicron death confirmed in Rajasthan; PM Modi skips Punjab rally; IT stocks plunge and more
India has reported the first death linked to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Rajasthan's Udaipur, reports citing the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The 73-year-old man died last week due to post-COVID-19 pneumonia coupled with comorbidities, officials said. Following the massive rise in coronavirus cases, several more states including Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Kerala, and Karnataka have...
9m Jan 05, 2022
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173: Top News Podcast: New COVID-19 variant ‘IHU’ detected in France; China building bridge across Pangong Lake; weekend curfew in Delhi and more
As the world grapples with the highly mutated Omicron variant, scientists have identified a new strain of the COVID-19 causing virus ‘IHU’ in Southern France. Researchers on Tuesday said it is too early to speculate on how the new strain behaves as far as infection and protection from vaccines is concerned. Meanwhile in India’s daily coronavirus case tally has surpassed 37,300 whereas the Omic...
9m Jan 04, 2022
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172: Top News Podcast: Mark Mobius’ 2022 market outlook; COVID-19 vaccination for kids; Ola Electric’s ‘big’ promises and more
The Indian stock market started 2022 with a bang with gains as both Sensex and Nifty surged over 1.5 percent at close on January 3. However, market guru Mark Mobius says this year will be very different for the market and going back to basics will work. Meanwhile, COVID-19 vaccination for children in the age group of 15-18 years began today with Covaxin as the only jab available for this age g...
8m Jan 03, 2022
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171: Top News Podcast: From first SMS sold as NFT to explosion in Ludhiana court
The Indian equity benchmark indices closed higher for the third straight session on Thursday as concerns related to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 seemed to settle. The stocks of tech majors Tech Mahindra, Infosys and Birlasoft hit 52-week highs and experts say “IT is going to be in fashion.” Meanwhile, a blast inside the district court complex in Punjab’s Ludhiana left one person dead and th...
9m Dec 23, 2021
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170: Top News Podcast: Zee, Sony lock merger; no Christmas, New Year gatherings in Delhi; Metro Brands weak listing and more
Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt Ltd (SPNI) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) on Wednesday said they have signed definitive agreements for their merger. The two companies will combine their linear networks, digital assets, production operations, and program libraries, they said. Meanwhile, Sensex and Nifty extended gains for the second straight session and closed over 1 percent high...
7m Dec 22, 2021
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169: Top News Podcast: Market rebounds; Bill to link Aadhaar, Voter ID gets Rajya Sabha nod; Omicron now dominant COVID strain in US and more
The Indian equity benchmarks rebounded on Tuesday after a two-day selloff, tracking gains in the IT and metal stocks. Telecom stocks, including Reliance Industries, Vodafone Idea, and Bharti Airtel, also rallied up to 7 percent during today’s session as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released October data. Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha has passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bi...
9m Dec 21, 2021
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168: Top News Podcast: Sensex, Nifty at 4-month closing lows; $30 bn crypto investments in 2021; ‘no evidence Omicron less severe than Delta’ and more
The concerns about the Omicron variant on coronavirus have resurfaced with the spike in cases around the world. This has spooked investors, triggering an intense selloff in global equities. Monday’s trading session started on a negative note, with benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 later slumping to more than four-month closing lows. Meanwhile, a UK new study has said there is no evidence that Omic...
10m Dec 20, 2021
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167: Top News Podcast: Nifty gives up 17k amid global sell-off; Amarinder Singh, BJP announce alliance in Punjab, 101 Omicron cases in India and more
Indian equity benchmarks suffered sharp losses on Friday tracking a sell-off across global markets. Experts suggest central banks' hawkish stance, Omicron concerns, and FII selling seem to have spooked investors. However, Edelweiss Securities Sandip Agarwal sees three more years of the current IT upcycle. On the political front, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Punjab’s former chief minist...
8m Dec 17, 2021
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166: Top News Podcast: ‘Mild COVID wave likely in Jan-Feb’; Cabinet nod to increasing women’s marriage age, Gita Gopinath on Budget 2022 and more
India could see a mild COVID-19 wave in January-February, Himanshu Baid, the managing director of Poly Medicure, said on Thursday, adding that the nation is much better prepared for it. Meanwhile, Mumbai Police has imposed prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 until December 31 banning large gatherings to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In a significant move, the Union Cabinet has clear...
8m Dec 16, 2021
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165: Top News Podcast: Group Captain Varun Singh dies; Tatas return to beauty market; Virat Kohli on being replaced as ODI captain & more
Decorated air warrior Group Captain Varun Singh died at a military hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday, a week after he was seriously injured in the chopper crash near Coonoor that killed CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 armed forces personnel. Meanwhile, in the stock market, benchmark indices closed lower for the fourth straight session as fears of a hawkish Fed sent headline indices slump...
8m Dec 15, 2021
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164: Top News Podcast: Omicron cases in India likely to spike; wholesale inflation at 14.23% in Nov; hiring spree to continue and more
India is likely to see a large number of cases of the COVID-19 variant Omicron, virologist and microbiologist Dr Gagandeep Kang said on Tuesday. According to her, a booster shot against coronavirus may provide 70-75 percent protection against symptomatic infection.  On the economy front, the wholesale price-based inflation surged to more than a decade high of 14.23 percent in November, compare...
9m Dec 14, 2021
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163: Top News Podcast: General Bipin Rawat cremated; Rakesh Jhunjhunwala on Star Health tepid debut; Rs 76k crore incentive for chip set makers and more
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, who died in a military chopper crash on December 8, was laid to rest with full military honours on Friday. His two daughters performed the last rites. Meanwhile, the share markets snapped a three-day gaining streak and ended the session flat. Despite Star Health’s tepid debut in the secondary market, ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala says though near-...
8m Dec 10, 2021
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162: Top News Podcast: Crash survivor Group Capt Varun Singh at Bengaluru hospital; farmers call off protest; Vi shares rally 15% and more
Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper crash near Coonoor, was on Thursday moved to Bengaluru for better treatment, officials said. His condition is stated to be still critical. Meanwhile, the cremation of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika will take place in Delhi Cantonment on December 10. In this edition of Top News ...
9m Dec 09, 2021
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161: Top News Podcast: CDS General Bipin Rawat dies in air crash; RBI retains repo rate at 4%; Nykaa shares tumble and more
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 more personnel of the armed forces died as the military chopper they were on board crashed in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday afternoon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and the armed forces condoled the deaths. Meanwhile, at the Reserve Bank of India monetary policy announcement, the central bank ...
8m Dec 08, 2021
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160: Top News Podcast: Serum Institute to cut Covishield production; LIC IPO likely in Q4; record IIT placements and more
The Serum Institute of India has decided to reduce the production of the coronavirus vaccine Covishield by at least 50 percent from next week as it has not received further orders from the government, Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the vaccine manufacturing firm told CNBC-TV18 on December 7. On the economic front, the Indian economy is showing strong signs of recovery from the devastation caused by t...
9m Dec 07, 2021
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159: Top News Podcast: VI shares surge 12%; FM calls for global action to regulate technology; Saurabh Mukherjea on market correction and more
Even as Indian equity benchmark indices erased opening gains at close on December 3, the shares of Vodafone Idea soared over 12 percent, hitting a 52-week high, on account of the telecom department returning bank guarantees to the tune of Rs 12,000 crore to the telecom. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there should be a global mechanism to monitor technology, whether it is a...
8m Dec 03, 2021
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157: Cryptocurrency Podcast: Experts debunk myths about crypto
The cryptocurrency market has been gaining immense popularity. Between 2020 and 2021, the world of crypto gained considerable traction and has been witnessing mixed trends. There is increasing room for doubt lurking among investors while they try to decipher this global technological wonder. The crypto markets have witnessed extreme volatility in the last few days, experts on CNBC-TV18 have hi...
28m Dec 02, 2021
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158: Top News Podcast: India detects 2 Omicron cases; petrol gets cheaper in Delhi; Uber to allow booking rides on WhatsApp and more
Two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in Karnataka, the Union government said on December 2. It urged people not to panic and instead follow COVID-appropriate behaviour and get vaccinated without delay. Meanwhile, the Delhi government has reduced the VAT on petrol to 19.40 percent from 30 percent, bringing down the price of the fuel in the city by about Rs 8 pe...
8m Dec 02, 2021
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156: Top News Podcast: India's crypto Bill to be tabled soon; Go Fashion makes stellar debut; Twitter's a new CEO and more
The Indian government will bring in a new Bill on cryptocurrency once it is approved by the Union Cabinet, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on November 30 in Rajya Sabha. She also cautioned those who are investing in cryptocurrencies and asked them to be careful. In this edition of the Top News Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar shares the latest developments on the COVID variant O...
8m Nov 30, 2021
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155: Top News Podcast: New COVID variant in South Africa; Black Friday for market; international flights to resume from Dec 15 and more
A new COVID-19 variant - B.1.1.529 has been detected in South Africa. The World Health Organization has said the early analysis shows this variant has a large number of mutations that require and will undergo further study. In this edition of Top News Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar shares more about the new variant, its transmissibility, why experts have called it a cause of concern a...
7m Nov 26, 2021
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154: Top News Podcast: Crypto won’t become legal currency; Maharashtra 3rd COVID wave in Dec; Noida airport ceremony and more
While there remains uncertainty about the future of cryptocurrencies in India, one thing has definitely been clarified. That, it’s not becoming a legal currency. Finance Secretary TV Somanathan has said that cryptocurrencies will not be a legal tender by any means, it's absolutely off the cards. In this edition of Top News Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar shares more developments on cry...
9m Nov 25, 2021
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