December

Keerthy Suresh, the popular actress, recently visited the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, with her father, G. Suresh Kumar, and her mother, actress Menaka. During her visit, Keerthy shared with the media that she was there to seek blessings for her upcoming Bollywood debut and her wedding, which will take place in December. She revealed that the wedding would be held in Goa.

PV sales race past 1 million mark in Q3 FY24, up 8.26% YoY, shows SIAM data

While domestic auto sales across all segments grew 19.48 percent YoY, PV exports slipped slightly to 1,69,463 units against 1,70,458 units during this period.

Weekly Funding Wrap: Large cheques, late-stage deals make a comeback; startups raise about $105 million

The week saw Sarvam.ai, Sleep Company and CoreEL raise cheques in over $15 million range in contrast to the past weeks when there were few such deals

How traders can profit in December

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2024 Kia Sonet facelift set to break cover on December 14

It has been a little over three years since the Kia Sonet made its appearance on Indian roads and the SUV is lined up for its first mid-lifecycle update. Expect new exteriors and interiors on the same powertrain options.

A $188 billion exodus shows China’s heft fading in world markets

Foreign holdings of the nation’s equities and debt have fallen by about 1.37 trillion yuan ($188 billion), or 17%, from a December-2021 peak through the end of June this year, according to Bloomberg calculations based on the latest data from the central bank.

Ex-US President Barack Obama, Dalai Lama to visit Karnataka in Dec

Former US president Barack Obama and Tibetan religious head Dalai Lama will visit Mandya in Karnataka in December to lay foundation stone for an International Yoga and Meditation Centre.

FDI equity inflows decline 15% to USD 36.75 billion in April-December FY23

The FDI inflows stood at USD 43.17 billion during the corresponding period of the previous year.

Siemens December quarter profit up 85% to Rs 462 crore

In the year-ago period, net profit of the company was Rs 250 crore, as per a BSE filing. The company follows October-September financial year. Total income rose to Rs 4,116.8 crore in the quarter from Rs 3,480.9 crore in the same period a year ago.

India-Pakistan trade stood at $1.35 billion during April-Dec 2022

Similarly, the country's trade with China has aggregated at about USD 87 billion during the nine-month period of this fiscal, according to the data provided by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

Medicine sales by dealers to retailers stood at Rs 1.40 lakh crore in April-December: Mansukh Mandaviya

In a written reply to a query, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya laid a statement on the table of the Upper House stating no separate data is, however, maintained regarding consumption of generic medicines in the country.

Tata Power to operationalise solar cell, module facility by December end: CEO Praveer Sinha

In July 2022, Tata Power inked a pact with the Tamil Nadu government to invest Rs 3,000 crore for setting up a new facility to manufacture solar cells and modules in Tirunelveli district of the state.

V-Guard net profit declines 27% to Rs 39 crore in December quarter

Its revenue from operations was at Rs 980.83 crore, up 1.37 per cent during the period under review as against Rs 967.56 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.

Demand for non-tech jobs grew during December 2022: Report

Global job site Indeed's monthly jobs insights showed that healthcare allied fields such as dental and nursing have the highest job postings on its platform at 30.8 per cent in December 2022.

Blue Dart Express net profit declines 28% in December quarter

The company had posted a standalone PAT of Rs 122.20 crore in the third quarter of the previous fiscal, the company said in a statement.

December retail sales fall 1.1% after slipping in November

Retail sales fell 1.1% in December, following a revised 1% drop in November, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. In October, retail sales ticked up 1.3%, helped by early holiday shopping.

Wholesale inflation in US slowed further in December to 6.2%

The latest year-over-year figure was down from 7.3% in November and from a recent peak of 11.7% in March. On a monthly basis, the government said Wednesday that its producer price index, which measures costs before they reach consumers, dropped 0.5% from November to December.

NTPC produces 14.55 MT coal from captive mines in April-December

The power giant had produced 9.65 MT of coal from its captive coal mines in the year-ago period

MCL supplied 143.4 million tonnes of coal this fiscal till December: Coal India

Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd's (MCL) supplies accounted for 28.2 per cent of the total off-take of 507.8 million tonnes from Coal India Ltd (CIL).

India's coal production rises 16% to 608 MT in April-December period: Govt

India's coal production was 522.34 MT in the corresponding period of previous fiscal.

IEX trade volume falls 7% to 8,452 million units in December

The IEX total trade volume in December 2021 was 9,035 million units (MU).

Royal Enfield sales fall 7% to 68,400 units in December

Domestic sales were down 8 per cent last month to 59,821 units compared to 65,187 units in December 2021.

India's electricity consumption grows 11% to 121.19 billion units in December

The robust growth of power consumption indicates sustained momentum of economic activities in December.

Petrol, diesel sales surge in December as economy picks up momentum

Petrol sales soared 8.6 per cent to 2.76 million tonnes in December, as compared to 2.54 million tonnes of consumption in the same month last year.

PE/VC funding tanked 30% in 2022; here's how Indian startups fared this year

The average deal size of late-stage transactions (investment into companies that are over 10 years old, or Series G or later rounds of institutional investments) fell 39 percent to $90 million in 2022 from $148 million last year.