US says nuclear talks with Iran at 'decisive moment'

Speaking in Berlin after meeting senior diplomats from Germany, France and Britain, Blinken said that the longer Iran fails to comply with the 2015 Vienna accord - intended to rein in Tehran's nuclear program - the closer it would get to being able to build an atomic weapon.

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RBI says liquidity rebalancing evolved satisfactorily; holds repo auction amid GST outflow

“As stated in Governor’s statement of December 8, 2021, the Reserve Bank has been rebalancing the surplus liquidity in the system by shifting it out of the fixed-rate overnight reverse repo window into the variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auctions of longer maturity. Overall, this rebalancing has proceeded on a pre-announced glide path and has evolved...

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MSCI rejig could be non-event; this stock may replace IOC in Nifty, says Edelweiss

The brokerage does not expect any inclusion or exclusion in the forthcoming quarterly review

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Finance ministry relaxes spending norms to boost public spending

As per the spending guidelines, ministries and departments are required to make monthly or quarterly expenditure plans and cap it at 25% of Budget Estimates in each of the first three quarters. For the fourth quarter, it has to cap it at 33% of the BE and 15% in March.

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India-UK FTA talks will go very, very quickly, says Mayor Andy Street

The negotiations between India and the UK to strike a free trade agreement (FTA), which was launched last week, will conclude quickly due to an "absolute agreement" at the senior political level, the Mayor for the West Midlands region of England has said.

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Formal job creation in India jumped by 37.9% in November 2021: EPFO data

Month-on-month, EPFO registered a growth of 25.6% in November or 0.28 lakh more subscribers added compared to 1.11 million net new subscribers added in October 2021.

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Akhilesh Yadav to contest UP polls from Karhal seat in party stronghold of Mainpuri

​​Akhilesh, who is an MP from Azamgarh seat, had on Wednesday said he would decide on contesting the polls after talking to the people of his constituency.

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Retail inflation for farm, rural workers rise to 4.78%, 5.03% in December

The All-India Consumer Price Index numbers for agricultural labourers and rural labourers for December 2021 increased by 5 points each to stand at 1,097 and 1,106 points respectively.

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Market movers: CLSA continues with ‘sell’ on Bajaj Fin; Jefferies grows bullish on Apollo Hospitals

CLSA acknowledged that Bajaj Finance delivered a strong quarter, but “valuation seems disconnected” to them

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New Covid wave, localised lockdowns may shave off 100 bps growth in toll collections in FY22: ICRA

ICRA said given that passenger vehicles (PV) category account for 20-25 per cent of overall traffic on toll projects, regional lockdowns imposed by state governments restricting people movement are expected to adversely impact the PV traffic as well as bus categories, as witnessed during the second wave of Covid-19.

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