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Top of the Morning

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Top of the Morning is a daily podcast hosted by Nelson John, in which we bring you all the action from the global markets and the business world to kick-start your day on a well-informed note. This is a Mint production, brought to you by HT Smartcast

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00:03:28

A special Budget episode

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/24

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Wednesday, July 24, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:The Indian market's benchmark indices reacted poorly to the Union Budget yesterday. Sensex fell during the day, but recovered by the time markets closed. It was down by 0.1 percent. Nifty dropped by 0.12 percent.First things first — if you're looking for a quick primer to catch up on yesterday's

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00:06:00

All eyes on Modi 3.0’s first full budget

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/23

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Tuesday, July 23, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Continuing their losing streak for a second consecutive session, Indian stock market benchmarks, the Nifty 50 and the Sensex, closed in the red on Monday, July 22, ahead of the Union Budget 2024.The Economic Survey - an annual document presenting the state of India’s economy - was tabled in Parliament on

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00:05:37

Can the Budget ensure safer trains?

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/22

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Monday, July 22, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Last Friday, a global tech blackout hit airports, hospitals, banks, and more. As more systems rely on a few tech service providers, can we avoid future blackouts? Blackouts can recur due to human errors like faulty code or incorrect updates. Tech firms regularly push updates to fix issues, but unknown bugs

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00:04:22

Small and midcaps aren't overvalued, says market veteran

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/19

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Friday, July 19, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:The Indian market's benchmark indices —Nifty and Sensex—increased during Thursday's trading. Sensex and Nifty both were up by around 0.77 percent.IT giant Infosys was up 2.2 percent during yesterday's trading session. Investors expected a good earnings report, and Infosys delivered. The company's revenue for

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00:06:08

Karnataka pauses controversial private sector...

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/18

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Thursday, July 18, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:The Indian stock markets BSE and NSE remained closed on Wednesday on the account of Muharram.The upcoming Union budget on 23 July is set to unveil a new initiative aimed at boosting the domestic production of medical devices, mirroring an existing program for pharmaceuticals. This move is intended to

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00:04:38

Predictions for the Union Budget

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/17

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Wednesday, July 17, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:The Indian market's benchmark indices —Nifty and Sensex—inched up during Tuesday's trading. Sensex was up by 0.06 percent, while Nifty increased by 0.11 percent.Today, we're publishing a collection of pre-budget stories, ahead of the Union Budget set to be presented next week. I'd recommend you pick up a

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00:05:17

Inside India’s stressed real estate projects

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/16

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Tuesday, July 16, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:The Indian market's benchmark indices —Nifty and Sensex—inched up during Monday's trading session to settle at fresh closing highs. The Indian government is exploring an exciting proposal: getting public sector banks to take equity stakes in state-owned specialized infrastructure financiers. The spotlight is

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00:03:59

Implications of the attack on Trump

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/15

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Monday, July 15, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: US Presidents have had a long history of being targets of assassinations — Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy, and Ronal Reagen, to name a few. Yesterday, former president Donald Trump joined this illustrious list after being shot at by a 20-year old. Trump survived, but the shooter did not, after the Secret

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00:07:03

Is it time for you to leave Delhi?

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/12

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Friday, July 12, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: Indian stock market benchmarks- the Sensex and the Nifty 50- closed flat on Thursday, as gains in shares of ITC, ONGC, Tata Motors and SBI were offset by losses in those of Mahindra and Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Larsen and Toubro and HDFC Bank. Delhi's summer has been nothing short of extreme this year. With

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00:06:06

How cricketers are minting money post-retirement

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/11

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Thursday, July 11, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: Indian stock market indices ended the day around half a percent down each on Wednesday dragged by profit booking at higher levels.Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently wrapped up a two-day visit to Russia, a trip that stood out for the diplomatic delicacy amid ongoing global tensions due to the Ukraine

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00:07:36

Why Sony’s new head has a tough job ahead

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/10

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Wednesday, July 10, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: India’s stock market benchmarks- the Nifty 50 and the Sensex - hit fresh highs on Tuesday despite mixed global cues. Both indices saw a rise of just under half a percentage point from their previous day’s close. India's journey towards electric mobility has hit a bit of a speed bump. After a promising

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00:04:44

RBI says yes to Yes Bank's sale

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/09

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Tuesday, July 9, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: Sensex and Nifty remained largely flat on Monday. Both fell by less than 0.05 percent during trading hours yesterday. Yes Bank has had a phenomenal turnaround. After collapsing in 2020, a new set of people resurrected the struggling lender to a respectable position. Now that Yes Bank is in decent shape, it's

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00:05:30

India’s digital bigwigs brace for stricter regulation

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/08

On July 8, the Supreme Court will review nearly twenty petitions regarding NEET-UG. The outcome could affect around 2.4 million students. Allegations of paper leaks, exam delays, and unusually high scores have sparked demands for a reexamination. The petitions also sought CBI and ED investigations, besides the formation of an independent committee to probe these irregularities. Responding to the uproar, the government has withdrawn grace marks for some students and formed a committee to review the

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00:04:59

Tiger Global's roar dies down to a yelp

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/05

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Friday, July 5, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Sensex and Nifty remained largely flat on Thursday. Both rose by around 0.5 percent during trading hours yesterday.The share of foreign investors in HDFC Bank is set to drop below 55 percent. This is crucial for India's largest private lender as its weight in the MSCI India Index will double. Investors are

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00:06:22

GenZ: the new player in India’s investment game

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/04

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Thursday, July 4, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Indian stock market benchmark indices Sensex and the Nifty hit fresh highs on Wednesday. The Sensex breached the coveted 80,000 landmark, while the Nifty scaled its fresh peak of 24,309 points. The Sensex finally ended the day 0.69 per cent higher, while the Nifty closed 0.67 per cent higher.A new player has

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00:04:37

New chapter in Adani-Hindenburg saga

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/03

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Wednesday, July 3, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Sensex and Nifty remained largely flat on Wednesday. Both fell by less than 0.1 percent during trading hours yesterday.It's difficult to keep the Adani Group out of the news cycle. More than a year and half after it was accused of various irregularities by US-based short seller Hindenburg Research, we're

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00:06:01

PLI boost for Railways in upcoming Budget

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/02

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Tuesday, July 2, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:The Indian market’s benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex both gained more than 0.5 per cent by the end of the trading session on Monday.In a significant push to bolster the 'Make in India' initiative, the government is considering a Production-Linked Incentive scheme that could transform the railway sector. The

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00:04:58

The promise that was Amaravati

Top of the Morning ·

2024/07/01

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Monday, July 1, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Three days ago, Reliance Jio hiked its tariff rates across all its plans. Its closest competitors Airtel and Vodafone Idea soon followed suit. This is the third such hike in the last five years. Average rates for all plans were increased by 10 to 25 percent. Gulveen Aulakh reports that another hike could come

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00:04:29

Get ready for more roads under construction

Top of the Morning ·

2024/06/28

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Friday, June 28, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:˛The equity markets rose on Wednesday. Both Nifty and Sensex were up by about 0.7 percent yesterday.The bond market is up and kicking again. Starting today, India's bonds will be included in JP Morgan's emerging markets bond index. This will make India the 25th country to join the index. 23 Indian bonds will

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00:04:41

GST @ 7: an analysis

Top of the Morning ·

2024/06/27

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Thursday, June 27, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: The equity markets rose on Wednesday. Nifty was up by 0.62 percent, while Sensex edged up by 0.80 percent. It's been seven years since the central government imposed the Goods and Services Tax, commonly known as GST, on India. The aim was to create a common market where sellers and buyers didn't have to

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