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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicGIFT City

Topic: GIFT City

What is ‘GIFT Nifty’ — the new avatar of the India-Singapore joint stock exchange, now in Gujarat

The cross-border initiative connecting India & Singapore’s capital markets will now be traded from GIFT city in Gandhinagar, the country's 1st international financial services centre.

‘Fintech honcho, CMO official, Amit Shah’s nephew’ — how models, MLA were ‘duped by Gujarat conman’

Viraj Ashwin Patel allegedly dropped names & promised jobs to models, even proposing marriage to one. He is now in judicial custody and faces rape charge. Crime branch to probe.

Planned as the next Singapore in 2012, Gujarat’s Gift city still remains a work in progress

Conceptualised in 2009 & foundation stone laid in 2012, Gujarat International Finance Tec (Gift) city remains a patchwork of state-of-the-art facilities & under-construction centres.

Indian residents can now invest in GIFT City under LRS, but RBI isn’t thrilled about it

The IFSC regulator has approved banking regulations for IBUs. It has allowed resident Indians, with a net worth of not less than $1 million, to invest in IBUs.

With Hong Kong in trouble, Gujarat’s GIFT City hopes to emerge as Asia’s new forex hub

PM Modi wants to pitch GIFT City in his home state Gujarat as a new Asian destination for global fund flows, rivalling the likes of Singapore & Hong Kong.

Singapore, India exchanges are said to abandon trade link talks

The move to launch new products in Singapore led to the NSE lawsuit, which seeks to derail the scheduled June 4 start.

Breathe easy, NSE. Your index isn’t Star Wars

Even if the National Stock Exchange succeeds in getting an injunction against Singapore Exchange, SGX won’t be the only loser. Global money managers will also be affected.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.