Deekshith Pinto
Deputy News Editor
Deekshith Pinto is a News Editor, managing daily editorial operations for BI India. He writes on beats like business, finance, science, and sustainability, and provides editorial guidance for the entire desk. He is an engineer by training, and worked as a climate researcher, science writer, and domain expert before joining BI.
Latest Stories from Deekshith Pinto
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Indian stock markets wobble as uncertainty builds around the U.S. election this week. What should investors do?
US presidential elections are causing uncertainty in the Indian stock market. Investors are cautiou…
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Mumbai rains: Four die, schools shut as cloudburst-like conditions sweep city with over 200 mm rains in 6 hours
Parts of Mumbai metropolitan area experienced over 200mm of rain in five hours on Wednesday, causin…
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Bollywood to Boardrooms: Ayushmann Khurrana scores big as Emami acquires ‘The Man Company’ at Rs 400 crores valuation
Ayushmann Khurrana secures a 400% return on his investment as Emami fully acquires The Man Company.
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India’s economic growth expectedly slows to 6.7% in Q1 — lowest in the last five quarters
India's GDP growth slowed to a 15-month low of 6.7% in the first quarter of FY 2024-25 due to weake…
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Fearless Virender Sehwag aims to back bold entrepreneurs through his strategic investment in a major venture builder
Sehwag aims to support budding entrepreneurs, indicating the growing interest in India's startup ec…
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ICRA forecasts slowdown in India's economy: GDP growth expected to hit six-quarter low in Q1 FY2025
In a rather dampened forecast for the Indian economy, ICRA has forecast a sharp slowdown in India's…
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Neeraj Chopra settles for India’s first silver in Paris 2024 as Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem strikes gold with a new Olympic record in javelin throw
In the Paris 2024 Olympics day 13, India's Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal in the men's javelin th…
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Cementing dominance: Birla vs Adani, of Chaebols, conglomerates, and National Champions
Ultratech and Adani aggressively acquire smaller cement companies. Does this consolidation resemble…
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Kargil Vijay Diwas: A tale of valour and sacrifice
Kargil Vijay Diwas, commemorated annually on July 26th, stands as a testament to the Indian Army's …
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Budget 2024: Tax alterations affecting stock markets — capital gains tax, STT on F&O, and more
Finance Minister Sitharaman’s 2024 Finance Bill revises capital gains tax: 20% STCG for some assets…
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Budget 2024-25: New tax regime sweetened by FM, hikes standard deduction to Rs 75,000
More than two-thirds of taxpayers have availed of the new Income Tax regime, as per Nirmala Sithar…
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Tectonic change: Biden drops out of the 2024 US Presidential Election, endorses Kamala Harris
President Joe Biden exited the 2024 race, endorsing Kamala Harris on Sunday, July 22—just 3.5 month…
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Inflation spikes in June 2024 due to high food prices; Likely to affect RBI’s decision on interest rate
Indian retail inflation rises to 5.08% in June, driven by a spike in food prices. Food price inflat…
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Stranded in space: Sunita Williams shares her experience LIVE from the International Space Station
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore addressed Earth live from the ISS. They were launched …
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'Mr Intense' Gautam Gambhir succeeds 'Mr Dependable' as Indian men's cricket team's head coach
Gautam Gambhir, now head coach of India's national cricket team, succeeds Rahul Dravid post-T20 Wor…
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Bengaluru's residential real estate market soars as prices shoot up by 32% year on year
Bengaluru's real estate rose 32% to INR 7,800/sq. ft. by H1 2024, driven by premium launches (32,50…
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Indian real estate rebounds as institutional investment touches a three-year high of $2.5 billion in three months
Real estate investments in India surged in Q2 2024, led by foreign investors. Bengaluru and Delhi N…
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Emotional rollercoaster: Team India's historic T20I World Cup win marks a golden chapter in Indian cricket
Team India clinched their second T20 World Cup on Saturday by defeating South Africa in an emotion-…
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Could India host 200+ unicorns in next five years? Hurun index identifies 46 gazella and 106 cheetah startups
India's startup ecosystem is thriving with 67 unicorns as of 2024, with 152 startups poised to achi…
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Nalanda diaries: A 2017 alumnus' reverie as PM Modi inaugurates the historic Nalanda University
On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda …
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Indian startups raise $3.1 Billion in VC funding in four months even as funding winter continues in the West
Indian startups raised $3.1 billion in VC funding during the first four months of 2024, marking a Y…
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"Could be due to error," says IMD as Delhi's Mungeshpur AWS records whopping 52.9°C temperature
IMD clarified the reported 52.9°C temperature in Delhi's Mungeshpur Automatic Weather Stations (AWS…
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Bitcoin Pizza Day: ₹5,800 crore slice of crypto history
Every year on May 22, the cryptocurrency community commemorates a deliciously unique event: Bitcoin…
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After F&O trading platform, CoinSwitch's founders launch zero-commission Mutual Funds with Lemonn
PeepalCo's Lemonn platform is now offering zero-commission Mutual Funds, competing with top Indian …
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US-China tariff war could benefit several sectors in India while harming a few others
President Joe Biden imposed fresh tariffs on Chinese products to protect American workers from unfa…