Deekshith Pinto
Deputy News Editor
Deekshith Pinto is a Dy Editor with BI India and manages the desk operations for the news site. He covers beats like business, finance, science, and sustainability. 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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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…
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Biopharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions surge to new highs
The biopharmaceutical industry experiences a surge in mergers and acquisitions, with GlobalData rep…
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Volumes up, values down: April 2024 marks notable shifts in India's deal-making landscape
Overall deal volumes jumped by 21% to 191 while the values declined by 37% to USD 9.4 billion in Ap…
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Indian markets could recover on Monday but earnings, global cues will decide the rest of the week, say experts
Indian stock markets are geared up for a dynamic performance in the coming week, influenced by a mu…
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India, xenophobic? US President Joe Biden says India and Japan’s economy are bad because of xenophobia, compares to China and Russia
In a recent campaign fundraising event, US President Joe Biden sparked controversy by labelling US …
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Gold prices fluctuate as geopolitical tensions ease; US Fed meeting, payroll data to affect prices this week
Gold prices dropped by 2% last week, in what has been the first weekly drop in prices in six weeks.…
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Earth Day 2024: Actress Bhumi talks about 'Pednekar ke ped', ostrich mentality, climate anxiety and more
In an exclusive interview with Business Insider India, Bhumi Pednekar spoke about her struggles wit…
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Stock markets to remain shut for Ram Navami today amid a volatile week in the equity markets
The break comes amid a bear run this week due to weak global cues and the rising geopolitical tensi…
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IPL 2024: SRH vs RCB match rewrites history as both teams amass 549 runs in 240 balls
On Monday, SRH clinched a masterfully crafted 25-run victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)…