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Demerit act by Kohli on Konstas' striking debut

● Indian fined 20% fee for shoulder barge with teenager

Long years of inward-looking policies by govts to blame

Long years of inward-looking policies by govts to blame

China Clears World's Largest Dam in Tibet Near India Border

INFRA PUSH

A weak rupee may jack up import bills

\"THE COST OF imports of oil & gas will increase with a weakening rupee. However, with the decline in oil prices to $70-75 per barrel now, the impact of weakening rupee would be offset,\" said Girishkumar Kadam, senior vice-president & group head - corporate ratings, at Icra.

Dhindsa: Talk less, deliver more

IT IS SUCH attention to detail that's helping Blinkit leave the competition behind by a mile.

Skilled jobs can power urban development

Panellists discussed how cities can boost employability and create enablers for migrant workers to remain invested at the Lucknow edition of IE Thinc: CITIES series, presented by The Indian Express with Omidyar Network India. The session was moderated by Udit Misra, Associate Editor

In a first, EatSure launches multi-restaurant ordering

EATSURE, THE D2C platform of online restaurant company Rebel Foods, on Thursday announced the launch of a new feature allowing users to order from multiple restaurants in one order.

World Looks at India for Youth Power: PM on Veer Bal Diwas

HIGHLIGHTING HOW YOUTH energy has played a significant role in the country's progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the world looks at India with hope and expectation because of its youth power, which is driving new revolutions.

Former PM Manmohan Singh passes away

The correct lead is missing from the extraction.

Mahatma's legacy under threat from those in power in Delhi, says Sonia

Asserting that Mahatma

Speed is of the essence

● Service providers must amp up reach to expand market

AAP-Cong rift boils over as election nears

WITH ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS in Delhi just a month away, the war of words between the AAP and the Congress, two key constituents of the Opposition INDIA bloc, intensified on Thursday, putting others in the grouping in a quandary.

Corruption vs capability in PLA

ILLUSION OF STRENGTH PARTLY EXPLAINS XI JINPING'S CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO REGIONAL DISPUTES

Can Biden's Green Boom Survive Trump's Wrecking Ball?

THE ENERGY TRANSITION sustained an electoral trauma as 2024 drew to a close.

Resilience or stress?

Employment in informal manufacturing enterprises is not back to pre-demonetisation levels

Transforming agricultural research

The plateauing of gains from Green Revolution necessitates the adoption of adaptive and market responsive strategies

Nippon extends $15-bn US Steel deal deadline

JAPAN'S NIPPON STEEL said on Thursday it has extended the closing date for its $14.9 billion purchase of US Steel as US President Joe Biden weighs whether to block a deal that has faced intense opposition since it was announced.

Russia Rejects Trump Call for Ukraine Truce

RUSSIA REBUFFED INCOMING US President Donald Trump's call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, while saying it's ready to hold negotiations on a long-lasting peace agreement to end almost three years of war.

China revises up 2023 GDP, sees little impact on 2024 growth

POLICYMAKERS PLEDGE MORE STIMULUS TO KEEP GROWTH STABLE IN 2025

Alibaba, E-Mart to form $4-bn e-tail JV in South Korea

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING agreed to merge its South Korean operations with E-Mart's e-commerce platform to better compete in the country's fast-paced online retail sector.

S Korea Opposition Moves to Impeach Acting President

SOUTH KOREA'S MAIN opposition party introduced a Bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday, a day before it plans to seek a vote on the move, which could deepen a constitutional crisis triggered by a short-lived martial law.

Five Palestinian Scribes Killed

FIVE PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS have been killed by an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, the health ministry said Thursday.

Trump's Bitcoin promise hard to keep

Can He Deliver?

Banks' bad loan ratio at 13-yr low on higher recoveries

Reduction In GNPAs, Lower Slippages

Lenders disburse loans worth ₹27K cr through ULI

BANKS AND NBFCS disbursed more than 600,000 loans amounting to ₹27,000 crore using Unified Lending Interface (ULI) as on December 6.

NBFCs Maintain Double-Digit Credit Growth Last Fiscal

Loans and advances by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) grew 18.5% in FY24, primarily driven by upper-layer NBFCs, according to the Reserve Bank of India's report on trend and progress, released on Thursday.

HC stays Religare AGM, RBI's nod for open offer

IN A SETBACK to the Burman family, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the approval granted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for making an open offer to acquire an additional 26% stake in Religare Enterprises as well as the company's annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled for December 31.

IndusInd Plans To Sell ₹1,500-Crore Bad Loans To ARCs

INDUSIND BANK PLANS to sell nearly ₹1,500 crore worth of bad loans, including more than 1 million micro loans with a ticket size anywhere between ₹5,000 and ₹40,000, to asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), in a bid to arrest deterioration in its asset quality.

SMFG India Credit receives ₹3,000 crore from parent

JAPANESE MAJOR SUMITOMO Mitsui Financial Group announced on Thursday that it has infused ₹3,000 crore into its Indian NBFC subsidiary, SMFG India Credit Company, via rights issue.

Housing sales volume may fall 4%

HOUSING SALES ARE estimated to fall 4% this year in seven major cities to nearly 0.46 million units on lower launches, while sales in value terms are up 16% at ₹5.68 lakh crore.