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Siddhartha Mohanty is new Life Insurance Corp chairman

The government appointed Siddhartha Mohanty as the chairman until June next year

India, China defence ministers meet to defuse border tensions

Ties between India and China depend on \"peace\" on the border, India's defence chief has told his Chinese counterpart, amid strained relations over their contested Himalayan border.

Sarovar set to expand with 10 hotels this year

The hospitality management firm’s international portfolio is also growing at a steady pace with its first operational hotel in Lusaka, Zambia, and a hotel each in Kampala in Uganda and Hargeisa in Somaliland slated to open early 2024.

Murthy denies reference to Zilingo's Bose

On 20 April, Bose filed a $100 million suit in which she alleged Murthy had damaged her “name, reputation and standing, and image”.

Serum's HPV jab likely by Sep

The company is in the process of manufacturing the vaccine doses after delays due to the pandemic and other logistical issues.

Extreme heatwaves may scorch East India

Soaring temperatures threaten lives, economy, health and agriculture

Nifty scales key 18K mark after 44 days

FPIs net purchased shares worth a provisional ₹3,304 crore, while DIIs bought a paltry ₹264 crore worth of shares driving up the benchmarks .

Sebi slaps stiff penalty, ban on Karvy and its former chief

Sebi has also banned Karvy Stock Broking and Parthasarathy from dealing in securities for seven years.

Disquiet at airlines as govt pushes for greener jet fuel

Civil aviation ministry wants airlines to participate in a JV to make sustainable jet fuel

Govt shouldn't do biz where it is not meant to be: FM

She said the current political discourse lacks cordiality, and she can’t imagine passing a cup of coffee to a rival.

Centre readies automated compliance system for LLPs

The system is likely to be rolled out later this year though the Centre has not set a deadline

A 'cosy' solves a murder mystery

While I wait for the various teas I have ordered to arrive, I turn to another favourite past-time crime fiction.

Empowering early learners with project skills for future professional growth

Investing in early adoption of project management skills

Ultratech Q4 profit climbs 12.7% excluding one-offs

The company’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) during the quarter at ₹3,322.5 crore was 8% up from a year ago.

Not just Ching's, Nestle India has many more targets in sight

Consumer goods firms’ appetite for buyouts soared after the pandemic outbreak as consumers purchased more packaged goods.

Core sector output slows to 5-month low in March

Core sector output had expanded at 4.3% in March 2022.

Sanjiv Kapoor exits Jet, in new setback for its revival plans

The Jalan-Kalrock Consortium, which had hired Kapoor in April 2022, said Kapoor would leave the company at the end of his notice period on 1 May

Impasse persists as ESMA D-day looms

Indian clearing houses face derecognition, affecting EU banks

Savour foreign flavours in Goa

The state's food is no longer synonymous with fish thalis as many restaurants serve cuisine from around the world

ChatGPT's secret weapon may be its ability to feign empathy

It’s better on artificial emotional intelligence than factual accuracy

is the binding constraint to fight climate change Finance in efforts

A huge gap in the capital needed must be plugged and developing nations need mechanisms to attract private funds as well

The Maoist rebellion is confused about its aims

Another Maoist attack draws attention to a long-running insurgency trying to overthrow an allegedly unfair economic order. The rebellion is garbled but perhaps also easier to quell

ZERO WAITING PERIOD: WHY ARE INSURERS DENYING CUSTOMERS THIS BENEFIT?

Zero-waiting period enables customers to get full coverage the moment they buy a plan

Can insurance benefits provided by your ex-employer be retained?

Insurance policy can be ported as per norms issued by Irdai. Customers can switch from group policies to individual policies or from individual-to-individual policies.

VIX at a historic low: Is it an investment opportunity?

Long-term investors are better off investing their money in the stock market through SIPs

HOW EUROPE FIGURES IN THE US-CHINA CHIP WAR

Netherlands-based ASML Holding NV has become a target of industrial espionage for China

Advertisers stick to havens like Meta amid uncertainty

Advertisers are sticking with safe havens Alphabet and Meta Platforms in an uncertain economy, their quarterly results showed, likely helping the tech giants take market share away from smaller digital ad sellers such as Snap Inc.

US economy's growth in Q1 portends a slump

Economic growth in the US slowed to 1.1%, while inflation accelerated

Adani group to raise $800 mn for financing green energy projects

Adani group is aiming to raise about $800 million for new green energy projects, people familiar with the matter said, in what could be the conglomerate's biggest borrowing since it was slammed by a short seller in January.

Legal hurdles likely for anti-trust fines' tweak

Amended law says entity’s global turnover’ will be used to compute penalty