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Bollywood gets a breather with Pathaan

The release of Yash Raj Films' action drama Pathaan on 25 January has come as a ray of hope for struggling theatre owners in the Hindi-speaking belt, many of whom have been hit hard by the pandemic and are considering shutting down operations.

'Commercial biz to drive Kotak growth'

Kotak Mahindra Bank expects to grow its commercial banking book to l trillion next fiscal, driven by demand for commercial vehicles and equipment, and gold loans.

Sequoia weighs audit of investments in Asia

Sequoia Capital's regional arm in South and Southeast Asia is weighing special audits of several investments in the region following allegations of financial irregularities at firms such as Zilingo Pte and GoMechanic.

In respite for NSE, SAT sets aside Sebi's co-location ruling

In a major relief for the National Stock Exchange, the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Monday slashed to a sixth a 1624.89 crore fine imposed on India's largest bourse by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) while setting aside the markets regulator's April 2019 order against the exchange in the co-location scam.

IT, Startups May Cut Up To 20,000 Jobs In Next 6 Months

India's IT and startup sectors may lay off 15,000 to 20,000 employees in the next six months, battling slowing demand after the hiring frenzy of the last two years inflated salary costs.

Jacinda Ardern has given the world a big lesson in humility

Her leadership showed bravado is not necessary to run a country

Maharashtra was a magnet for fresh investment MoUs at Davos

A clutch of deals across various sectors signed with companies could help make the state a manufacturing hub for the world

Don't expect much from insolvency code tweaks

The IBC does need fixing but process efficiency would be served better by human capacity expansion than a raft of proposed changes which include two that could hamper its efficacy

India out of FIH Men's Hockey WC after losing to NZ

India crashed out of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup after losing 4-5 via penalty shootout to lower-ranked New Zealand following a 3-3 stalemate after the regulation time in a crossover match Odisha's Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

How Europe needs freight trains to cross Russia from China

Giving Ukraine modern tanks remains a key question facing Kyiv's allies after a meeting of top defence officials in Germany on Friday yielded little progress. But perhaps the most exposed link in supply chains for producing such weapons runs on train tracks through the foe they're trying to defeat.

Sri Lanka says China willing to restructuring plan back debt

China has indicated that it is willing to support the debt recast plan for Sri Lanka, a move that will bring the nation closer to the $2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund.

Germany and France outline a new Europe that's under threat

Germany and France renewed calls for a more closely aligned Europe to counter the imperialist ambitions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and to bolster the democratic values that underpin the EU.

US Fed sets course for milder interest-rate rise in February

Federal Reserve officials could begin weighing whether and when to pause interest rate increases this spring

'We want to maximize HNI, retail interest in Adani FPO'

Adani group has been running investor outreach programmes for 3 years, says group CFO

FPIs pull out ₹15,236 crore from equities in Jan as China reopens

Foreign investors pulled out a net amount of ₹15,236 crore this month so far on attractive Chinese markets and concerns about the US economy entering a recession. However, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have turned buyers in the last four trading sessions.

Amid margin recovery, steep valuation a sore point for JSW Steel

JSW Steel Ltd's shares have gained almost 43% from their 52-week lows seen in May. Many analysts reckon valuations are currently pricey.

Centre widens beneficiary base of AB PM-JAY to 120 million families

The Union government has widened the base of beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) from the current 107.4 million poor and vulnerable families to 120 million in an effort to provide quality affordable healthcare to more citizens, said a person familiar with the matter.

Das to visit UAE for rupee-dirham deal

Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das will visit the United Arab Emirates at the end of this month to thrash out a rupee-dirham trade settlement system with his UAE central bank counterpart Khaled Mohammed Balama.

Uniform GST audits for easier compliance scrutiny on cards

Move to be implemented later this year after GST Council approves the new audit manual

Govt may announce universal enterprise IDs for small firms

The Union government is working on a Universal Enterprise ID system to help strengthen the credit ratings of small enterprises that serve as the engines of the Indian economy, an internal document showed.

RBI to appeal HC order on Yes Bank AT-1 bonds

Bombay high court ruling could have a huge sectoral impact

'Telcos to see 45% rise in hiring, add 6 mn jobs by FY26'

Telecommunication and allied sectors are set to witness 40-45% hiring growth over the next couple of years, with the last 3-6 months recording a 30-36% rise in job offerings.

How delayed fundraise and the MAX mess hurt SpiceJet

With the delay in raising $200 mn and hiving off cargo ops, SpiceJet has fallen behind rivals

Govt to combine CGHS with Ayushman Bharat

The move will ensure quick treatment to the needy, officials said

Kochi-Muziris Biennale: a subjective walkthrough

From the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23, narratives of displacement, the passage of time, and the female gaze

Are millets really the only grains you need?

While millets are great for you, blindly replacing the rice and wheat in your pantry with vast quantities of millets is inadvisable

'Cell biology is like a thousand flowers blooming'

Author Pranay Lal speaks to cancer researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee about his latest book, the future of the covid-19 pandemic and the human body, and the debate around cancer vaccines. A Lounge interview

The OG fashion influencer of INDIAN CINEMA

A new show tracks 60 years of work by Bhanu Athaiya, the late costume designer who continues to define fashion

Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the excuse

Unless you have been on a social media fast and have also angrily exited all WhatsApp groups last year, surely you have heard by now about Shankar Mishra, a man accused of getting up from his seat in a New York-New Delhi flight and going over and peeing on a fellow passenger and complete stranger.

A game of love all, serve all

Tennis is beautiful. Grace and power, athleticism and attrition, creativity and elegance, all highlighted by how instantly-given the way a fluorescent green ball falls inside or outside a white line-it can turn. It is anyone's game.