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KVS Manian is new joint MD in Kotak Bank reshuffle

Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank announced significant leadership changes on Monday, including re-designating whole-time director KVS Manian as the joint managing director from 1 March.

Crompton Greaves in pain as Butterfly still to spread its wings

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd is facing challenges with the acquired portfolio, Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances Ltd.

Cement: After dull Q3, dreary outlook looms

For cement companies, the December quarter (Q3FY24) was a mixed bag. Price increases had to be partially rolled back on weaker absorption during the latter part of the quarter.

NIIF invests $25 mn in Amicus Capital

India's quasi-sovereign fund, the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd (NIIF), has pledged ₹207 crores (around $25 million) to Amicus Capital Partners' second vehicle, an India-focused growth capital fund.

Nvidia's staying power is the $2 tn question

It surpassed market values of both Amazon.com and Alphabet last week

Apex court reluctant to interfere in Kerala

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its reluctance to interfere in a suit filed by the Kerala government against the limits imposed by the Centre on its borrowing powers.

India eyes Brazilian urad, tur supplies

India and Brazil are working on a plan to increase supplies of Brazilian black matpe (urad) and pigeon peas (tur), a diplomat from the South American nation said, amid falling domestic production and a growing appetite by vegetarians looking for protein-rich food.

Petroleum exports drop sharply as West tightens squeeze on Russia

Earnings from petroleum shipments fell steeply in April-January FY24 due to the global economic slowdown, a rise in domestic consumption, and shrinking discounts on Russian oil.

Roadwork speeds up but will miss target

Road construction has once again picked up, with 1,442 km of highways readied in January -40% more than the 1,029 km laid in the same month last year when it was still struggling to recover from the pandemic.

Tested organic food coming on your plate, courtesy govt

Unhappy with private labs, the Centre plans to upgrade 90 state labs for organic food testing

Pay Up Credit Suisse dues by 15 Mar, SC tells SpiceJet

The Supreme Court on Monday slammed SpiceJet for failing to clear its dues to Credit Suisse, ordering the low-cost airline to pay up by 15 March and asking its chairman Ajay Singh to appear before it a week after making the payment.

HK's expensive luxury property turning cheaper

The most expensive homes in the city are changing hands at steep discounts to what they were worth just a few years ago.

JSW Steel eyes $1 bn pie of Australian coal mine

Access to imported coal critical for company to meet capacity expansion target

Farmers to resume march tomorrow

Farmers gathered at the Punjab-Haryana border government offer on price guarantees and vowed to press ahead towards New Delhi on Wednesday, resuming an agitation that was briefly suspended to consider the offer.

Time To Open Up About Menopause In The Office

The workplace can be a difficult place to navigate for menopausal women. More employers need to Start conversations around their health

Small Investors Creep Back Into Crypto

Mom-and-pop traders may be starting to come back, thanks to the exuberance surrounding the Jan launch of US ETFs investing directly in Bitcoin

How War In Europe Boosts US Economy

Proponents of support for Ukraine usually invoke US strategic interests or moral obligations. Lately, they are making a more calculating case: It is good for the economy.

How To Get A Productivity Boost From Your To-Do List

By setting clear goals, celebrating small wins and leveraging technology, you can move ahead at work

Beware a chatbot playing the buddy who knows you closely

ChatGPT’s memory feature could worsen social media pathologies

India's 16th Finance Commission needs to prioritize urbanization

It should demystify its work, widen public participation and address the need for significantly better funded towns and cities

Proportionality failure did electoral bonds in

The right of voters to know outweighs other considerations. While the apex court's ruling won't solve our campaign-funding puzzle, the doctrine used has momentous implications

Understanding tax liability on property sale

My paternal grandfather bought a residential plot in 1972 for 16 lakh in Delhi , He died in 1991 and the land was inherited by my father.

Should you invest in Mirae Asset's new multi-factor small-cap fund?

The exchange traded fund will invest in small-caps using liquidity, quality and momentum factors

AFFLUENT INDIA IS FUELLING EQUITIES. THE STORY HAS GAPS

Everyone loves India’s premiumization narrative. But that’s not the complete script

Centre, farmer leaders meet in Chandigarh to break deadlock

Farmers are agitating to secure legal guarantee to minimum support price mechanism

FDI into China dips to worst in 30 years

Foreign businesses' direct investment into China last year increased by the investment into China last year increased by the lowest amount since the early 1990s, underscoring challenges for the nation as Beijing seeks more overseas investment to help its economy.

Even the world's biggest electric-vehicle market is slowing

Chinese electric-vehicle makers that enjoyed years of explosive growth now face a slowdown in domestic demand, spurring them to push overseas and challenge global auto giants already struggling with a transition to battery-powered cars.

It's the end of the web as we know it, and implications of the shift can be big

For decades, seeking knowledge online has meant googling it and clicking on links offered up, but artificial intelligence is changing all of that, and fast

Dubai's golden visas help face slump

At the height of the global pandemic, as Dubai faced an exodus of expatriates competition and mounting from neighbouring business hubs, the government opened up.

John Cockerill eyes India as export hub

Belgium-headquartered engineering major John Cockerill Group aims to make its proposed electrolyzer plant in the country a hub for exports of the apparatus, and the group also intends to venture into defence manufacturing.