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Lenders take heat as RBI cracks whip

Capital requirements to raise interest, curb consumption loans

HC stays proceedings in Munjal case

The Delhi high court on Friday stayed the proceedings against Hero MotoCorp chairman Pawan Kant Munjal in a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

DRI seeks to restart stalled Adani coal import probe

Investigators are seeking to restart a probe into Adani group for alleged overvaluation of coal imports and have asked the Supreme Court to allow them to collect evidence from Singapore, a step they say the company thwarted for years, legal documents show.

Tata Tech sees future demand in EV, aviation

IPO-bound Tata Technologies expects a bump in demand from Tata Group anchor clients Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Tata Motors in the near term, Warren Harris, chief executive of Tata Technologies Ltd said in an interview. The company though will continue to diversify revenue sources to other companies and segments over time.

Nexus Select pushes food, entertainment space

Nexus Select, a retail real estate investment trust (Reit) with 17 premium malls across India, plans to allocate more space to restaurants and entertainment zones over the next three years, catering to a growing demand for dining out and leisure experiences.

'India to grow pharma sector to $200 billion by 2030'

The government aims to grow the pharmaceutical industry by about four times to $200 billion by 2030, Arunish Chawla, secretary, department of pharmaceuticals, said on Friday.

Tap climate action as opportunity for innovation: Goyal

Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal stressed the need for formulating a strategy for climate action to turn it into an opportunity for innovation and growth.

Cloud U-turn costs Alibaba $20 billion

Investors wiped out some $20 billion off Alibaba Group's market value on Friday after it scrapped plans to spin off its cloud business, citing uncertainties over US curbs on exports to China of chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

Gaza writhes as UN stops aid supplies

Communications in the Gaza Strip were down for a second day

Resistance to Global South: Jaishankar

Resistance to Global South: Jaishankar

'DPI resources can be shared'

India willing to help global south advance financial inclusion and productivity gains, says Ajay Seth

OBJECTIFYING EVERYDAY

A nondescript building in the Information Technology Park in Gurugram, Haryana, is home to one of India’s most popular design and accessory startups. Only an immensely missable, standard nameplate-sized black-on-white “DailyObjects” sign on the building wall confirms this. Similarly minimalistic and utilitarian, the ground floor of this four-floor 50,000 sq. ft space is a large open office with a line of long wooden tables with chairs, a few big-windowed glass cabins along its sides, and a corner with a coffee machine and snacks.

Ifs and butts: the long history of the derrière

Heather Radke's Butts: A Backstory’ is a witty look at the historical progress of society's relationship with the butt

The legacy of mixed-race samurai in Japan

The action series Blue Eye Samurai’ wraps a delicious vendetta story around the obsession with racial purity’

The Indian dream machine rolls on to the World Cup final

After India, South Africa have looked like the best batting unit at the World Cup. And while the 2023 World Cup matches have lacked high drama, soaring sixes and towering totals have kept it throbbing

Healing, writing and memories of Kerala

Abraham Verghese, who will be se Ws RS 3 headlining the Bangalore Literature Seer Festival on 2-3 December, discusses his love for Kerala, his latest best-seller, The Covenant Of Water’, the role of medicine, and growing up in Ethiopia with his childhood friend Ammu Joseph

Raise a cup for award winners

There are hardly any awards for tea makers domestically to showcase their craft and give us a way to discover new our tea makers have done in a year that saw weather, production and prices stacked against them. On this list are old favourites but also new teas-quite a few are available online.

INDIAN FLAVOURS GO BOLD IN SINGAPORE

There's a wave of modern Indian flavours in Singapore, with Sleek restaurants and cutting-edge bars pushing the envelope

IT'S NO ROMAN HOLIDAY

Jhumpa Lahiri reckons with her heritage in her new book, where characters share their unease about present-day Rome

Leaving a gift of kindness at a stranger's door

Mudar Patherya and his team in Kolkata draw 'alpanas' outside people's houses-it's modest, intimate, and not about grandeur and spectacle

The science of change

The Infosys Prize shows that science in India is evolving in many directions and attaining a certain level of 'cool'

Go hiking with your dog

Hiking strengthens the bond between owner and dog, and provides the pet mental and sensory stimulation

Legacy invasives cannot be allowed to run wild

The flowerhead gleamed softly, a wonder to behold. It looked like a bunch of flower-dots making up a bigger one. The leaves and blooms, when fondled, smelt of mint, and walking through a jumble of lantana bushes made you smell like a blossom: heady and lingering.

PLAN THE WEEK AHEAD

MYSTICISM IN ART

NEW ON SCREENS

A boisterous period drama series, a look at the Bhopal gas tragedy, and other titles to watch this weekend

Fashion's Next Frontier: The Destination Show

With a rise in corporate funding and focus on creating an experience, will more brands take the destination show route to shine brighter?

India Is At Peak Form In Cricket's Living Memory

Our team's impeccable game has brought World Cup glory within reach. This trail was blazed by artistry with both bat and ball, a winning blend of skills we have not seen before

India-UK Trade Talks Demand Self-Confidence On Both Sides

Focusing on the future can ease the way for sensible give-and-take

The Economic Consequences Of The Gaza War Can Be Deceptive

Financial markets have often mis-priced major geopolitical shocks and they may have got their probabilities wrong again

Riding a motorbike on the tarmac twisties of Himachal

The new Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 is a lightweight motorcycle that can be ridden across countries and continents