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No lingering

A resident of Matharpacady decides to reclaim his peaceful Sunday mornings

Sleuthing for Suffrage

Kaveri of the Bangalore Detectives Club turns armchair sleuth as she stumbles upon yet another mystery

'Economy has achieved soft landing'

Treasury secretary Janet Yellen declared Friday the US economy had achieved a long-sought soft landing, a historically unusual event in which high inflation is tamed without significantly damaging the labour market.

Services sector PMI surges, outpaces manufacturing

India's services sector growth rose to a three-month high in December, riding buoyancy in demand and higher sales, a private survey said on Friday.

Small enterprises big on new firm registrations

Small businesses have dominated the registration of new companies across sectors in November, indicates data released by the ministry of corporate affairs in its latest monthly update.

CCI probes DHL, FedEx, UPS for alleged antitrust acts

India's antitrust body is investigating domestic units of global delivery companies, such as Germany's DHL, U.S.-based United Parcel Service and FedEx, for alleged collusion on discounts and tariffs, documents seen by Reuters showed.

Govt's Vision '47 set to target 50,000km of expressways

Commuters will get access to faster expressways at a distance of 100-125km from any point

No threat from cheap imports: Steel minister

Union steel minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said India becoming a net importer of steel between April and November this fiscal year is not a concern for the government, terming the imports a drop in the ocean of total steel consumption in the country.

Xi's high-quality development' for China can mean anything

President Xi Jinping rang in the new year by declaring China's progress in pursuing \"high-quality development.\" What exactly that mysterious slogan means for supporting growth in 2024 is becoming a defining question for investors.

Brookfield now top tower firm with $2.5 bn ATC deal

Brookfield Asset Management will buy American Tower Corp's (ATC) lossmaking Indian operations for $2.5 billion, becoming the country's largest operator of telecom towers amid booming demand for data and wider use of 5G services.

Mobikwik refiles draft papers for ₹700 crore IPO, drops OFS plan

Online payments company One Mobikwik Systems Ltd on Friday refiled its draft papers for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise ₹700 crore, sharply lower than the 1,900 crore it planned to raise more than two years ago.

Ujjwala cooking gas subsidies may run for yet another year

The Union government may extend cooking gas subsidies provided under a flagship government scheme for another year, two people aware of the matter said. Currently, about 100 million beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) get a subsidy of 1300 per LPG cylinder, which is scheduled to end in March this year.

GDP growth at 7.3% in govt's crystal ball

Rising trade deficit, falling exports may weigh on growth

Pan-India success seems to be flagging for South Indian films

South Indian films, particularly Tamil and Telugu, saw a decline in their pan-India box office appeal in 2023, in stark contrast to the success seen in the Hindi heartland in 2022.

Find others for Fed Bank CEO post: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked Federal Bank to submit at least two new names for the post of managing director (MD) and chief executive (CEO), the bank said in a stock exchange filing on Friday.

State banks look at equity fundraising as bonds lose sheen

Diminishing lure for perpetual bonds is likely to prompt Indian staterun banks switch to the equity market for raising funds in coming months, five banking sources told Reuters this week.

BWH Hotels eyes expansion

Hospitality co's Best Western brand to increase to 51 properties in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka by end-2024

Just friends

Prashant finds that secrets shared over dessert are always special

Cutting

Mayilaan's feet drag him towards the liquor shop. Will Tiger be able to stop him?

Should have, could have, can

At the end of a session with bookstore owners at the Bangalore Literature Festival last month, nearly everyone in the audience raised a hand when the moderator asked, \"Who wants to own a bookstore?\"

AI Likely To Make Up To 20,000 Jobs Redundant

Software development, customer support roles are the most vulnerable

What's Bad For Harvard Could Be Good For Higher Education

Regardless of your perspective, Harvard looks bad right now-and that's good for America.

Google Is Finally Killing Cookies. Advertisers Still Aren't Ready

Google is going forward with sweeping changes to how companies track users online moves that have been years in the making. Advertisers still aren't ready.

Craft and creative cocktails will lead the way for whisky

Whisky trends in the premium segment will be defined by terroir, finesse, rare editions and refined storytelling

Assess India's readiness to meet climate risks in 2024 and beyond

The December message from CoP-28 was loud and clear. Nation states are on their own in the battle against climate change.

Harvard's top-level exit: Politics beats academia

The resignation of Claudine Gay over Harvard rules reflects a US political rupture. It also reveals a contrast with an earlier controversy over words that's equally worthy of worry

ICICI Lombard's health plan tops Mint-Beshak ratings

Apex Plus Plan, the latest version of Health AdvantEdge, is an all-inclusive insurance policy

THE ART OF GAMBLING: WILL PERMA BULLS GET LUCKY AGAIN THIS YEAR?

Let me take you back to March 2020.

Epstein case: Unsealed court records offer new details

There were mentions of Epstein's friendship with Bill Clinton and of Britain's Prince Andrew

Gujarat in talks with Japan, US chip cos

Semiconductor manufacturing is one of Prime Minister Modi's key business agendas.