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Amfi rule book for curbing misconduct in a month
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) will formulate a standard operating procedure (SOP) for asset management companies (AMCs) to prevent misconduct like frontrunning and insider trading.
Firms finding innovative ways to rotate independent directors
Following the end of the grandfathering period given to India Inc to replace their independent directors who had already served for 10 years, certain companies have come up with unique ways to replace the old guard.
Nifty can slip over 1,100 points if it stays below 21,970 level
REX CANO & PUNEET WADHWA Mumbai/New Delhi, 9 May The NSE Nifty 50 has slipped 3.7 per cent, or 837 points, in the past five trading sessions, after registering a fresh all-time high at 22,794.70 on Friday.
In a first, SIP inflows top ₹20K cr in a month in April
Investors opened 6.4 mn SIP accounts last month
Malayalam cinema gets a new home outside Kerala
Chidambaram's Manjummel Boys is a gripping watch.
VIX VAPOUR RISING
Election-related anxiety catches up with the markets; volatility index shoots up days after a record low
'Draft infra norms good for industry'
After the financial fraud in November 2023, the public-sector UCO Bank is revamping its information technology (IT) infrastructure with an investment to the tune of 1,000 crore, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer ASHWANI KUMAR of the state-owned lender tells Harsh Kumar in a telephonic interview.
Xi's balancing act China tests EU cohesion on Ukraine and trade
Trade and Ukraine were on top of the agenda during Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to Europe in five years, but reaching a closer understanding on either issue appeared elusive.
Risk provisioning
The stability of the banking system should be paramount
Voter's choice: Mediocrity or prosperity?
India's economic future will be significantly impacted by the outcome of the general election, for politassailed by a triple whammy of inequality, declining prosperity, and structural weakness.
Making a better Indian Union
The idea that the southern states are being penalised for better performance overlooks the full costs and benefits of being part of the Union ILLUSTRATION: RINAV
Google unveils AI for predicting human molecules' behaviour
The system. AlphaFold3. could accelerate efforts to understand the human body and fight disease
Israel strikes eastern Rafah as US warns of halting arms
Ceasefire talks make some headway but no deal, say Egyptian security sources
China's exports rebound in April, signalling demand recovery
China's exports rose slightly more than expected in April in a boost for the economy, and imports surged.
Fiscal deficit for FY24 may be better than expected
Govt capex for the last financial year also in line with projections, say sources
Bihar litchi faces the heat amid cargo curbs
This is the time of the year when hundreds of orchards dotting north Bihar are laden with litchis.
Parties sniff opportunity in itra hub
Kannauj's perfume park is an expanse of 50 acres with a boundary wall that awaits the laying of gas pipelines for the town's local manufacturers to begin setting up their perfume, or itra, making units at a project first conceived a decade ago by Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) government.
Chautala writes to Haryana guv, seeks immediate floor test
Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana, Dushyant Chautala, has written to Governor Bandaru Dattatreya on Thursday, saying the BJP government no longer holds the majority and called for an immediate floor test.
Cong share of candidates falls below 5%
When the Congress was at its peak in 1957, nearly a third of all candidates contesting Lok Sabha elections belonged to the party.
PNB profit highest in 16 quarters
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Thursday posted 160 per cent annual increase in net profit of 3,010 crore in the fourth quarter (January-March) of the financial year 2023-24, backed by improved core income and decline in bad loans.
'No country can ignore ratings by credit rating agencies₹
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor and finance secretary DUWURI SUBBARAO recently wrote his memoirs Just a Mercenary? Notes from My Life and Career. He was candid in his new book that the answer to the question - \"Was I a mercenary or was I more?\" - will perhaps elude him forever. However, when it came to interaction with Business Standard journalists, the former member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) was anything but evasive. He gave his forthright views about fiscal concerns, freebies, farm loan waivers, the 2G scam and inflation targeting. Edited excerpts.
Treasury gains, fee income help SBI Q4 net surge 24%
FY24 profit at a new high of ₹61,067 crore
RBI PROJECT FINANCE PROVISION NORMS - Will absorb additional provision, may need to reprice loans: Khara
State Bank of India (SBI) will be able to absorb the additional provision requirement if the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) implements the new norms on project finance as proposed, although the pricing of loans may have to be revisited, Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said.
Maruti may drive in electric hatchback
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) is considering launching an electric hatchback car in the country as part of its electric push over the next several years, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Hisashi Takeuchi said on Thursday.
Asian Paints revenue palette fades
Asian Paints on Thursday reported a decline in its fourth-quarter revenue on the back of price cuts and subdued demand.
'New projects to pick up pace after new government formation'
Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) reported a 10 per cent rise in profit for the March quarter and a marginal drop in margins, which led to a 6 per cent decline in its share prices on Thursday.
Strikes, lockouts fall 90% in a decade
Air India Express employees called in sick as a mark of protest leading to the cancellation and delay of flights.
A-I Express withdraws 25 cabin crew termination
Union assures resumption of work; 85 flights cancelled on Thursday
Hope FY25 will be better for TCS: Chandrasekaran
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is investing in new technology and hopes to do better in 202425 (FY25) after two years of \"recessionary fears\", said N Chandrasekaran, chairman of India's largest information technology services firm.
Mkts log biggest drop in 4 mths
Benchmark indices posted their biggest decline in nearly four months as foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) intensified their selling amid uncertainty around general elections in India and rate cuts at the US central bank.