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Venezuela episode to have negligible impact on India

On 3 January, the US launched military operation in Venezuela and captured Venezuela’s  president Nicolás Maduro. Even in the event of any escalation that disrupts crude oil production in Venezuela,...

Trump levies 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran

"Effective immediately, any country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a tariff of 25 per cent on any and all business done with the US....

Diversify into Africa, Mauritius minister tells Indian exporters

He was speaking at the second edition of Chennai Economic Summit organised by the Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) in partnership with the State Planning Commission,...

Banking

RBI seeks views on steps to secure digital payments

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said, "fraudsters are deploying various tactics, such as bogus call centres, deepfake-driven impersonation scams and mule account networks"....

New formula proposed for banks dividend payout

‘Dividend’ means dividend payable on equity shares and includes interim dividend. The aggregate dividend should not exceed 75 per cent of profit after tax for the...

RBI slashes repo rate to push growth

The committee, comprising Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Saugata Bhattacharya, Prof. Ram Singh, Dr. Poonam Gupta, and Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, voted in favour of the rate...

Will banks become obsolete?

Fintechs have made deep inroads into banking and financial services. There is a feeling that over the next few decades it would make traditional...

An expected pause, amid green shoots

The MPC took note of successful completion of trade deals and said it augurs well for the economic outlook. Merchandise exports will get a boost...

RBI bats for growth, cuts Repo rate

Repo rate is the interest rate at which banks borrow money from the RBI. It is also known as the repurchase agreement rate. The Repo...

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%

Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains at 5.00 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate remain...

Change of guard at City Union Bank

“Despite ups and downs and economic downturns, these 15 years have given me satisfaction in terms of all-round growth,” Kamakodi said at a media...

Less-known local area banks

One bank per state would be the norm. The winds of change will blow away the remaining local area banks. In India, three local area...

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Beyond the stay…..

Could you briefly take us through Lexis’ journey and key milestones? Lexis’ entered the hospitality business in 2006 with Lexis Port Dickson. Then in 2009,...

Putting Malaysia on the World Chocolate Map

Curiosity and the notion of taking Malaysian flavours to the whole world gave birth to Harriston. What started as a single retail outlet in...

Putting Best Foot Forward

This primarily was the consequence of the persistence and perseverance of Dr J Rafiq Ahmed, Chairman, Phoenix Kothari Footwear Private Ltd., an associate company...

Education

Agentic AI Campus at SDNB Vaishnav College for Women

Gemini Enterprise is Google Cloud’s AI platform for organisations, enabling users to access information across connected institutional resources, work with an...

‘Pressure is a privilege’: Tata N Chandra tells students

Delivering the Convocation Address at Sai University's Third Convocation in Chennai, he told young graduates that they are beginning a new...

Univ. of Western Australia Chennai campus to open in September

The University is investing Rs 560 crore for both the Chennai and Mumbai campuses, the Chennai campus will be located in...

IIT Madras launches Aeronautics and Space Technology Course

The programme is open to anyone who has passed Class 12 or equivalent, including diploma holders, with no cap on enrolment...

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History Repeats Itself

Despite various mandates, personalities like K Kamaraj, M Karunanidhi,...

Trend Setters Aplenty

The book took one down memory lane. S N...

Activity Galore

Godrej Properties bought 47 acres off OMR for a...

Managing Power

With mercury rising, Tamil Nadu’s power demand is hitting...

Losing Sleep

 The other one lies in tackling the impact from...

Managing Power

With mercury rising, Tamil Nadu’s power demand is hitting new highs this summer. The state’s peak power demand hit an all-time high of 21,724...