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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

SalarySe ties up with CUB to offer credit card to salaried

Aligning with the Reserve Bank of India's push toward a cashless economy, SalarySe’s product is powered by UPI technology. Targeting the consumers’ spending behaviour, the...

IOB launches ‘Locate IOB’ to find ATMs

Accessible at https://locate.iob.in or via the "Locations" link on the bank’s official website www.iob.in, the tool provides users with quick access to branch addresses,...

Canara Bank to raise ₹9,500 cr in FY26

The board of directors gave its nod for the capital raising programme at a meeting held on Thursday. The capital will be raised through debt instruments,...

TMB trains focus on RAM & CASA

Currently, the bank’s focus remains on the RAM sectors—Retail, Agriculture, and MSME—while corporate lending is on hold. In parallel, TMB is investing in building...

Building India’s AI-Native Credit Infrastructure

Aadhaar and UPI have digitised Indian banking, but AI-driven continuous underwriting remains rare. Economics may explain part of it, but there appears to be...

Equitas Small Finance Bank inaugurates new corporate office

Equitas Towers located at Little Mount, Saidapet, Chennai marks a significant milestone in the Bank's continued growth and expansion. The inaguration also marked the...

Triveni Sangam: lipstick on a pig?

Want to rescue a sick bank? Well, merge it with a healthy one. There is a convincing case for the merger of Indian banks...

Reactions to RBI policy decision

Expected lines: "RBI maintaining the status quo on policy rate is on expected lines. The Governor’s projection of FY26 GDP growth at 7.6 per cent...

RBI announces measures on capital adequacy

Review of guidelines for inclusion of Quarterly Profits in Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) computation – Commercial Banks: As per the extant guidelines, commercial...

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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

‘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...

Coromandel to set up Centre at IIT-M Research Park

The partnership will enable Coromandel to leverage the research, innovation and technology infrastructure of the IIT Madras ecosystem in India and...

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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...