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July 26, 2025

Historic port to future hub: Thoothukudi's giant leap

Thoothukudi-a port city that once powered the trade ambitions of the Pandyas and Cholas, and later the Portuguese, Dutch, and British - is now firmly back on the economic map.

3 mins

Freedom to 'rebalance': India on UK carbon border tax

India will take \"appropriate measures\" if Britain's proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) undermines the trade benefits secured in the just-signed free-trade agreement (FTA), a senior government official said on Friday.

2 mins

Norton Gets Thrust Ahead of Its India Launch

Norton V4 is expected to be one of the costliest bikes to be available for sale in India, for around ₹50 lakh

2 mins

Denisov Replaces Dorides as Nayara Energy CEO

Russian oil giant Rosneft-backed Indian refiner, Nayara Energy, which has recently been hit by EU sanctions, has appointed a new chief executive officer after its previous CEO resigned, sources aware of the matter said on Friday.

1 mins

Discounts, nudges, added fees: Qcom quietly making customers pay more

Quick-commerce (qcom) platforms are nudging customers to spend more through steeper discounts on expensive items, subtle in-app prompts, and layered service fees, all aimed at increasing average order values (AOV) and making deliveries more cost-effective.

3 mins

Expect progressive improvement in demand: ITC CMD

ITC Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Puri on Friday expressed cautious optimism about demand outlook, saying the company expected progressive improvement with the easing of interest rates, improved weather conditions and benign inflation at an aggregate level. Softer demand environment has weighed on businesses.

2 mins

Tata Sons invested ₹1 trillion in group firms in 5 yrs: Chandra

A snapshot Tata group's top 10 unlisted companies' sales

2 mins

Automakers clash over CAFE norms at Siam meet

A CEO council meeting is likely to be called to resolve differences

1 mins

Consumer health care, generics drive Cipla net up 10%

Company's stock rose 2.95% on BSE

1 mins

Paytm's Q1 profit attributed to cost cuts

The first quarter of 2025-26 (Q1FY26) turned profitable for One97 Communications, parent of fintech player Paytm, after a steep loss of ₹838.9 crore in Q1FY25.

2 mins

Ownership battle brews at Sona after Kapur's death

Firm proceeds with AGM despite objections from Kapur's mother

2 mins

What does pact mean for car exports to India?

The India-UK free-trade agreement (FTA) eliminates duties on most Indian exports to the UK, though the auto sector has been liberalized through a cautious, quota-based tariff reduction scheme spread over two decades.

1 mins

India, UK biz optimistic about FTA seeking to double bilateral trade by 2030

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said businesses in Britain as well as India are optimistic about the free trade agreement which aims to double the bilateral trade to $112 billion by 2030.

1 mins

ED attaches assets worth ₹106.36 cr of ex-Uco Bank CMD

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday said it has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth approximately ₹106.36 crore belonging to Subodh Kumar Goel, former chairperson and managing director (CMD) of Uco Bank, and his related entities.

1 mins

PSBs' Property E-Auctions Take a Leap Under BAANKNET

Public sector banks' (PSBs') revamped property e-auction platform, BAANKNET, has helped government lenders jack up the recovery of stressed assets.

1 mins

Tariff cut may not impact Scotch whisky retail prices

The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), under which tariffs on whisky and gin have been freshly halved to 75 per cent from 150 per cent and will fall to 40 per cent in a decade's time, will not necessarily impact prices of scotch whisky and gin for Indian consumers.

1 mins

Govt open to idea of China JVs in electronics manufacturing

The government is open to the idea of more Chinese companies setting up operations in India through joint ventures (JVs) with domestic firms, particularly in the electronics manufacturing sector, a senior official said on Friday, citing China's significant role in global production.

1 mins

Rare earths not rare, their concentration is: GSI chief

Against the backdrop of a severe shortage of rare earth permanent magnets due to China's export curbs, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) is planning to complete 100 ongoing exploration projects on rare earth by the end of the next financial year, a top official at the scientific government agency said.

2 mins

BoB profit flat, margins compress

Public-sector lender Bank of Baroda's (BoB's) net profit grew just 1.9 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to ₹4,541 crore in the first quarter of 2025-26, aided by treasury income, amid pressure on net interest margin.

1 mins

Shriram Finance net rises 6%

Shriram Finance has posted a consolidated net profit of ₹2,159.39 crore in the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 (Q1FY26), up 6 per cent from ₹2,030.64 crore in the April to June quarter of FY25.

1 mins

TMB Posts Highest Quarterly Profit

Thoothukudi-headquartered Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) has posted highest ever quarterly net profit of ₹304.9 crore during the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 (Q1FY26), up 6 per cent from ₹287.3 crore during the June quarter of the last financial year.

1 mins

Credit growth sees slight uptick

Narrowing gap Growth rate Y-o-Y (%)

1 mins

Govt raises royalties on minor minerals by 30%

The state government has increased the royalties on minor minerals by 10-30 per cent per tonne.

1 mins

State looks to launch projects worth ₹10 trn

The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to line up projects worth ₹10 trillion in November this year, in a bid to boost its industrial development agenda.

1 mins

RBI's ₹1.25 trn VRRR auction finds traction

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) received bids worth ₹1.42 trillion against a notified amount of ₹1.25 trillion when the seven-day Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction ended on Friday.

1 mins

No retrospective change in I-T Bill, only simplification of law: Select panel chief

The new Income-Tax Bill does not override the intent of the Income Tax Act, 1961, but simplifies its language and structure, said Lok Sabha Member Baijayant Panda, who chaired the 31-member select committee to review its draft. In an interview with Monika Yadav in New Delhi, Panda said that resources need to be scaled up with the rising number of filings. Edited excerpts:

2 mins

Feb, Apr rate cuts fully transmitted, to help improve growth: Malhotra

RBI governor says further rate reductions will depend on outlook for growth and inflation

2 mins

Appoint counselors to safeguard mental health of students: SC to edu institutions

The Supreme Court on Friday issued comprehensive guidelines to safeguard the mental health of students in schools, colleges, and coaching centers, which included appointing a qualified counselor, psychologist, or social worker by all institutions with 100 or more students.

1 mins

Govt to closely monitor price rise in drugs outside essential list

The national pharmaceutical pricing regulator will keep a close watch on overcharging by drug companies for medicines outside the purview of the price control list.

1 mins

New co-op policy calls for apex bank for sector

The new national policy on cooperatives has called for an apex cooperative bank to enhance collaboration among various tiers of cooperative financial institutions while preserving the three-tier credit structure of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS), District Credit Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) and state cooperative banks to provide affordable credit.

1 mins

Govt May Mandate Public Procurement Of 25% Green Steel

EU's CBAM Is Against Spirit Of FTA: Official

1 mins

India Announces ₹4,850 Cr Line of Credit for Maldives

Modi Holds Talks With Muizzu, Says Proud to Be the Most Trusted Friend of the Maldives

1 mins

China's Unitree Offers Humanoid Robot Under $6K

Unitree Robotics is marketing one of the world's first humanoid robots for under $6,000, drastically reducing the entry price for what's expected to grow into a whole wave of versatile AI machines for the workplace and home.

1 mins

Intel to Cut More Jobs as CEO Struggles to Show Turnaround

Intel is going to end the year with a workforce that is over a fifth smaller than last year, it said on Thursday, and new CEO Lip Bu Tan presented a blueprint for a more cost-disciplined, streamlined chip-maker that would issue \"no more blank checks.\"

1 mins

Trump Spars With Powell During Fed Visit

This comes less than a week before Fed's policy review, which is expected to leave interest rate in 4.25-4.50% range

2 mins

Meta to end political ads in EU, blames new rules

Meta Platforms will end political, electoral, social issue advertising on its platform in the European Union in early October because of the legal uncertainties due to EU rules targeting political advertising, the US-based social media company said on Friday.

1 mins

Thai Acting PM Warns of War as US, China Urge Calm

Thailand warned its conflict with neighboring Cambodia could \"potentially develop into a war\" as troops used rockets and artillery to shell targets along their contested border for a second day.

1 mins

Stray concerns

Earlier this month, a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court advised a Noida resident who had complained of being harassed for feeding stray dogs to feed them in her home or open a shelter.

3 mins

Ceta joins India's expanding trade playbook

A new acronym has entered India's trade vocabulary—Ceta, short for Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement—signed with the United Kingdom (UK) on July 24 in London.

3 mins

Why hunt for the black box?

In a 1968 bestseller, Airport, Arthur Hailey described operations at Chicago's O'Hare Airport (\"Lincoln International Airport\" in the book) during a storm.

3 mins

Indira's India & Modi's Bharat

As Narendra Modi becomes India's second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions

5 mins

Western vs Indian' in Management

Several Indian thinkers (me included) place an emphasis on an \"Indian\" way as compared to a \"Western\" way of management.

3 mins

NSDL's 4,000 cr IPO to open on July 30

The initial public offering (IPO) of NSDL will open on Wednesday (July 30) and close on Friday (August 1).

1 mins

India-UK trade deal fails to lift stocks

The much-anticipated signing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between India and the UK did little to buoy Indian equity markets, as a broad selloff overshadowed sector-specific optimism.

1 mins

Our growth stable, diversified, not reliant on one driver

India's largest depository, National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL), is set to debut on the bourses, two years after it first filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). Ahead of the much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO), NSDL Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vijay Chandok shares insights on the regulatory drivers behind the listing and surge in retail investors. In an interview with Sundar Sethuraman in Mumbai, Chandok addresses questions around competitive pressures from Central Depository Services Ltd (CDSL), new revenue streams and technology challenges. Edited excerpts:

2 mins

Mkts log worst fall in over a month

2 mins

Near-term recovery, margin expansion key for Nestle India

Nestle India reported a 5.9 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) revenue growth in the first quarter of financial year 2026 (Q1FY26) with domestic sales up 5.5 per cent.

2 mins

Bajaj Finserv Q1 profit zooms 30%

Bajaj Finserv's consolidated net profit grew 30 per cent year-onyear (Y-o-Y) to 2,789 crore for the first quarter of 2025-26 (Q1FY26).

1 mins

Bajaj Finance stock slips 5% on cautious outlook

Scrip accounted for 14% of 721-point loss in Sensex on Friday

2 mins

Choose a platform that clearly discloses exchange rate, fees

Indian families spent an estimated ₹1,700 crore in 2024 on bank fees and exchange-rate markups when sending money abroad for education, according to a report by Redseer Strategy Consultants and Wise, a global cross-border payments company.

2 mins

Bean to boom

India's homegrown artisanal chocolate revolution is gaining ground

4 mins

Digging for trauma in Nazi Germany

When Joe Dunthorne's mother gave him a ring for his wedding, she told him that the ring had \"escaped the Nazis in 1935\".

3 mins

Egg-freezing sees demand surge across cities as infertility rises

Securing future

3 mins

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