India Inc profit in Q4 grew least in 5 quarters

Listed companies' combined net profits (adjusted for exceptional gains and losses) were up 11.4 per cent yearon-year (Y-o-Y) in the January-March 2024 (Q4FY24), growing at the slowest pace in the last five quarters.

Rising mercury quenches FMCG thirst

With heatwave persisting in most parts of the country, fastmoving consumer goods (FMCG) companies continue to report a sharp increase in the sales of summer-centric products like ice creams and cold beverages.

Agnikul fires up reusable rocket dream, orbital launch next target

After the successful test flight of Agnibaan SORTED, Chennai-based space startup Agnikul Cosmos is lining up an orbital flight in the next 12 months and is also drawing up an ambitious plan to develop India's first reusable launch vehicle carrying payloads.

Indian travellers in 'hot pursuit' of luxury

More inclined to seek unique experiences, willing to brave the heat, and explore beyond traditional holiday seasons

HAZE OVER BRIGHT LINE TEST

Why transfer pricing over marketing intangibles has become a contested issue between companies and tax authorities

Of cricket and monetary policy

The June policy will be one of status quo in every way. There will be no change in rate or stance

Small credit business gives itself a hand

As unsecured loan growth ebbs, new ways to serve the segment have emerged, report

Banking channel for financial inclusion feels left out

Business correspondent firms' revenues are under stress as banks get tough with them to meet targets

Unclaimed shares in banks caught in legal limbo

The Banking Regulation Act, 1949, empowers the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to regulate banks, but many of its provisions do not apply to those owned by the government.

Lack of central KYC hinders market participation

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Invest in longer-tenure G-Sec for reliable retirement income

If interest rates undergo a secular decline, they could also prove a valuable gift to your heirs

Revving up returns: Samvardhana's gear shift to stock mkt superiority

Samil shifts into overdrive, while Motherson Sumi stalls in slow lane

Credit funds chase 8.5% yields in risk-heavy seas

Money managers set sail with lower-rated papers in a rising corporate tide

After the verdict

Mr Trump's conviction deepens US political friction

We missed Industrial Revolution

Is India headed there again?

Trickling down to Viksit Bharat

A new government in New Delhi will shortly take over.

Building blocks

Next govt must build on macro strengths

Boeing executives unlikely to be charged over 737 MAX crashes

Boeing executives are unlikely to be criminally charged over fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people as the statute of limitations has likely passed, US Department of Justice (DOJ) officials told victims' family members.

Iran prez polls: Ahmadinejad in fray, again

Iran's hardline former Mahmoud President Ahmadinejad has registered to run for president in the country's June 28 election, organised after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, Iran's state television said on Sunday.

A LUNAR SUCCESS: CHINA LANDS ON FAR SIDE OF THE MOON

A Chinese spacecraft successfully touched down on the far side of the Moon on Sunday, in the first endeavour of its kind to collect samples from this rarely explored terrain.

Free electricity raises red flags for green tech

Something strange is going on in Europe's power markets: Prices keep dropping below zero.

Google's AI search leaves publishers scrambling

When Frank Pine searched Google for a link to a news article two months ago, he encountered paragraphs generated by artificial intelligence (AI) about the topic at the top of his results.

World rate paths set to diverge with ECB's cut

The European Central Bank (ECB) could open the door to a weaker euro on Thursday as its first interest-rate cut of the cycle puts the region on a divergent policy path from the US.

Investors flock to Aramco share sale to raise $13 bn

Offer sells out in hours

Prospect of peaceful 'reunification' with Taiwan being 'eroded': China

China lacks the confidence to engage in dialogue, says Taiwan

Losses for non-aligned regional parties could be BJP's gains in Lok Sabha polls

Archis Mohan analyses exit poll projections for the BJP and the rest

Tamang's SKM bags all but one seat in Sikkim

Getting ready to implement my nine guarantees, says CM

There's no match for BJP and Khandu in Arunachal

Bagging 10 seats without a contest, the party secures an even bigger mandate for 3rd term

Forecast of big BJP win may propel markets

Domestic equity markets are set to gain as much as 2 per cent on Monday after the exit polls released on Sunday projected the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to win two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha elections.

Manufacturing telecom gear in India may get a ₹3,000 cr push

In a bid to raise domestic manufacturing of telecom gear, a key government fund aimed at research and development (R&D) in the telecom space may be expanded in the next few months, officials from the department of telecommunications (DOT) said.