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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

Payment banks have arrived

One crucial implication of payments and bank business would be the drastic decline in the footfalls at the branches. Even several ATMs may find...

RBI revises norms for pre-closure charges on certain loans

The apex bank has sought comments on the draft guidelines. "Availability of easy and affordable financing to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) is of paramount importance....

HDFC Bank: Atanu: A Tune of Dissonance!

The preponderant view so far on this is, that the action is inadequately supported by reasons and has dented the market sentiments of not...

Guide banks to absorb and adopt technology

There is a growing public perception that all NPAs are the result of fraudulent practices. This is not true. Mortality is part of enterprise....

Fighting Slowdown

The narrative is changing. There are no signs of desperation, but preventive measures are being taken. The dose this time around is aggressive. The...

Limited Options, Limited Time

US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump slapped an addi­tional 25 per cent tariff on India, taking the total to 50 per cent. Earlier, he had warned...

RBI to resume issuing license for Urban Co-operative Banks

A discussion paper on Licensing of UCBs was published for stakeholder feedback on 13 January 2026, following a two decade pause on issuance of fresh...

PM Advisory Council pitches for bank mergers

This will help to support the growing credit need of the economy as India strives to be Viksit Bharat by 2047, it said. The report...

IOB chief sees credit growth to be subdued in FY27

The bank is expecting 12-13 per cent credit growth and 14-15 per cent deposit growth in FY2027, amid the West Asia tensions, he said...

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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...