Recent Views 30 MUMBAI: Private banks’ Q2 FY27 credit and deposit growth got a significant lift from RBI’s concessional dollar-rupee swap facility for FCNR(B) deposits. Banks mobilised billions of dollars and deployed part of the funds through overseas branches, boosting headline balance-sheet growth.The gap between headline and underlying growth was significant. Axis Bank’s advances grew…
Recent Views 26 England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Logo (@ECB_cricket Twitter handle) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) could step in financially if needed to ensure England’s women play a Test in the West Indies next spring. The match is planned as part of a multi-format series and is considered important preparation for…
Recent Views 16 Virat Kohli’s final ODI window to break Sachin Tendulkar’s century record It was the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup when Virat Kohli scored his 50th ODI century in front of Sachin Tendulkar, surpassing his idol’s record of 49 hundreds in the format. That innings put another Tendulkar record within Kohli’s reach….
Recent Views 26 IndiGo hikes fuel charges from October 6 amid rising ATF prices NEW DELHI: Flying this festive season will get more expensive as aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices now reach the highest level in the last decade amid the continuing US-Iran war and a weakening rupee. IndiGo will hike fuel surcharge due to…
Recent Views 27 A man receiving, or roger-ing, commands through handheld radio Have you ever noticed how people in movies, especially those in airplanes and military settings, rarely say “Okay, got it”? Instead, they say one crisp, confident “Roger that.”It sounds professional, almost cinematic, ready for a hero-moment. But the word raises an obvious question:…
Recent Views 24 NEW DELHI: Government is likely to sign a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with Saudi Arabia, allowing companies from the Gulf state to initiate international arbitration two years after they exhaust legal remedies in India. This is a concession from the current five-year clause in the model BIT finalised by govt a year…
Recent Views 26 ‘Drishyam 3: The Conclusion’ crossed the Rs 300 crore mark in worldwide gross collections within four days of its theatrical release. The Ajay Devgn-led mystery thriller saw a huge dip in numbers, earning around Rs 21 crore net on Monday, as per Sacnilk.It registered an overall occupancy of 24% across 16,274 shows….
Recent Views 24 MUMBAI: Maharashtra Charity Commissioner has asked the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) to respond by Oct 12 to complaints from its vice-chairmen, Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh, escalating an internal governance battle that could change how Tata Sons is controlled.In separate complaints filed on Sept 25, Srinivasan and Singh alleged that SDTT…
Recent Views 25 Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: In the latest sign of an impasse in negotiations for the much-discussed bilateral trade deal between India and US, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said that the talks have “reached a plateau”.“The agreement negotiations are still ongoing, although we’d like to believe that both sides…
Recent Views 22 Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey CHANDIGARH: To protect investors from finfluencers operating outside of Sebi regulations, offering stock tips and at times even operating in cahoots with unscrupulous promoters for ‘pump & dump’ schemes, the markets regulator is removing 6,000-7,000 such social media posts each month.Sebi is also working to educate people-investors…
