Once called the sone ki chidiya, India clearly never got over its gold fever. For desis, gold is not just a metal, rather it is rainy-day savings, wedding-season flex, family legacy and emotional support, all rolled into one shiny yellow package. Somewhere between these wedding seasons, festival offers and “bas thoda aur le lete hain”,…
Milk prices in Kerala will go up by Rs 4 per litre from June 1 after dairy cooperative major Milma approved a price revision citing rising production, procurement and distribution costs amid mounting pressure on farmers.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF),…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced a $5 billion USD/INR buy-sell swap auction scheduled for May 26 as part of efforts to inject long-term liquidity into the banking system, PTI reported. The move also comes at a time when the rupee has weakened sharply against the US dollar amid continued global uncertainties….
In US, single Gen Z women are buying homes at a significantly higher rate than their male counterparts even as overall first-time homebuying activity has fallen to its lowest level in decades, according to survey data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) as reported AP.Single Gen Z women accounted for 35 per cent of…
Indigenous bullet train at 350 kmph! Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said India’s next-generation bullet train is being planned with a top speed of 350 kilometres per hour. He added that work on the train’s design is expected to commence within the next six months.The 508-kilometre Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, launched in 2016, is…
Siddhartha Khemka – Head of Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd says, “Markets are likely to remain sideways to under pressure in the near term despite Foreign Institutional Investors turning net buyers, as persistent weakness in the Indian rupee and elevated crude oil prices continue to weigh on overall market sentiment and limit…
MUMBAI: Private equity (PE) investor Advent has bought a minority stake in Gujarat’s Iscon Balaji Foods (IBF) in a $150 million deal, the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday, without sharing specifics of the transaction. The investment is part of a broader $215 million fundraise by IBF which has also been backed by…
NEW DELHI: State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) reported a flat net profit in Q4FY26 after taking an impairment loss of Rs 4,349 crore on its upstream assets. It’s net profit in Q4 was Rs 3,191.5 crore compared with Rs 3,214.1 crore in the year-ago period. For FY26, its net profit soared 75% YoY to Rs…
MUMBAI: The rupee weakened to a record closing low of 96.53 against the dollar on Tuesday, marking its sixth consecutive session of decline, as sustained high crude oil prices and adverse global cues weighed on the currency. The local unit closed 18 paise lower compared to 96.35 in the previous session, after touching an intraday…
BENGALURU: TCS’ appraisal letters have triggered employee reactions, with some alleging reductions in CTC and downgrades in their performance bands. Discussions have also intensified around a drop in take-home salaries following changes linked to the implementation of new labour codes. The debate concerns the exclusion of gratuity from cost-to-company (CTC) under TCS’s revised compensation structure….