Lucknow: Lucknow recorded high pollution levels this Diwali night compared to the last three years of the festival. Both superfine pollutants, PM10 and PM2.5, were more than five times higher on the Diwali night (Oct 20) than the permissible limits set by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Compared to 2024 Diwali night, PM10…
BENGALURU: Over one-third of employees at leading tech firms come from tier-3 colleges, according to a survey by Blind, the anonymous community app for verified professionals.The survey polled 1,602 Indian professionals between Sept 17 and 24. Colleges were classified into four tiers based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025. Blind’s methodology defines tier-1…
PATNA: Nitish Kumar is the leader and CM of NDA govt in Bihar and people trust him and PM Narendra Modi to deliver on their promises in the state, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said Thursday while NDA tore into INDIA bloc after the opposition named RJD’s Tejashwi Prasad as its chief ministerial face before…
MUMBAI: Geopolitical tensions pose a growing threat to cross-border payments, RBI said in its latest report on payments. The central bank warned that the global financial system’s dependence on centralised infrastructure and a few dominant settlement currencies makes it vulnerable to international conflict and sanctions.According to RBI, sanctions or restrictions on financial systems or currencies…
NEW DELHI: Sebi on Thursday proposed to ease the geo-tagging requirement for non-resident Indian clients during their re-KYC or KYC process through digital onboarding or video client identification (V-CIP). In a draft circular, the regulator has sought public comments on its proposal to relax the condition that requires NRI clients to be physically present in…
NEW DELHI: India’s consumer and retail sector witnessed a decisive rebound in the Sept quarter, with deal volumes rising to 132 and values crossing $3.4 billion, nearly four times higher than previous quarter.The recovery was led by renewed investor focus on textiles, apparel and accessories, and sustained activity in food processing and e-commerce, Grant Thornton…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said talks between India and the US for the proposed trade agreement are progressing, and expressed hope that both sides would work towards a fair and equitable agreement in the near future. An Indian team, headed by commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal, was in Washington last…
MUMBAI: SBI received two awards from Global Finance, New York – World’s Best Consumer Bank 2025 and Best Bank in India 2025 – at the Global Finance awards held during the World Bank and IMF annual meets. The recognition, according to the bank, reflects its progress in digitalisation and financial inclusion. Source link
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi spoke to his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim and conveyed that he will virtually attend India-Asean summit Sunday, scotching speculation of a meeting with US President Donald Trump on the margins of Asean and East Asia summits in Kuala Lumpur.The ostensible reason for the rare miss to the summit by Modi…
MUMBAI: Priya Nair, who took over as HUL’s MD & CEO on Aug 1, has her task cut out — driving volume-led growth at the FMCG company that has grappled with subdued demand environment and sluggish volumes over the past several quarters.Nair has taken charge from Rohit Jawa amid an improving broader macro-economic scenario —…
