CII president Rajiv Memani, who is chairman and CEO EY India, describes 2025 a year of reforms and calls for the momentum to continue. In an interview with TOI he flags power, mining, ease of doing business and judicial reforms as focus areas. Excerpts:There have been a series of reforms this year, starting with the…
Lucknow: Braving the cold, Lucknow showed up in full strength on Sunday as the Repertwahr Festival unfolded in all its cultural glory. Wrapped in shawls and smiles, the city celebrated art, music, and poetry.Before the sessions began, the bustling crowd enjoyed the breezy atmosphere. Many were engaged in pottery-making classes, getting their caricatures made, and…
HYDERABAD: A 20-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping his 22-year-old girlfriend, which in turn led to her death in Mahabubnagar district on Wednesday night.Mahabubnagar police said the offence took place inside the washroom of the village’s Rythu Vedika. On Wednesday night, the accused called his girlfriend, who belongs to SC community, to…
MUMBAI: The amendment to insurance laws is expected to trigger a fresh round of consolidation and deal-making in the sector, alongside new capital inflows following govt’s decision to permit 100% foreign direct investment.Apart from opening the door to higher foreign ownership, the new bill seeks to widen consolidation options by allowing insurance companies to amalgamate…
Lucknow: Men in blazers and leather jackets and women in trench coats, skirts and dresses thronged Lucknow Race Course and Turf club to attend ‘Arjun Cup: The Majestic Horse Race’ on Sunday. As dim sunlight shone over the racecourse, anticipation was visible, Music by a band named ‘Last Cigarette Theory’ provided a lively backdrop, blending…
MUMBAI: The win-loss ratio in the SME IPO space has been nearly equally distributed in 2025. Of the 254 small and medium enterprises that tapped the primary market and have been listed till Dec 19, this year, 120 stocks were still in the green, while 132 stocks were in the red. And two were at…
Lucknow: Bursts of laughter, flashing game lights and the excited nimble footsteps of little festival-goers marked the liveliest corner of Repertwahr Season 13, the ‘Bachpan Kids’ Zone’. The space transformed into a playground of colour and curiosity, where children raced between air hockey tables, animal rides and basketball hoops, while parents watched the festival come…
MUMBAI: A new report warns that proposed changes to housing data collection risk overcorrecting an implementation problem rather than fixing a design flaw. Critiquing the govt’s plan to shift to monthly rent surveys, the authors say the move amounts to “throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” based on a flawed diagnosis and an unnecessarily…
Lucknow: A daring theft, involving around ₹1.5 crore worth gold and silver ornaments, at a jewellery showroom in Malihabad area has put the city police’s night vigil under scrutiny as the crime occurred barely 300 metres from a newly opened police outpost.The theft reportedly took place on Saturday night at Fazal Jewellers in Rabab Market…
Lucknow: Health awareness among citizens is key to a strong and wealthy nation.These views were presented by speakers during a seminar and medical awareness camp organized to mark former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary (Dec 25) at Maulana Azad Memorial Academy in collaboration with State Takmeel-ut-Tibb College and Hospital on Friday.Chief guest and…