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Enjoy your tea like a fine book

started the year with the good intention of reading more and reading more attentively. I reached for Mortimer Adler's How to Read a Book for advice.

Budgeting for Growth

FY26 outlook is increasingly uncertain, with sizeable risks from global developments

Coping in a world of work

A fortnightly column about emotional well-being Workplace resilience is more about the culture created within an organisation than about individual employees

A literary tour of Bengaluru

A new, self-guided audio tour of the city's bookish haunts, from old libraries to independent bookstores, is a delight

Look at animal movement with more generosity

A WALK IN THE WOODS

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Isro Achieves Satellite Docking Milestone

India is now only the fourth country to achieve the feat

How Entrepreneurs Can Safeguard Personal Wealth Amid Business Risks

The essence of ring-fencing lies in proactive planning and protecting from potential risks

AI Democratizing Tech Deployment in Organizations: Buch

Madhabi Puri Buch, the chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), underscored the pivotal role of technology in driving the remarkable transformation of the country's capital markets in a pre-recorded address at the symposium on India's Securities Market Tech Stack (SMART 2025).

Kirloskar Family dispute escalates

The ongoing dispute within the Kirloskar family has intensified, with Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) seeking intervention in the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) in an appeal filed by Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (KOEL).

Reserve Bank keeps Tata Sons in upper-layer NBFC list

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday retained Tata Sons—the principal holding company of the Tata Group—in its list of 15 upper-layer non-bank financiers for FY25, but said it is \"without prejudice\" to the company's application to get itself deregistered.

Oil giant BP cuts thousands of jobs

British energy giant BP on Thursday said it would axe 4,700 staff jobs, or about five percent of its workforce, and is cutting thousands of contractor roles to reduce costs.

Bain Invests in Auto Parts Firm Dhoot Transmission

S private equity firm Bain Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in Dhoot Transmission Group, an Aurangabad-based automotive components manufacturer.

The Ethics of AI Will Prove More Important Than the Technology

Artificial intelligence could be the future of humanity and we must not let it slip out of our control

Manipal eyes $1 bn IPO, calls pitches

in Manipal Health in April 2023 for more than $2 billion, valuing it at nearly $4.8 billion or ₹40,000 crore.

Versace Is Not the Right Fit for Prada's High Fashion Strategy

A mix of two distinct aesthetics will risk a wardrobe malfunction

Calls for overwork take home labour as a given

Corporate advocacy of a long work-week assumes people's reliance for home chores on either low-paid labour toiling under harsh conditions or unpaid work—usually done by women

Bharat Mobility Expo Set to Drive in New Electric Vehicles, Hybrids Today

A Trend to Watch Out for at the Expo and Through 2025 Will Be the Dynamic Between EVs and Strong Hybrid Vehicles

Axis Bank's Q3 profit hurt by provisions, weak loan growth

Gross slippages for Q3 rose 22% sequentially and 46% annually to ₹5,432 crore, led by ₹4,923 crore in the retail book

Is online shopping a watershed or blip? Let's look at HCES data

E-commerce penetration is deepening but this doesn't herald a new retail landscape with no space left for physical stores

Google, Varaha in carbon credit deal

Alphabet Inc.'s Google will buy carbon-removal credits based on projects using biochar that's made by heating organic waste, one of the biggest such deals to date.

NCLAT admits Meta plea against CCI ban

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday admitted Meta Platforms' appeal against an order by the Competition Commission of India, which imposed a five-year ban on the company's data-sharing practices in the country and slapped a ₹213.14 crore fine for allegedly abusing its dominant position.

RBI Eases Rules Allowing NRIs to Open Overseas Rupee Accounts

For instance, an NRI in the US can now open a rupee account with New York branch of an authorized dealer bank in India

Will my health insurance cover diabetic retinopathy therapy?

I have been diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. The doctor has recommended intravitreal injections over a period of a few months.

No Fresh F&O for Kalyan Jewellers

India's stock exchanges have banned fresh trading of Kalyan Jewellers Ltd's stock futures and options (F&O) contracts in the derivatives segment after trader outstanding positions in the counters came close to the threshold or limit for these positions.

There's a better way to predict a technology's future: Follow the rate of change

Evaluating a rising technology is often a binary operation, stuck in time. Does it work well? Yes or no? Has adoption lived up to expectations? Are the products and services built on the tech meeting revenue forecasts? Or not?

Demand for petrol, diesel may grow in FY26

India's petroleum product demand continues to remain robust with consumption seen at a record 252.9 million tonnes for the next financial year (FY26), according to data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell.

Mint BFSI event today to host top regulators, finance pros

Rajeshwar Rao, Ananth Narayan, Deepak Sood, Deepak Mohanty at Mint BFSI Summit & Awards

India and Singapore consider renewable energy corridor

India and Singapore are looking at the possibility of opening a renewable energy corridor between the two countries, Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said.

Superman, Snow White key to Hollywood's 2025 comeback

Actors' & writers' strike in the US in 2023 delayed the release of several films, but experts see its impact waning now