‘India’s growth drivers firmly in place, banks cleaner than ever’: KV Kamath

MUMBAI: Veteran banker KV Kamath is now the chairman of Jio Financial Services, helping guide its expansion in a crowded market. Kamath, credited with turning ICICI from a staid development financial institution into an aggressive retail powerhouse, remains upbeat on India and technology. Excerpts:PM Modi’s appeal to defer gold purchases and conserve fuel is seen…

Read More

Scientists discovered nature’s own “brakes” deep beneath the Pacific Ocean that may have prevented massive megaquakes

For decades, a strange patch of the Pacific Ocean has quietly puzzled earthquake scientists around the world. Deep beneath the seafloor, near the coast of Ecuador, a massive underwater fault has been producing almost identical earthquakes every five to six years. The quakes strike with nearly the same magnitude, rupture almost the same sections of…

Read More

‘PM asked not to go abroad’

Vijay Deverakonda joined the celebrations after the impressive box office performance of ‘Karuppu’. The actor shared a heartfelt message for Suriya and praised the overwhelming audience response to the film. Directed by RJ Balaji, ‘Karuppu’ stars Suriya alongside Trisha Krishnan. The film was released on May 15 and has emerged as one of the biggest…

Read More

Anurag Kashyap faces non-bailable warrant after Surat court rules on controversial ‘Anti-Brahmin’ post on Twitter

A Gujarat court has ordered the registration of a criminal case against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap following his controversial social media remarks about the Brahmin community. The Surat court partly allowed a private complaint filed by a VHP leader and lawyer, finding sufficient reason to believe the posts could promote enmity between communities. Gujarat court directs…

Read More