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Under the earlier regime, acquiring a “major shareholding”—defined as 5% or more of a bank’s paid-up share capital, demanded prior clearance from RBI. MUMBAI: RBI has eased rules for large DIIS acquiring shares in banks, allowing eligible mutual funds, pension funds and insurance firms to obtain one-time approval to raise their aggregate holding to 10%…
The ministry also flagged worries around short-term pressure on Indian assets and the rupee, along with capital flowing towards geographies due to AI. NEW DELHI: The finance ministry Thursday said the growth momentum extended into the second quarter, although at a more measured pace, and the economy may expand 7.3% during July-Sept.While flagging multiple parameters…
The challenges for Swayams started even before the tournament. Getting the team to that stage was a project in itself, with busy, overlapping schedules making it difficult for the players to train together in person. NEW DELHI: Across the open and women’s sections at the Chess Olympiad, only one player won an individual gold medal…
Wind farms are expanding across Africa, a continent with some of the world’s highest raptor diversity, yet species-specific collision risks remain poorly understood. Researchers fitted solar-powered GPS trackers to nine Augur Buzzards, two African Hawk Eagles, one Martial Eagle and three Rüppell’s Vultures at the Kipeto wind farm in southern Kenya between 2019 and 2024….
‘Mammootty’s Panampilly Nagar house; the. superstar’s former residence is now a stay. Mammootty’s former residence in Kochi’s Panampilly Nagar has become a stay option for fans and tourists. The property offers guests a chance to spend time at the house associated with the Malayalam superstar and his family.In 2025, the residence was made available for…
We all have that one colleague who has stacked a bundle of leave in their bank and yet refuses to take any. Their calendar is full, their inbox is always open, and when someone asks about a holiday, they smile and say, ” Maybe next year”. From the outside, it looks like dedication. From the…
Police suspect that the attack was carried out on a “quotation” given by the man’s wife (L), who allegedly tracked his mobile phone location and passed on the details to the gang. THRISSUR: A woman who had checked into a lodge in Thrissur with a male friend was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by a group…
HDFC Bank appointed Anup Bagchi as MD & CEO from Oct 27, succeeding Sashidhar Jagdishan, while Anup Kumar Saha will be Kotak Mahindra Bank chief for three years from Jan 1, 2027, succeeding Ashok Vaswani. MUMBAI: It was a day of coincidences in the banking sector. Two private banks, two new CEOs named Anup, both…
‘Baththa’ box office collection day 1_ Vijay Sethupathi film earns. Vijay Sethupathi’s ‘Baththa’ opened in theatres on Thursday, October 1. The action comedy drama collected Rs 1.50cr in India net on its first day. The film recorded the opening-day figure across 1,337 shows. Its India gross collection stood at Rs 1.73cr. The reported footfall for…
For Arinjay Jain, the arrival of his daughter in August 2026 was more than the birth of his first child. It reopened a chapter of grief that his family had carried for nearly a decade. Ten years earlier, Arinjay had lost his younger sister, Anushri, who was just 20. Her sudden death after an unexplained…
