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What’s the deal with Indian food?

One simple step to modify our perfectly balanced native diet to suit today’s lifestyle




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Editorial. Monetary easing in the West good news for India

But food inflation could hold the RBI’s hand in reversing its interest rate cycle in the near future




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Editorial. India Inc Q1 results provide little fuel for market rally

A surge in prices of fuel, metals and industrial feedstock led to a spike in production and operating costs this quarter, denting profit growth




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Editorial. Expanding controls on sugar industry will stifle output

Trying to substitute the operation of market forces in an industry with micro-management of demand, supply and prices creates uncertainty for entrepreneurs




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Editorial. Escalation of West Asia conflict could hurt India

In August this year, petroleum exports fell 37 per cent to $5.95 billion




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Editorial. RBI’s diktat on sharp lending practices in gold loans welcome

Non-compliance by lenders must be strictly dealt with by the central bank




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Editorial. China market stimulus may not impact India’s FPI flows

While foreign funds may be buying Chinese equity for the short-term, the Indian market offers better returns for long-term investors




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Editorial. RBI right in reining in usurious micro lending

But sudden ‘cease and desist’ orders can also affect the bond markets from where NBFCs raise funds




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RBI slams high-cost lending, calls for affordable credit from Microfinance Institutions

MFIs should not justify steep rates with access issues, says Jayant Kr Dash, Executive Director; Senior RBI official suggests Blended Finance could hold some answer for this issue



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PNB Housing Finance to expand corporate lending portfolio to boost margins, says MD & CEO Kousgi

Confident of sustaining Q2 bottomline growth performance in remaining quarters this fiscal 



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Indian banks increased their overseas presence during 2023-24 : RBI Survey

During the year, the number of branches and employees of foreign banks in India also expanded by 0.6 per cent and 1.4 per cent, respectively



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SBI named Best Bank in India for 2024 by Global Finance Magazine

SBI Chairman CS Setty accepted the award



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Indian Bank posts 36% rise in Q2 net at ₹2,707 crore on the back of reduced slippages

For the first half of the fiscal, the bank’s net profit exceeded ₹5,000 crore, totalling ₹5,110 crore, up from ₹3,697 crore



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IIFL Finance grows its gold loan portfolio by ₹2,000 cr about a month after RBI lifted lending ban

IIFL Finance’s gold loan book had shrunk from ₹26,000 crore in early March 2024 to ₹10,000 crore by September 19, 2024



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Indian Overseas Bank launches online Re-KYC service for hassle-free updates

This new digital service allows customers to update their KYC information without visiting the bank branch, utilising three accessible channels: the IOB website, SMS, or email



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Use-case approach to drive digital payments, says Worldline India CEO

The payments firm has set up POS terminals at villages in Tamil Nadu for payment of taxes and also for devotees making payments to temples.



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Deutsche Bank infuses ₹5,113 crore capital into India operations

Over the last decade, the bank has significantly increased its capital investments, tripling the capital base for Deutsche Bank Group in India



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Shriram Life’s individual new business premium soars 57% in H1 FY25

Shriram Life sold 2.83 lakh individual policies, a 96 per cent increase from the previous year



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Finance Minister launches five Nari Shakti branches of Union Bank of India for women entrepreneurs

Union Bank of India opens Nari Shakti branches in Bengaluru, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, and Jaipur



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Bitcoin nears $80k, little progress on crypto regulation in India

A report by Chainalysis says India leads the world on global adoption index for crypto this year




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Bank of India reports 63% jump in Q2FY25 net profit at ₹2,374 crore

The profitability comes despite the public sector bank seeing 111 per cent y-o-y jump in loan loss provisions at ₹1,427 crore 



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A.P. govt. presented a pro-people budget amid precarious financial conditions, says I&PR Minister

Govt.’s approach is a response to the financial mess inherited from the previous YSRCP govt., says I&PR Minister




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Two independent candidates file nominations for Vizianagaram local body MLC seat




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The U.K. and ‘leaving lessons’ from the Indian Ocean

In its decolonisation in the Indian Ocean, the U.K. must ensure that all island nations agree to maintain the fully protected environmental status of the Chagos archipelago




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India needs to move from legalese to ‘legal-easy’

The language used in Indian laws needs to be simpler to read and understand, which will ensure inclusive justice




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‘Yield’ can’t be the sole indicator for agriculture

It is time to champion a new paradigm where agricultural success is measured by its ability to nourish people, sustain livelihoods, and protect our planet for future generations




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Ensuring private sector collaborations in India’s national climate strategy

For this, the Competition Commission of India needs to focus on the interplay between competition law and sustainability




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India’s SDG focus and its human development issues

Countries that aspire to achieve sustainable development need to take steps to boost human development




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Forecasting better in India, come rain or shine

With improvements, the ‘Mausam Mission’ will transform how weather information can help India become climate smart




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The case for a nature restoration law in India

The law enacted by the European Union recently is a model worth following




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The private sector holds the key to India’s e-bus push

If there is to be scale in the electric bus market in India, private sector participation is critical




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Geometry, Algebra, Number Theory, and Their Information Technology Applications [electronic resource] : Toronto, Canada, June, 2016, and Kozhikode, India, August, 2016 / edited by Amir Akbary, Sanoli Gun.

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.




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Geometry, algebra, number theory, and their information technology applications : Toronto, Canada, June, 2016, and Kozhikode, India, August, 2016 / Amir Akbary, Sanoli Gun, editors

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2018




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Hindustani vocalist Pandit M. Venkatesh Kumar to get Alva’s Virasat Award




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MP seeks CBI probe into findings of Anwar Manipaddy’s report on waqf properties




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Samithi to hold collective dharna on November 26 demanding complete restoration of Nanthoor-Surathkal stretch of NH 66

Preparatory meeting highlights battered carriageway stretch, absence of service roads and shoulder drains and delayed execution of new bridge at Kulur




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Third Indian Symposium on Offshore Geotechnics begins at NIT-K




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Passengers depending on non-Railway sources of information for timetable miss CSMT Express

Non-railway websites or apps do not immediately update changes in train timetables, say officials




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UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar asks graduates to make India a developed country

Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar asks youth to be proud of Indian culture and civilisation




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Vending zone to be functional from November 13




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Air India flight from Mangaluru to Mumbai departs after over-three-hour delay

An Air India official attributed the delay to ‘technical issues’




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Indian Sign Language: So the deaf can hear music

Experience of profound deaf individual at live concert with Indian Sign Language interpreters, highlighting ISL expansion and community empowerment




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IndiaAI, Meta launch AI center in IIT Jodhpur; will promote student start-ups




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Indian HEIs tuning to global rankings; private ones taking the lead

While government HEIs have improved their positions in THE and QS rankings, private ones that have implemented various measures for research and international engagement have done better.




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Bangalore University makes U-turn on 50% seats for locals condition for providing seven additional acres to NLSIU

The condition of reserving seats for students from Karnataka has been left to the discretion of the government




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Yarlagadda donates for Hindi students’ educational tour




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QS Asia Rankings 2025: India has highest number of institutes; focus on research paying off




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Western Australian curriculum finds its way to India

Unlike the already existing international education curricula in India like the International Baccalaureate (IB) or Cambridge IGSCE, the SCSA is a West Australian government entity




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Canada ends fast-track visa programme for international students, Indians to be affected

From now on, students need to apply through the regular study permit stream, which accepts Guaranteed Investment Certificates as proof of financial support




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Trump’s triumph: What it means for study-abroad aspirants from India

While Trump has been virulent against illegal immigration, how he deals with legal immigration will be more important for study abroad aspirations of Indians.