The unexpected presence of a British Royal Navy F-35B Lightning fighter jet at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has given Kerala Tourism a unique marketing opportunity with a humorous twist. In a witty social media campaign, the Kerala Tourism department shared a creatively edited poster featuring the jet parked against a backdrop of swaying coconut trees and … Read more
Spreading its wings to Europe, Indian carrier InterGlobe Aviations (IndiGo) on Wednesday launched flight services to Amsterdam from Mumbai, the airline’s second long-haul overseas service to be rolled out in as many days. The Gurugram-based airline, which has over 400 aircraft in its fleet, in May this year said it was looking to introduce direct … Read more
FILE PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo is pictured outside its head office in Mumbai November 2, 2010. REUTERS | Photo Credit: DANISH SIDDIQUI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked lenders to not levy pre-payment charges on all floating rate loans and advances granted for business purpose to individuals and MSEs (micro and … Read more
US President Donald Trump has announced a trade deal with Vietnam just days before higher tariffs were set to take effect. | Photo Credit: KEN CEDENO/Reuters President Donald Trump said he had reached a trade deal with Vietnam following weeks of intense diplomacy between the nations and ahead of a deadline next week that would … Read more
The Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry has raised serious concerns over Kerala’s draft Renewable Energy Regulation 2025, warning that its current form could derail the state’s solar progress, penalise existing users, and trigger large-scale job losses in the renewable energy sector. | Photo Credit: Voicing concern over the draft Renewable Energy Regulation 2025, the … Read more
Since the Travel Food Services IPO is entirely an OFS, the company will not receive any funds from the issue and the proceeds will go to the selling shareholder. Travel Food Services, which operates quick-service restaurants and lounge business across airports in India and Malaysia, on Wednesday fixed a price band of ₹1,045 to ₹1,100 … Read more
Sanjay Gandhi, surrounded by the public while he is coming out of the Tiz Hazari Court regarding the “Kissa kursi ka” case, in New Delhi on August 27, 1977 (file photo) | Photo Credit: N_SRINIVASAN Kissa Kursi Ka is a poignant reminder of the Emergency. Entering the 50th year of one of the key historic … Read more
Megasoft Limited has decided to sell its entire 36.52 per cent holding in Extrovis AG, Switzerland, an associate company, for $15 million (about ₹128 crore). The company said the board has given its nod to the decision to sell the stake to Refex Life Sciences Private Limited. The company said it will seek approval from … Read more
The number of domestic branches and overseas offices increased 49 times to 22,937 | Photo Credit: SHASHI ASHIWAL Even as India’s GDP has grown 3,000 times from ₹10,977 crore as at June-end 1955 to ₹330,68,145 crore as at March-end 2025, State Bank of India’s deposits and advances grew 25,000 times and 35,800 times, respectively during … Read more
Rupee appreciated 25 paise to close at 85.51 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, supported by weakness of the American currency in the overseas market and a positive tone in the domestic equities amid rise in risk appetite. Forex traders said the US dollar is trading at lowest levels since February 2022 as President … Read more