Govt conclave flags PSBs’ shrinking CASA share and weaker presence in high-value banking segments NEW DELHI: Public sector banks (PSBs) have rapidly lost market share in the higher value segment of the industry, such as credit cards business, where they are offering lower range card variants and in global capability centres (GCCs), to private and…
Bigger screens and PC-like features fuel tablet demand, with 12GB models jumping 835% year-on-year in Q1 NEW DELHI: As laptop prices rise, tablet makers are making a stronger play for everyday computing, armed with bigger screens, more memory, keyboards and increasingly PC-like multitasking capabilities.The shift is showing up in what Indians are buying. Research agency…
PM Modi urges wider use of space technology in agriculture, environment and other sectors as India’s private space industry targets major growth. NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with chief executive officers (CEOs) and founders of 20 space startups, including India’s leading companies Skyroot Aerospace, Agnikul Cosmos, Pixxel, Dhruva Space, GalaxEye, PierSight, Bellatrix…
Govt rules out ethanol diversion as cause of sugar price rise, cites lower output, festive demand and crop damage NEW DELHI: Sugar production during the current season (Oct-Sept) is estimated around 306 lakh tonnes, 11% lower than the initial projection of 343 lakh tonnes for the year by sugarcane-growing states, govt said Friday. It also…
Aditya Birla addresses tariff and investment concerns NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over low private sector investment, Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla Friday said the corporate sector was undertaking capital expenditure at a very fast pace.He said RBI data pointed to growth in bank loans to the corporate sector, which are evenly spread between…
Neeraj Chopra, of India, competes in the javelin during the World Athletics Diamond League athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, August 21, 2026. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP) Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage edged out Neeraj Chopra by just nine centimetres in Lausanne, securing his third victory over the Indian star this season and tightening his…
BCG CEO says CEOs are adapting to geopolitical uncertainty, AI and faster-changing business environments. NEW DELHI: The element of trade and tariffs is “over-emphasised” and the current generation of CEOs have realised there are other challenges they need to overcome to survive, BCG CEO Christoph Schweizer said at the ET World Leaders Forum Friday. Business…
Image credit: Hockey India The Indian women’s hockey team suffered a 0-2 defeat to the Netherlands in their second-round match of the FIH World Cup on Friday.The Netherlands, the reigning Olympic and world champions, controlled much of the contest and scored once in each of the first and third quarters. Jansen, Matla score from PCs…
Jamal Musiala collapses again during Bayern match, reveals diagnosis and reassures fans he remains optimistic/ Image: X Bayern Munich will be without Jamal Musiala for Saturday’s German Supercup against Borussia Dortmund, with the club choosing not to rush the midfielder back after he collapsed during two successive pre-season matches.The decision comes after Musiala revealed earlier…
Rumesh Pathirage and Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) Neeraj Chopra will meet Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage for the third time this season when the two javelin stars return to the Diamond League stage in Lausanne on Friday night.The rivalry has so far been one-sided. Pathirage has beaten Chopra in both of their meetings this season, first in…
