MUMBAI: Home Credit India Finance, a subsidiary of TVS Holdings, signed a share purchase agreement on Wednesday, to acquire Varthana Finance which specialises in lending for education, in an all-cash deal valued at Rs 967 crore.The transaction will result in Varthana becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Home Credit India, and a step-down wholly owned…
Representative generative image (created by Denny) NEW DELHI: As govt explores further decriminalisation of the Companies Act, the corporate sector has proposed changes to the amendment bill moved by the Centre, including those related to auditors. In a series of representations to the select committee looking at the amendments, a senior industry executive said: “Greater…
Years after Kaththi and Sarkar became subjects of political discussions, director AR Murugadoss has finally addressed the long-standing speculation surrounding the films. Many believed the two Vijay starrers were designed to strengthen the actor’s political image long before he entered politics. However, Murugadoss has now firmly denied those claims, saying the films were never created…
IIT Kanpur has opened admissions for a six-month online certificate programme in Advanced Data Science and Machine Learning for Business Analytics. Starting October 3, 2026, the course targets graduates and working professionals, offering practical training in AI, machine learning, generative AI and business analytics to meet the rising demand for data-driven decision-making across industries (Photo/…
Che Guevara (Image: Wikipedia) Some quotations keep sparking argument long after the person who said them is gone, not because everyone agrees with them, but because they force people to think hard about conviction, purpose and what a life is actually built on. Che Guevara‘s line sits firmly in that category: “We cannot be sure…
Hardik Pandya (PTI Photo) Speculation over Hardik Pandya’s future with the Mumbai Indians continues to grow, and former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has weighed in with his own assessment of how a potential blockbuster IPL trade could unfold.Pandya’s future has been the subject of intense discussion following another disappointing campaign for Mumbai Indians. Under his…
NEET fast-track court’s first hearing stalled as CBI skips proceedings NEW DELHI: The first hearing before Delhi’s newly designated fast-track court for the NEET paper leak case ended without any substantive proceedings on Monday after no lawyer appeared on behalf of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), prompting the court to adjourn the matter.The case…
Global energy markets continue to be affected by the twin impact of two major geopolitical conflicts. Russia has started importing gasoline from India for the first time as repeated Ukrainian attacks on its refineries have deepened fuel shortages in the domestic market. Global energy markets continue to be affected by the twin impact of two…
At a time when films like ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Varanasi’ are making waves online for mega-budgets to the tune of Rs 4,000 crore and Rs 1,400 crore, respectively, Shah Rukh Khan‘s movie ‘King’ also hit the headlines over buzz about its budget.‘King’ budget creates buzz onlineRumours doing the rounds online claim that ‘King’, featuring a star-studded…
A small rose plant spent nine days travelling around Earth aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998. It was not there simply as a botanical curiosity. The flower, ‘Overnight Scentsation’, had been selected for an experiment that asked a surprisingly specific question: would a rose smell the same without Earth’s gravity? When the shuttle returned, the…
