Banking And Finance
Central Asia’s VC ecosystem hits record $320 million in 2025 but faces a critical pipeline, capital gap: Report
New Delhi [India]: Central Asia’s venture capital ecosystem reached a record USD 320 million in funding in 2025, but sustaining growth will require closing a USD 0.5 to 1.1 billion…
Missed Subhadra Yojana? Here are alternative welfare schemes available in Odisha
Several welfare schemes in Odisha are specifically designed to provide financial assistance and social support to women. These programmes focus on areas such as income support, betterment of livelihood, health…
What happens if you miss a PPF contribution? Penalties, rules and how it affects your account
The Public Provident Fund (PPF) requires a minimum yearly contribution of ₹500 to keep the account active. If an investor fails to deposit this amount in a financial year, the…
‘Should I quit my job to become an Instagram influencer?’ I asked ChatGPT: Here’s what AI said
I acted as a Bengaluru techie and asked ChatGPT if I should quit my job to become an influencer. Here is what it said. My ChatGPT Prompt I’m 27, earning…
Market
Stocks to buy under ₹100: Sumeet Bagadia recommends three stocks to buy on Monday – 4 May 2026
Indian stock market: The Indian stock market ended the final trading session of April on a weak footing, weighed down by a sharp surge in crude oil prices that triggered…
State elections outcome, oil prices, earnings major drivers for stock markets this week: Analysts
Stock markets are likely to be guided this week by the outcome of state elections and high crude oil prices amid the West Asia conflict, say analysts. The developments related…
Buy or sell: Ganesh Dongre of Anand Rathi recommends three stocks to buy on Monday – 4 May 2026
Stocks to buy or sell: The Indian stock market ended the final trading session of April on a weak footing, weighed down by a sharp surge in crude oil prices…
Stocks to buy or sell: Dharmesh Shah of ICICI Sec suggests buying Power Grid shares on 4 May
Stock market news: The key domestic market indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, partially recovered from the significant March selloff, with some gains in April, but the drop on Thursday revealed…
Market
Vedanta is changing its policy that assured at least 30% profit gets distributed as dividend
Vedanta Ltd is set to overhaul its dividend policy, moving away from a structure that guarantees a fixed minimum payout to a more flexible, board-driven approach, which may impact the…
Radisson aims 160 hotels, 19,500 keys in India by end-2026: Co executive
Radisson Hotel Group expects to scale up its India portfolio to 157-160 operational hotels and 19,000-19,500 keys by December 2026, driven by a steady pipeline and continued expansion across markets,…
Thyssenkrupp, Jindal call off steel sale talks after months of negotiations
Thyssenkrupp has paused talks with India’s Jindal Steel International about a possible sale of the German industrial group’s steel unit, it said on Saturday, marking a setback for CEO Miguel…
New RBI rules for shadow banks may put Tata Sons IPO on radar
A tweak by RBI to the definition of shadow lenders has potentially revived the debate about whether Tata Sons Pvt. — the controller of one of the country’s largest conglomerates…
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