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MUMBAI: Lenders shifted toward secured credit and established borrowers in Q2 FY26, reflecting a tactical move toward asset quality and risk control. According to the CRIF High Mark report, banks and NBFCs increased exposure to secured products, reduced lending to new borrowers, and expanded credit selectively to businesses, especially sole proprietors.Gold loans recorded the fastest…
A defining feature of the new framework is the inclusion of gig, platform, and unorganised-sector workers within the social security net. (AI image) By Puneet Gupta India’s labour landscape is undergoing its most significant reform since Independence. The Government has consolidated 29 central labour laws into four comprehensive Labour Codes, the Code on Wages (2019),…
HAL share price today: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) shares dropped on Monday by around 8.5% drop to Rs 4,205.25 (intraday low) on the BSE, following a Tejas fighter aircraft crash during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show.The Tejas aircraft is produced by HAL under India’s domestic light combat aircraft initiative.Nilesh Jain, Head Vice President,…
Flexi-benefit cards relieve employees of the cumbersome practice of collecting paper bills. (AI image) The salary structure plays a decisive role in shaping an individual’s tax outgo. Several allowances are tax-free, and more employers now acknowledge this by letting staff customize their pay packages. Flexi-benefit programmes allow employees to pick and choose components that suit…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities, the top stock picks for this week are Narayana Hrudayalaya, and Indigo. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for the week starting November 24, 2025: Nifty View “When the tide begins to rise…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian equities began the week on a firmer footing as expectations for a US interest rate cut lifted sentiment across the region, even as oil prices slipped on progress in Russia-Ukraine peace efforts.Market confidence improved after New York Federal Reserve President John Williams indicated there was still “room for a…
When it comes to weddings, most Indians want them to be big, fat and bling. The wedding season is off to a strong start; hotels from Corbett to Bodh Gaya are booked as more Indians choose offbeat locales to tie the knot, shopping of Banarasi sarees, sherwanis, shoes and jewellery is in full swing and…
Mumbai: Adani Group‘s defence and aerospace unit is considering an acquisition of Flight Simulation Technique Centre (FSTC), India’s leading non-captive pilot training firm, people familiar with the matter said. If the deal goes through, it will mark the group’s entry into the aviation training business and ramp up its M&A portfolio.Established in 2012, FSTC has…
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry is considering an earlier proposal to merge the three state-owned general insurance companies into a single entity, following their improved financial health, to achieve better efficiency and scale.Government infused Rs 17,450 crore between 2019-20 and 2021-22 in three PSU general insurance companies, namely Oriental Insurance, National Insurance and United India…
US technology giants Apple, Amazon, Cisco, Meta, HP and Intel have jointly opposed demands from Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea to allocate spectrum in the 6GHz band for mobile services, instead urging that the entire band be reserved for Wi-Fi use, reported PTI.In a joint response to Trai’s consultation paper for the next round of…
