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While public sector banks have cleaned up their balance sheets to match private peers overall, private lenders now hold a higher share of bad debt in retail loans

SKM Egg Products Export India added 3.10% to Rs 262.80 after the company said that Care Ratings has reaffirmed the company's long-term rating at 'CARE A-' with 'stable' outlook.

England strengthened its grip on the first test against Pakistan on Thursday, with Joe Root and Harry Brook among four batters to make half-centuries in a score of 366-8 that gave the hosts a first-innings lead of 195 runs after Day 2. Brook, the world's top-ranked test batter, came closest to reaching a hundred on his home ground of Headingley but fell for 91 - one of those dismissed by Ali Usman (5-92) in the left-arm spinner's first five-wicket haul. Root (66) and Jordan Cox (73) shared a 150

ICICI Bank's board approved borrowings by way of issuances of bonds/notes/offshore certificate of deposits in overseas markets for a revised limit of up to $ 5.00 billion.

Mondo Duplantis called his victory in a vibrant lakeside Diamond League event he greatest pole vaulting competition ever. The Olympic and world champion then took two attempts at a new world record of 6.32 meters and just failed to delight a noisy crowd at a pop-up venue near the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. Duplantis had cleared the bar at 6.21 meters - with first-time clearances at each of six different heights - for his best result since March, the month that he raised his own world record to

Gurugram (Haryana) [India], August 21: VinFast India, the Indian subsidiary of global electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Federal Bank, one of India's leading private sector banks, to provide tailored inventory financing solutions for its authorised dealer network. The partnership marks another important step in VinFast's strategy to build a comprehensive ecosystem in India, empowering dealers with greater financial flexibility, enhancing op

Godawari Power and Ispat (GPIL) stock is seen trading within a well-defined 'Rising Channel' structure since 2024, highlighting a strong underlying uptrend, says Anand James of Geojit Investments.

Carlos Alcaraz is ready to return from injury to defend his U.S. Open title. Here we go, Alcaraz posted on his social media pages Thursday, with one picture showing him in front of the U.S. Open logo. The seven-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined since April because of a right wrist injury, forcing him to miss both the French Open and Wimbledon. Alcaraz won his second U.S. Open title last year, beating Jannik Sinner in the final. He then won the Australian Open and his next tournament, p

Elena Rybakina stopped playing during the first set of her quarterfinal match against Iga Swiatek at the Cincinnati Open. With the No. 2-ranked Rybakina serving at 1-4, 40-40, she took a medical timeout to have trainers address her left ankle area and retired from the match moments later. Of course I feel not the greatest, Rybakina said. It's painful to walk. We'll know more tomorrow when we have the MRI. It's been bothering me for a long period of time but felt like I had it under control. Afte

Bajel Project jumped 4.32% to Rs 188.50 after the company said that its joint venture entity AnantGrid Projects One (AGPOPL) has emerged as the successful bidder for the Lakadia-Part A inter-state transmission project in Gujarat.

AnantGrid Projects One (AGPOPL) a company jointly owned by Bajel Projects (26%) and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (74%) has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from PFC Consulting (PFCCL) declaring it the successful bidder for Inter State transmission scheme, Common Transmission System for evacuation of power from Lakadia (Phase-II: 7.5GW), Jam Khambhaliya (Phase-II: 5.5GW) and Jamnagar (Phase-I: 1GW) - Part-A.

From Himachal Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation

Mikel Arteta is enjoying the view from the top of English soccer as Arsenal's players start from scratch in their bid to retain the Premier League title. After painful near misses in three straight campaigns, Arsenal ended its 22-year wait to be English champion last season and is the favorite with British oddsmakers to win the league again. The title defense begins Friday at home to Coventry. In the last three seasons, at some point we were first and at some point we were chasing. And you never

India have already scheduled a three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan in New Delhi from September 13 to 17

The Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro will host the opening match and the final of the Women's World Cup next year, FIFA announced Thursday. Brazil is the first South American nation to host the tournament and will play in the opener on June 24 against a yet-to-be-determined opponent in the 73,000 seat Maracana, which also hosted the 2014 men's World Cup final. The hosts will also play in Sao Paulo and Brasilia during the group phase of the 32-team competition spread across eight Brazilian citi

Awarapan 2 has earned 161.67 cr at the worldwide box office. Sacnilk's report says the Emraan Hashmi-starrer earned 6 cr on its day 7, taking its net domestic total to 113.50 cr

Analysts attributed the weakness to capital market regulator Sebi's latest study, which showed a decline in active derivatives traders in FY26 following tightened regulations.

The HSBC flash composite PMI rose to 54.6 from 54.3 in July, with stronger services offsetting manufacturing growth that slowed to its weakest pace in five years

From water and sewage to waste management, drainage and power infrastructure, here's what the Master Plan for Delhi says will be needed to support a projected 32 million people by 2047

In the global market, gold was trading near $4,590 per ounce on Comex, while silver was around $69 per ounce

While the reading stayed above the 50 mark separating growth from contraction, it remained below the recent average of around 60

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex rose 95.02 points or 0.12% to 77,632.74. The Nifty 50 index added 22.80 points or 0.09% to 24,254.80.

The US stocks slipped on Thursday amid a rebound in bond yields.The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose by more than 5 basis points to 4.704%, surpassing the level prior to the Treasury Department's announcement of an expanded repurchase program; the 30-year yield also increased by over 5 basis points to 5.248%. Earlier this week, the 30-year yield briefly touched its highest level in nearly two decades.

Tube Investments of India has acquired 20,64,713 shares of face value of 1 each of Shanthi Gears Ltd for about 77.49 crore. With this, Tube Investments' stake in SGL has increased to 73.16 per cent

A boat capsized Thursday in a river in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state, leaving more than 40 people dead, officials and residents said. The boat was carrying people who were heading to farms for work in Gorau town in the Goronyo local government area of the state. Samaila Garba, 55, said his 13-year-old granddaughter, Jamila Usman, was among those who died in the capsizing. He said he had counted 42 bodies of victims, most of them women and children. Abdulkadir Yusuf, Sokoto state manager at

Welspun Corp jumped 10.97% to Rs 2223.95 after the company announced the receipt of the largest single order in its history, valued at approximately $1.8 billion (equivalent to Rs 17,200 crore), for the supply of pipes.

Heavy rain likely in parts of north, east and central India; Delhi may see light rain on Friday, with isolated heavy rainfall forecast over the capital and neighbouring states on Saturday

Anandani was most recently managing director for India and South Asia at Kenvue, which was spun off from pharma giant Johnson & Johnson's consumer business and listed in 2023

The Indian rupee gained 9 paise to 95.65 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, supported by the weakening of the American currency in the overseas markets. Softer dollar is however being offset by elevated crude oil prices amid ongoing geo-political tensions. The WTI crude oil futures have gained around 6% so far this week and are set to end higher for the second straight week. INR opened at Rs 95.69 per dollar and hit a high of 95.65 so far during the day. Yesterday, the counter ended

Aditya Infotech shares have rallied 428 per cent from its IPO price of 675 per share. Meanwhile, on a year-to-date (YTD) basis, it has risen 132 per cent.

Despite differences in trading behaviour and portfolio construction, Bitcoin and Dogecoin emerged as the most popular crypto pairing across every age group in Q2-CY26 on the CoinSwitch platform.

The world wants Indian founders: Why immigration rules are shifting to jobs, business

The $1.8 bn (17,200 cr) order is positive for Welspun Corp as it substantially strengthens it's multi-year revenue visibility, with execution spread across FY28-FY29, says ICICI Securities.

RailTel Corporation of India rose 2.48% to Rs 287.70 after the company said that it has secured order worth Rs 164 crore from Western Coalfields.

NINtec Systems Ltd has lost 19.03% over last one month compared to 6.46% gain in BSE Information Technology index and 1.23% rise in the SENSEX

Hindustan Zinc Ltd has added 9.62% over last one month compared to 3.42% gain in BSE Metal index and 1.23% rise in the SENSEX

Data Patterns (India) advanced 1.72% to Rs 4779.25 after the company said that it has received order worth about Rs. 585.76 crore from Bharat Electronic (BEL) for procurement of radar electronics.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has pitched Starlink's satellite internet services as a way to connect underserved parts of India, particularly rural areas. Starlink would help the least served in India, especially in rural areas, Musk said in a social media post on Wednesday local time. He was responding to a post by X account DogeDesigner, which also pushed for Starlink Services in India to connect remote villages. 11,256 of India's listed villages still had no 4G coverage as of May 2026, DogeDesigne

President Trump's threats of an 'economic D-Day' carry a clear signal to Iran that he does not want to go back to war

The lesson for New Delhi: Keep peer-to-peer and mom-and-pop transactions free, but let large commercial platforms pay, say, 0.5 per cent

Nancy Kissinger, who helped shape her husband Henry Kissinger's public life and moved among New York's political, social and cultural elite, died at her home in Connecticut at 92

The new feature, available for ChatGPT on the Mac, allows the OpenAI system to take actions such as reading, writing and sending text messages

The bank would join rivals Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the top ranks of advisers on the upcoming deal

Christopher Nolan's blockbuster epic film 'The Odyssey' has drawn in another record in its celebrated box office journey.As per Variety, the film has officially become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time with USD 1.352 billion worldwide. With this, it has overtaken the benchmark set by 2024's 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' which collected USD 1.338 billion.'The Odyssey', opened in theatres on July 17 and collected a mighty USD 123 million in its domestic debut. Since then, the epic has earned

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Khan, 73, to be transferred to the Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for treatment of several health problems, including an eye condition

Brent crude futures settled up $2.16, or 2.4%, at $93.78 a barrel, the highest since July 24

The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on US President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a ad person and ot to be trusted and urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Canada has leverage in the talks even as his province weighs restoring US alcohol sales at Prime Minister Mark Carney's urging to help secure a deal that would avert threatened 50 per cent US tariffs. Everybody

India's attention towards Pakistan was driven largely by the continuing threat of terrorism, but China is going to be New Delhi's main competitor across multiple domains in the long-term, asserted former Army chief General Manoj Naravane on Thursday. While refraining from using the term enemy in context of China, he stressed the need for a strong military deterrence while resolving long-standing differences with Beijing through dialogue. Speaking about security challenges New Delhi faces from it

Stocks to watch today: Tata Motors, Tata Power, Mankind Pharma, SBI, RailTel, KIMS, DEE Development Engineers, L&T Finance, KIMS, sugar stock, among others, will be in focus today.

Stocks listed on BSE's main board will be assessed for index eligibility from FTSE's March 2027 review, the index provider said