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Lack of EV charging infra leading to range anxiety among customers: Maruti

Maruti Suzuki's Partho Banerjee states that the lack of sufficient charging infrastructure keeps electric vehicles from becoming primary cars. He also discusses the growth of SUVs and challenges with

Bound for home: Trade tensions spark Parliament debate on US deportations

On August 1, the DMK's K Kanimozhi asked in the Lok Sabha whether the government had taken steps to ensure humane treatment for deported Indians

Statsguru: The two sides of growth as India marks 79th Independence Day

Demographically, India overtook China as the most populous nation, with 1.46 billion people in 2025, even as the average annual population growth rate fell

UPI's top checkout by volume in July: The grocery aisle dominates

NPCI uploads new data points on UPI from time to time. One of the reasons to do that is to provide an ecosystem-level overview to all ecosystem participants, including banks and fintechs

Private sector likely to play a key role in nuclear power road map

A consultative process is underway, led by NITI Aayog along with NPCIL, involving state energy ministers as nodal points to ensure alignment with state-level energy priorities

INDIA bloc plans short march as it prepares for long battle on voter rolls

Cong strategists believe Gandhi's press conference in Delhi, where he presented "evidence" of election irregularities, including alleged fraud in the Mahadevapura Assembly has struck a chord in nation

With the festival season near, essential tips for navigating online sales

To avoid fake discounts, no-cost EMIs, and buy now-pay later offers, go for pre-planned purchases only, and stick to the budget decided upon beforehand

Major private insurers seek time until 2027 for public listing plans

Irdai has proposed implementing Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) 117 - the Indian equivalent of IFRS 17 - from April 1, 2026

The silent reflex: In market quakes, mutual funds are the fault dampers

Steady capital flows prevent ruptures on volatile fault lines

India faces capital cold snap in largest fund retreat since January

EMs synchronised in capital flight as tariff storm clouds darken

Remove friction in fee payment for advice to improve access to guidance

In the portfolio management services (PMS) space, most clients prefer paying fund managers directly from the invested corpus, as it lets them track returns from a single pool

Street Signs: Nifty's cliffhanger, Mkt's heavy hitters step into IPO ring

With the Nifty in a sell-on-rise phase and key support levels under threat, markets brace for two mega IPOs even as NSDL's post-listing rally stuns the street

Building bridges anew: RBI, banks must fine-tune board roles in governance

The developments at IndusInd Bank have led RBI's senior supervisory managers (SSMs) to take a closer look at bank boards, including the agenda presented, the time spent discussing specific items

Fiscal policy must match banking reality in bad loans amid economic shifts

The new framework introduces a principle-based regime, harmonises treatment across banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)

LIC's entry into bond FRA market likely to boost long-term G-Secs

With deals across 10 major banks, the insurer's move is expected to spur demand for long-term government securities while narrowing forward spreads for other players

Raksha Bandhan rush: Quick commerce platforms face demand overload

As online shoppers flocked to quick commerce platforms for Raksha Bandhan essentials, sales spiked but delivery delays, out-of-stock items, and store unavailability increased for Swiggy Instamart, Bli

Axis Max Life Insurance likely to grow 3-5% more than industry in FY26

Axis Max Life Insurance targets 3-5% growth above industry levels in FY26, backed by strong Q1 performance. The company aims to become the third-largest private life insurer in India

MFI industry's new challenge: Funds needed to survive, banks must act

The sector is ready to make amends, but it needs money to remain in business. If banks don't loosen the purse strings, things will worsen

ED to widen alleged Rs 17,000 crore bank-fraud investigation probe

The agency is also likely to call for questioning former senior officials of Canara Bank and Bank of Baroda

We have to play it right and convince people they can trust us: AU chief

I think the momentum will be huge in our favour be it in terms of deposits or loans. We just got the license last night and the kind of curiosity I am seeing around this is huge, said Agarwal