The CII Business Confidence Index rose to 66.0 in Q2FY27 from 60.8 in the previous quarter, signalling stronger business expectations. Business confidence among Indian companies improved sharply in the second quarter of FY27, with firms expecting stronger demand, higher capacity utilisation and increased hiring despite continuing global uncertainties, according to a Confederation of Indian Industry…
In a span of just a month, BSE Sensex is down over 9,300 points or 11.48%! (AI image) Blood bath on Dalal Street, foreign investors’ exodus, mass selloff, several lakh crore of investors’ wealth wiped out – these are the headlines that have dominated financial news this month. The US-Israel-Iran war has dealt a massive…
Jagdishan’s exit removes leadership uncertainty at HDFC Bank, giving board clear runway for transition and global growth plan. MUMBAI: Sashidhar Jagdishan’s decision to step down as HDFC Bank’s MD & CEO is set to remove a layer of uncertainty around the leadership of the country’s second-largest bank, giving the board and the incoming chief executive…
Since the tax payable through an updated return could be higher, an assessee may potentially save Rs 30-40 lakh. Income tax alert! If you have foreign assets then you need to be mindful of the negative impact on your tax outgo that the recent decline in rupee’s value versus the US dollar could have had.The…
Bharath’s ‘Kaalidas 2’ has been postponed to April 10 to avoid a clash with Pradeep Ranganathan’s ‘LIK’. The investigative thriller’s trailer and audio will be released tomorrow, March 20. The film sees Bharath return as Inspector Kaalidas, investigating a series of murders, and marks Sangeetha Madhavan’s return to Tamil cinema. The makers of ‘Kaalidas 2’…
Keerthy Suresh’s Sassy comeback to fan claiming she will dance in ‘The Paradise’ due to no ‘substantial roles’ goes viral Keerthy Suresh recently gave a hilarious and witty reply to an Instagram user who made claims about her career choices. The person targeted unsubstantiated rumours that she would be dancing in a special number in…
Grammy-winning singer Chappell Roan responded to accusations made by Brazilian-Italian soccer star Jorginho that a security guard mistreated his 11-year-old stepdaughter after she recognized the singer.In an Instagram post, Roan addressed the incident on Sunday, and said that the security guard was not her personal security and that she didn’t see a woman and a…
Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi’s younger son, Aayushmaan Sethi, recently fell victim to an alleged credit card scam, losing Rs 87,000. The incident came to light through a vlog shared by his elder brother Aaryamann Sethi on his channel Aary Vlogs. While the situation initially caused panic at home, it soon turned into a…
Simar Bhatia, Akshay Kumar‘s niece, marked her acting debut alongside Agastya Nanda in ‘Ikkis’, a film that had a decent run at the box office. She has now landed her second project, a romantic comedy opposite Malayalam actor Roshan Mathew. The film will be helmed by Adhiraj Bose, who previously worked as an assistant director…
Brent crude climbs beyond $97 as Strait of Hormuz disruptions choke global oil supplies Oil prices inched higher on Tuesday as conflict in the Middle East continues to intensify, disrupting global oil supplies for over six months now. Brent crude was up 0.05%, or $0.05, at $97.05 while WTI crude rose 1.03%, or $0.94, to…