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India's rising incomes to fuel discretionary spending rush

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Households in both urban and rural India are likely to spend more on discretionary products such as apparel, footwear, travel, and wellness by the end of the decade, fuelled by a... Read More


LTIMindtree tells top staff to clear test for appraisals

Bengaluru, Feb. 28 -- Top managers at LTIMindtree Ltd must clear a competency exam as part of the company's annual appraisal exercise, possibly the first in the country's $286 billion IT industry. Fo... Read More


PSBs outpace pvt peers in loans, claw back mkt share

Mumbai, Feb. 28 -- India's public sector banks have outpaced their private sector peers in growing their loan book, regaining market share lost over the past several years when asset quality and capit... Read More


'Bilateral ties key as multilateralism fades'

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Bilateralism is emerging as a catalytic tool in a new global order while multinational institutions and their contributions are increasingly fading away, Union finance minister N... Read More


Skipper Gardner guides Gujarat to win over RCB

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Captain Ash Gardner led from the front scoring a quickfire 58 off 31 as Gujarat Giants registered their second win of Women's Premier League as they defeated Royal Challengers Be... Read More


'Maha kumbh of unity': PM hails 45-day festival

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday likened the Maha Kumbh to the newly awakened consciousness of a nation breathing freely after breaking the shackles of a mindset steeped ... Read More


South Delhi tutor held over rape charge by teen student

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly raping and blackmailing a 15-year-old girl who took private tuitions from him in south Delhi's CR Park area ... Read More


Students part of uprising against Hasina to form political party

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Bangladeshi students who played a key role in overthrowing the government last year have announced a new political party, the latest grouping in heated political jostling ahead of ex... Read More


hC asks U'khand govt to review UCC provisions

Dehradun, Feb. 28 -- The Uttarakhand HC on Thursday asked solicitor general Tushar Mehta if the state government could seek more suggestions on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and consider changes wherev... Read More


Manipur Meitei group returns some weapons

Imphal, Feb. 28 -- A total of 307 arms were surrendered in Manipur on Thursday, the day governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla's seven-day amnesty for the voluntary surrender of looted weapons and munitions ended... Read More