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Gold loans set to explode as 90% of household gold remains unpledged

KFC’s biggest loan exposure is to a 'pension company'

CIAL crosses Rs500-cr profit mark, plans foray into consultancy

Regulators shift focus to the roots of insurance mis-selling

Trending

ICL Fincorp eyes reverse merger to enter stock market

Manappuram’s gold loans surge 99% as gold holdings rise just 12%

Can Muthoot Finance retain its 47% gold-loan market share?

SEBI, RBI quietly reshape India's derivatives market

Gold, silver rally may extend next week as data,West Asia in focus

Rupee gains despite oil, Hormuz jitters; foreign inflows lend support

From police housing co-op to Rs1,500-cr lender

RBI redraws deposit rules after bulk FD rate controversy

Vodafone Idea shifts focus from survival to execution in FY27

Banking & Finance

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, extends 8-month pause

Dollar hunt: Why has RBI revived its 2013 FCNR(B) playbook now?

ESAF Bank stages turnaround, posts Rs80-cr Q1 profit

Did hedging blunt jewellers' gains from the gold rally?

Gold loans alone won't build a bank: CSB Bank CEO

Gold fuels 9 out of every 10 rupees of CSB Bank's loan growth

International

UAE, Saudi Arabia outshine global peers in Sovereign AI index

Vasavan dismisses Satheesan's Vizhinjam allegation

Burjeel Holdings lists inaugural $500mn Sukuk on London Stock Exchange

Aldar unveils AED6bn waterfront destination on Yas Island

UAE captures 40% of FDI inflows into Arab region in 2025

Benchmark Exclusives

Kerala could trim number of development institutions

Lulu's India retail, mall business FY26 revenue grows 16% to Rs6,308cr

Malabar Gold set to become Kerala's first Rs90,000-cr company

Economy

GST panel may consider transfer of unused tax credit within group cos

Kochi Corporation eyes bond issue to raise Rs500 cr by Nov-Dec

Why did GST take nine years to fix one of its biggest flaws?

Opinon

Govt launches LIC OFS to meet 10% public float norm

Muthoot Finance Q1 profit rises 43% Rs2,825cr

For Apple, the next big hurdle is iPhone shortage rather than AI

Seven years on: When will KIAL break even?

KSEB's 465 MW power PPA controversy: The complete story

What did CMRL tell its shareholders?

Technology

NCLT puts BYJU'S insolvency bidding on hold till August 31

Infosys Q1 profit rises 12% to Rs7,769cr; trims FY27 outlook

After Vodafone, will e& keep reshaping its investment portfolio?

Future of smartphone security might be a puff of air

Agentic arbitrage to expose 20% of enterprise SaaS spending by 2030

Corporates

The Uralungal paradox; Rs1992cr revenue, profit just Rs3.66cr

KSEB slips into FY26 loss as employee benefit costs surge

LuLu Financial turns profitable for first time since launch

Aviation

Kannur airport rejects CareEdge rating amid FY25 losses

Insurance premium hike could nudge up airline fares

DGCA orders fuel switch checks on Boeing 737, 787 jets

Energy

Did Kerala gain from scrapping its Rs4.29-a-unit power agreement?

Egypt seeks to cement ties with UAE energy firms

US-Iran deal won't quickly ease energy, commodity prices: IMF

Markets

Kerala's ‘Gold Rush’: Banks deepen bet on the yellow metal

SIB wipes out Rs3,750cr of bad loans in 5 years; Q1 profit at Rs378cr

Can Tata Capital's gold loan entry spark a rate war?

Automobiles

Trump’s auto tariffs: More 'bark than bite' for India’s auto sector

Ola sells more than 25,000 EV scooters in February

Kerala government sleeps on HC order, EV owners sleepless

Travel & Toursim

Eco Hotels and Resorts to be “profitable by March 2026”

Oman’s Sur Province chosen as Arab Tourism Capital for 2024

Thomas Cook on a travel innovation trip