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Can Kerala Govt stop Adani-MSC deal? Doesn't look easy

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

APSEZ filing challenges Pinarayi's claim on Vizhinjam deal

Investcorp charts $350mn Gulf family business strategy

Trending

Egypt seeks to cement ties with UAE energy firms

Satheesan pitches ‘New Age Kerala’ under debt cloud

Financial literacy: The antidote to Kerala’s youth drift

Bharti Airtel Q2 profit more than doubles to Rs8,651cr

Vodafone Idea shares surge 9% on SC's AGR relief reports

Cochin Shipyard inks landmark LoI with Svitzer for electric tugs

ReNew accepts sweetened buyout offer from Masdar consortium

Finance

Global majors unveil over $90bn in fresh bets on India

India's deposit landscape undergoes a marked transformation

ESAF bank faces capital stress amid fast growing bad loans

Idle capital, minimal lending: Who benefits from KSPIFCL?

Muthoot Finance bags Rs300cr NPA windfall as gold price surges

KIIFB paves new road: Banks take backseat as bonds lead

International

LuLu Group to invest QR500mn in Qatar as part of retail expansion

DP World commits additional $5bn investment in India

DFM achieves 212% surge in nine-month profit before tax

Dubai stays the course on debt as fiscal surpluses loom: S&P

Aldar delivers record profit as UAE realty demand soars

Benchmark Exclusives

Apple's price increase sparks questions about the next iPhone

India raises windfall tax on diesel and ATF exports

Josco Jewellers accounts flipped by High Court ruling

Economy

Kerala govt takes back Rs494cr aid from KSEB account

India’s 100-day agenda to set course for 2047 vision

Momentum in Indian economy remains strong: CEA

Opinon

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

DoT opens applications under new telecom authorisation regime

Hackers demand $2Mn from Nintendo over alleged data theft

ED move stayed; but how Thomas Isaac described masala bond sale

Is Aster DM Healthcare eyeing another acquisition in India?

Profits up, net worth down: What’s going on in banks?

Technology

GCC accelerates past global AI adoption benchmarks

Simplifying nano-LED manufacturing for next-gen displays

AGR relief: Turning point or false start for Vodafone Idea?

Meta’s AI ambitions ignite capital spend surge

KIMM’s breakthrough ushers in a new era of wearable robotics

Banking And Finance

UFBU slams FM’s privatisation remarks, defends public sector banks

Cedar-IBSi secures Al Nahyan family investment for FinTech Fund

SC pushes for uniform motor insurance to protect victims

Corporates

Kalyan Jewellers on track to be non-GML debt-free next year

Five years on, LuLu Kochi Convention Centre remains in the red

INMECC to expand presence in Palakkad

Energy

ADNOC Gas inks 10-year LNG supply agreement with HPCL

Adani Energy gets first international ratings upgrade since US indictment

Adani Energy board okays raising Rs12,500 crore via equity shares

Markets

How gold price surge turns 'making charge' into a goldmine

Kerala braces for costlier market borrowings

Sensex, Nifty slip amid foreign fund outflows

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