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The retail investor continues to chase the racy segment of the market disproportionately.

Retail investors and the art of burning hard earned money

3 min read . 15 Apr 2024

All around me, I see elderly folks who have meekly receded into retirement and they struggle to fill their days. (AFP)

The elderly men who run the world give us hope

4 min read . 15 Apr 2024

The common Indian has now been limited to being a voter. For many of them, the temptation of money, combined with caste, religion, region, and sect, serves as a lifeline. (Bloomberg)

Has ECI taken the colour off India’s poll campaigns?

3 min read . 14 Apr 2024

Jobs will not be directly hit, but many companies across the world will use AI and GenAI as a cover to retrench for efficiency.

Crystal ball review: AI has evolved only partly as predicted a quarter ago

3 min read . 12 Apr 2024

A replica of Electronic Voting Machine at the Election Commission of India head office, in New Delhi. (PTI)

The season of Sun Tzu’s ‘deceptions’ is on in full swing

3 min read . 07 Apr 2024

Bombay high court recently reprimanded the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for reneging on its promise to the court to reconstruct a skywalk between the suburban commuter station Bandra and business district of Bandra Kurla Complex. (HT_PRINT)

Trust could be the cornerstone for this election season

4 min read . 24 Mar 2024

Section 19 of the State Bank of India Act gives the government the right to appoint a chairman and four managing directors as well as a majority of non-executive directors to the bank’s board. (Photo: Mint)

Election fever grips Bollywood and India’s financial sector

4 min read . 11 Mar 2024

The interim budget for the next financial year stands out for its notable absence of announcements on higher subsidies or increased outlays for social-sector schemes. (ANI)

The strategy behind the budget is embedded in its fine details

4 min read . 12 Feb 2024

In India, banks have aggressively focused on deposit mobilization since bank nationalization in 1969, done as part of a larger socialist economic model.

A classic scramble for deposits has erupted among banks again

4 min read . 28 Jan 2024

RBI’s focused attention on action at the first level is evident from Das’s past refrains about the corporate governance gap in banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).

RBI’s new regulatory framework relies on significant self-policing

4 min read . 14 Jan 2024

The question mark over demand growth in 2024 is likely to loom larger as the elected government may have to tighten its fiscal belt after elections. (AP)

Four major elections and a rate cut: What to watch out for in 2024

4 min read . 01 Jan 2024

Developed countries felt chuffed after sanctioning a $800-million loss-and-damage fund to help countries affected by climate change. (REUTERS)

Climate action: Much like the ozone layer, CoP-28 has three gaping holes

4 min read . 17 Dec 2023

It is ironical that officialdom, which had banned rat-mining in 2014, had to repose trust in these long-forgotten miners after exhausting all other options. (REUTERS)

Munger, Kissinger and rat-miners have pushed trust back into the spotlight

4 min read . 03 Dec 2023

Total turnover in the equity derivatives market jumped 70% between January and September 2023.

A ritualistic risk dance begins as the political stakes start to rise

4 min read . 19 Nov 2023

The buoyancy over GDP growth data for the second quarter of 2023-24 glosses over stagnating rural demand, which has impacted the second-quarter financial results of most leading consumer products companies.

RBI governor’s growth optimism overlooks India’s rural distress

3 min read . 05 Nov 2023

Today’s global flux and fading appeal for multilateralism need new, bold solutions.

Reformed MDBs can be the glue for a riven world order

4 min read . 22 Oct 2023

The declaration at the end of the 15th BRICS summit last week provided clues on how BRICS-Plus would pursue the de-dollarization goal. (AFP)

We have valid reasons to be wary of BRICS expansion

4 min read . 27 Aug 2023

Bluesky has much going for it as Twitter’s decentralized alter ego

3 min read . 12 May 2023

The future of AI has begun to look rather too human

3 min read . 12 May 2023

Global ‘heating’ might be a better term than ‘warming’ for oceans (Photo: AFP)

El Niño amid heating oceans: We’re now in uncharted waters

3 min read . 12 May 2023