India's technology minister on Thursday said video streaming services have to be "responsible and accountable" for their shows and movies, defending rules introduced last month that regulate such content. India tightened its grip on social…
Microfinance lenders aim at repayment collection, restoring credit…
KOLKATA: Microfinance firms and small finance banks are desperately looking to boost repayment collection to revive cash flow and resume loan disbursement to restore normalcy in credit cycle even as the Reserve Bank of India…
Current equity losses underline why planned exit from…
By Dhirendra KumarNowadays, I come across a lot of people—not physically, of course— who say that the losses that their equity fund investments have suffered shows that the idea of equity investments for the long-term…
Oil steadies as demand uncertainty tempers supply cuts
Oil prices, which have been driven higher for the past four weeks, were steady on Monday, with holidays in Singapore, London and New York dampening trade, as rising concerns over demand recovery offset supply cuts.…
Coronavirus live updates: Japan seeks to end state…
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally rose above 5.4 million, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University showed. In Japan, the government is seeking to end the state of emergency for Tokyo and other areas…
Fewer meetings will help achieve 100% productivity, say…
CHENNAI: As many as 70% of the developers who took part in the HackerEarth “Behind the Code" developer survey reported that fewer meetings would help them achieve “100% productivity†at work. This comes at a…
Mega bank mergers working smoothly without heartburns: Bank…
Chennai: The amalgamation of 10 public sector banks into four has been working smoothly for the past two months without any heartburns as the employee benefit schemes have been extended to all the employees, said…
Don’t stop your fund SIPs, advise financial planners
Mumbai: Please don’t break the SIP habit if you can: That’s the clear message from the mutual fund industry that’s now allowing savers to hit the pause button, but is urging them to do so…
European shares rise in thin trading, Bayer jumps
European shares rose in thin trading on Monday, as optimism over reopening of countries and signs of more stimulus for the battered euro zone economy helped sentiment. The euro zone stock index rose 0.8% in…