Running during a fast can be physically challenging, but not impossible.

The Madurai taekwondo team has returned home with a rich haul of medals from the international taekwondo championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Is it possible to have that balanced meal with the right amount of protein, starch and veggies? Read on and find out.

Inspired by the free flowing style of the Copa America and the Euro, NIKHIL VARMA decides to give football a try and realises that he is not up for the challenge

Open-air gyms, yoga sessions, walking. There is a flurry of activity happening in Bengaluru’s parks, and these spaces are accessible to all, irrespective of class and age.

Jenifir K. Sharma, the latest to join the fitness bandwagon, is going all out to promote aqua zumba in Bengaluru

A bicycle café, active clubs and more than 100 super randonneurs. The author explores Chennai’s vibrant cycling culture

S. Balaji, who has run thousands of kilometres, talks about what it takes to be a marathon runner

It is not too late. You can still reach the finish line safely if you follow some of these expert tips

Mr.Madurai contest has been shaping the ideals and aspirations of city body builders. A.SHRIKUMAR takes a peek into what goes on behind the stage

Coimbatore student Abithashree P.M wins laurels at the third Commonwealth Yoga Championship

Limitless, a film that talks of the attitude towards women who run, hopes to encourage more women to take up this healthy sport, breaking the many barriers they face

The Economic Survey advises, sanely, that policy choices for India need to be driven more by pragmatism than ideology and warns against a blind aping of the West

The customs duty cut on gold, silver and platinum will certainly bring down production costs in this thin-margin industry, helping Indian exports gain competitive edge in the global market

While the IMD has strived to improve its predictive models, global warming is the wild card factor

There can be no getting away from the fact that the skills crisis in India’s young (15-29 years) reflects a failure of the education system — and the best skilling efforts cannot make up for this lack

These punts result in flight of capital too, as the counter-parties are often global algo-trading and high frequency shops

But food inflation could hold the RBI’s hand in reversing its interest rate cycle in the near future

The Indian economy is less reliant on US exports than Asian peers and local IT services companies are not AI-driven. But ‘decoupling’ theories can fall by the wayside pretty quickly when global risk aversion takes over

A change in stance now would have made it possible for a rate cut later this calendar year, if the growth impulse turned weak

India has to be watchful

The changes promise a better user experience, with faster load times for web pages and smoother live streams

Disclosure from segregated portfolios of FPIs important

A national coal exchange can make a difference

Trying to substitute the operation of market forces in an industry with micro-management of demand, supply and prices creates uncertainty for entrepreneurs

SEBI has calculated net primary and secondary market investment in equity and debt based on actual data at its disposal

The policy confusion over FPOs needs to be cleared

Land records remain contested, despite over 90 per cent digitisation. Concerns over data theft and cyber fraud cannot be disregarded

India stamps its authority on the global chess stage

Time to loosen export curbs on Indian rice

Non-compliance by lenders must be strictly dealt with by the central bank

ICAI should accept NFRA’s view on group audits

But sudden ‘cease and desist’ orders can also affect the bond markets from where NBFCs raise funds

Conceptual clarity essential for trade negotiations

MFIs should not justify steep rates with access issues, says Jayant Kr Dash, Executive Director; Senior RBI official suggests Blended Finance could hold some answer for this issue

The portfolio asset quality continues to improve with Gross NPA at 1.24 percent as on end September 2024

Confident of sustaining Q2 bottomline growth performance in remaining quarters this fiscal 

During the year, the number of branches and employees of foreign banks in India also expanded by 0.6 per cent and 1.4 per cent, respectively

Yes Bank’s standalone net profit more than doubled to ₹5.53 billion for the financial second quarter from ₹2.25 billion in the same period a year earlier

NIM moderated 9 basis points sequentially to 4.27 per cent on higher cost of funds

Move will lead to lower reliance on bank borrowing

Bank to sell more stake in associate company Equirus Capital, raise ₹1,500 crore via infra bonds in H2

Deposit to continue growing faster than credit in H2FY25

Bank expects its advances and deposits to rise at least 30-50 per cent faster than the banking system

BoB Chief Debadatta Chand says FY25 credit, deposit growth targets revised down to balance CD ratio

IIFL Finance’s gold loan book had shrunk from ₹26,000 crore in early March 2024 to ₹10,000 crore by September 19, 2024

Bank prepared for Canara Robeco listing in Q4

Zuno General Insurance continued to grow faster than the industry in the second quarter of this fiscal, says Shanai Ghosh, MD & CEO of the company

The National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation will help mid and small sized UCBs upgrade their technology architecture and ensure the sector’s money remains within the sector

The NPAs on block were part of YES Bank’s legacy bad loan portfolio.