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Designer Ranna Gill brings the essence of Lake Como to the runway at the Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI

Twenty-five years of Ranna Gill, and she still lets the flowers do the talking in her garments. Ahead of her show at Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI, the designer gives us a sneak peek into her collection



  • Life & Style

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PN Rao plans to foray into power suits for the ladies

PN Rao, the century-old brand, known for its fine bespoke and ready-to-wear suits, is all set to launch its new women’s range




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‘Courtesy Calls’ Mukesh Ambani way!




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Salad days are here

What’s cool this summer




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Cool workouts for hot days

Don’t let the summer stop you from exercising




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The organic way

Evelyn Sharma believes in working out for a healthy life and not just because her work demands it




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Say cheers to this one!

Cold pressed juices are the latest health fad to hit Bengaluru. Nikhil Varma takes a sip.




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Consultation, just a flick away

Here is a look at how technology is getting people connected to healthcare, thanks to your Smartphone




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Take this 1,000 day test

If you can tick off every item on this checklist, you are on the track to achieving good health




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Perseverance pays off

S. Anthonyammal wards off stiff challenges in life to return with a gold medal in kabaddi at the 5th Asian Beach Games held in Vietnam last month




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Editorial. Big-bang reforms now need to give way to grunt work

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




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Editorial. Small-scale commercial nuclear reactors, the way forward

It is increasingly being realised that achieving net-zero is not possible without nuclear energy




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Editorial. Liberal norms in GIFT City, the right way forward

Will not only boost the primary market activity in the GIFT IFSC but will also enable GIFT City to effectively compete with other international financial jurisdictions




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Editorial. China market stimulus may not impact India’s FPI flows

While foreign funds may be buying Chinese equity for the short-term, the Indian market offers better returns for long-term investors




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Suryoday Small Finance Bank’s net profit dips 10% in Q2FY25 to ₹45 cr

Net interest margin rose to 9.7 per cent in Q2FY25 against 9.4 per cent in Q2FY24



  • Money & Banking

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PNB Housing Finance to expand corporate lending portfolio to boost margins, says MD & CEO Kousgi

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



  • Money & Banking

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YES Bank Q2 Results: PAT more than doubles on stable income; CEO says can be ‘right time’ to acquire MFI

YES Bank targets 17-18% deposit growth, loan growth of 13-14% in FY25; CEO Prashant Kumar says this can be the ‘right time’ to acquire an MFI



  • Money & Banking

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UPI transactions could double to 1 billion per day in the next few months: RBI Guv Das

RBI is in no great hurry to immediately announce a nationwide rollout of the central bank digital currency (CBDC)



  • Money & Banking

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RBI grants online payments aggregator license to Jio Financial arm JSPL

Jio Financial, helmed by veteran banker K.V. Kamath, already runs a shadow bank and an insurance brokerage and has joined forces with BlackRock Inc. to start an asset management business



  • Money & Banking

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Don’t see tapering of deposit rates in near term, Canara Bank MD says

Bank prepared for Canara Robeco listing in Q4



  • Money & Banking

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For new players, existing expense of management regulations are a challenge: Zuno General Insurance CEO

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



  • Money & Banking

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Sundaram Finance reports a 7% drop in Q2 profit, H1 profit stays flat

Quarterly disbursements slightly decreased to ₹6,860 crore from ₹6,941 crore year-on-year



  • Money & Banking

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Regional Rural Banks may see a fourth round of amalgamation; number of banks likely to come down from 43 to 28

The proposed move is part of the Government’s ‘One State-One RRB’ goal



  • Money & Banking

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Use-case approach to drive digital payments, says Worldline India CEO

The payments firm has set up POS terminals at villages in Tamil Nadu for payment of taxes and also for devotees making payments to temples.



  • Money & Banking

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Airtel Payments Bank Q2 net up 45% at ₹11.2 crore, revenue up 58%

Crosses over 100 million Monthly Transacting Users milestone



  • Money & Banking

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Results preview: SBI’s second-quarter net profit may rise 20%

Axis Capital sees the SBI’s loan growth in at 15 per cent vs 16 per cent in the first quarter



  • Money & Banking

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Turnaround : A Story of Recovery / directed by: Moira Simpson ; produced by: Jennifer Torrance, Moira Simpson, John Taylor, Kathleen Shannon ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2017




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Donna's Story / directed by: Doug Cuthand ; produced by: Graydon McCrea, Jerry Krepakevich ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011




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Pieces of a Dream : A Story of Gambling / directed by: Michelle Wong ; produced by: Bonnie Thompson, Jerry Krepakevich, Graydon McCrea ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019




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Happy Birthday / directed by: Lynn Smith ; produced by: Wolf Koenig, Wolf Koenig ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2015




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Sand supply hits as 89 boatmen associations stay away from sand collection in Godavari river in A.P.

Only 30 boatmen associations out of the permitted 119 are active reportedly due to unviable payment fixed by the government under the sand policy




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Governor participates in Uttarakhand Foundation Day celebrations at Raj Bhavan




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Gold jewellery entrepreneurs meet held in Vijayawada 




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Drugs menace inherited from previous ‘corrupt and criminal’ regime, says A.P. Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan  

Tagging his post on X to the office of the Union Home Minister, Pawan Kalyan calls for a special focus to check drug mafia, ganja cultivation, and related criminal activities in the State




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Aim is to provide a tractor load of sand for ₹900, says A.P. Urban Development Minister Narayana

Construction workers across the State have benefited from the free sand policy, he says, adding the NDA government will fulfil all its promises one after the other




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Minister Narayana assures completion of repair works, desilting of all irrigation canals in Nellore district

The state government is planning to launch a special drive for the removal of encroachments along the irrigation canals in the district




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MLA kicks off State-level handball tournament in Vijayawada




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Thirteen leaders from Rayalaseema get nominated posts in A.P.

Somisetty Venkateshwarlu, Narasimha Yadav, Roopananda Reddy, Kappatralla Susheelamma, Mustaq Ahmed, Devendrappa, K.K. Choudhary, R. Sadashiva, C.R. Rajan, Neelayapalam Vijay Kumar, Poola Nagaraju, K. Hemalatha from TDP get nominated posts while T.C. Varun from JSP gets a post




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Master plan soon to develop Srisailam and tourism in Nallamala, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

A committee comprising three Cabinet Ministers will be constituted for the purpose, says Chandrababu Naidu; he warns of severe action against those resorting to character assassination of women and children




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Naidu sets June deadline for completion of new terminal building at Vijayawada airport

Chief Minister suggests changes in the design of the expansion works to reflect Andhra Pradesh’s culture and heritage




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Industrial, jewellery parks coming up in Machilipatnam, says Minister

Kollu Ravindra appeals to youngsters to grab the opportunities coming their way to set up various industrial units in the district




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Undeclared emergency prevailing in A.P., says former AAG Sudhakar Reddy 

Sudhakar Reddy alleged that the State had also been crushing the Opposition by getting the police into the act against all norms




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Thousands of devotees perform Satyanarayana Vratam at Annavaram temple

Many weddings are being performed at the temple; devotees from the Telugu States, Odisha and Chhattisgarh are arriving to have darshan of the deity during Karthika Masam




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Grand Vijayawada by GRT Hotels rings in Christmas celebrations




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Podalakur Road will be developed on the lines of Trunk Road in Nellore, says Nellore Rural MLA

‘Median works will be completed within the next two months to remove traffic hassles for the road users’




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Engineering workers in Vijayawada demand increase in honorarium, compassionate recruitment

In the event of death of a serving employee, ex gratia should be increased from ₹5 lakh to ₹7 lakh, vacant posts should be filled immediately, and the kin of family should be considered for employment in cases where a worker dies, the municipal workers say in their list of demands




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Andhra Pradesh Budget highlights: ₹29,909 crore for school education, ₹16,739 crore for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development for FY25

The Andhra Pradesh Government presented its Budget with an outlay of ₹2,94,427.25 crore for the Financial Year 2024-25; revenue expenditure is estimated at ₹2,35,916.99 crore, and capital expenditure at ₹32,712.84 crore




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Andhra Pradesh Government presents Budget with an outlay ₹2.94 lakh crore

The fiscal deficit will be around 4.19% of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), whereas the revenue deficit will be around 2.12% of the GSDP; ₹11,855 crore allocated for agriculture and allied sectors




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A.P. govt. presented a pro-people budget amid precarious financial conditions, says I&PR Minister

Govt.’s approach is a response to the financial mess inherited from the previous YSRCP govt., says I&PR Minister




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GIS-based master plans being prepared for Class II towns, says A.P. Finance Minister

NDA govt. is taking steps for planned and sustainable urban development, says Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav after presenting the Budget for 2024-25