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A new charter codifying the relief that lenders must offer financially strapped mortgage borrowers is drawing mixed reviews from market watchers, with some warning that elements of the policy will prolong overheated housing market conditions and add upward pressure on interest rates.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the project in 2016. The project, called Char Dham Mahamarg, will comprise nearly 900 km of highways, including several bridges and tunnels, and will cost Rs 12,000 crore. The project had courted controversy due to concerns raised over building of roads in ecoologically fragile areas.

Crypto-friendly Silvergate Capital has announced that it has fully repaid all remaining deposit liabilities. 

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently raised the risk weights for consumer credit exposure, particularly for personal loans, by 25 percentage points to 125 percent. This means that banks now need to hold more capital, increasing the cost of capital for these loans.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called it a 'logical consequence' as the situation relatively improved.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday told the leaders of the Group 20 (G20) block of large economies they ought to work together for global regulation of artificial intelligence (AI).

₹58.4 a litre from ₹55 a litre during the corresponding period last year. The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) wrote to the animal husbandry and dairying department, requesting to not extend the ban as “it could have far-reaching negative consequences for multiple sectors".

Canada backed away from the idea of eliminating its $250-billion mortgage bond program, responding to pressure from investors who wanted the product kept alive.

World Cup 2023 trophy, it would have been a cherry on the cake for investors in hotel stocks. After all, the sector was seen as among the potential beneficiaries of this event. Even so, investors have a lot to cherish.

health insurance support from their employers. The report found that the burden of healthcare expenses is disproportionately affecting over 90 million individuals, with costs exceeding 10 percent of their total expenditure. India's employment landscape is expected to grow significantly, from 522 million individuals in 2022 to an estimated 569 million by 2030.

₹600 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 3.51 crore shares by selling shareholders. Fedbank Financial Services IPO price band has been fixed in the range of ₹133 to ₹140 per equity share and the company plans to raise a total of ₹1,092.26 crore from the upper end of the price band. The OFS comprises up to 54.74 lakh equity shares by its promoter Federal Bank and up to 2.96 crore shares by True North Fund VI LLP.

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will participate in the virtual G20 Leaders' Summit, hosted by India. The Canadian Prime Minister's officer released Trudeau's schedule for Wednesday which has him joining in the meeting virtually Trudeau's attendance in the virtual meeting comes amidst a diplomatic standoff between India and Canada.

Russia’s pivot to the Global South, Western, South and Central Asia is strategic and long-term. While Moscow’s partnership with New Delhi has deep mental and cultural roots, Russia-China ties does not have dimension of a military alliance, Prof. Alexander Dynkin, President of IMEMO (Russia’s top think tank) & leading economist tells ET’s Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury ahead of Primakov Readings (Russia’s premier foreign policy forum) in Moscow on October 27-28.

Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and CEO of Binance, has pled guilty to violating criminal U.S. anti-money laundering requirements and will forfeit his executive position at the crypto exchange.

US-China summit was designed for limited results. Joe Biden met Xi Jinping for four hours outside San Francisco, took a stroll and seemed to make nice. On the other side, China's military continued to tango with war-like provocations against the US and other forces. New Delhi kept an eye on the summitry — as it should have — for any overly accommodative measures.

As I wrote this blog, the S&P 500 index is up roughly 17% year-to-date. Most likely, your portfolio isn’t. This is a common frustration among many investors in the market this year in particular. As discussed previously, the S&P 500 index performance is a bit deceiving. The majority of the gain in the market this year has come from essentially seven stocks with the largest concentration in the index in terms of market capitalization.

BENGALURU : Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Tuesday announced plans to invest ₹3,300 crore to set up its third plant at Bidadi in Karnataka. The new unit, which will commence production by 2026, will have an annual capacity of 1 lakh units in two shifts. It will come up at the company's existing facility at Bidadi, near Bengaluru where it currently has two units with a combined installed production capacity of up to 3.42 lakh units annually.

Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) petition and transferred to the Bombay High Court various petitions pending before the high courts of Delhi and Madhya Pradesh. This was done after the IBBI pleaded that such transfer either to the apex court or to any of the HCs was necessary to avoid multiplicity of proceedings and confusion caused by possible divergence of opinions by different HCs. The three petitions pending before the HCs of Bombay, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh have challenged the vires of the Regulation 31 A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 by questioning the powers of the board to issue sub-ordinate legislation. The Fifth amendment to the CIRP Regulations, which was notified on September 20, 2022 and came into force from October 10, last year, had inserted the provision relating to the payment of regulatory fees to IBBI under the Regulation 31(ba) read with Regulation 31A of the CIRP Regulation.

value stocks are frequently underestimated by the market. This occurs because investors often concentrate excessively on a company's growth potential, leading them to pay a premium for stocks expected to experience rapid future growth. Consequently, value stocks may be undervalued relative to their actual worth, presenting an opportunity for investors to acquire them at a discounted price.

Reserve Bank of India. To avoid falling victim to mis-selling, customers must exercise caution and conduct thorough research before purchasing any financial product. Overemphasis on profitability: Some bank representatives may focus solely on the profitability of a product, without adequately considering whether it suits the customer's needs and risk appetite.