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Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Tuesday said the global aircraft shortage hampering airline growth will persist for four to five years as supply snags hobble production at jetmakers Boeing and Airbus. Speaking at an event organised by travel news website Skift, Wilson said he sees pinch points in the supply of narrowbody jet engines, business and first class seats, and some elements of aircraft fuselages. Air India is in the midst of an ambitious turnaround strategy two years after Tata Group took control of the airline, but its restructuring efforts have been complicated by jet delivery delays.

Electric scooters are increasingly popular among urban commuters, largely due to storage space considerations. A roomy boot enables riders to transport essentials such as helmets, groceries, and work bags with ease. For those seeking an e-scooter with generous under-seat storage, here are five models that excel in boot capacity, complete with performance and feature details.The River Indie dubbed the ‘SUV of scooters,’ provides an impressive 43 litres of storage, including a 12-litre front glovebox, making it the leader in boot space within its segment.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Berkshire Hathaway stock continued its strong 2025 advance Monday, hitting a record high and putting it way ahead of the S&P 500 index so far this year. Berkshire’s Class A stock rose 1.8% to $784,957 while the Class B shares ended at $523.01, up 1.6%.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Investing in the National Pension System (NPS) is a long-term commitment, but life doesn’t always wait until retirement. What if you need funds for a medical emergency, your child’s education, or even to start a business? While NPS has a strict lock-in period, the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) allows partial withdrawals under specific conditions—offering a way to access some of your savings without breaking the long-term retirement plan.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: State-owned Bank of India is looking to go beyond its comfort zone of lending to companies with the highest credit ratings to shore up its margins, which is already under pressure and could sink further following the Reserve Bank’s rate cut. Chief executive Rajneesh Karnatak said in an interview withMint that the bank is looking for companies rated ‘BBB’ or ‘A’ to lend to, as those rated ‘AA’ or above have more bargaining power on lending rates.

«Gold demand is not coming only from the individual. Even we have seen lots of central banks increasing their gold holdings. So, the demand is the main reason that gold prices are increasing in last almost five years,» says Anuj Gupta, HDFC Securities. My grandmother used to say, buy gold, do not ever sell gold. It is coming out so true. Gold is up 15x in last 20 years. Why is gold prices moving the way it is moving? Anuj Gupta: See, the demand is the only concern is the main reason that gold prices increased sharply. And also, the uncertainty in the global market. In last five years, in COVID or after the COVID, we saw a huge jump in gold prices due to the demand because now investors are taking gold as an investment, not as a jewellery, so we saw a huge demand in gold bar, in gold coins, the demand is increasing.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s road network is the second largest in the world and the pace of expansion shows no signs of slowing down. Over the past decade, the country’s National Highway network has grown by 60%, reaching 146,195 kilometres (km) in 2025.

«Base case scenario getting worked out that the first half of the next financial year, earnings should start bottoming out, reflecting in probably the spread narrowing as well,» says Mayuresh Joshi, Head Equity, Marketsmith India. The question which we are debating, deliberating, and discussing is that do we have a durable trading bottom in place for the market now and it will take a lot of global bad news or local events to break that recent low. Mayuresh Joshi: We have been analysing a lot of aspects, including how the gap between the bond yields and the earnings yields have probably panned out over the last 10 to 15 years and in terms of this narrowing of spreads, we are below the long term averages.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A leader in power generation, NTPC offers consistent performance. It is also expanding into renewable energy, which makes it a resilient option.

Slikk Club has raised $3.2 million (about Rs 27.7 crore) in a funding round led by global venture capital firm Lightspeed. The round also saw participation from early-stage venture capital firm Multiply Ventures and other angel investors including Tracxn founder Abhishek Goyal, DST Global's Saurabh Gupta and Panthera Peak Ventures’ Nikhil Bhandarkar. The firm will use the funds for expanding operations in Bengaluru, aiming to cover 80% of the city's pin codes by setting up dark stores, expanding into new categories, adding more brands to the platform and strengthening its leadership team.

Canara Bank on Monday raised ₹4,000 crore through the sale of tier-II bonds maturing in 10 years at an annual coupon rate of 7.46%, according to a top bank official. Last December, Punjab National Bank raised ₹3,000 crore tier-II bonds maturing in 15 years at 7.43%.

Trump derangement syndrome’ in the state's definition of mental illness. The proposal aims to recognize extreme reactions to former President Donald Trump as a psychological condition.

Warren Buffett's love for Japanese stocks grows fonder even as he increasingly sells U.S. equities.

Churachandpur administration on Monday imposed prohibitory orders across the district following clashes between the Hmar and Zomi communities, a day after a Hmar tribal leader was assaulted amidst demands from the community to identify the perpetrators, police said. According to the additional district magistrate, the prohibitory orders have been imposed under Section 163 of the BNSS 2023. «Whereas reports have been received from the Superintendent of Police, Churachandpur, indicating a serious apprehension of a breach of law and order in the district, which is likely to disturb peace and tranquillity among different communities and may lead to damage to life and public property,» the order stated. To prevent further escalation, unauthorised processions or unlawful assemblies of five or more people have been banned, along with the carrying of weapons, including sticks, rods and stones, it added. Throughout the day, protesters attempted to enforce a shutdown, urging shops to close immediately.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SELLES-SAINT-DENIS, France—In a vast factory surrounded by forest, workers here are assembling the missiles that will help rearm Europe and supply Ukraine. Europe’s ability to wean itself off a post-Cold War reliance on U.S.

Jyotivardhan Jaipuria, Founder & MD, Valentis Advisors, says after the correction, they are getting a little more constructive on the market. He is no longer worried about high valuations of the Indian market because relatively, the valuations are looking okay. Now, we trade at around 65% premium to emerging market PEs, which is more or less in line with global averages and way below what it was six months back. As for earning growth, the March quarter will likely be closer to 8% and next year it may be 11-12%. Once earnings growth picks up, the market will feel relatively better and start moving up. Jaipuria also says he likes banks, pharma and in the consumption space the three picks are white goods, travel and probably auto ancillaries. Do you think banks will lead this rally going ahead and that is the sector to be in at this point in time because we have a lot of them saying yes, because the valuations are now reasonable, it is attractive, and banks is where one should be. Jyotivardhan Jaipuria: We also like banks and unfortunately, we are with the consensus here. The reason we like banks is valuations. If we do 10-year valuations for all sectors, banks are the only sector where valuations currently are below the 10-year valuations. So, to that extent, there is a lot of margin of comfort there because at low valuations, you need fundamentals to improve a bit, and then you can get decent share price performances, so that is why we like the banks.

IPL 2025 season approaches, Rajasthan Royals are gearing up to make a statement with their squad of exciting and talented players. With a mix of seasoned campaigners and promising young talent, Rajasthan Royals have an impressive roster. The team's leadership under Sanju Samson will be key, and with players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jofra Archer, Shubham Dubey, and the new signing Vaibhav Suryavanshi, there’s no shortage of match-winners in the squad. These players possess the skills to make a significant impact, both with the bat and ball, and their performances will be crucial in determining Rajasthan’s success in the 2025 season.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Gym splits—the method that helps you train different muscle groups on different days—can either be personally tailored, or one can just follow a popular split like the push-pull-legs system. However, it is not necessary to follow any one split religiously.

Carried out across people aged 16-75 across the United Kingdom on various days throughout February, the participants expect the average inflation rate for the next year to stand at 3.4%, marking an increase from their previous forecast of 3% in November's survey. Indeed all the respondents findings recorded an increase in inflation expectations over all questioned timeframes. Bank of England holds interest rates steady at 4.75% amid heightened inflation They forecast it would move to 3.2% in the 12 months following, up from November's 2.8% expectations, while in five years' time th...

«So, the bias is positive and the breakout on the index will happen above 22,750 on Nifty on the upside and on the downside the texture could deteriorate only if we break 22,100,» says Aditya Arora, Adlytick. Nifty has been sideways for the last five to six consecutive sessions. When are we going to really pick up a trend? Aditya Arora: The market is consolidating with positive bias. Although market is consolidating in a tight range of 22,200 to 22,700, but a lot of midcaps and smallcaps are doing well. A lot of sectors are coming out of that beaten down space where every day it was a red day, but now we see green days.

The committee, led by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and comprising IAF Vice Chief Air Marshal S P Dharkar, Secretary (Defence Production) Sanjeev Kumar, and senior officials from DRDO and the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), is expected to submit its report next month. This move comes as Pakistan aims to acquire at least 40 J-35A fifth-generation stealth jets from China, which is already showcasing prototypes of its sixth-generation aircraft. Meanwhile, China has stationed its fifth-generation Chengdu J-20 jets at airfields along the Indian border, such as Hotan and Shigatse. Given this, alongside delays in the production of the fourth-generation Tejas jets by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a source told TOI that the committee's primary goal is to «devise how best to get AMCA from the drawing board into the air by shrinking timelines and improving efficiency, including a good workable production-cum-business model with much greater private sector participation.»