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Infosys director Mohandas Pai shared an image sarcastically promoting a «4-day, 3-night Bangalore Tourism» experience, featuring the city’s worst traffic hotspots—Outer Ring Road, Silk Board Junction, Marathahalli, and HSR Layout—as key destinations. Frustrated by the ongoing congestion, Pai called it “a sad joke on Bengaluru,” adding that while residents may laugh at their misery, the government remains indifferent. Sharing a text reading, “Bangalore Tourism is organising a 4 day 3 nights trip to the following four destinations — Outer Ring Road, Silkboard Junction, Marathalli & HSR layout. Its called 'Chaar Jam Yatra'”, he called it a “sad joke on Bengaluru”. He further mentioned about having a sense of humour about the suffering and “an uncaring government.”

Tan told the Intel team his focus would be on engineering, saying it «won't be easy» to overcome challenges faced by the company. Tan, who was born in Malaysia, will start as Intel chief on March 18, according to the company.

Indian bond market has been in focus over the past few months as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) implemented key liquidity measures and rate cuts to support economic growth. While global markets saw heightened volatility, India’s bond market remained relatively stable, with the 10-year government bond yield rising by 3 basis points (bps) in February. Meanwhile, US Treasury yields declined sharply, reflecting concerns over slowing global growth.

The CPI inflation report overshadowed the latest 'tit for tat' twist in the global trade war — U.S. President Donald Trump said he would slap further tariffs on European Union goods after the EU and other U.S. trading partners said they would retaliate for trade barriers already erected by the U.S. president.

Gold prices edged higher on Thursday as uncertainty over tariffs persisted, driving safe-haven demand, while a cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation print also supported bullion by strengthening expectations of rate cuts.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PRESIDENT DONALD Trump’s bullying of America’s allies and neighbours may appeal to the maga base. Unfortunately, investors feel otherwise.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Retail inflation in February eased to under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 4% target for the first time in six months, government data released on Wednesday showed. The consumer price index was up only 3.6% from the same month in 2024.

Vedanta, Ola Electric, Jaiprakash Associates, BEML, Infosys among others will be in focus due to various news developments. Vedanta Vedanta's promoters will maintain over 50% stake in each of its demerged entities, as the focus remains on creating pure-play companies which will be better placed to capitalise opportunities.

Home First Finance is likely to launch a qualified institutional placement (QIP) next week to raise up to ₹1,250 crore, according to people familiar with the development. The development follows Hitachi Energy's successful ₹2,000 crore fundraising earlier this week, breaking a one-month dry spell in QIPs. Home First Finance plans to use the proceeds to expand its loan portfolio and strengthen its asset base. The company had announced in January that additional capital was required to meet its future business goals. Its assets under management, which stood at ₹11,949 crore at the end of December 2024, are targeted to grow to ₹20,000 crore by the end of March 2027.

global trade war with further tariffs on European Union goods, as major U.S. trading partners said they would retaliate for trade barriers already erected by the U.S. president. Just hours after Trump's 25% duties on all U.S. steel and aluminum imports took effect, Trump said he would impose additional penalties if the EU follows through with its plan to enact counter tariffs on some U.S. goods next month. «Whatever they charge us, we're charging them,» Trump told reporters at the White House. Trump's hyper-focus on tariffs has rattled investor, consumer and business confidence and raised recession fears. He also has frayed relations with Canada, a close ally and major trading partner, by repeatedly threatening to annex the neighboring country. Canada, the biggest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the United States, announced 25% retaliatory tariffs on those metals along with computers, sports equipment and other products worth $20 billion in total. Canada has already imposed tariffs worth a similar amount on U.S. goods in response to broader tariffs by Trump. «We will not stand idly by while our iconic steel and aluminum industries are being unfairly targeted,» Canada's Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said.

tariffs on imports like cocoa and fruit, according to a letter seen by Reuters. PepsiCo, Conagra and J M Smucker, are requesting that Trump exempt ingredients not available from U.S. sources to protect manufacturers who otherwise buy from domestic farmers and suppliers, according to the letter, sent on Monday by a consumer products trade group representing the companies, the Consumer Brands Association. Coffee, oats, cocoa, spices, tropical fruit and tin mill steel, used for specialty food and household goods, are among the imports listed as unavailable domestically in the letter. «We believe targeted and carefully calibrated removal of these ingredients and inputs from tariffs is appropriate to best protect U.S. manufacturers and support (Trump's) efforts to lower consumer inflation,» the letter said. PepsiCo and Smucker, which have executives sitting on the executive committee of the Consumer Brands Association, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Want to celebrate Holi in Varanasi or spend Eid unwinding in the Maldives? Be ready to pay up. With Holi falling on 14 March (Friday) and Eid expected on 31 March (Monday), travellers are seizing the back-to-back long weekends, sending hotel rates soaring.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. • Kolte Patil: Buy above ₹341, stop ₹332; target ₹360-366 This real estate counter, after undergoing a lot of volatility, is showing signs of bottoming out. The last few days have been displaying long-body bullish candles in this uncertain market, which has pushed the prices above the bands.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Trading started on Wednesday with some apprehension but the strong resurgence by the bulls surprised the bearish camp. Taking some strength from the sharp upward traction for the entire last week, there's a bullish resurgence.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has notified new norms for initial public offerings (IPOs) of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to protect investor interests. Mint takes a look at this excitable segment of the equity market: Sebi last week notified amendments to tighten rules for initial share sales by SMEs.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Global private equity firms Blackstone Inc., General Atlantic and TPG Capital are moving in to acquire revenue cycle management firm AGS Health for around $1 billion, said two people with knowledge of the deal. The deal process, launched earlier this year, is likely to conclude next quarter, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Current market price: ₹2,807 | Buy range: ₹2,750–2,830 | Profit goal: ₹3,240 | Stop loss: ₹2,590 | Timeframe: 1–2 months Current market price: ₹1,528.1 | Buy range: ₹1,500–1,535 | Profit goal: ₹1,760 | Stop loss: ₹1,415 | Timeframe: 1–2 months Nifty 50 ended flat for the second consecutive session after trading between 22,330 and 22,580. The index started the session on a muted note at 22,536 and continued to slide toward its key support level of 22,300.

Struggling chipmaker Intel has hired former board member and semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as the latest in a succession of CEOs to attempt to turn around the company that helped define Silicon Valley

How long has Sunita Williams been in space?Sunita Williams, who flew to space with Butch Wilmore for a eight days, has been onboard the ISS for over eight months. Why was Sunita Williams stuck in space?Williams and her crew encountered unexpected technical issues with the Boeing Starliner, delaying their return.

MONTREAL — A representative of Canada’s aluminum industry says the Trump administration’s 25 per cent tariffs could destroy demand for the metal in the American market.

U.S. stocks mostly rose after getting some relief from an encouraging inflation update