Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India NEW DELHI: State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is engaging with key financial regulators, including RBI and Sebi, to expand the availability of long-term investment instruments as inflows into its annuity products keep on rising, CEO and MD R Doraiswamy said.An annuity product converts an accumulated retirement corpus…
Gold prices continued to weaken on Monday, extending the decline seen in the previous session as investors grappled with growing expectations of higher US interest rates. At the same time, escalating tensions in the Gulf region pushed crude oil prices higher, adding to concerns that inflationary pressures could remain elevated. By 0124 GMT, spot gold…
MUMBAI: Stock markets are expected to open weak on Monday on the back of the massive sell-off on Wall Street on Friday evening. As US stocks, especially the ones linked to the AI ecosystem, faced a huge sell-off, by late evening the Gift Nifty index, a proxy for Indian market for late trades, closed 1.5%…
MUMBAI: Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), the German security technology group spanning currency, digital payments and cybersecurity, is stepping up its India play with fresh investments of Rs 1,100 crore in 2026, localisation plans and a sharper focus on digital infrastructure, as it bets on the country’s dual-track growth in cash usage and digital adoption. The company is…
CHENNAI: With a network of 11 registered vehicle scrapping facilities (RVSFs) across 10 states, excluding the southern region, and the capacity to dismantle more than 1.9 lakh vehicles annually, Tata Motors stands to benefit from the Centre’s push to retire ageing commercial vehicles as India intensifies efforts to curb vehicular pollution.Last week, the Union cabinet…
Sunil Gavaskar was particularly impressed not only by Manav Suthar’s exploits with the ball but also by the composure and assurance he displayed with the bat. The batting great noted that the debutant looked comfortable at the crease and used his feet confidently during his useful lower-order contribution. “Manav Suthar has certainly made an impressive…
Oil prices jumped on Monday as tensions in the Middle East flared up once again, raising fresh concerns over global oil supplies. Global crude benchmarks gained more than 3% as the crisis entered has now crossed 100 days, with peace efforts continuing to yield little progress.As of 7:50 am, WTI crude was trading at $93.87…
MUMBAI: Every other day, Indians are waking up to ads and launches of protein products—from eggs to coffee and atta, companies are infusing and also adding (extra) doses of protein to a range of items that are part of consumers’ daily meals. Not only that, the concept of protein has in itself become a trend…
India will account for about half of global oil demand growth and 15% of increase in global electricity consumption over next decade, making it one of the world’s most important energy markets, Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian oil producer Rosneft, said. Sechin said India’s oil consumption is expected to rise 44% to nearly 8…
José Mourinho set for Real Madrid return NEW DELHI: Florentino Pérez will remain Real Madrid president for another four years after winning the club’s election against challenger Enrique Riquelme. Speaking to supporters after the result, Pérez said: “We are going to keep working so that Real Madrid keeps winning more titles.” The club has not…