MUMBAI: Bajaj Finance has said that its voice bots will disburse Rs 5,300 crore of loans in FY26 – its first full year of operations. This channel will be completely taken over by AI agents as part of its 2026-30 long-range strategy which has AI as the backbone of its growth plans that links targets…
NEW DELHI: It isn’t just luxury cars and apparel that are attracting buyers. Luxury homes now account for more than a quarter of the supply as against 16% four years ago. In terms of demand, their share has increased from 14% to 18%, according to a new report.Besides, it is now expanding into new cities,…
BENGALURU: AceVector, the parent company of the ecommerce platform Snapdeal, submitted an updated draft red herring prospectus to the Sebi, moving closer to its public debut. The filing outlines plans to raise up to Rs 300 crore through a fresh issue of shares, along with an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 6.3 crore…
File photo: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal New Delhi: The visiting EU team will hold discussions with Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Monday on the progress of negotiations on the proposed FTA, an official said. The meeting is important as both sides are eager to conclude the negotiations as early…
NEW DELHI: Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 11,820 crore ($1.3 billion) from Indian equities in the first week of this month, primarily driven by the sharp depreciation of the rupee.This sharp withdrawal follows a net outflow of Rs 3,765 crore in November, further pressuring markets.This takes the total outflow for 2025 to Rs 1.55…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday warned of a “strict and decisive” action against Bangladeshi and Rohingya “infiltrators” in the state. He advised the state residents to ensure that the “identity of any individual is thoroughly verified before employing them in domestic or business activities.““My esteemed residents of the state, The…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday raised concerns about the recent Hollywood deal that shook up the media landscape, Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. The US president, speaking to the media while arriving for the Kennedy Center Honors awards ceremony on Sunday, said that the proposed multi-billion-dollar acquisition raised concerns about market dominance. The streaming…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has floated the idea for an onchain futures market for gas, which could give users certainty over transaction fees as the network becomes more widely adopted. In a post on X on Saturday, Buterin argued that the market needs a “good trustless onchain gas futures market,” as people have been questioning…
File photo: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant CHANDIGARH: In a significant push for modernising the country’s prison ecosystem, CJI Surya Kant has advocated bold, tech-integrated reforms, ranging from digital-skills training to UK-style inmate-monitoring systems, aimed at transforming prisons from punitive spaces into “engines of reintegration”.Highlighting the need to align prison training with the “economy…
MUMBAI: RBI has granted in-principle approval for Fino Payments Bank to convert into a small finance bank, allowing it to enter lending, widen its product suite and build a stronger liability franchise while continuing current operations until final clearance. It is the RBI’s first such approval for any payments bank. Fino said it is reworking…
