‘To Avoid Liquidity Risks, You Must Have A Meaningful Presence In Equities’

‘Equities may not outperform every year, but if they do so seven times out of 10, it’s an asset class worth relying on.’ Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Though not among India’s top 15 asset managers, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund is focusing

Zomato parent co Eternal posts Rs 65 cr net profit in Q2

Food delivery and quick commerce firm Eternal, which owns the Zomato and Blinkit brands, on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 65 crore for the second quarter ended September. Photograph: Courtesy, Instagram The company, which re-branded itself as

India in active dialogue for trade pact with US, EU, Oman: Goyal

India has implemented a number of free trade agreements with developed nations and is in active dialogue for such pacts with nations including the US, Oman, and the EU, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff India

LTIMindtree declares ₹22 interim dividend per share; record date set for October 24

LTIMindtree Ltd on Thursday (October 16) has declared an interim dividend of ₹22 per equity share of face value₹1 each for the financial year 2025–26. The company said the dividend will be paid within 30 days of declaration to shareholders

Indian Overseas Bank Q2 Results: Firm reports record profit of ₹1,226 crore, up 58% YoY

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) announced a record net profit for the quarter ending September 30, 2025, at ₹1,226 crore. The figure was higher by 57.79% year-over-year (YoY). The bank’s operating profit increased by 12.78% to ₹2,400 crore, driven by a

Power network sharing plan will face 3 key challenges

The ambitious proposal by the power ministry to allow network sharing between distribution licensees operating in the same geographical area will face three key challenges, said a former bureaucrat. Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters According to him, they include sharing of fixed

Axis Bank Q2 net down 26% to Rs 5,090 cr

Axis Bank on Wednesday reported a 26 per cent decline in standalone net profit to Rs 5,089.64 crore annually for the quarter ended September 2025. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The private sector lender posted a profit of Rs 6,917.57 crore for

India spent 2.5 bn euro to buy Russian oil in Sep

India, the world’s third-largest oil consumer, spent 2.5 billion euro on buying crude oil from Russia in September, 14 per cent less than the previous month, a European think tank said. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters India remained the second-largest buyer of

Unemployment rate rises marginally to 5.2% in Sep

The unemployment rate for those aged 15 and above increased marginally to 5.2 per cent in September, according to a government survey released on Wednesday. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh The unemployment rate (UR) was 5.1 per cent in August, 5.2 per

KEI Industries profit up 31%, HDB Financial NII up 20%

Q2 Results Live Updates: Earnings season for the September quarter is slowly but surely starting to pick up pace. Stocks like ICICI Lombard, Cyient DLM and Thyrocare Technologies, along with Tech Mahindra and Persistent Systems will be reacting to their