Chennai, Jan 19: Amar Ujala Foundation has announced the recipients of the Amar Ujala Shabd Samman 2025, with the prestigious Akashdeep Award being conferred on eminent Hindi short-story writer Mamta Kalia and renowned Manipuri author Arambam Ongbi Memchoubi for their outstanding contributions to Indian literature. The Akashdeep Award, the highest honor under the Shabd Samman, recognizes one distinguished litterateur from Hindi and one from…
Continue ReadingLAQSA Indian Institutional Quant Conference (IIQC) Mumbai Edition Unites Global Experts and Indian Institutions to Decode the Future of Quant Finance
Mumbai, January 19, 2026: The financial capital played host to a convergence of global intellect and domestic institutional power as the Lambda Quantitative Strategies Association (LAQSA) successfully concluded the 4th edition of the Indian Institutional Quant Conference (IIQC) on January 16 at the Holiday Inn hotel here in the city’s suburbs. Marking…
Continue ReadingPravasi Bharatiya Sangeet & Nritya Mahotsav 2026 to Be Held in Kolkata on February 19
Kolkata is set to host an evening of classical music and dance as Swaranjali Delhi presents the Pravasi Bharatiya Sangeet & Nritya Mahotsav 2026 on February 19. The cultural festival is being organised in association with Sarbabharatiya Sangeet-O-Sanskriti Parishad, Kolkata. The programme will take place at Rathindra Mancha, located within…
Continue ReadingPunjab & Sind Bank Posts Strong Growth in Profitability and Asset Quality for Q3 FY26
New Delhi, Jan 17 — Punjab & Sind Bank reported a robust financial performance for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025, marked by sharp growth in profits, sustained business expansion, and significant improvement in asset quality. Nine-Month Performance Shows Sharp Profit Growth For the nine months ended…
Continue ReadingHDFC Bank Limited Announces Financial Results for Q3 and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2025
The Board of Directors of HDFC Bank Limited approved the Bank’s (Indian GAAP) results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025, at its meeting held in Mumbai on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The accounts have been subjected to a ‘Limited Review’ by the statutory auditors of the…
Continue ReadingPluxee completes the acquisition of ProEves
Mumbai, Jan 17:: Pluxee (the “Group”), the leader in Employee Benefits and Engagement in India, has completed the acquisition of ProEves on 20 December 2025. ProEves is the leading digital corporate childcare benefit player in the country. The signing of the acquisition agreement was announced in September 2025, and the…
Continue ReadingOver 20percent of the Foreign Investments Reported in Sustainable Real Estate Development – Vestian
New Delhi, Jan 17: India’s real estate sector attracted the highest-ever institutional investments of USD 8.1 Bn in 2025, anchored by an all-time high quarterly investment of USD 3.73 Bn in Q4 2025. Institutional investments in 2025 increased by 88% over 2023 and 19% compared to 2024, while the quarterly…
Continue ReadingIndia’s AI Awakening: How Intelligent Technology Is Simplifying Life for a Billion People
When a farmer checks a mobile phone to decide when to sow seeds, when a doctor in a city hospital reads an AI-assisted scan from a rural clinic, or when a citizen accesses a government service in their mother tongue, Artificial Intelligence is already at work. Across India, AI is…
Continue ReadingCrude Oil Prices Rebound Amid Geopolitical Tensions and Signs of Ample Supply
By Antonio Di Giacomo, Senior Market Analyst at XS.com Crude oil prices have regained a bullish tone in recent sessions, driven by financial and geopolitical factors that continue to shape market sentiment. Both Brent and WTI advanced more than 1%, supported by position hedging ahead of the long weekend and…
Continue Reading360 ONE Asset invests ~US$70 million in Iscon Balaji Foods;
Mumbai, Jan 17: 360 ONE Asset, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 360 ONE WAM and one of India’s leading alternative asset managers, will invest approximately US$70 million in Iscon Balaji Foods Limited (IBF) India’s largest potato processor and exporter of value-added potato products. This transaction represents 360 ONE Asset’s largest investment…
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