AU Small Finance Bank to shift HQ to Mumbai

MUMBAI: AU Small Finance Bank’s promoters will transfer their shares to a non-operative holding company (NOHC) as part of RBI’s conditions for the lender’s transition into a full-fledged or universal bank. The lender has also decided to shift its corporate headquarters from Jaipur to Mumbai, after receiving in-principle approval from RBI for the upgrade.AU Small…

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US tariffs: Shoemakers take measured steps

MUMBAI: At the heart of India’s non-leather footwear manufacturing hub in Tamil Nadu where global brands such as Nike, Puma, Crocs and Adidas are pouring in several thousand crores of investments, there is worry over the looming US tariff threat of 50%. Brands are looking to reroute some of their orders to the US through…

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New Income-Tax Bill 2025: Why has Centre withdrawn the bill from Lok Sabha? Revised draft to reflect parliament panel suggestions

The Union government has formally withdrawn the Income-Tax Bill, 2025, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on February 13 to replace the existing Income-Tax Act, 1961,.A fresh version of the Bill, incorporating most of the recommendations made by the Select Committee chaired by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, is scheduled to be tabled in the…

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Infra rollout gains pace: Govt eyes Rs 10 lakh crore in annual highway awards; Gadkari sets FY26 target at Rs 7 lakh crore

The government plans to award road projects worth Rs 10 lakh crore every year, with a target of Rs 7 lakh crore in project awards by the end of FY26, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, signalling renewed momentum after delays linked to the Bharatmala programme.Speaking at the annual session…

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