Behind the reduction in workforce in India’s top three private sector banks 

ICICI Bank’s permanent workforce reduced by 5,148 employees in the financial year 2026

Axis Bank reported total employee count of over 1.01 lakh in FY 2026, compared with 1,04,453 in the previous year

At HDFC Bank, the workforce reduced to 2,11,178 employees at the end of FY26, compared with 2,14,521 employees a year earlier

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'Not anti-consumer, but pro-India': JSW Group's Sajjan Jindal as E20 blending fears grip motorists

Jindal explained that every increase in blending reduces our crude import bills

Fresh research from IIT Kanpur says there is no scientific evidence that E20 petrol damages vehicle engines

The study also found the impact of E20 on fuel economy is smaller than commonly perceived

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Vikram-1 test flight countdown: Mission, launch date and why it is a milestone for India

Vikram-1 is an orbital-class launch vehicle developed by Skyroot Aerospace

Vikram-1 is built specifically for the fast-growing small satellite market

The rocket is expected to carry a mix of domestic & international payloads

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'I'm not building Temple for everybody': Deepinder Goyal eyes wearable's launch in a year

Temple is a forehead-worn wellness device tracking metabolic state in real time

Goyal says the project began as a study of cerebral blood flow

He claims a new biomarker, entropy, links stress, sleep and exercise

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'Oil could hit $200 a barrel if...': Yemen threatens to close Bab al-Mandeb Strait amid US-Iran war

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'India needs much larger oil reserves': Montek Singh Ahluwalia as Hormuz crisis returns

India's total strategic crude oil reserve capacity is 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT)

They are stored at three facilities - Vishakhapatnam (1.33 MMT), Mangaluru (1.5 MMT), and Padur (2.5 MMT)

India consumes approximately 5.5 to 5.6 million barrels of crude oil per day

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From lush green to dry sands? These 10 US cities could see major climate impact by 2080

Researchers found that several cities could lose the climatic conditions that currently sustain their vegetation

Forests, woodlands in parts of the western US could gradually give way to grasslands and deserts

Researchers caution that "becoming a desert" does not mean these cities will be engulfed by sand dunes

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US-Iran ceasefire ends: Crude supply resilient, but LNG & LPG face bigger Hormuz risk. Here's why

Crude flows through the Strait had not fully recovered before the latest escalation

Cargoes that can safely transit Hormuz are still expected to move, although freight rates and insurance costs could rise

For now, India's crude supply story remains one of diversification and resilience, not immediate scarcity

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'Name any one vehicle which...': Nitin Gadkari's dare to critics amid E20 fears

Gadkari said no car has reported problems caused by E20 petrol

He called criticism of higher ethanol blending a paid campaign

India spends Rs 22 lakh crore yearly on fuel imports, he said

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Mumbai rains: 'Allow work from home, otherwise...,' says Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis amid IMD's red alert

IMD red alert warned Mumbai of extremely heavy rain and gusty winds

Authorities urged residents to stay indoors and avoid non-essential travel

Mahajan said school and college closure announcements would be made soon

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