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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicShikha Sharma

Topic: Shikha Sharma

It may be goodbye for Chanda Kocchar, but it’s not the end of an era for Indian women bankers

From Chanda Kocchar to Shikha Sharma, the sheen has come off the banking sector recently. But experts say don’t read too much into it.

India’s economy will not work until its women do

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal all doing better in harnessing women’s economic output than India which is second only to Pakistan.

Somebody should send Axis Bank’s board a ‘thank you’ note

The bank deserves a vote of thanks for helping to create possibly the biggest and juiciest takeover target in the history of Indian banking.

Plugged-In: Centre’s casual Cauvery stance, fall of women CEOs, & 27 dead in a bus crash

Plugged-In from ThePrint is a new feature that sifts through the mountain of content and explains the big headlines and commentary from across media — briefly, intelligently. A one-stop quick-read put together by the best minds in the business for the news junkie on the go.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.