The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists and jubilant youth marching bands that gather in […]
ICICI Bank, the country’s second-largest private sector bank, announced a healthy 30% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in net profit at Rs 9,122 crore for the January-March quarter, beating Bloomberg estimates of Rs 9,040 crore. The spike in profits was led by growth in its net interest income, which grew by 40.2% y-o-y to Rs 17,667 crore […]