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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicIndian firms

Topic: Indian firms

Sri Lankan Supreme Court suspends controversial e-visa scheme run by consortium including Indian firm

The new system, which was operationalised in April, has faced pushback from tour operators, while the opposition in Sri Lanka has alleged corruption worth $1 billion.

India may reconsider allowing local firms to list on foreign exchanges, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Under current regulations, Indian firms are not allowed to list directly on overseas exchanges. They can only list on foreign exchanges via instruments such as depository receipts.

Where’s the middle? India needs more midsize companies for economy to grow

A new generation of fast-growing startups and midsize firms will have to play a critical role in India’s quest to become a middle-income country.

New DNA test designed by Indian firm can detect drug-resistant TB nearly a month faster

Bengaluru company says the new DNA test, Spit Seq, will also help doctors pick the right drugs for treatment.

79% of Indian firms say cyber security among top 5 business risks: KPMG report

Malware is the most common type of cyber-attack, with 73% of the firms considering it a menace followed by phishing (43%).

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.