The Asia Society India Centre’s opening programme of 2026 focused on the book 'A Sixth of Humanity' and offered a counterpoint to India's rapid growth narrative.
Up to 100% foreign ownership of insurance firms, and overhauled rules for banks, pension funds and capital markets aim to shift savings from idle assets toward equities, bonds and long-term investments.
To reduce its reliance on the US market, India has been expanding its trade diplomacy. After the Gulf Cooperation Council bloc-wide deal stalled, India signed a CEPA with the UAE.
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das requested the banks to strengthen governance to reduce financial instability following the collapse of several banks in the US.
The family-owned enterprise did not have a roaring start. But with solid marketing practices in place, Rupa climbed the ladder of success and went on to dominate the market.
Prominent tech startups, including Oyo Hotels and Delhivery, are pushing back their IPO and preparing to reappraise target valuations amid battering received by newly listed firms.
The reprieve may be short-lived as traders are worried about the unprecedented bond sales of about Rs 15 lakh crore for the fiscal year starting April amid dwindling demand.
Will the new Omicron variant set the clock back and dampen the spirits? Modi govt would be naïve to believe RBI and not plan for recovery of the Indian economy.
Survey by LocalCircles says the rise indicates the 'economic uncertainty that was prevailing in May at the peak of second Covid-19 wave has greatly reduced'.
I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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