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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicPricing

Topic: Pricing

Centre considers dramatic MRP overhaul to limit ‘irrational pricing’. What it’d mean for buyers, sellers

Govt looks for a formula that limits 'irrational pricing', where the MRP of a product is hiked and then reduced in the name of a discount/sale, giving consumers the illusion of savings.

Hotel bookings cost more on iPhones. That’s price discrimination—and it’s not always bad

While price discrimination undoubtedly increases a company’s profits, it also enhances overall consumer welfare.

Modi govt wants to know why your latte is so expensive, McDonald’s says thank GST

McDonald’s franchisee Hardcastle gets notice for not dropping the price even after GST rate cut, insists input tax credit withdrawal has left a deep impact.

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Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

With 50% of India’s crude imports passing through Strait of Hormuz, concerns mount over US-Iran standoff

The crude flows in the Strait of Hormuz largely originate from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar and move to China, India, Japan and South Korea.

India asks Dassault to submit bid for 114 Rafale fighter jets by April-end

Analysis of IAF proposal shows that the true Make in India component is much lesser than expected, therefore negotiations will focus on increasing that component.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.