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Friday, May 29, 2026
TopicServices industry

Topic: Services industry

Rich Indians don’t just want cooks, nannies & drivers. They’re hiring lifestyle managers now

Professional lifestyle managers are handling logistics, managing house staff, and even making decisions for wealthy Indians. ‘It’s become an organised industry.’

What I learned from trying to cut my own hair during the lockdown

Right now, the do-it-yourself version of many services feels a whole lot safer, and probably will do for a while.

Service industry index drops first time in 13 months

India lost its status as the fastest-growing major economy after growth slowed to a five-year low of 5.8% in the first three months of the year.

On Camera

The Quad is fading. India must now confront the limits of strategic ambiguity

Marco Rubio’s India visit left a lingering sense of disappointment over the Quad. The grouping is no longer the centrepiece of the US administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy.

An Iran deal won’t plug India’s capital or AI gaps

Having failed to emulate East Asia’s success with manufacturing exports, India pays for its chronic trade shortfall by writing IOUs to global investors.

Re-NEET UG 2026: Modi govt may rope in IAF for logistics, transport of question papers

IAF could be tasked with moving the papers from the printing press to wherever they need to go across the country, it is learnt.

2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity

An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.