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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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In India’s quest for jobs, here’s what Modi government’s policy agenda should be

In a new Carnegie India paper, an IAS officer and a scholar from Chennai lay out policy prescriptions for the government to create conditions and generate employment for India’s youth.

Bengaluru-based startup Udaan raises $585 million from Tencent, others

Udaan, an e-commerce marketplace for businesses, has now raised a total of $870 million since its inception in 2016.

Indian techies behind ‘Google for numbers’ raise $248 million at $1.95 billion value

Valuation of California-based ThoughtSpot Inc., has doubled in 5 quarters as more companies use its search and artificial intelligence-powered analytics.

Siddhartha ‘suicide’: Economic slowdown & tax terror creating dread among Indian businesses?

Cafe Coffee Day founder V.G. Siddhartha’s body was found Wednesday near Mangaluru, 30 hours after he went missing Monday evening.

Cow start-ups, Har Ghar Gai, CSR for shelters – Modi govt’s new idea to boost rural economy

Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog plans to support entrepreneurs for marketing of cow-based products & provide various forms of assistance to cow shelters.

Modi govt wants to set up an exclusive TV channel for startups

In her budget speech, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the channel will serve as a platform for startups to meet with venture capitalists, discuss growth and other issues.

How WhatsApp is helping Indians lose weight, gain abs, and make money

WhatsApp, an app primarily used for chatting, is helping a growing number of people hone their entrepreneurial skills.

Why BJP’s startup push is better for Indians looking for jobs than Congress’ Nyay

Congress-led opposition is using one NSSO report to highlight unemployment woes in 2019 elections when job scenario world over has drastically changed.

Teaching tech to young: Kerala offers a solution to India’s jobs crisis in IT sector

State's young, technically skilled population and a vibrant startup ecosystem can counter India’s jobs crisis in times of AI and automation.

Angel investors must be spared India’s tax hell

Angel investors are helping create jobs while big corporates are reluctant to invest. Time the taxman realised that. About three years ago, Anup Kuruvilla left...

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.