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New-age hotels go light to take on biggies

Brij Hospitality will look to develop its corporate team and build its portfolio further from 8 to 25 hotels in the next 2 years

HCLTech Q3 profit rises 5.5% to ₹4,591 cr, revenue up 5%

The firm's IT and business segment led with 71.8% of revenue, followed by engineering and R&D services during Oct-Dec

EU, US-type consumer good quality testing in the works

Govt mulls stricter quality norms for consumer products, aligning with developed nations

RBI Eases Rupee Drought With Forex Swaps Worth $3 Billion

RBI's Recent Sales Of The Currency Complicate Its Efforts To Support The Rupee, Which Is Under Pressure

Investors Pin Hopes on Earnings Season to Revive Faltering Stock Market Rally

The postelection stock rally has sputtered. Investors are looking to the coming earnings season to revive it.

DMart: Eyes on margin, new CEO

The Avenue Supermarts Ltd stock is back to square one. Investors were thrilled when the company, which runs the DMart supermarket chain, said earlier this month that its December quarter (Q3FY25) standalone year-on-year revenue growth came in at 17.5%.

After Q3 surge in the north, can cement prices rise more?

After a lull, trade cement prices at an all-India level are gradually climbing in the recent months. But the recovery in prices is not broad-based.

India, Asean to gain as looming US tariffs shake up trade: BCG

World trade is projected to exceed $29 tn by 2033, with India's trade growing at a 6.4% CAGR through 2033

WeWork India raises ₹500 cr via rights issue

Co-working major WeWork India on Monday said it has raised ₹500 crore through rights issue mainly to reduce debt and achieve further growth.

PUBG developer eyes spending spree in search of more hits

Krafton Inc., the developer of hit title PUBG: Battlegrounds, plans to spend more than 200 billion won ($136 million) this year to invest in over a dozen promising game studios, underscoring its ambition to become a global force in publishing.

PAG acquires majority stake in Pravesha for $200 mn

Asia-Pacific-focused private equity firm PAG has acquired a majority stake in Pravesha Industries Pvt. Ltd for $200 million, according to a person familiar with the transaction.

Podcast sector rides video, but monetization an issue

Podcasts are no longer restricted by genre, and YouTube has made everyone an audience, experts say

AI, GenAI Are Transforming Robotics, Says ABB's Atiya

ABB Has Also Piloted Systems Where Robots Respond to Natural Language Commands

Generic drug store push: One every 2 hrs

A government generic drug store is opened every two hours across the country and the push will continue until 2027, a senior official said, in a move to ensure better availability of quality and affordable medicines.

FY26 fiscal deficit may be 4.4-4.6% of GDP, says report

India's fiscal deficit could come in at 4.4% to 4.6% of GDP in FY26, Goldman Sachs Economics Research said in a report on Monday.

Retail inflation falls to four-month low, food prices ease

The CPI rose 5.22% in December, down from 5.48% in November and 5.69% a year ago

China, India Seek New Oil Supplies as US Sanctions Bite

Chinese and Indian refiners are seeking alternative supplies of crude as new US sanctions on Russian producers and tankers are set to be the most effective yet in curbing shipments to Moscow's biggest customers, numerous traders said on Monday.

How employees can thrive in a chaotic workplace

From embracing procrastination to more silence, a paradoxical mindset can help one thrive in a 'BANI' world

More workers are prioritizing mental health and some firms are adapting and offering holidays for staff to rest. But is it enough?

Last month, home beauty services start-up YesMadam, in a social media post, announced the layoff of 100 employees who confessed to \"being stressed\" in an internal survey.

KlarifyLife by HDFC Life explores ambition, risk and success with Zouk and The Souled Store

Unlocking entrepreneurial journeys, financial insights and growth stories—as well as discussing what it takes to win over Indian consumers in the D2C landscape—with Disha Singh, co-founder of Zouk, and Harsh Lal, co-founder of The Souled Store

IBREL-Embassy merger approved

In a major relief to Indiabulls Real Estate (IBREL) and Embassy Group, the appellate tribunal National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has sanctioned the scheme of amalgamation to merge both the real estate firms after setting aside the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order stalling the process.

AIFs seek specific funds from govt

Alternate investment funds (AIFs) have sought from the government specific funds for investments in new-age, sunrise and deep-tech startups with a view to promote innovation in the country, an official said.

SpaDeX: Isro brings satellites within 3 metres in trial attempt

Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday said the two satellites launched to perform space docking experiments were brought within three metres and then moved safely back in a trial attempt.

NFRA Plans Papers for Interactions

To enhance the quality and the level of interactions between auditors and companies' audit committees, National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) chief Ajay Bhushan Prasad Pandey has said the watchdog plans to come out with six to seven papers having sets of questions that will cover various aspects of statutory audits.

Adani to Invest in Chhattisgarh Biz

Industrialist Gautam Adani on Sunday called on Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai and announced an investment of ₹65,000 crore in the Adani Group's energy and cement projects in the state, officials said.

IBA seeks tax sops for biogas in budget

Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has urged the finance ministry to create blanket corporate tax holidays for compressed biogas (CBG) production in the forthcoming General Budget to attract investment in the sector to promote this renewable energy source.

India's Coal Imports Rise 2% in Apr-Nov

India's coal imports rose 2% to 182.02 million tonnes in the April-November period of the current fiscal year.

EAM Jaishankar to represent India at Trump's inauguration

Last month, Jaishankar said India is in a much more advantageous position than other countries to build 'deeper' relations with Trump's administration

The US-China tech break-up has set off a race to the bottom

America's whack-a-mole approach is too clumsy for its own good

Stagnant wages in fast-emerging India: We need an Enlightenment

We must raise not just output but also the quality of our people's lives. This may require a paradigm shift in Indian thinking