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Wall Street's latest pitch is a contradiction: Private IPOs
Private-equity firms are desperate to cash out of investments. But enthusiasm for initial public offerings is low after several stockmarket debuts flopped.
Risk models get harder to crack
As the best hedge fund strategy of 2023 becomes a magnet for investors, the mainstream risk models it relies on are getting a lot tougher to crack.
No respite soon for FMCG cos
For consumer staples companies, it will be a while before the choppy waters calm down. Not only is demand in rural markets weak but stress in the urban portfolio is an emerging worry.
Razorpay eyes global boost, moves to India
The company plans to launch its products in West Asia and Southeast Asia
NCT approves inter-state transmission projects worth over ₹736 crore
The National Committee on Transmission (NCT), under the ministry of power, has greenlit four new inter-state transmission systems (ISTS) valued at ₹736.83 crore. The projects have been allocated to Power Grid Corporation of India, Adani Energy Solutions, and REC Power Development and Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL).
B'desh exempted from onion export ban
India has decided to exempt Bangladesh, one of its close allies, from the onion export ban and ship 50,000 tonnes of the produce ahead of Eid, said three senior officials aware of the development.
India for no tariffs on textile, apparel in EU free trade deal
EU nations impose 10-12% import duties on textile products, placing India at a disadvantage
Sony eyes aha after Zee deal ends; Sun TV interested too
Culver Max Entertainment (earlier Sony Pictures Networks India) and regional broadcaster Sun TV Networks have begun initial discussions to purchase a strategic stake in Arha Media & Broadcasting, which runs the South Indian video streaming platform aha.
Gloomy outlook for IT as cos slash staff
Headcount at India's top 10 IT firms employing a combined two million people fell by 76,572 last year, as companies retrenched workers in the face of a slowdown.
Govt plans talks to prepay NHAI debt
Move to trim interest payments, free NHAI to expand network
'If it's not good, it won't work,' says Katrina Kaif
The actor and founder of Kay Beauty discusses her entrepreneurial journey, the learnings along the way, staying ahead of the competition and her long-standing love for beauty products
What keeps India glowing?
The Indian beauty market is exploding, driven by young consumers who view make-up as self-care and are willing to splurge and experiment
Beware, it's the season of deception and deepfakes
With elections in India, Europe and the US, and the Paris Olympics, cybersecurity experts warn that 2024 will bea year of deception’
Ginger lilies, king chillies and a Manipuri dish
For someone who cooks the best pork I have ever eaten, Akoijam Sunita confesses that she didn't cook very much all her life.
Cooking, eating and the path to nirvana.
Jeong Kwan, who made Korea's temple cuisine famous, was in a India for a special dinner
NO SNOBBERY HERE, WINE IS THE HERO
A small, new wine bar with big ambitions opens in Bengaluru. The menu is simple but it plays second fiddle to the drinks
THE SACRED AND THE PROFANE
Yamini Narayanan's Mother Cow, Mother India’ demolishes the notion of milk consumption being benign non-violent
100 years of Bengali comics-100 years of history
An exhibition aims to gain old Bengali comics some new respect, but it seems like an uphill task as most contemporary artists prefer to work in English rather than Bengali
BAFTAS-the new Globes?
They had me with the first bad joke.
The love story as resistance
A TV show and a book provide an alternative narrative for couples seeking the autonomy to love in India
The price and passion of getting better
Jack Dempsey was too damn good for his own good. So good he needed to fight two men for one payday.
UP A VOLCANO IN AFRICA
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is a unique experience of navigating different climate zones, terrain and vegetation
Pressure drop: 'The Harder They Come'
‘The Harder They Come’ is a film of constant challenges and clashes, but it’s a musical at heart
Raghu Rai and his ways of seeing
An exhibit of 40 years of Raghu Rai's analogue photography captures his multilayered look at India
Recreating covers of books banned through history
In his new series, Rohit Chawla shows how the subject of banned books is relevant in the context of cancel culture
Of white sands and ISLAND COUSINS
The Maldives and Lakshadweep share a natural history and owe their beaches to the same fish that munch on coral
Sugar mills allowed to sell potash made from molasses
The central government’s move is aimed at reducing fertilizer imports using waste chemical
UAE dropped from financial crime watch list of nations
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), home to the financial hub of Dubai, has been dropped from a global watchdog's list of countries at risk of illicit money flows, a win for the nation that could bolster its international standing.
Zee board forms advisory panel
Zee Entertainment Ltd is Enterprises establishing an advisory committee to help it protect the interests of stakeholders amid what it said were misinformation and rumours resulting in negative public opinion about the company.
Pernod to build malt spirit distillery in Nagpur
The Indian arm of French spirits company Pernod Ricard has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra government to set up a malt spirit distillery in Nagpur.