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Trai's new rules will mandate telcos to identify callers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Friday released its final set of recommendations to introduce caller identification (caller ID) as a default feature across domestic telecommunications networks, nearly two years after the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)'s initial proposal for the same.

Health ministry expands scheme for pregnant women

The health ministry has expanded its list of categories of high-risk pregnancies to ensure that more women have institutional deliveries and reduce deaths during or after childbirth.

Mediation Act to yield to IBC on debt resolution matters

The current process can be confusing, with multiple laws dealing with the same subject

Vodafone Idea starts pilot for radio access network tech

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has started a pilot project to deploy commercial Open RAN technology in collaboration with Mavenir, a provider of open radio access network technology.

Yulu raises $19 mn from two investors

Electric mobility startup Yulu has raised $19.25 from existing investors Magna and Bajaj Auto Ltd.

NPCI told to review Paytm's application for UPI services

Payment service providers in the country need a third party application provider licence

A $150 billion question: What will Buffett do with all that cash?

Berkshire's tally of cash and equivalents has marched skyward five consecutive quarters, reaching a record $157.2 billion at the end of September.

Banks raise costly funds as credit jump beats deposits

The frenzy for credit is forcing banks to issue costly certificates of deposit and tap a central bank window for money, at a time of scarce liquidity and weak deposit growth.

Expect interest rate to normalize as inflation approaches 4% goal'

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Jayanth R. Varma, the only member of the six-member panel to call for an interest rate cut at the its February meeting, says he is not worried if the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announces a rate cut before the US Federal Reserve.

Scramble for CAS sparks pay hikes, retention steps

In the engine rooms of finance, chartered accountants have always had a special place. Now, they are more valuable than ever before.

Booster for rooftop solar, power for EVS at home

Quicker installation of rooftop solar projects, dedicated power connections to charge electric vehicles at home, and speedier grant of electric connections to households may be a reality soon, with the government tweaking key rules in this respect.

Go First gets ₹7K cr joint bid from Ajay Singh, Busy Bee

SpiceJet boss Ajay Singh and Busy Bee Aviation have submitted a joint ₹7,000 crore rescue plan for bankrupt airline Go First, two people aware of the development said.

EGM ousts founder, but Byju's unfazed

Investors move NCLT citing mismanagement by co leadership

India's Economy Surges Further Ahead In February

Services sector output at seven-month high, manufacturing sector at five-month high in Feb

Exploring the delicious street food and drinks of Goa

The state is full of dishes that find no mention in traditional recipe books, yet enjoy a big following among residents, tourists

Forest bathing in an enchanting Finnish fell

In the picturesque wilderness of Iso-Syöte, Finland's southernmost fell region, mindfulness comes unbidden and naturally

Capitalism varies across as well as within individual countries

It varies by whether firms are informal or formal, small or big, competitive or oligopolistic and politically connected or not

An onion sweetener: Is this a bright bulb idea?

A novel onion waste-based sweetener is an incubated-startup idea picked by the Centre for national scaling up. In a country of carb-heavy diets, could it ease our diabetes burden?

INSIDE UNACADEMY'S LAB OF RUSHED EXPERIMENTS

The startup is grappling with unsuccessful acquisitions and the challenges of establishing an offline presence

EU says Ukraine will feature prominently in its India talks

European diplomat Sannino expects India to support western sanctions on Russia

As hybrids gain popularity, sceptics ask if they are sufficiently green

More emissions are produced when making EVs and their batteries than when making gasoline-only cars

China's metal demand takes a different shape as housing slumps

While China's housing market could take a while to recover, steel demand is getting a manufacturing and infra boost

AI finds an unlikely benefactor: Blackstone CEO Schwarzman

The newly christened Schwarzman College of Computing at the MIT is set to open at the end of April

New classification may claw back TV viewers

ISEC may breathe life into ailing genres such as English entertainment

How Perplexity AI plans to disrupt Google's monopoly

The company's CEO is confident that it will emerge as a true challenger to the search giant

Indian pharma cos eye weight-loss mkt

Indian drug-makers aiming to grab a slice of the burgeoning weight-loss treatment sales pie, both at home and abroad, have begun developing their own versions of Novo Nordisk's wildly in-demand Wegovy.

Birla eyes profits, ₹10,000 cr revenue for paints biz in 3 yrs

Aditya Birla Group enters the decorative paints market, eyes number two spot in India

Bharat Highways InvIT to float ₹2,500 crore IPO on 28 Feb

Bharat Highways Infrastructure InvIT, an investment trust, on Thursday said it will launch its ₹2,500 crore initial public offering (IPO) on 28 February.

Nifty hits record high amid volatile trading

The Nifty soared to a record high of 22,252.50 for the fourth straight session on Thursday after gyrating 377.25 points between the day’s low and high.

Office demand sees green shoots

The resurgence of Global Capability Centers (GCCs) has helped demand for Grade A office spaces make a comeback. This has meant an improved leasing trajectory for office asset owners, who have been grappling with muted demand lately.