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Empowering women via NPS: A new era of financial freedom

FOR DECADES, RETIREMENT has been envisioned as a phase where men enjoy their golden years, supported by a steady pension income.

Women Finding Their Voice in Startup World

Out of the 118 unicorns, 22 have women founders: Tracxn report

'No games' with Sunita Williams' hair: Trump

US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump had some words of appreciation for NASA's Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams' hair as he told a pair of stranded astronauts aboard the International Space Station that \"we're coming up to get you.\"

Lalit Modi, architect of IPL, seeks to surrender Indian passport

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (IPL) founder Lalit Modi has filed an application with the Indian high commission in London to surrender his Indian passport.

Output hike by OPEC+ to help cut India's import bill

THE PLAN OF Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to increase oil production is expected to lower prices, benefiting India, given the country is a net importer of crude oil, analysts say.

Sebi chief: 'Conflict of interest'

\"WE WILL BE coming forward with our own plan to further transparently reveal these conflict of interest etc to the public,\" he said.

Reciprocal tariff turmoil

Trump and Lutnick's recent comments make India's task of clinching a bilateral trade deal really tough

Nasdaq Plans to Offer Round-the-Clock Trading

NASDAQ IS PLANNING to offer 24-hour trading on its equities exchange, the latest venue seeking to capitalize on growing global demand for US stocks.

Muted response to VRR as liquidity woes ease

THE 14-DAY VARIABLE rate repo (VRR) auction on Friday received bids worth ₹8,375 crore, against the notified amount of ₹50,000 crore at a cut-off rate of 6.26%, indicating initial signs of ease in liquidity conditions.

Financial services see foreign outflow of $3.6 billion YTD

Flight Of Funds

SC refuses status quo on Dharavi redevelopment

Clearing The Decks

Banks' Q4 treasury gains may get ₹4K-cr boost from OMOs

THE RESERVE BANK of India's (RBI) open market operation (OMO) purchases of nearly ₹2 lakh crore in February and March are likely to boost treasury gains of banks in the fourth quarter.

Insider Trading: Nestle India Receives Sebi's Warning Letter

MARKETS WATCHDOG SEBI has issued a warning letter to FMCG major Nestle India over alleged violation of Insider Trading norms by a senior official of the company.

India must open up: Lutnick

EARLIER IN THE day, in a cautious reaction to Trump's announcement on reciprocal tariffs, a spokesperson of India's external affairs ministry said the country is looking at deepening trade ties with the US including by reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers under a bilateral trade agreement.

Amazon to stop sale of externally refurbished devices on 'Renewed'

E-COMMERCE MAJOR AMAZON is revamping its refurbished devices business \"Renewed\" and discontinuing the sale of products that are externally reconditioned.

Lloyds shifting hundreds of skilled IT jobs from Britain to India

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP is hiring hundreds of IT engineers in India, while planning to cut hundreds of similar jobs in the UK, the Financial Times reported on Friday citing a person familiar with the plans.

Looks regal, flies like an eagle

On a racetrack, it behaves like a sports bike, confidently leaning into corner (Pirelli tyres are grippy)

Samsung workers call off month-long strike

THE MONTH-LONG STRIKE by the Samsung India Workers Union (SIWU) at the firm's manufacturing unit in Sriperumbudur, Chennai, has ended, with workers returning to their jobs on Friday.

OpenAI, Oracle Eye Nvidia Chips for Stargate

OPENAI AND ORACLE plan to begin filling a massive new data center in Texas with tens of thousands of powerful AI chips from Nvidia in the coming months, part of a push to get the first facility for their $100 billion Stargate infrastructure venture up and running.

CCI Mulls Curbs on Investments by Staff

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has issued draft guidelines to streamline the conduct of its employees.

Trump's imposition of tariffs is two-faced, evil, says China

CHINA'S TOP DIPLOMAT accused Donald Trump of taking a hypocritical approach to bilateral ties and denounced tariffs, as tensions rise between the world's largest economies.

Cut tariffs to soften US levies, say gems units

WITH A 13-15% difference in tariffs between India and the US for diamonds, precious stones and jewellery, the reciprocal tariff plan could hit India's exports hard.

Mexico, Canada Tariffs May Go Up Over Time

President Donald Trump said tariffs on Mexico and Canada could go higher than a 25% rate imposed earlier this week, injecting further uncertainty into trade policies that have rattled markets and left businesses on edge.

Gender pay disparities in tech industry continues

Despite progress in workplace diversity, women in the technology sector continue to face significant pay disparities and career advancement challenges, according to the ANSR-Talent500 Women in Tech Report 2025.

Gender-responsive mobility key to women's economic empowerment

On the International Women's Day, March 8, Garima Sadhwani speaks with Chaitanya Kanuri, associate director of electric mobility in the sustainable cities programme at World Resources Institute (WRI) India, to talk about their latest report — 'Fare-free bus travel scheme for women: Lessons from Delhi' — on making cities more accessible for women.

'Passion, creativity, skill make a good designer'

To be a good designer, previously you needed three traits—passion, creativity, and skill.

Share of women in corporates jumps 4-fold

THE SHARE OF women directors on the boards of NSE-listed firms has grown from 5% to over a fifth – over four times – between 2013 and 2025, even as the total number of directors grew 45%, according to a report by primeinfobase.com.

Unilever CEO sees India sales bounce-back

Growth Seen in 2nd Half

US court rejects Rana's extradition plea

THE US SUPREME Court has rejected Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's emergency bid to stay his extradition to India, prompting him to submit a renewed application to Chief Justice John Roberts.

Electric 2-wheelers: Bajaj Auto regains top position in Feb

RIDING HIGH ON the Chetak scooter, Bajaj Auto has reclaimed the top spot among electric two-wheelers in February.