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Akasa Air is well-capitalized, path to profitability intact

CEO Dube said the country's two newest airports should help improve its profitability

Donald Trump to take virtual centre stage in Davos

Chief executives will be given the chance to lob questions at the new US President Donald Trump

HUL needs a magic wand for recovery after subdued Q3

Not fast-moving

CCI Ban on WhatsApp Data-Sharing on Hold

No relief on ₹213 crore fine; experts say order undermines CCI's authority

Garth Hudson wove a musical spell on listeners

Hudson was the last surviving member of the influential rock group The Band

From red lights to green: DPI for businesses will spur job creation

Employer Aadhaar and Digilocker will apply Digital Public Infrastructure to compliance and help create high-wage jobs

An ode to the Maximum City of hopes and heartbreak

Murzban F. Shroff's new collection of Mumbai stories chronicles the decline of the city, while celebrating its resilience

Timely succession plans are the need of the hour

Succession planning is no less important for key government positions than for corporate leadership. However, as RBI's case shows, its value is yet to be adequately acknowledged

Basic technology R&D: Let's wake up before it's too late

India's future in AI and in other fast-emerging technologies depends on our will to invest in the unknown

Budget Wishlist: Insurance Sector Seeks Affordability, Awareness Boost

Reducing GST on policies will help lower the barriers to entry and improve accessibility

NCLT Delhi dismisses Akshay's plea against Cue Learn

The Delhi bench of the National Company Law Tribunal's (NCLT) dismissed actor Akshay Kumar's plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against Cue Learn Pvt. Ltd.

NMC seeks to tighten rules for hiring medical college faculty

India's apex medical education regulatory has proposed new eligibility qualifications for teachers to improve standards as it seeks to weed out ghost faculty and incompetent teachers.

Oberoi Realty gets reality check

Shares of Oberoi Realty Ltd are on shaky ground, plummeting 13% in the past two trading sessions.

UN chief Guterres calls on Iran to renounce nuclear weapons

Iran must make a first step towards improving relations with countries in the region and the United States by making it clear it does not aim to develop nuclear weapons, United Nations (UN) secretary-general Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.

Quad FMs Meet in Washington in Sign of Trump's China Focus

US, Australia, India and Japan share concerns about China's growing power

CEOs Launch War Rooms, Hotlines to Cope With Donald Trump's Order Blitz

The blitz of executive orders from Trump left business leaders scrambling to make sense of sweeping changes to tax, immigration and trade policies

Blue Energy Motors to invest ₹3,500 cr

NG-powered truck maker Blue Energy Motors on Wednesday said it plans to invest ₹3,500 crore for setting up an electric trucks production plant in Maharashtra to fuel the state's green energy transition.

Address India's worsening urban groundwater crisis

We require innovative solutions that use technology to prevent its depletion and contamination

China May Order Pay Cap for Staff at State-Owned Financial Cos

China is set to impose a 1 million yuan ($137,309) cap on the annual income of staff at central government-owned financial institutions, three sources said, expanding a campaign against excess against a backdrop of economic slowdown.

Travel unicorn OYO eyes religious hubs

Travel tech unicorn OYO on Wednesday said it is planning to add 500 hotels in religious hubs, including Ayodhya, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Puri, Haridwar, Mathura, Vrindavan, Amritsar, Ujjain, Ajmer, Nasik and Tirupati, this year.

NSE's investor registrations breach 110 mn mark

In the last five months, daily new registrations have ranged 47,000 to 73,000, adding a massive 10 million investors

Budget Needs to Offer a Vision to Reform India's Overburdened Justice System

Over 50 million court cases are pending, with many taking 15-20 years to resolve

WEF 2025: Leaders Call for Renewed Global Cooperation

In these turbulent times, democratic and liberal values serve as a critical signpost for stability, says Swiss president

Dark stores pursue workers

Quick commerce funding boom has sparked breakneck expansion across hundreds of towns

Shareholders nix Gokaldas Esop plan

Apparel maker Gokaldas Exports' plan to reward its top executive with a generous stock grant has been blocked by the company's institutional shareholders, more than half of whom voted against the resolution enabling its latest employee stock option plan (Esop).

UPI Circle: Blending control and ease in digital payments

How this new feature is making digital payments simple, secure and stress-free for families

HDFC Bank NPAs rise amid Q3 agriculture loan defaults

The lender's profit growth was weighed down by asset quality issues and slow loan growth

Tiny hike seen for fund to build farm buffer

Budget may raise outlay for purchases of pulses, onions, and potatoes

Nepal Hikes Fee for Everest Climbers

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world's tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials said.

Old MAGA versus new MAGA: A cage battle looks set to start

US President Trump's base seems divided but it needn't worry him