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For a stronger share of global trade pie

India's trade relations with the world have evolved in the last 25 years. New partnerships have been forged, old ones have been strengthened, but challenges remain

Chess genius Carlsen plans modern day twists in the age-old game

Freestyle chess format includes innovations like heart rate monitors, randomised boards, and reality-style confession booths

Pieces of a Puzzle

Auto alliances have had a chequered history in India. Can the proposed Honda-Nissan merger change that?

Resource gaps present challenges to auction

The Ministry of Mines launched its first-ever offshore mineral auction in November. But a key challenge looms: There is no resource data available for seven G4 (reconnaissance) blocks of polymetallic nodules and crusts located off the coast of the Great Nicobar Island.

8 in 10 app-based taxi users notice dark patterns: Report

Eight in 10 users of app-based taxi service have noticed disparity in cab fares displayed simultaneously on Android devices and iPhones for identical rides, according to a report by LocalCircles.

NTPC partners US firm for thorium fuel

India's largest power generator NTPC Limited on Friday said it has signed a strategic pact with US-based Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) to explore development and deployment of advanced nuclear energy for enriched life (Aneel).

CDSCO flags 2 drugs spurious, 111 fail quality test in Nov '24

The Central Drug Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Friday flagged select batches of two drugs as spurious and listed 111 other drugs and formulations as not of standard quality.

Insurance penetration ratio has a long way to go

Do you make it simple for customers to understand? These are all crucial factors that have driven the adoption of insurance.

Delayed winter rain may bring relief to rabi crops

Delhi and its adjoining northern and central parts of the country woke up to a cold and wet day on Friday as the whole region experienced a long-awaited wet spell in December this year.

Bank Stocks Push Markets Up

Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 226 points while Nifty settled above the 23,800 mark on Friday following gains in auto and banking shares even as investors turned cautious due to FII outflows and a record fall in the rupee.

NON - EPFO PMS Assets Top ₹10 Trillion

Listed equity PMS assets have trebled since FY19, helped by a pandemic-era bull market

JSW Infrastructure anchored for robust growth on strong balance sheet

JSW Infrastructure (JSWIL), the second-largest private port operator, is on an expansion drive. It plans to add capacity from the existing 170mnt (million tonnes) to reach 400mnt.

5 Cos Shine on D-St Debut, Deliver Gains of Up to 159%

Five companies that got listed on Friday following their maiden share sales delivered gains between 18 per cent and 159 per cent.

ETF, Index Fund Folios Surge Amid Passive Investing Boom

AUM in passive investment segment jumped 23% to ₹11 trillion in 11 months this year

Understated politician who could pull off impossible tasks

After he ceased being finance minister in 1996, friends advised Manmohan Singh to not get lost in the value-free world of Congress politics, and to nurse his support base among those who admired him for spearheading economic reforms.

Goodwill earned in 1st stint, but slips in the 2nd

Economic data shows history will be kinder to him for his first term rather than second

A maker of modern India

Dr Manmohan Singh was that rarity of rarities, a good man in politics. He was never a politician, for he brought to politics a decency and integrity that is unmatched.

A legacy of rights-based laws

From MGNREGA to RTI, Manmohan Singh's policies transformed India's social welfare landscape

A gentle but effective leader

Dr Manmohan Singh passed away on December 26, and his loss has inspired a wide range of tributes for a political leader distinguished by his integrity, humility, deep understanding of the economy, and achievements as both finance minister and long-standing Prime Minister.

'Eminent economist, great human being'

We have lost a very distinguished leader, an eminent economist and a great human being with the passing away of Dr Manmohan Singh.

Manmohan Singh: A personal memoir

I first met Manmohan Singh in 1981. As a reporter for Business Standard in Delhi, I had accompanied my bureau chief to meet the member-secretary of the Planning Commission.

Peerless policymaker who shaped equity markets

Seeds for robust equity markets were sown during his tenure as FM in Narasimha Rao government. Economic growth gathered momentum in Singh's first term as PM

Defining reforms under Singh as finance minister, Prime Minister

India pledges gold with the Bank of England and UBS to increase foreign currency reserves in the face of an imminent external payments crisis

India's uncharismatic reformer

Charisma. The late Manmohan Singh had many gifts, but charisma was not one of them. That lack of charisma was actually foundational to his political career and his remarkable achievements.

Dr Singh's other reform

Manmohan Singh's success lay in making a decisive and historic shift towards the West. It was also audacious, in my book even more so than the 1991 reform, given how little support it had within the Congress and the UPA

Trump gloom or green shoots? Europe's year ahead

After Covid-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, is Europe about to get its next existential shock in the shape of Donald Trump? From trade to defense to tech, the combination of mercantilism and MAGA is going to hurt—but hopefully also jolt Europeans out of typical complacency.

Future fast-forwarded

Eye Culture

The riddle of leadership

There are two contrasting views about great leadership. Business writing has largely adopted the \"Great Man Theory\", perhaps inspired by Scottish essayist Thomas Carlyle, who wrote: \"The history of the world is but the biography of great men.\"

Richard Parsons, Who Led Time Warner, Citigroup, Dies at 76

Richard D. Parsons, whose humane approach to business made him a serial troubleshooter at distressed companies such as Time Warner, CBS, and Citigroup and a sought-after adviser at the highest echelons of American industry, died on Thursday at his Manhattan home. He was 76.

1 million nonimmigrant visas issued to Indians in Jan-Nov

The US mission in India on Friday said it issued more than one million nonimmigrant visas for the second year in a row, including a record number of visitor visas, underscoring the huge demand of Indians for travel to the US.