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JioStar sets ₹5,000 cr ad target for IPL

With just over two weeks to go for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, JioStar—the joint venture between Reliance Industries Ltd's Viacom18 and The Walt Disney Co.—has secured 12 sponsors and is targeting ₹5,000 crore in advertising revenue from this edition, according to two people aware of the matter.

CIL Waives Charge on NPS Consumers

Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Sunday said that non-power sector (NPS) consumers will not have to pay the coal value worth ten days of supply as financial coverage for the dry fuel received via rail transport.

The Kumbh Stock Basket Has A Surprise

Mahakumbh May Have Lifted The Economy Of Entire Uttar Pradesh, Not Just Prayagraj

Expect another RBI rate cut in support of GDP growth

India's current economic dynamics also suggest we'll see a strategic change in stance this April

Economic numbers stir up a range of emotions

Updates to estimates of GDP growth in past years might evoke euphoria while India's current economic impulses may justify some anxiety. A Gordian knot in the economy needs to be cut

How entertainment got boring in the age of streaming

Entertainment can be seen as another form of boredom. After its first flush, it's no longer entertaining

CONTROVERSY, ADVERTISING'S MIDDLE NAME

The Bhagwan headline was innocent; it was a clever play on words, yes, and little else.

Israel Accepts US Ceasefire Proposal While Hamas Balks

Hamas Assailed Israel's Move Overnight to Halt Entry of All Humanitarian Aid and Commercial Supplies to Gaza

Illusion of success: Why copying successful investors is a risky bet

Here is a really fascinating story from World War II, when the US military was examining its bomber aircraft to see where to reinforce them.

Ex-VH exec fund eyes greenshoe option

Junior VC (AJVC), a fund launched by former Venture Highway—now acquired by General Catalyst—executive Aviral Bhatnagar in August 2024, has been oversubscribed by investors and is likely to tap the greenshoe option.

India's appetite for luxury is clearly growing: Hublot CEO

Country is becoming new playground for luxury brands, driven by rising affluent consumers

Are CMOs Mistaking Automation for DT?

Misinterpretation of digital transformation is not just misleading but could also cost firms real chances for innovation and long-term growth

The trouble with too much empathy at the workplace

One of the growing criticisms of design thinking is on account of its excessive focus on empathy at the cost of expertise

India reports spike in seasonal flu

As many as 20,414 people were infected with swine flu and 347 died of the viral disease in India as of December 2024, government data showed.

Radico Eyes Double Digit Growth in FY26

Encouraged by the ongoing premiumization in the alcoholic beverage (alcobev) segment, Radico Khaitan expects sales of ₹500 crore from its luxury brands, including single malt 'Rampur' and Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin, in the next fiscal, its managing director Abhishek Khaitan said.

Revise India's investment treaty framework to attract FDI flows

Our model Bilateral Investment Treaty could boost investment without a sovereignty compromise

Blue Ghost Aces Moon Touchdown

A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) touched down on the moon on Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth's celestial neighbour ahead of astronaut missions.

Marketing a marathon, not a sprint: Federal Bank's MVS Murthy

A business like banking is about seeing employees, customers as people and not just transactions M.V.S. Murthy, chief marketing officer, Federal Bank

Holi alert: beware of adulterated food

With the Holi festival looming, the country's top food regulator—the Food Safety Standard Authority of India (FSSAI)—has directed all states and Union territories to run an anti-adulteration drive to ensure stringent monitoring and strong enforcement.

Daal diplomacy: Pleasing the US, punishing Canada

Canada is the top supplier of masur daal (lentils) to India, followed by Australia and the US

Singing to bring about change

A group of Dalit women is questioning the status quo through Ambedkari 'jalsa'

India Needs 7.8% Growth to Be High-Income Nation: WB

World Bank Calls for Raising Both Private and Public Investment From 33.5% to 40% of GDP by 2035

Art and friendship, tainted by some ugly business

This compulsively readable short novel forces us to take a good long look at our dormant friendships

Man behind Air India sale set to helm Sebi

India's top finance ministry bureaucrat Tuhin Kanta Pandey has a track record of market-friendly reforms.

The link between tea and golf

The first flush is just starting and while I wait for these teas, I decided to catch up on some tea history, on tea and golf's shared beginnings here in India.

Checks that Speak Many Languages

The simple, versatile 'gamchha' is inspiring artists and designers to create clothing and décor

Too serious to be ridiculous

Naomi Klein's 2023 book is an excellent primer to understand the psychology and politics that fuels conspiracy theorists

Line as a leitmotif

Reena Saini Kallat: The cartographies of existence

Govt May Lead Highway Work as Private Investors Fight Shy

The Centre, through NHAI, may award 10% or less under BOT-toll route in the next fiscal

Fiscal deficit hits ₹11.7 tn in April-Jan period of FY25

Govt's fiscal deficit target is 4.8% of GDP for 2024-25, with a further reduction to 4.4% targeted for 2025-26