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Bill Would Force Social Media and Gaming Firms to Conduct Annual Child Safety Audits
Private Member’s Bill proposes mandatory risk assessments, a 48‑hour grievance resolution mandate, and jail time for exe...
Lupin Q1 Profit Rises 16% as US Sales Surge; Stock Retreats from Day's High
Mumbai-based drugmaker Lupin beat estimates with a 16.1% rise in net profit to ₹1,415 crore, driven by a 30% jump in US ...
Meta Faces 72-Hour Crisis in India as Safe Harbor Immunity Hangs in the Balance
Indian parliamentary panel demands Mark Zuckerberg apologize within three days after a mistakenly blocked post by Prime ...
Assam Flood Toll Reaches 95, Over 160,000 People Affected in 14 Districts
Six more deaths push the monsoon disaster's toll higher; Union minister J.P. Nadda visits worst-hit Sivasagar and assure...
India Raises Windfall Tax on Fuel Exports, Diesel Duty Jumps to Rs 25.5 per Litre
The Indian government sharply increased export levies on diesel, petrol, and jet fuel, with diesel duty rising by Rs 10 ...
Meta’s Global Affairs Chief Apologizes for Restricting PM Modi’s Facebook Video
Joel Kaplan’s apology follows India’s IT ministry summoning Meta over the brief removal of Prime Minister Modi’s video, ...
How India’s Government Surprised Markets with a Stealth $3.3 Billion LIC Share Sale
India’s divestment department shocked the market by doubling the size of its LIC stake sale to $3.3bn. The secretive, fe...
Record 144 Immigrant Billionaires in US Hold $2.2 Trillion, One Quarter of American Billionaire Wealth
Forbes’ 2026 ranking shows a record 144 foreign-born billionaires in the United States, up from 125 a year ago. Their co...
Meta Executives Meet MeitY After Modi Video Takedown as Section 79 Threat Looms
Meta's top executives meet India's MeitY on Aug 5-6 over AI content rules and takedown safeguards, after a Modi reel was...
Ladakh's Women-Led Pashmina Cooperatives Push to Keep More Value at Home
Two Ladakhi textile ventures and a new state board are working to keep pashmina's value — and its weavers — inside the r...
India's UPI Monetisation Bill Opens Door to Merchant Fees as Consumer Charges Stay Barred
New India legislation would let the government levy Merchant Discount Rates on digital payments outside an exempt list, ...
Dabur drops '100 per cent' labels after FSSAI ban on honey, ghee and more
Dabur says it is already replacing '100 per cent' labels and ads flagged by India's food regulator, and is taking legal ...
EPS-95 Pensioners Call Aug 5 Protest for ₹7,500 Minimum Monthly Pension
India's EPS-95 retirees say the ₹1,000 minimum monthly pension fixed in 2014 is inadequate and plan a national protest o...
ULIP After Five Years: Redeem, Stay, or Switch — How to Decide
The five-year ULIP lock-in marks the point where front-loaded costs are behind you — not necessarily the moment to cash ...
Warikoo Calls Paying His Driver Rs 53,350 a Month 'One of the Best Investments'
Ankur Warikoo's LinkedIn post calling his driver's Rs 53,350 monthly salary 'one of the best investments' has split comm...
Education's Investment Story Is Real — the Data Behind It Is Nearly a Decade Old
A stock-picking service pitches education with real long-term trends: rising enrollment, India-China demand, adult learn...
Apple's India Sales Cross $10 Billion as Retail Push Takes Hold
Apple's India revenue topped $10 billion in fiscal 2026 as iPhones led double-digit growth and the company widened its r...
GHCL Textiles Q1 FY27 Net Profit Up 191%; Knitting and Renewables Expand
GHCL Textiles posts 191% net profit growth in Q1 FY27, with EBITDA up 116% to ₹70 crore, as knitting capacity and renewa...
Indian Cleaning Startup Pronto Turns Head-Camera Footage Into AI Training Data
Bangalore startup Pronto pays cleaners double to record shifts with head cameras, then sells anonymized footage to US AI...
Denim's Next Battle Is Agility, Not Capacity, Says East India's Tandhan
East India's first denim mill argues speed, verifiable sustainability and manufacturing technology — not capacity alone ...
Indian Polyester Feedstock Prices Diverge as PTA Softens, MEG Firms on Hormuz Relief
India's polyester raw material prices moved in opposite directions last week: PTA eased while MEG and melt costs firmed,...
Lyocell Holds at CNY 13,500 Floor as Asian Mills Look to Restocking
Asia's lyocell market stayed broadly stable in late July, with China easing slightly and India and Pakistan flat, giving...
Bolt.Earth Recognises 5,000+ EV Charging Technicians as Field Workforce Expands Across India
Bolt.Earth's first technician rewards programme highlights the maintenance workforce behind EV chargers, with its field ...
Zepto Delays IPO After Public Investors Value It at Half Its $7 Billion Peak
Zepto is pausing its listing plans and raising private funds at about $4.5 billion after public investors valued the qui...
India's Café Chains Absorb a Matcha Price Shock to Keep the Premium Drink Boom Alive
Matcha, hojicha and yuzu costs have jumped as much as 75%, but India's café chains are holding menu prices steady to pro...
China vs India: What a Decade of Data Says About Two Development Models
China bet on factories, India on services. A decade of trade data shows neither model delivers cleanly — and neither is ...
Maruti Suzuki logs record July sales as utility vehicles surge 49%
India's largest carmaker reported a 34% jump in July sales to 241,421 units, led by record domestic passenger-vehicle vo...
India Grants Bhutan ₹4,000 Crore Concessional Credit to Support 13th Plan
India and Bhutan signed a Rs 4,000 crore concessional line of credit and expanded health cooperation during high-level d...
Swiggy Shares Fall 5% as Narrowed Q1 Loss Fails to Unite Analysts
Swiggy’s Q1FY27 loss narrowed to ₹791 crore, but a sharp sell-off and split broker calls underscore the market’s focus o...
Poojaa Precision IPO: GMP Climbs to ₹230 as Allotment Looms After Stellar Subscription
The ₹160-crore Poojaa Precision IPO drew bids worth nearly ₹30,000 crore. As the grey market premium hits ₹230, here’s h...