Rishika Agarwal

Rishika Agarwal

Rishika Agarwal is a Senior Sub-Editor at Business Standard, covering everything from global developments and the economy to startups, technology, and human-interest stories. She loves untangling complex ideas and turning them into stories anyone can enjoy. When not in the newsroom, she’s often found lost in a book, pausing to admire art, or letting herself get carried away by music.

Rishika Agarwal

Reach out to me on WhatsApp: Eternal's Deepinder Goyal tells former staff

The latest message comes after Goyal earlier invited former Zomato employees to write to him if they wanted to return to the company

Updated On: 12 Feb 2026 | 4:48 PM IST

India's January retail inflation comes at 2.75%; govt revises base year

January 2026 CPI-based inflation: The inflation remained close to the Reserve Bank of India's lower tolerance threshold

Updated On: 12 Feb 2026 | 4:05 PM IST

'AI bigger than Covid': New York-based CEO sounds alarm on rapid evolution

Matt Shumer said that AI is likely to take on roles across law, finance, medicine, accounting, consulting, writing, design, analysis, and customer service

Updated On: 12 Feb 2026 | 1:41 PM IST

Trump warns Republicans of 'serious consequences' for voting against tariffs

In a Truth Social post, Trump said tariffs have strengthened US economic and national security and warned Republicans against opposing them

Updated On: 12 Feb 2026 | 11:08 AM IST

Russian govt attempts to block Meta's WhatsApp, promotes state-backed app

Initially, authorities slowed down the app, but the latest move is more serious and wide-ranging

Updated On: 12 Feb 2026 | 9:20 AM IST

Raghav Chadha asks Centre to legalise VDAs: What it means, why it matters

In the Union Budget 2022-23, the government clearly defined VDAs such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs under the Income Tax Act for the first time

Updated On: 11 Feb 2026 | 4:25 PM IST

Anthropic AI engineer quits to pursue career in poetry: 'World in peril'

Mrinank Sharma's work included studying AI sycophancy and its causes, developing safeguards to reduce risks from AI-assisted bioterrorism, and implementing those safeguards

Updated On: 11 Feb 2026 | 12:09 PM IST

IndiGo 'fully prepared' to comply with FDTL guidelines, says DGCA

The aviation regulator said that IndiGo Airlines has stated that all necessary operational, rostering, and monitoring arrangements are being put in place to ensure full compliance with the approved FD

Updated On: 11 Feb 2026 | 11:47 AM IST

Govt mandates 6-stanza version of Vande Mataram at official events

The National Song must be played during the unfurling of the Tricolour, the arrival and departure of the President at formal state functions, and before and after the President addresses, among others

Updated On: 11 Feb 2026 | 9:53 AM IST

India vs Pakistan: Be ready to shell out at least ₹1 lakh for Colombo trip

The match will begin at 7 pm on Sunday, February 15, after Pakistan earlier this week ended its boycott of the fixture, clearing uncertainty around the clash

Updated On: 10 Feb 2026 | 4:22 PM IST

US claims India will remove digital services tax: Here's what it means

India has already abolished existing equalisation levies by April 2025, which were highlighted as a concern by the United States Trade Representative

Updated On: 10 Feb 2026 | 1:30 PM IST

Bangladesh textile exports to US go 'tariff-free': What it means for India

Bangladesh's key export-earning ready-made garments made from cotton and synthetic fibres imported from the US will enjoy zero reciprocal duty under a new trade deal

Updated On: 10 Feb 2026 | 12:10 PM IST

Meet Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's media mogul sentenced to 20 years in prison

The 78-year-old was found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and also upheld a separate sedition case

Updated On: 09 Feb 2026 | 3:22 PM IST

US-Russia nuclear pact expires: What is New START treaty and why it matters

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, commonly known as New START, was the last major nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia

Updated On: 09 Feb 2026 | 11:25 AM IST

India, Canada agree on 'shared work plan' to boost security cooperation

The decision was taken at a meeting between National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and his Canadian counterpart Nathalie Drouin in Ottawa

Updated On: 09 Feb 2026 | 9:30 AM IST

31 killed, over 169 injured in suicide bombing at Shia mosque in Pakistan

The explosion occurred at the Khadijatul Kubra mosque-cum-imambargah, which caters to the Shia denomination, in the Tarlai area of Islamabad

Updated On: 06 Feb 2026 | 9:27 PM IST

RBI Feb MPC meet: Macroeconomic fundamentals very stable, says Malhotra

Malhotra also said that there is no reduction in the central bank's holdings of US treasuries

Updated On: 06 Feb 2026 | 12:43 PM IST

RBI MPC meet: What stayed the same, what changed in February policy review

The Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent in its February meeting

Updated On: 06 Feb 2026 | 12:02 PM IST

Here's why RBI kept repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in February MPC meet

The governor cited strong growth and lower-than-expected inflation as the key reasons for keeping the repo rate unchanged in the February policy meet

Updated On: 06 Feb 2026 | 11:18 AM IST

RBI MPC Meet: Inflation for FY26 pegged at 2.1%, real GDP growth at 7.4%

Malhotra said that several measures announced in the Union Budget, along with the India-EU trade deal, are expected to provide a boost to economic momentum

Updated On: 06 Feb 2026 | 10:29 AM IST