Nivedita Mookerji

Trust and transparency: Uncertainty for Tata Sons as listing deadline nears

It all started with RBI classifying Tata Sons as an upper layer non-banking financial company (NBFC) in September 2022, implying that it would be required to list on stock exchange within three years

Turning the tables on policy uncertainty amid Trump tariff flip-flops

Will anything change in India against the backdrop of the Donald Trump administration keeping the whole world on tenterhooks over tariffs - a step or a misstep that has tanked stock markets globally

India likely to dial down plans to curb personal computer imports

Import licensing requirements were to be implemented in 2023. The govt has so far deferred the timeline on four occasions and has now set Dec 2025 as deadline

No change likely in DPDP rules on data storage, cross-border data transfers

A team of US officials was in India till Saturday to hold trade agreement talks with the commerce department ahead of the proposed reciprocal tax announcement by the Trump administration

Sharing in the age of tech sovereignty: A call for collaborative growth

At the Mobile World Congress, Sunil Mittal called for shared tech infrastructure to boost returns. Will the industry listen?

Cyrus Mistry's ouster was Tata's biggest regret, says Thomas Mathew

Lunch with BS: "After Chandra took over as Tata Sons chairman, RNT would often say that there won't be noise anymore; there will be stability, there will be growth," says author of Ratan Tata: A Life

Time for light-touch but useful rule for fair consumer-facing services

Rules for consumer-facing services, such as cab aggregators, need to be reviewed to ensure both drivers and passengers are treated fairly

Almost all of govt borrowing going for asset creation: FM Sitharaman

Sitharaman spoke on issues ranging from the theme of the Budget to income tax relief and challenging geopolitical environment

Made sure we're ready for 'Make in India, for the world': FM Sitharaman

"The Prime Minister decided that we need to recognise the taxpayers and their contribution, and if there's a way in which we can reward them, we should. Yes, it will lead to consumption"

The India story: An ongoing digital journey of joining India with Bharat

It all began five years before the dawn of 2000, when mobile phone service entered India

India's $30 trillion dream: Digital economy and rural telecom hold the key

Viksit Bharat by 2047 requires bridging rural telecom gaps and boosting digital growth

Centre grants one year extension for select IT hardware import system

Govt to monitor local manufacturing under PLI before imposing any import curbs

India not tougher than other markets: Amazon India head Samir Kumar

On quick commerce, he says a pilot for 15-minute delivery is starting in Bengaluru this month

Level playing field in the AI age: Promise amid fierce competition

In business, nothing is complete without AI (artificial intelligence) or GenAI

The Earnicorns highlights profitable startups in a unicorn-dominated world

Startups, unicorns included, have been about adventure (misadventure too), independence (at least from the outside), pitches (and rounds of fund-raising in dollars

Noel Tata set to make debut at Tata Sons board meeting on November 21

Noel Tata was named chairman of Tata Trusts, which holds 66% in Tata Sons, after Ratan Tata passed away last month. Soon after, Noel was inducted into Tata Sons board as a Trusts nominee director

Laptop import cut of 5% in works; govt wants no supply disruption

The caveat assumes significance in context of the govt's announcement of its plan in Aug 2023 to issue licences for import of select IT hardware products to reduce the country's dependence on China

15 months after DPDP Act, rules to be out by the end of this month

The law will be applicable to all kinds of personal data, without making sub-categories such as sensitive personal data and critical personal data

Offers in the time of talent crunch: Firms battle for top talent retention

As the white-collar hiring pool shrinks, every resignation triggers a contest to match compensation, job profile and flexibility to help work-life balance

Jio IPO may be pegged at over $6 bn; listing expected in Q2 or Q3 of 2025

Reliance Retail could be valued between $125 bn and $150 bn at the time of IPO