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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 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.
Aiming to provide relief to the common man, the government has sharply cut the GST levied on small cars to make them more affordable
The GST Council has kept all EVs, mass market to luxury SUVs, under 5% tax, a step industry leaders say will spur sales and strengthen India's EV ecosystem
From Sept 22, clothes and accessories priced above ₹2,500 will face 18% GST, up from 12%, making mid-range brands costlier while GST on lower-priced textiles remain at 5%
Ending weeks of speculation, Vogue announced that Chloe Malle has been appointed the head of editorial content for American Vogue
OpenAI announced that Vijaye Raji's Statsig has played a central role in how the company ships and learns quickly
Jaishankar mentioned that both ministers reviewed the global situation, regional issues, and multilateral developments, including the Ukraine conflict
Welcoming Wadephul on his first visit to India, Jaishankar said that India and Germany share a strong history of multilateral cooperation
Generative AI's sudden ascent reshaped how courts view online search, giving Google an unlikely shield against antitrust efforts to split off YouTube and Chrome
With Yamuna's level touching 206.83m at Old Railway Bridge, authorities closed the bridge and began evacuating residents from low-lying areas as flood warnings were issued
India services PMI: Composite PMI Output Index rose to 63.2 in August from 61.1 in July
Donald Trump's comment comes as China hosted an extravagant military parade in Beijing, which was attended by Russia's Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Survey reveals that 75 per cent of Delhi residents lost work hours due to waterlogging and traffic snarls, and 63 per cent reported higher vehicle repair costs from driving through flooded streets
Nestle dismissed its CEO Laurent Freixe, with immediate effect after an internal investigation confirmed his romantic involvement with a direct subordinate
Calling the remarks during Congress' Bihar yatra an insult to women and "Mother India," Modi said he may forgive RJD and Congress, but the people of Bihar never will
Delhi High Court has restrained the misuse of Zepto's trademarks for scams, directs banks, social media, and telecom firms to freeze accounts, block domains, and share user details
White House aide Peter Navarro's jibe on 'Brahmins' while defending US tariffs on India has triggered debate, raising questions over what he meant by the term
At Semicon India 2025, PM Modi said the world trusts India to build the semiconductor future, highlighting reforms, incentives, and youth talent powering the $1 trillion chip market
Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged companies to invest in India's semiconductor ecosystem, citing the country's stable policy, vibrant startup ecosystem, huge demand and growing talent pool
US Treasury Secretary warns of fresh tariffs, calls SCO 'performative'; Trump says India's high duties block US firms while it buys oil and arms from Russia
EU chief's flight lost navigation signals near Bulgaria's Plovdiv airport, highlighting rising GPS jamming across Europe since Russia's invasion of Ukraine