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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.
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
The post comes amid strained relations between India and the US after the Donald Trump-led administration imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian imports
The latest funding marks the largest fundraise for a semiconductor engineering services company in India, the company said
Asking to uphold the Panchsheel treaty, Xi said the five principles promoting peace and coexistence must be "cherished and promoted"
The non-compliances of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam relate to its Board composition, including the absence of a woman director, and the improper constitution of key committees
During his address, Jinping said that China is willing to work with all parties present at the SCO summit to take the regional security forum to a new level
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that the debris flow after the cloudburst has blocked areas, leaving several residents stranded
Ambani highlighted that the past year brought extraordinary complexity in global energy markets. Supply chain disruptions and trade shifts posed major challenges, he said
Q1 FY26 GDP: MoSPI data shows GDP growth above RBI's 6.5% estimate; nominal GDP at ₹86.05 trillion, GVA at ₹44.64 trillion
Reliance Intelligence will bring global companies to India and deliver trusted and easy-to-use AI solutions for consumers, small businesses, enterprises, Mukesh Ambani said
Ambani said that Reliance is positioning itself as a deeptech company through its breakthroughs in clean energy, genomics, and artificial intelligence
At the India-Japan Economic Forum, PMs Modi and Ishiba vowed deeper cooperation in semiconductors, AI, green energy, infrastructure, and skill development
Biocon Biologics chief urged swift fixes to garbage, debris and roads, saying Bengaluru can be among the world's best; Deputy CM Shivakumar assured action