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Correction in IT funds: Avoid hasty exit or aggressive buying on dips

IT funds have declined sharply amid AI-led disruption fears. Experts advise investors to avoid panic exits or aggressive dip-buying and adopt a staggered approach

Jubilant FoodWorks' gains depend on growth uptick, margin expansion

Jubilant FoodWorks beats Q3FY26 expectations, but stock gains depend on sustained same-store sales growth and operating margin expansion

After Budget backs AVGC skilling, the business of IP remains unfinished

The Union Budget backs skilling across animation, gaming and comics. But creators and studios confront a hard question: who owns what comes next?

Centre to formally launch IIT-Madras's Bharat Bodhan AI on Thursday

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chairs AI roundtable with edtech founders ahead of launch of IIT Madras-anchored Bharat Bodhan AI Foundation

Tatyasaheb: Reading Bombay's past through the life of an entrepreneur

A biography of a Mumbai businessman written by his great-granddaughter is more than an anecdote-rich story of entrepreneurship

Bharat Taxi's cooperative promise meets India's tough mobility market

Bharat Taxi's cooperative, zero-commission model challenges ride-hailing incumbents, but its long-term viability and regulatory neutrality will be key to fair competition

India's net-zero ambition is clear, but the climate finance gap looms

A NITI Aayog study flags a multi-trillion-dollar climate finance gap, urging institutional reform and new green funding mechanisms to keep India on track for net zero

Trade agreements open doors, but India still isn't investment-ready

Creating the groundwork for shovel-ready investment would require hard work to reverse all of India's deep-seated problems

The Sixteenth Finance Commission and the problem of uneven states

The 16th Finance Commission opts for continuity over disruption, but its new devolution formula and scrapping of revenue-deficit grants raise key federal equity concerns

India a hyper-growth market, says Carrier executive Michael Gierges

Carrier calls India a hyper-growth market, plans manufacturing expansion and aims to position the country as a regional export hub for HVAC solutions

DFS drafts Financial Inclusion 2.0 roadmap, focuses on universal banking

Financial Inclusion 2.0 plan aims to deepen access to banking, credit, insurance, pension and digital services, targeting universal coverage by 2047

MeitY's amendments on fake content to up risks for social media platforms

Experts say MeitY's amendment to the IT Rules for AI-generated content, which cuts takedown timelines to three hours, will increase compliance costs and risks for platforms

Cross-border biz to drive up to 15% of Cashfree's FY26 topline: Co-founder

Fintech firm Cashfree Payments' co-founder Reeju Datta says cross-border segment is the fastest-growing, and operates on a higher margin than domestic transactions

Olyv raises $23 mn in Series B led by Nandan Nilekani's Fundamentum

Online lending marketplace Olyv has raised $23 million in a Series B round led by Nandan Nilekani's Fundamentum to expand products across insurance, UPI and business loans

Oberoi Realty JV partners with Aman Group for luxury Worli development

Oberoi Realty's JV I-Ven Realty has signed agreements with Swiss hospitality firm Aman to develop a luxury hotel and branded residences project in Mumbai's Worli

US-Bangladesh pact to put India's textile, cotton exports in a spot

India's textile industry sees the US-Bangladesh trade deal as a mixed outcome, with zero reciprocal tariffs for some Bangladeshi goods potentially hurting apparel and cotton yarn exports

US-Bangladesh trade agreement unlikely to dent India's auto exports

The US-Bangladesh reciprocal trade pact is unlikely to materially affect India's auto and auto component exports, analysts say, despite tariff concessions and wider market access for Dhaka

Telcos seek higher int'l termination charges amid growing AI-led scams

Say it will ensure an ecosystem that prioritises consumer protection

AI delivering real-world scientific outcomes: Google DeepMind exec

Google DeepMind's Pushmeet Kohli discusses AI's role in science, India's place in global research, and DeepMind's footprint in the country

Govt toughens rules on AI content, mandates 3-hour takedown timeline

From February 20, social media and internet intermediaries must remove unlawful content within three hours and non-consensual intimate imagery within two hours under amended IT rules