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PSBs eye M&A market but face talent, pay and regulatory hurdles ahead

Banks planning to enter this line of business need to prepare on several fronts, from raising payouts and hiring specialised talent to navigating potential governance challenges

30 years on, Swedish beauty brand Oriflame scripts its second coming

Swedish direct-selling brand is betting on hyperlocal outreach beyond metros

SPF plans to work with govt to retain, draw deeptech talent back to India

The Startup Policy Forum is working with the government on a scheme to retain and bring back high-tech talent, while deeptech start-ups seek fixes to procurement rules and certification delays

US deploys EA-18 Growler near Venezuela: How it is different

The Growler's primary mission is to disrupt, deceive, and deny enemy radar and communications to protect friendly forces and enable successful air strikes

IndiGo crisis: Travel operators ramp up capacities for faster refunds

Travel operators ramp up human and tech support to manage soaring refund and rescheduling requests as IndiGo flight cancellations disrupt peak holiday travel

L&T eyes global nuclear supply chain as demand for clean energy rises

The company eyes sharp international growth as nuclear demand accelerates

As AQI levels hit sky-high levels, urban Indians gravitate to getaway homes

Affluent Indians are increasingly buying second homes not as weekend getaways but as critical health guards as cities turn into gas chambers, thanks to ever-increasing air pollution levels

Uttar Pradesh govt funnels 11 new FDI proposals worth ₹13,610 crore

The US, Japan, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Poland, and Singapore are among the state's key global investment partners

Rabi sowing: Gram, barley surpass targets, wheat lags in Rajasthan

According to the data, sowing was completed in more than 21.50 lakh hectares by December 4, the highest in past five years

News in brief: Global

The latest defence developments around the world, as featured in the Blueprint magazine's December 2025 edition

News in brief: South America

The latest defence developments in South America, as featured in the Blueprint magazine's December 2025 edition

CONFLICT ZONE: Civil war in Myanmar

The complicated, fragmented, and ever-evolving conflict in Myanmar involves the military junta and numerous ethnic armed groups

Power arcade: Military robotics

The latest military robotics from around the world

How India must prepare to fight the next war with China

The need of the hour is to strengthen military capability and logistic readiness, and streamline defence budgeting

Top 10% own two-thirds of India's wealth, bottom 50% hold 6.4%: Report

The report edited by economists Lucas Chancel, Ricardo Gómez-Carrera, Rowaida Moshrif, and Thomas Piketty shows that the top 1 per cent Indians hold about 40 per cent of the country's wealth

Tata Steel doubles down on India with NINL expansion, Maharashtra push

Tata Steel has announced an India expansion blueprint, including an in-principle 4.8 mtpa capacity addition at NINL and an MoU with Lloyds Metals

Revving up: Volkswagen group rolls out VRS for production site workers

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India says it has introduced a voluntary retirement scheme at its Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar plants after union requests

Jindal Jhajjar Power to raise up to ₹2,100 cr debt to acquire thermal plant

Jindal Jhajjar Power plans to raise up to Rs 2,100 crore via a term loan and NCDs to acquire a 1,320 MW Haryana thermal plant from Apraava Energy at an enterprise value of Rs 4,000 crore

GST 2.0 pushes eway Bill volumes to third-highest ever at 129.8 mn in Nov

E-way bill generation climbed to 129.8 million in November, the third-highest monthly total so far, rising 28 per cent year-on-year as trade activity strengthened and controls to curb misuse tightened

$70 bn and rising: Amazon's $35 billion bet lifts India's AI tide

Amazon's mega 5-yr plan tops announcements made by Microsoft, Google