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India Inc backs Trump's 6-monthly reporting plan; fund managers push back

India Inc leaders say six-month reporting puts less pressure on time, enabling a bigger focus on business strategy

HAL, Kalyani, Tata Advanced Systems, Adani, L&T step into Amca contest ring

Public and private sector firms vie to qualify for building prototypes of India's first indigenous stealth fighter jet

Weight-loss drug Ozempic receives CDSCO approval for India launch

Experts say Ozempic's entry is expected to give a boost to the antiobesity market, estimated to be ₹752 crore. Of this market, semaglutide accounts for ₹426 crore

Govt puts ecommerce players under vigilance over GST pass-through

Tax officers are checking if the GST rate cuts are being passed on to customers by comparing prices before and after September 22

Power stocks may rebound on demand recovery, attractive valuations

Power stocks, down over 22 per cent in the past year, may see renewed interest in H2FY26 as demand recovers, coal capacity expands and renewable additions accelerate

Gucci to Sabyasachi: Luxury's 2nd life becomes bargain hunters' first love

Ziniosa, Kuro, and ReTag are turning pre-owned luxury into big business

Sellers passed on over ₹100 cr in GST relief to customers: Amazon India

The performance comes as recent GST reforms reduced rates on appliances and electronics, enabling sellers on Amazon to pass through over ₹100 crore in savings to customers

Indian students to gain wider access to education in UK in coming years

With visa curbs in the US, British Council Country Director says students could get dual, joint degrees and credit transfer pathways to improve access

DTH firms pivot to content aggregation as subscriber count declines

With pay DTH subscribers down to 50 million in June, operators such as Dish TV and Tata Play are diversifying into OTT aggregation, broadband and devices to offset revenue decline

Electric 2-wheeler registrations up 18% in H1FY26, shows Vahan data

According to the VAHAN data, the number of two-wheeler registrations hit 582,027 in April-September compared to 492,586 in the same period the previous year

E-commerce giants pass on ₹300 crore tax cuts to festival shoppers

Amazon and Flipkart channelled over Rs 300 crore in GST savings to festive shoppers as sellers adopted new tax rates, boosting demand for appliances and electronics

Suicides by daily-wage earners up 45% in 5 years, says NCRB report

Share in total suicides rose to 27.5% in 2023, says NCRB report

Ink Over Algorithms: Book explores AI's impact on creativity, ethics

Storytelling is deeply human, and Manjima Misra's book examines how AI can enhance the craft and the ethical questions it brings

Race for talent slipping away as H-1B visa fee hikes hit India's prospects

Following the H-1B visa fee hike, India needs to announce concrete measures to attract Indian and global tech talent, as Europe and several Asian and Nordic countries have already done

Trading carbon: An efficient market can enable India's green transition

Other than meeting India's climate objectives, the domestic carbon market has profound implications for the country's export competitiveness

Govt must do more on FTAs to help exporters benefit from trade deals

Tariffs on many imports from the Efta nations will be eliminated, and the duties on Indian exports to those countries were not very high anyway

HDFC Bank's Parag Rao superannuates, Ashish Parthasarthy to take over

Parthasarthy currently heads Branch Banking, Infrastructure, Treasury, and Virtual Channels divisions at HDFC Bank

Credit quality of Indian companies likely to remain stable in H2FY26

Rating agencies say easing monetary cycle, declining inflation supporting this

FinMin urges RBI to push rollout of digital fraud detection platform

Once operational, DPIP will collect and analyse data from various sources to identify potential threats and prevent fraudulent activities

For growth, India needs its billionaires to invest, millionaires to return

It is now clear that the US sees India as a future threat and would not like to aid its rise, which would apply to China as well