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Flipkart takes quick commerce beyond metros, aims for 800 dark stores

Company targets tier-2 and tier-3 cities with its Flipkart Minutes service, doubling business every 45 days and aiming to scale up before festive season

Construction tech adoption lags in Indian real estate amid cost hurdles

Despite availability of BIM, modular, and 3D technologies, Indian construction firms remain hesitant due to cost, labour economics, and limited developer scale

Zetwerk rides China+1 wave, eyes 80% revenue from global companies

Startup plans IPO in 12-18 months as global order book swells

Indian hospitality industry protected from AI but needs massive manpower

Hotel chains have partnered with reputed hospitality institutes, participate in campus placement drives but to bridge the talent gap

18 debt issuances, ₹1 trillion+, the fastest half-year sprint yet

Reits, Invits tapped debt every 10 days in record run

Eight years on, GST regime is okay, but GST officers are not efficient

In pre-GST regime, importers of goods were paying additional duties of Customs & taking Cenvat Credit of the same. Now, they are paying Integrated GST and taking input tax credit (ITC) of the same

Markets set the hoofbeat: MFs run with the bulls to ₹72 trillion

Investor herd came charging back - AUM climbed 7% in Q1

Street Signs: Markets teeter on edge, Nuvama's unintended fall, and more

Shares of Nuvama Wealth Management, majority-owned by private equity (PE) firm PAG, fell over 10 per cent on Friday

Foxconn saga: Recall of Chinese workers hits India's iPhone manufacturing

With the recall of the Chinese workforce, the effort to transfer technology built by Apple has been interrupted at Indian plants

Statsguru: Indian students caught in crosshairs of tighter US visa rules

Indians and Chinese have consistently accounted for the biggest proportion of F1 student visas

How to ensure smooth payout of life insurance claims after a tragedy

Learn who gets the insurance proceeds if the policyholder and the nominee both pass away in an accident

No success in succession: Cong infighting may delay DK Shivakumar's rise

There are so many elements in the mix, including cross-party linkages. The relationship between former chief minister B S Yediyurappa and Mr Siddaramaiah is a complex, many-layered one

Kolhapuri chappals, Prada style: Homage or cultural appropriation?

Cultural appropriation in fashion is nothing new, but how should one see it - as homage or blatant robbery?

How India enabled Tibetans to preserve their religion, culture and language

The Dalai Lama has expressed his gratitude for India's hospitality on multiple occasions, and has been vocal about his admiration for the Gandhian approach to nonviolence

Kutch key to Sindoor sequel: Forgotten war holds lessons for future plans

Kutch is our most forgotten war with Pakistan. Learn from it and draw up a plan for the next six months, two years and five years

Number of bank frauds increased threefold in FY25, but amount dipped

The number of frauds related to credit/debit cards and internet banking rose over five times in FY25

Number of bank frauds increased threefold in FY25, but amount dipped

The number of frauds related to credit/debit cards and internet banking rose over five times in FY25

Retail loan origination slows down in FY25 amid multiple headwinds

Home loan originations slowed down to 2.7 per cent in FY25, compared to 9.9 per cent in the previous year due to higher property prices and macroeconomic challenges

FX reserves reclaim $700 billion mark, just short of all-time high

India's forex reserves hit $702.7 bn in week ended June 27, nearing 2024 peak; driven by $5.9 bn RBI dollar purchases, partly offset by revaluation losses

HDFC Bank mops up ₹49K crore in Q1 FY26 deposits, outpaces peers

Loan growth of country's largest private sector lender lagged that of industry