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Judges and civil servants: A post-retirement job remains a grey area

For government posts, there is no cooling-off period. Yet, the Union government under different political regimes has either waived or altered the rules to suit the occasion

Semicon 2.0: India eyes 5% slice of global semiconductor chip pie by 2030

A senior official in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) said: "We have just begun and have a long road ahead

CCI to bring new toolkit for curbing cartels in public procurement

The antitrust watchdog has been concerned over private companies taking advantage of lack of such checks in the systems to form cartels while bidding for public procurement tenders

US-China tariff truce: Indian shippers see cargo rush, freight rates surge

Indian shippers face double whammy of China rush, Ind-Pak restrictions

Hope to deliver more to Centre to stay the fiscal course: DIPAM Secy Chawla

Public stocks are a very good hedge in anyone's portfolio because the government is behind them. We enforce fair dividend norms very strictly, Chawla said

Apollo in talks to invest $750 million in Adani's Mumbai Airport bonds

The MIAL bond issuance is likely to close in the next few weeks and has drawn interest from several US-based financial institutions led by Apollo

Mint Road's enforcement framework shifts focus to governance premium

The woes at IndusInd Bank have put the spotlight back on a key initiative the banking regulator's Enforcement Department set rolling in FY24

IBC requires urgent reforms to meet demands across various sectors

Court orders and reforms do not compensate for the legislative clarity needed in IBC for sector-specific insolvency processes

When DFS Secretary Nagaraju played the role of King Vikramaditya

Customer service and excellence are buzzwords in the Indian financial system now. Both the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are writing a new chapter in Indian banking

Do not apply for health cover without revealing existing hypertension

Try bringing condition under control to improve chances of getting coverage

Turkiye, Azerbaijan boycott: Passport as an instrument of peaceful protest

Withholding economic benefits - like tourism revenues - can impel nations to pause and reflect. Even if it doesn't lead to immediate change, it conveys the sentiment of Indians

Trump's plans to cut drug prices in US may impact Indian pharma landscape

Trump's executive order, dated May 12, seeks to establish a mechanism through which American patients can buy their drugs directly from the manufacturers

Capacit'e eyes Middle East market after Maldives foray, cites growth

Data centres and hospitals are key growth drivers for EPC firm Capacit'e Infraprojects as it enters global markets after its first international project in Maldives

Cab segment drives up to 25% of Rapido's total bookings: Aravind Sanka

We are working with fleet operators and charging networks to make sure both of them work in tandem, says Sanka

Perfetti Van Melle India aims for ₹4,000 crore revenue in FY26

After closing FY25 at Rs 3,500 crore, the confectionery maker expects FY26 to be stronger, driven by improved demand, distribution depth and product mix shifts

Google Workspace added 1 mn paid enterprise users in 2024: Senior executive

Cloud-based service for productivity and collaboration has become popular because of its GenAI feature, says Sumedha Chakraborty

Public-promoter confusion deepens with switches across companies

In many instances, same shareholder is both public and promoter

Centre plans to list at least five regional rural banks by FY27-end

Post the latest amalgamation effective May 1, there are 28 RRBs in 26 states and 2 UTs with more than 22,000 branches covering 700 districts

Sky high: Investors pile into defence stocks with all guns blazing

In FY25, revenue expenditure accounted for 65 per cent of total defence sector allocation and this ratio has been 62.4 per cent on average since FY21

MCA likely to widen PM Internship Scheme beyond top 500 companies

The age for joining the scheme, according to sources, is also likely to be brought down to accommodate applicants coming from industrial training institutes and polytechnics