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Smartphones ring loudest in Indian exports: Shipments' value reaches $18 bn

In the corresponding period of the previous financial year (FY24), smartphones ranked fourth among HS-coded exports, behind automotive diesel fuel, aviation turbine fuel, and diamonds

150 years of BSE: When the nation witnessed a rally before independence

The concluding part of the Booms and Busts series looks at the share market rally ahead of Independence, and its eventual decline

ICICI Prudential Life: Moderate valuations, health growth prospects

In FY25, embedded value grew 13 per cent with embedded value operating profit (EVOP) growth at 10 per cent Y-o-Y

Banks' shares surge on marginally lower than expected hit on net worth

Bank's shares jump 7%; focus now shifts to forensic audit report

Navigating RE glut: Thermal power major NTPC to buy unsold green energy

To absorb power from projects that failed to find any state to sign power purchase agreements

I am sanguine IPO markets will take off soon: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Pandey highlighted Sebi's efforts to engage with foreign portfolio investors and market participants to streamline compliance

Datanomics: A helping hand to its neighbours in times of disaster

In this backdrop, it is an opportune moment to look at the quantum of aid provided by India to different countries

Tighter norms, rising compliance failures driving scrutiny for startups

Jaggi brothers case spotlights rising governance issues in startup ecosystem

Guardrails in place to check fraud: Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Independent directors, boards, auditors must step up to rein in greed: Pandey

UPI outages: NPCI, banks working on durable solution to plug gaps

The current challenge stems from the extremely high frequency of transaction status API calls

AM/NS India targets 70% of its production to be 'green steel' by FY27

With India's new green steel taxonomy expected to be implemented in FY27, AM/NS is confident in its ability to lead the Indian green steel industry

Knitwear capital Tiruppur scales record Rs 40K cr exports in FY25

India's readymade garment (RMG) sector also maintained its upward trajectory, registering a 10 per cent growth in exports during 2024-25

Zeta bets on modern code to rewrite $300 bn banking software market

The aim is to tackle a long-standing issue: core banking systems remain outdated, built on decades-old mainframes and COBOL code

How meritocracy manages to mask the rise of inherited wealth and privilege

Why meritocracy is insufficient to get rid of inequity

Changing objectives: Centre must not lose sight of disinvestment

There seems to have been a subtle change in the approach of the government towards disinvestment

Uncertain tides in oil: India's gains tempered by multiple export risks

Expectations of higher supply and lower demand were already visible in the price movements for crude oil over the past weeks

Navigating the tariff shock: India's balancing act on global trade

There is relief that the so-called reciprocal tariffs have been put on hold for 90 days, though the base tariff of 10 per cent remains

Trade and Trump: Time to counter tariffs with global cooperation

Mr Trump thrives on uncertainty; he likes to keep the world agog, guessing what comes next

IMD's forecast of above normal monsoon brings cheer to FMCG firms

Consumer companies say this is the fourth year that India's monsoon is expected to be good, as 65 per cent of the population lives in rural India and is highly dependent on the kharif crop

Tariff war: WTO projects merchandise trade volume to contract in 2025

India's exports in value terms grew 2.6 per cent in 2024, while imports rose 6.6 per cent during the calendar year