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Volume growth improving with most firms' sequential improvement: Marico CEO

Marico sees stable consumption, margin recovery and strong foods growth, with CEO Saugata Gupta bullish on premiumisation and the 4700 BC acquisition

Budget 2026-27: Experts seek reforms to ease I-T litigation backlog

Experts suggest direct ITAT access and stronger dispute resolution mechanisms to tackle 5.4 lakh pending tax appeals and ease litigation backlog

Corporates return to loans; wholesale credit rises for private banks in Q3

Corporate borrowers are returning to bank loans as pricing gaps with bonds narrow, driving strong wholesale credit growth for private banks in Q3 FY26

Corporates return to loans; wholesale credit rises for private banks in Q3

Corporate borrowers are returning to bank loans as pricing gaps with bonds narrow, driving strong wholesale credit growth for private banks in Q3 FY26

Cost per seat does not work for most regional jets: Boeing's Ashwin Naidu

Boeing says regional jets won't scale in India as cost-per-seat economics and airport congestion favour single-aisle aircraft, with fewer than 10 regional jets likely even by 2044

Consumers view upcoming Budget 2026-27 with caution: Kantar Survey

Consumer optimism around India's long-term growth goals has softened ahead of Budget 2026, with households prioritising tax relief, job security and financial stability, a Kantar survey shows

Now, for an investment protection guarantee to signal India is serious

It will signal to the world that India is serious about being open for business

Indian Politics and International Relations: Great power begins at home

How the evolution of India's political development is having an impact on its external projection

Creating employment: India-EU FTA can increase labour-intensive exports

The India-EU FTA offers major export and job gains for labour-intensive MSME sectors, but success will hinge on meeting EU standards and easing logistics bottlenecks

Market signals: Global factors will continue to drive stock markets

Indian investors are in a difficult spot, given the uncertainty. In January to date, the benchmark Nifty saw a small correction of around 3.3 per cent after gaining 9.8 per cent in 2025

Taking the FTA agenda forward in 2026: A strategic roadmap for India

Moving ahead with participation in next-generation FTAs, supplemented by substantive domestic trade policy reforms, must be India's focus

India allows European Union banks to open 15 branches in four years

India will allow EU banks to open up to 15 branches over four years under the trade pact, while Indian banks will face no such cap in the EU

HAL aims for 25% civil aviation revenue share in 10 years, says CMD

HAL plans to lift civil aviation's share of revenue to 25% in a decade, banking on Dhruv NG helicopters, SJ-100 regional jets and H-228 aircraft sales

Centre puts stricter controls on pregabalin sales over abuse concerns

India has moved pregabalin to Schedule H1, tightening prescription and record-keeping norms after states flagged widespread misuse of the nerve pain drug for intoxication

Centre scraps prior approval system for BA/BE studies of low-risk drugs

The health ministry has amended clinical trial rules to replace prior approvals for low-risk BA/BE studies with simple online intimations, a move aimed at cutting delays, easing compliance

Republic Day boost: Ecom, qcom firms witness up to 25% uptick in sales

Ecom and qcom platforms clock up to 25% YoY sales growth as Republic Day deals, flash discounts and festive offers drive demand across metros and Tier-II+ cities

Easy Home Finance raises $30 million in Series C led by Investcorp

Mortgage-technology lender plans pan-India expansion as investors double down on India's housing finance growth

Strong order book, execution key triggers for CG Power stock ahead

CG Power shares surged nearly 10% as strong Q3 results, a robust ₹15,750-crore order book and EU market access boosted investor confidence

Data privacy, security gain importance as AI adoption accelerates

As artificial intelligence becomes widespread and India implements the DPDP Act, enterprises are being forced to rethink data privacy, governance, and cybersecurity strategies

Slack's Rob Seaman says 2026 will mark true adoption of agentic AI

Slack chief product officer and CEO Rob Seaman explains how Slackbot is bringing agentic AI into daily workflows and improving productivity across enterprises, including in India