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Street signs: New listings see weak appetite; gold and silver shine

IPO momentum fades in early 2026 as weak listings, FPI outflows and promoter selling weigh on markets, even as gold and silver steal the spotlight from equities

Real estate major DLF's growth seen on track despite Q3 FY26 miss

While some brokerages have cut their earnings estimates, they have a positive outlook in the medium term

Budget 2026-27: New playbook for trade, Customs reforms needed

A high-level committee should be set up to review India's trade and Customs regulations, and undertake economic impact analyses of trade agreements

Invest in NPS Vatsalya if you have a long horizon and can forgo liquidity

The scheme may not suit investors who want liquidity, are targeting short- to medium-term goals, or are uncomfortable with equity volatility

StatsGuru: Race against time - the quick-commerce economy never sleeps

As quick-commerce drops the 10-minute promise, India still leads the world in q-commerce firms, even as funding cycles and productivity trends shift

Bolster dispute platform, skip ombudsman creation for effective resolution

Smart ODR works well for resolving individual disputes. What is required is the routine publication of anonymised orders so that the same disputes don't keep resurfacing

Learnability as a skill more critical than ever: Mphasis CEO Nitin Rakesh

As AI reshapes IT hiring, Mphasis has dropped campus recruitment, betting on internships, hackathons and learnability over credentials in the age of GenAI

The Budget, govt borrowing and the RBI: Managing mounting FY27 pressures

The Centre's higher gross borrowing won't be a challenge in FY27, but the increasing size of state development loans is a concern

Why Greenland has drawn America's strategic interest for over a century

From Cold War defence pacts to Trump's annexation threats, the Arctic island has often found itself at the centre to Washington's strategic calculations

A fresh transaction: Visa readies India swipe of debit-cum-credit card

Visa plans to bring its dual debit-credit card to India, letting users switch funding sources via a single 16-digit credential, after strong success in Japan

Payments major revenue contributor for PhonePe, Paytm diversified

Despite similar toplines, Paytm and PhonePe differ sharply in revenue mix, with PhonePe heavily reliant on payments while Paytm draws more from financial services

Supreme Court seeks status report from CBI, ED on probe into RCom group

The plea contends that the FIR registered by the CBI in August 2025, along with parallel ED proceedings, addresses only a limited portion of the alleged wrongdoing

Coforge CEO Sudhir Singh expects PE investor to open new growth channels

Coforge CEO Sudhir Singh says Advent International's board entry and the Encora acquisition will open new growth channels as deal momentum and AI-led demand stay strong

Gujarat, Odisha power discoms lead this year's performance rankings

Gujarat's power utilities and Odisha's private discoms emerged as top performers in the latest power ministry rankings, while utilities in Telangana and Jharkhand featured among the weakest performers

India at Davos: From presence to partnership in long-term global growth

At Davos 2026, India moves from promise to partnership, positioning itself as a stable anchor for long-term global growth and investment

First wave of generic semaglutide approvals opens up India market

India has entered the first phase of generic semaglutide approvals, with CDSCO clearing multiple formulations for obesity and diabetes, paving the way for lower-cost GLP-1 therapies

Is Gen Z the root of our cultural exhaustion or its most visible effect?

Blaming Gen Z for shallow culture misses the point: algorithms, nostalgia and risk-averse institutions have drained depth long before the youngest generation logged in

Why cultural consistency, values are key to building enduring institutions

From JRD to Ratan Tata to N Chandrasekaran, the Tata story shows how enduring institutions survive turbulence by renewing strategy while staying anchored to core values

EU's new GSP curbs impact only 2.7% of India's exports to the bloc: Govt

The EU's revised GSP rules will affect just 2.66% of India's exports to the bloc, with most major industrial sectors already graduated due to higher competitiveness

Datanomics: India has highest Nipah case fatality ratio globally

India has the world's highest Nipah case fatality rate, with 78 deaths in 108 cases since 2001, as West Bengal reports new infections after nearly two decades