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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

Amazon to cut thousands more jobs in efforts to streamline bureaucracy

The cuts, conducted in rounds on either side of Amazon's busy holiday quarter, echo layoffs the Seattle-based company instituted in late 2022 and early 2023 that ultimately snared about 27,000 people

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

RBI to infuse ₹1.25 trillion; $10 billion dollar-rupee buy-sell swap

OMOs will involve the purchase of Government of India securities worth ₹1 trillion in two tranches of ₹50,000 crore each on February 5 and February 12

Piramal Finance net profit zooms to ₹401 crore; AUM jumps over 23%

Piramal Finance's December-quarter profit jumps to ₹401 crore on strong AUM growth, wider margins and lower credit costs

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

States' gross fiscal deficit topped 3% in FY25 after 3 years: RBI report

States' fiscal deficit crosses 3% of GDP in FY24 after 3 years; capital spending rises as liabilities remain manageable, says RBI report

Our biz evenly split; 50% each from J&K and rest of India: J&K Bank CEO

J&K Bank expects gross NPAs to fall below 2% in two years as recoveries stay strong, even as margins face pressure from cumulative repo rate hikes

Centre mandates blue chip on all antimicrobial brand labels to counter AMR

In a gazette notification dated January 23, the Union health ministry proposed adding a new clause under Rule 95 of the Drugs Rules, 1945

How India's 2027 housing Census questionnaire is different from 2011 Census

India's 2027 housing census trims questions but adds digital-age indicators like internet and smartphones, marking a shift from the 2011 houselisting approach

With alliances in 'rupture', global markets could face higher volatility

When alliances last this long, they are assumed to be permanent. But, as the famous saying goes, nations have no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent national interests

Trai's exclusive numbering mandate raises concern on debt collection

TRAI's 1600-number mandate to curb fraud may raise lenders' collection costs and push NBFCs and banks back towards field-based debt recovery

Arijit Basu: The veteran SBI banker who will now chair IndusInd Bank

Arijit Basu quits HDB Financial Services and is appointed part-time chairman of IndusInd Bank, replacing Sunil Mehta, who demits office at end of his term

IND vs NZ: India records their joint biggest chase in T20Is; full list

Before this, India's highest successful chase in T20Is was also 209 against Australia back in 2023 in Vizag

Lula's visit to focus on defence, open office of Brazilian trade in Delhi

Brazilian President Lula will visit India from Feb 19-21 to inaugurate an ApexBrasil office in New Delhi, attend the AI World Summit and sign agreements spanning defence, critical minerals, energy