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Russian oil & Opec effect: Outcome of buying Urals oil above cap are severe

The risks to Indo-Russian oil trade escalate when Urals crude starts trading above the cap imposed by the European Union

We need to create opportunities in rural areas: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu

With his move from Bay Area to a faraway farm, Vembu is living his 'locally rooted, globally connected' philosophy, writes Shine Jacob

Indian tea after 'Sri Lanka effect': Challenge will be to focus on quality

Exports gained when production in troubled island nation dropped sharply in 2022; to maintain that momentum as its competitor bounces back, domestic industry's challenge will be to focus on quality

Unfinished business: ONGC facing question marks over future structure, role

This is an unnecessary overhang, since the company has not been on an investment spree

Why India's education technology start-ups are in the deep freeze

They will continue to tread on thin ice amid a long funding winter unless they fundamentally revise their business models

Pricing weapon in FMCG marketing

Consumers know that they can trade down to a lower priced product, and they do that when in a pinch

Hikal ownership dispute: Kalyani family spar over 1993 agreement

Baba Kalyani's sister Sugandha, husband move court against the Bharat Forge promoter for full ownership of chemical company Hikal; Kalyani points to intervening agreements and statute of limitations

Time to avoid the 'last hike'

One feels that arguments in favour of a pause in April are strong

Wabtec Corp plans to make Bihar factory into an export-oriented unit

A strong order book of around $1.5 billion itself is proof of Wabtec's growing strength in the Indian rail sector

Statsguru: Six charts explain the UPI's emerging growth challenge

There are more than 7 billion transactions every month using the payment system - more than five transactions for every man, woman and child in the country

Russia pulls off revolution in India's overall crude oil basket

Oil supplies from Russia surged after the G7's stringent sanctions, relegating traditional suppliers Iraq and Saudi Arabia to second and third place

WPL has set the stage, now the playfield needs to get bigger: Mithali Raj

Hammering boundaries: Meet Mithali Raj, former captain, Indian women's cricket team

Why Irdai's flexible rules are significant for insurance industry

By removing the limit for agents, the regulator has provided insurers greater scope to build their businesses

International arbitration in India: One step forward with new rules

The Bar Council's latest rules go a long way but there are some major hurdles to India's evolution as a global arbitral centre

Future bets: LIC to Axis Bank, here're 10 bright spots to keep an eye on

The third-quarter financials didn't excite market watchers. But equity investors can still make money if they invest in the right stocks

Here's why India's gig workforce is still outside purview of basic benefits

The Social Security Code of 2020 offered guidelines to companies for gig work

India's start-up story remains robust

The ecosystem would experience rationalisation of valuations in the current period, with funding expected to gradually increase from Q3 2023-24

Tamil Nadu's Hosur belt switches on as hub for EVs, ancillary units

Tamil Nadu is pulling out the stops to develop this north-western region of the state as a centre for the EV industry

Rahul Gandhi's expulsion: A turning point in politics

Bharat Bhushan writes: The disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Parliament can reinforce the Congress party's newfound commitment to the path of political struggle by hitting the streets

BJP's three-variable challenge: What will it drop to ensure victory?

A six per cent increase in the Congress share will probably not get it anywhere, but a similar decline in the BJP's vote share could end its majority, writes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan