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Soap war: pH becomes a better-known term, thanks to Sebamed's ad campaign

A little-known German personal care company is taking on the might of the multinationals with a premium product

Bond market ko gussa kyun aata hai

Normally, the market eats out of the RBI Governor's hands but the size of the govt borrowing is killing its risk appetite

Lack of industry in Nandigram may return to haunt Mamata Banerjee

Nandigram, 126 km south of Kolkata, is Banerjee's once trusted lieutenant turned biggest challenger Suvendu Adhikari's bastion

Elon Musk's broadband-from-space subsidy irks rivals who sought cash

Even before winning a competition for the funds, SpaceX had begun launching satellites. More than 1,000 of the Starlink craft are now aloft, providing service to test subscribers

Former Morgan Stanley India head Ramachandran's SPAC to tap diaspora in US

KludeIn 1 Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, raised about $173 million in an initial public offering in January

Explained: Is credit risk aversion constraining economic growth?

Or is it a case of expecting the tail to wag the dog?

Bajaj Finance to strengthen position in consumer finance mkt with Bajaj Pay

Bajaj Pay, the new product, is expected to be rolled out in the current quarter and is targeted at its existing customers

Statsguru: Economic Survey sets the tone for most awaited Union Budget

The Survey batted for a bold fiscal expansion to make the economic recovery more broad-based

Thoughts on Budget and monetary policy

Beyond hype, if the Budget creates a platform for growth, the RBI will have to change the policy's stance, but that won't happen - now or even in April

Decoded: Seizing India's foreign assets won't be easy for Cairn Energy

India can challenge the award in the courts of the seat of the arbitration - in this case, the Dutch courts

Record steel prices help firms acquired under insolvency code out of red

Tata Steel BSL has posted a profit of Rs 913.19 crore in the December quarter, its highest since its acquisition by Tata Steel in 2018

India fastest to vaccinate 1 million in first 6 days: Health ministry data

US took 10 days and Germany 20

Explained: Why auto design from Indian carmakers lags global standards

The majority of the cars in India have not been very exciting, perhaps because they have been so value conscious, an expert said

Covid-19 performance: India ranked 86 out of 98 countries, says study

India ranked below Pakistan, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Israel, among others

Why India should honour the $1.2 bn arbitration award in Cairn's favour

This year's budget is due on Monday. All that Finance Minister Sitharaman has to do is to make a provision for the Cairn payment, an insignificant footnote in her $415 billion-plus expenditure plan

Statsguru: Informal sector plays important role in India's labour market

About 13.5 per cent of casual workers (who probably earned daily or weekly but had steady incomes) became self-employed in that period

Acting head: Why is Deep Sidhu in news over violence at Red Fort?

Sidhu is the individual who planted the "Nishan Sahib" or the Sikh religious flag atop the Red Fort on January 26

Reliance Jio looks beyond mobile operations to monetise digital platforms

With subscriber additions slowing, the price-competitive player is looking beyond its mobile operations to monetising its digital platforms. But that's where the competition is acute

20% remained without work six months after losing jobs to lockdown: study

Findings are of second round of survey by Azim Premji University; 2,778 respondents from first round were re-interviewed across 12 states to gauge the nature of economic recovery

Oil refiners on the margin amid rising crude prices, muted demand

Indian majors have to balance between rising crude prices, muted demand and heavy central and state levies on retail prices