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Govt, Volkswagen clash in court over record $1.2 billion tax dispute

Volkswagen tax dispute: India defends $1.2 billion import duty demand

Reinventing Financial Intermediation amid Fintech disruptions

india’s mutual fund industry needs to move beyond expanding digital access and focus on improving investor outcomes, strengthening advisory services, and building investor confidence amid market volat

How Gen Z is rethinking money, credit and investing

Credit is increasingly becoming the first financial product that young Indians encounter, even before savings accounts or systematic investment plans (SIPs), according to Sakchi Jain

Audit can't replace a lender's due diligence: NFRA Chairperson Nitin Gupta

Audit cannot replace a lender’s due diligence, but the reliability of financial information available to lenders depends on the quality of auditors and audit processes, Nitin Gupta, chairperson

Gen Z & Money: Is India’s Youngest Investor Redefining Wealth Creation?

Herd mentality, fear of missing out (FOMO), and the pursuit of quick returns are among the biggest risks facing Gen Z investors, financial experts said at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 26

India to give above-average market returns in next 2 years: Devina Mehra

Devina Mehra, founder and CMD of First Global, expects Indian equities to deliver above-average returns over the next two years after a prolonged phase of consolidation.

Tokenisation can unlock hidden wealth, cut borrowing costs: Edul Patel, founder & CEO, Mudrex

Tokenisation could help Indians unlock the wealth tied up in assets such as gold and property by making ownership easier to verify, investments more accessible and borrowing against these assets

Small finance banks expand reach, but India's credit gap remains wide

Small finance banks (SFBs) have made significant progress in bringing underserved customers into the formal banking system over the past decade, but the scale of unmet credit demand remains too large.

Global rate risks, capital outflows to weigh on Indian markets: Experts

High global interest rates, elevated oil prices and capital outflows driven partly by investments in artificial intelligence (AI) are likely to continue weighing on Indian financial markets,

India-US trade deal ‘pretty close’: What are Trump and Rubio signalling?

After more than a year of negotiations, US President Donald Trump says an India-US trade deal is “pretty close”, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls it “incredibly close”. Commerce Minister.

India, New Zealand sign pact for electronic exchange of trade origin data

The agreement will enable advance electronic exchange of origin data, improve customs cooperation and help businesses access tariff concessions under the India-New Zealand FTA

Space is for all: India calls for UN pact to prevent arms race in space

India has said outer space should remain a realm for cooperation, not conflict, calling for a legally binding international instrument to prevent an arms race in space. "India is a major space-faring nation. Our space programme has both developmental and security dimensions," Member of Parliament Sudha Murty said here on Tuesday, while delivering India's statement on outer space at the UN General Assembly First Committee. "India believes that outer space belongs to all of us. We are one Earth, one family with one future. It is our view that outer space should remain a realm for cooperation, not conflict," she said. Noting the emergence of new actors in the outer space domain, Murty said dual-use space technologies and assets had become a reality. "A difference of opinion continues on approaches to preventing an arms race in outer space and on which approach should take priority," she said. India reiterated its preferences for a legally binding instrument on the Prevention of an Ar

India opposes negative portrayal amid UN experts' concerns over protests

India has asserted that human rights should not be used as an instrument of political pressure or selective targeting of countries, as it opposed attempts to turn allegations and incomplete statistics into a "negative characterisation" of the world's largest democracy. "India engages with international human rights mechanisms, but such engagement must be based on dialogue, consultation, cooperation with non-selectivity and transparency as guiding principles," Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs Barkha Tamrakar said. Tamrakar delivered India's statement at the UN General Assembly's Third Committee on the agenda item concerning the 'Working Group on Enforced Disappearances' here on Tuesday. She underlined that human rights should not be used as an instrument of political pressure or selective targeting of countries. "We call on delegations to cite the report faithfully, not to inflate a humanitarian communication into a verdict," Tamrakar said. India remains prepare

CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka move Delhi HC against judicial custody

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking an urgent hearing against the extension of their judicial custody. Das and Ranka sought a night hearing in the high court, which is shut this week due to Dussehra vacation. A newly-appointed Special Executive Magistrate at Mandir Marg police station on Monday ordered their judicial remand for two more days after they were produced before him. They were taken into custody on October 13 after they allegedly climbed over a locked gate to enter Jantar Mantar, which had earlier been denotified as a designated protest site, and were sent to five-day judicial custody. "We have moved the Delhi High Court and requested an urgent night hearing. Saurav and Ashutosh should not spend a single minute behind bars. Their liberty must not be curtailed because of political games. Justice must not wait," CJP legal affairs head Ratna Singh said in a post on X. The CJP has alleged that the

CJP’s Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka sent to Tihar: What happened?

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have been sent to five days of judicial custody over alleged violations at Jantar Mantar, which was denotified as a designated protest

Govt to release consultation paper on AI regulations in 30 days: Vaishnaw

Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the proposed AI framework will focus on safety, security, skilling and a human-first approach, with industry playing a key role in regulation

Voice AI adoption scales up in India, moves beyond experimentation

Multilingual, integrated and outcome-focused deployments gain ground as enterprises increasingly partner with technology providers

India must be part of AI safety regulation talks, says IndiaAI Mission COO

IndiaAI Mission COO Sudeep Shrivastava calls for wider consultation on AI safety rules, while IIT Jodhpur professor Mayank Vatsa flags a lack of indigenous benchmarks

Changing your name on Aadhaar? UIDAI’s new rules explained | Aadhaar card update

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has revised its Aadhaar name-update rules, effective September 18, with different document requirements for minor corrections,

More solar, yet power shortages: Why India struggles after sunset

Several Indian states, including Rajasthan and Gujarat, are seeking additional power from the Centre to avoid outages. India’s electricity shortfall reached 560 million units in September,