India’s biggest business houses saw uneven gains in 2025. The Bharti Group emerged as the top gainer by growth, while the Tata group remained the most valuable overall despite a decline.
From February 1, 2026, cigarettes and tobacco products will be taxed under a new excise framework. The government has scrapped the GST compensation cess and replaced it with a new excise duty,
As Indian markets head into 2026 after a year of sharp divergence, investors face a critical question: where should money actually go next year? Here’s a deep dive into what worked in 2025
In this session, Neha Singh, Co-Founder, Tracxn, shares her experience of deriving actionable insights from data and explains the scope in the data analytics sector
Do vaccines cause autism? Is it bad parenting? Can autism be cured? In this episode of our fact-check series, experts debunk common autism myths and explain how misinformation delays diagnosis and fue
A new 1% remittance tax has come into force in the US from January 1, 2026. It affects how NRIs, students and foreign workers send money abroad.
India’s first bullet train is finally getting a launch date. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says operations will begin on August 15, 2027.
The United States is opening the H-2B visa filing window for temporary non-agricultural jobs starting April 2026.
What is the Union Budget and why does it matter to you? In this short explainer, we break down how the Budget works and how it impacts taxes, spending, growth, and everyday life minus the jargon.
India has imposed a three-year safeguard duty on select steel products to protect domestic manufacturers from a surge in low-priced imports, mainly from China. The duty will taper annually and follows
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has passed away at the age of 80 in Dhaka after a prolonged illness. Her death comes at a politically sensitive moment
As 2025 winds down, one of India’s largest wealth managers is laying out its roadmap for the year ahead.
Iran has witnessed its biggest protests in three years after the rial plunged to a historic low against the US dollar, deepening an already severe cost-of-living crisis.
A new Supreme Court-backed definition of the Aravalli Hills has triggered fears of mining, environmental damage, and a dilution of decades-old protections.
India is locked in a long-running arbitration with Reliance Industries and BP over gas production from the KG-D6 block.
As 2026 begins, a wide set of rule changes quietly come into force. From banking and digital payments to salaries, farming schemes, fuel prices and social media
After the removal of GST on health insurance, Indian buyers are not just saving money, they are upgrading protection.
Persistent dense fog across Delhi and large parts of north India has disrupted flight and train services. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert, warning of continued low visib
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday undertook a dived sortie onboard INS Vaghsheer, an indigenous Kalvari-class submarine, on the Western Seaboard, marking a rare operational engagement
A proposed mega-deal involving Netflix and a major Hollywood studio has sparked a three-way power struggle—union fears, theatre panic, regulator heat, and a rival counter-bid.