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From struggle to innovation, our mid-year issue takes stock of the turbulent few months so far and anticipates the opportunities and challenges ahead. Midyear is the time I look forward to most: the cold of winter is behind us, spring is in full swing, and the peace of seasonal summer is just around the corner….
“With private labels, the margins are better. This helps both companies bridge a gap in the market where other brands do not exist,” said Devangshu Dutta, chief executive officer (CEO), Third Eyesight. business standard. He pointed out that within in-house brands, products require some investment in research and development (R&D). Harish Bijoor, brand and business…
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his army chief Asim Munir left for Switzerland early on Sunday to attend technical level talks between the US and Iran. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the signing of the Islamabad MoU will be followed by technical level talks in Bergenstock, Switzerland on Sunday. In a statement issued…
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma activated their free-flowing mode by scoring unbeaten 110 and 79 respectively, including Prasidh Krishna’s career-best 5 for 23, as India defeated Afghanistan by nine wickets in the third and final ODI here on Saturday. With this victory, India won the three-match ODI series 3-0. The target of 219 was never…
Investors often feel torn between the need for psychological comfort and outperforming inflation. In plain English, guaranteed returns are investments where payouts are promised in advance, e.g. Fixed deposit (FD), the public provident fund (PPF) or government bonds. Growth-focused investments, primarily equity mutual funds and direct stocks, make no such promise, but offer the potential…
The expansion of the FIFA World Cup to 48 teams was met with skepticism in some quarters. Critics feared that increasing the number of participants would reduce the quality of the competition and create more one-sided competitions. Yet after an early round of group-stage matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Africa’s representatives have emerged…
Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL), India’s largest telecom operator and the Reliance Industries-controlled company with a growing portfolio of digital businesses, on Friday filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), in what could become India’s biggest public offering ever. According to people familiar with the matter, the company could raise about ₹37,700 crore through the listing,…
Deepfakes are becoming so convincing that they can barely be distinguished from real images and videos, raising fears that fraudsters can use artificial identities and circumvent Know Your Customer (KYC) checks to bypass defenses designed to prevent impersonation. An industry source requesting anonymity said the threat has started permeating the banking, financial services and insurance…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday approved resumption of open-market buybacks through stock exchanges, alignment of securitized debt instrument norms with the securitization framework of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), easing of intraday lending rules for mutual funds and faster approvals for alternative investment funds. The decision by the markets…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Northeast has the potential to become India’s next engine of growth by leveraging its strengths in sustainable agriculture and premium organic produce. He also said that Meghalaya is uniquely positioned to lead because it has confidence in global markets. Inaugurating the Northeast’s largest organic spice processing…
