Take One: Big story of the day
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Veteran banker Rajiv Anand takes charge as IndusInd Bank CEO
This could be Anand's most challenging role, as IndusInd struggles with earnings growth and a trust deficit in the aftermath of an accounting irregularities storm
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Urban Consumption: Concerns over low income, jobs remain
Tax breaks, falling inflation and rising FMCG sales will boost urban consumption, however, larger concerns over income and jobs remain
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Can India's $12 billion R&D fund kickstart a revolution?
Experts say what matters most is how the money is spent to build collaborative ecosystems and thriving innovation
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Tariff trouble: Disruption in numbers
Indian smartphones made up more than a tenth of all the smartphone imports into the US by the end of 2024
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India-US trade deal: Farm imports blocked
Opening Indian markets to agricultural imports from America proved to be a key stumbling block in trade negotiations
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Indian pharma braces for Trump tariff fallout
While the sector has been exempted from tariffs so far, industry leaders warn that any reversal of this exemption could have dire consequences, especially for the US health care system
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Trump tariff decision transitionary; economists rule out rate cut by RBI
India Inc says the story is not over yet and that everything will work out well as India and the US have good relations. Central bank unlikely to cut rates till December to boost growth, according to experts
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Trump tariff, new penalty to put India under fire
While the steep 25 percent tariff hike is unsettling investors, America's pressure on India to diversify from Russian oil and military purchases is an additional challenge
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Can Trump's tariff war derail India's manufacturing dreams?
Experts feel US's imposition of 25 percent tariff is a negotiation tactic by the US president. They admit that it will put pressure on electronics manufacturing, but the impact on the auto industry may not be as significant
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Jane Street case spurs calls for tighter market surveillance in India
Experts say the Jane Street saga may trigger wider surveillance regulations without curbing innovation
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Why FY26 could be a decisive year for small finance banks
Rising bad loans have forced small finance banks to alter their business models by deliberately calibrating their exposure to microfinance and rapidly diversifying their lending book towards other sectors amid the microfinance crisis