Month: August 2026
Byju’s resolution professional seeks 90-day extension to resolve insolvency
The resolution professional overseeing the insolvency proceedings of Byju’s parent Think & Learn has sought another 90 days to complete the process, which has been…
Pharmeasy founder says failure to deleverage was key reason for debt saga
Siddharth Shah, cofounder and vice chairman of API Holdings, the parent company of PharmEasy and Thyrocare, on Tuesday said the company’s biggest mistake was not…
Bank holiday on August 19: Are SBI, HDFC Bank and others open tomorrow?
Banks will remain closed in Tripura on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, to mark the birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur. Banks across…
India weighs sugar import duty cut to curb record local prices
India, the world’s second-largest sugar producer, is considering cutting its import duty on the commodity to help curb domestic prices that recently climbed to a…
India seeks WTO consultations with US over duty on quartz surface products
New Delhi: India has sought consultations with the US under the World Trade Organisation’s safeguard agreement over tariffs imposed on quartz surface products by America….
India’s economic growth to slow to 6.8% in FY27 amid West Asia crisis, El Nino impact: Ind-Ra
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Tuesday projected India’s economic growth to moderate to 6.8% in the current financial year, down from 7.6% in FY26,…
The world’s most influential economist is oddly unconvincing
BY THE TIME he received the call from Stockholm, it felt overdue. In 2024 Daron Acemoglu of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shared the Nobel…
RBI measures lift FY27 BoP outlook to over $50 bn surplus, CAD seen at 1%: SBI Research
New Delhi: India’s balance of payments (BoP) is expected to post a surplus of around USD 50 billion in FY27, with the current account deficit…
Price hikes, more sales underline India’s smartphone shipment paradox
Even as phones become more expensive to buy, India’s smartphone shipments haven’t exactly slowed down, even though phone makers including Samsung, Vivo, Oppo and OnePlus…
HP OmniPad 12 brings PC gravitas to an Android tablet and convertible status quo
There is a continued conversation to be had about Android tablets which have increasingly become relevant as convertible workplace computing devices. Google may have played…