China to keep imposing anti-dumping duties on Indian single-mode optical fibre imports
BEIJING: China will continue imposing anti-dumping duties on single-mode optical fibre imports from India for another five years starting on Friday, the commerce ministry said…
RBI turns upbeat as worst of Iran war shock recedes
Five months after the Iran war raised fears of an inflation spike and an economic downturn, Indian officials are sounding more confident as the worst…
N Chandrasekaran’s decision to step down creates immediate succession challenge for Tata Sons
After a 40-year association with the Tata Group, Natarajan Chandrasekaran on Wednesday said he had decided to step down as chairman of Tata Sons when…
Studying Barbie and Ken, Samsung’s foldable momentum, and Hyundai Bluelink
Opening thoughts. Toys, realism and diversity? It took a while, but Barbie and Ken finally have a reality check to contend with. Nearly 70 years…
New-age IPOs: Listing-day performance proves poor guide to long-term gains
Listing-day pops for new-age companies that tapped the public market since 2024 have proven a poor indicator of their long-term returns to shareholders.Seven of 17…
Ride-hailing aggregators told to remove tipping prompts
New Delhi: The road transport and highways ministry on Wednesday directed motor vehicle aggregators to pull down all pre-trip and mid-trip tipping prompts from their…
MSME rules next month, focus on global value chains
New Delhi: The ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) plans to notify rules next month to put new legal provisions for small businesses…
Nirmala Sitharaman calls on multilateral banks to lay BRICS for private infra investment
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said BRICS economies face common structural constraints in mobilising private capital at scale even though they have…
India, S African customs union ink terms to launch trade talks
New Delhi: India and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Wednesday signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) to formally launch negotiations for a Preferential Trade…
RBI proposes new interest rate rules for regulated entities, seeks public comments
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked regulated entities (REs) to harmonize methodology for determining interest rates, including defining the internal benchmark, the…