Newspaper
Business Standard
Insurers mull premium hike amid rising air pollution
Health insurers are considering a premium hike as claims linked to rising air pollution across the country have increased significantly.
2 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Ola Electric starts test rides of 4680 Bharat Cell vehicles
Ola Electric on Sunday said it had commenced test rides of its 4680 Bharat Cell vehicles at the company's flagship stores across India.
1 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
BEYOND AFFLUENCE— HOW LUXURY BRANDS SUSTAIN VALUE IN A SHIFTING MARKET
The global personal luxury goods market has nearly tripled in profits over the past five years, driven by megabrands, digital innovation, and heritage products, yet challenges like brand fatigue, priing scrutiny, and sustainability concerns are reshaping the industry.
4 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
S Korean majors pledge $464 bn in domestic investments after US deal
Samsung Electronics Corporation, Hyundai Motor Group, and LG Group pledged to invest a combined $464 billion in South Korea over the next five years after meeting with President Lee Jae Myung, who is seeking to shore up the economy following the country’s trade deal with the US.
1 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Fintechs race to scale device tokenisation for cardholders
Financial technology firms (fin-techs) are racing to scale device tokenisation for cardholders in India, streamlining payments across merchants and driving sharper checkout conversions along with higher spending.
2 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
All that is needed for deal-making
Much as India Inc, bankers, corporate lawyers and the wider investment banking fraternity make a case for more liberal financing norms for mergers and acquisitions (M&As), ghosts that still lurk have to be exorcised.
3 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
R&D: Chinks in the armour for India firms
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met with officials of top defence public-sector undertakings (PSUs) on December 10 and announced an investment of about ₹32,000 crore to strengthen their research and development (R&D) capabilities. This move is significant as defence PSUs already account for nearly 60 per cent of the total R&D expenditure of the 17 PSUs listed in the Nifty 100 index for FY25.
1 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
US tariff shift opens window for India’s farm exports
A White House order that came into effect on November 13 has carved out a long list of agricultural items from the United States’ reciprocal tariff regime introduced in April.
1 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Gems & jewellery exports slipped 30% in October: GJEPC
India’s gems & jewellery exports ‘witnessed 30.6 per cent year-on-year (Yo-Y) contraction in October to $2.17 million, amid the imposition of a steep 50 per cent tariff by the United States (US) on several Indian products.
2 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Chinese steel may be entering India through Nepal illegally
Chinese steel may have been routed into the country through Nepal using forged manufacturer credentials and in quantities that Nepal cannot produce, said a senior official from the steel ministry.
3 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Commodities spur India Inc’s Sep quarter showing
Adjusted net profits of all listed companies in the Busi- ness Standard sample grew to Q2FY26.
2 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Google commits $40 bn in Texas, it’s largest ever in US state
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced a $40 billion expansion in Texas, marking the company’s largest-ever investment in a single US state.
1 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Registration alone doesn’t prove ownership, verify seller’s title first
An unbroken, valid chain of documents, and lawful possession are other prerequisites
3 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
A century of Left in India, built on enterprise
As the CPI turns 100 next month, Shine Jacob looks at how the evolution of Left parties in the country has been fuelled by cooperatives, media ventures and unconventional business model
3 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
RBI's 10% Tier-I cap on acquisition financing restrictive, say bankers
Experts suggest 30% equity contribution should include preference shares as well as convertible instruments
3 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Take Mr Trump as he is
Atrade deal with the US is both possible and essential —and sois one with Europe
4 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Keeping the promises
Bihar voters have expressed their preference unambiguously
2 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Delhi blast: NIA arrests Kashmiri man who 'conspired' with Umar Nabi
In amajorbreakthrough intheRed Fort areacar bomb blast case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Kashmir resident who had allegedly conspired with “suicide bomber” Umar Un Nabi to carry out the terror attack, which claimed 13 lives. Amir Rashid Ali, in whose name the car involved in the blast was registered, has been arrested from Delhi by the NIA, the federal probe agency said.
1 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
India’s subpar, ageing malls set for overhaul
Older and lower-tier malls — categorised as B and C grade — across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai are now being considered for redevelopment as consumer behaviour beyond metros evolves and prime land in these top cities becomes even more scarce.
1 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Course correction
Rollback of QCO must be sustained
2 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Reform lending to low-income households
India has built a powerful last-mile credit engine, yet four shocks in 15 years — the Andhra Pradesh crisis (2010), demonetisation (2016), Covid (2020) and a slowdown since early 2024 — have repeatedly forced abrupt lending cuts and household distress. The solution is clear: Move from stop-start cycles to reliable and continuous access to formal credit for low-income households. To get there, there is a case for three changes: Harmonise the bank-shadow bank partnership architecture (and sharpen priority sector lending or PSL), diversify liabilities of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) beyond banks, and replace blunt borrower caps with credible income assessment.
2 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
‘Q2 earnings reinforce confidence in growth revival’
The equity market is likely to perform better in 2026 as the earnings growth trajectory improves and valuations have eased, says Nimesh Chandan, chief investment officer at Bajaj Finserv AMC. In an email interaction with Abhishek Kumar, Chandan adds that global factors, particularly the US economic slowdown, could play spoilsport. Edited excerpts:
3 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Supply chains face stress test amid trade shifts: PwC India
Supply chains are evolving from operational backbones to strategic growth enablers for organ-isations, though they remain underleveraged and struggle for recognition at the executive level, a report by PwC India said.
2 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
15 'no', '2 'yes' votes: CAFE relief for small cars leaves industry divided
According to these sources, Toyota did not cast a clear ‘yes’ or ‘no’ because it has no model under 909 kg in its portfolio, but it is also part of a global alliance with Suzuki Motor Corporation, the parent company of MSIL, for joint development and production of certain cars, and therefore stated it would go with whatever consensus the
1 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Juspay eyes $1 bn revenue before exploring IPO
Juspay seeks $1 billion in revenue by expanding in India and abroad before it considers a public listing, said Sheetal Lalwani, the payments infrastructure company’s cofounder and chief operating officer.
2 min |
November 17, 2025
Business Standard
So near yet so far for Gujarat’s transport infra
The fourth of a six-part series examines why daily commute in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and GIFT City remains a challenge despite better bus and metro services, and new infrastructure
6 min |
November 15, 2025
Business Standard
RBI in ‘formidable position’ to fulfill public policy mandates: DG Murmu
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has an economic capital that’s 25 percent of its balance sheet and puts it in a “formidable position” to fulfil its public policy mandates while ensuring monetary and financial stability, said Deputy Governor Shirish Chandra Murmu on Friday.
2 min |
November 15, 2025
Business Standard
'Lilly's investment reflects long-term commitment to India'
With more than 100 million in India living with diabetes and obesity, Eli Lilly sees the country emerging as one of its most important global markets. In a video interview with Sohin Das, newly appointed Eli Lilly India President and General Manager Winselow Tucker outlines what is driving anti-obesity/anti-diabetes medicine Mounjaro’s early success, how Lilly is preparing for a wave of semaglutide generics, and why the company is committing over $1 billion to expand in India. Edited excerpts.
3 min |
November 15, 2025
Business Standard
A stunning Frankenstein
We have grown up with the Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee versions of Frankenstein wherein the green-hued monster created by the good Dr Frankenstein mostly grunts to strike terror among those that cross his path as well as movie audience.
3 min |
November 15, 2025
Business Standard
Task cut out for RJD; Congress stares at existential crisis
On Friday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on social media his tributes to India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, and by evening predicted that the Congress is headed for a split.
3 min |