Tight fit: Go Fashion battles flat sales, rising input costs

Weak demand and muted same-store sales growth led the company to cut its store opening target for 2024-25

Rest of the world braces for cheap Chinese goods

President Trump's jumbo tariffs on China threaten to create a new problem for a global economy already stressed over trade: a $400 billion deluge of Chinese goods looking for new markets.

How bad loans ruined India's banking system

A controversial book looks back on the notorious legacy of 12 businessmen who played havoc with India's economy

US Resets India Tariff Hike to 26%; China Plans WTO Move

New Delhi adopts a wait-and-watch approach as US recalibrates tariffs and trade deficit math

Reimagining Indian fine dining

Chef Mohib Farooqui's Accentuate Food Lab pushes the boundaries of modern Indian cuisine

The Corner 'Rafugar' Needs a Stitch in Time

A preference for fast fashion is putting tailors and darners out of business, killing a centuries-old form of fabric recycling

The Living Legacy of Our Gay Ancestors

'Deviants' chronicles India's queer history through the lives of three generations of gay men in a Bengali family

Are VCs investing in moonshot ideas?

Indian venture capital (VC) firms have not been investing in ideas or companies that can potentially be a game changer for the country or humanity at large, argued T. N. Hari, executive chairman, Steer World, in a debate with Ritesh Banglani, partner, Stellaris Venture Partners, at the Mint India Investment Summit and Awards in Mumbai on Saturday.

Trump TikTok Sale Deadline Looms as US Looks for Deal

Chinese technology company ByteDance faces a Saturday deadline imposed by President Donald Trump to sell US assets of TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban that was supposed to take effect in January under a 2024 law.

India services PMI eases in March as global orders cool

Services firms raised prices at the slowest pace since Sep 2021, as cost pressures softened and competition grew

How Indian Athletes Endured White Sands Ultra

Held in Gujarat in March, athletes tell us what kept them going through this grueling race to cross the finish line

Yes Bank lays off senior employees, rejigs portfolios

Four senior execs, including strategy and SME heads, exit as revamp spans corporate, commercial banking & retail

Sex, sleaze and some Shakespeare

Ranbir Sidhu's new novel tries too hard to be edgy and risqué at the expense of credibility and nuance in the plot

For IT's Big Five hoping for a rebound, all bets are off

India's Big Five information technology services companies will be in a tricky position when they kick off their earnings season next week.

Only workers left alive

A girl once told me that Colin Firth was clearly Mr Darcy in the streets, but given his Mamma Mia! dance moves, must be disco in the sheets. The charming \"in the streets/in the sheets\" phrase exposes our duality.

The nostalgia of trams-everyone has a story

The Sundarban Tramjatra aims to raise awareness about trams and the Sundarbans. But the struggle to save trams in the teeth of government opposition remains an uphill one

Cook like a chef with farm-fresh produce

The speciality ingredients available for premium dining are just a click away for home chefs and curious cooks

'Adolescence' and the limits of oners

All the episodes in this breakout series are single, continuous takes. It's an eye-catching decision, but does it aid the storytelling?

Cabinet Clears Border Villages, Rail Projects

The Centre will fully fund the ₹6,839-crore Vibrant Villages Programme-II

Fed's Powell warns tariffs may push up US inflation

The recent tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump have increased the risk of higher unemployment and will likely cause inflation to rise and growth to slow, said Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell on Friday.

How to add fizz to tender coconut water

As a child, this question from the neighbourhood tender coconut vendor always left me puzzled. How did they know what was inside—just water or water with malai? And if there was malai, would it be delicate, jiggly pudding-like or the thicker, almost mature coconut flesh?

The stage is not a place to push borders'

Author Shanta Gokhale says women are forced to be careful about the way they express anger

Stocks Tumble as Tariff Fears Sweep Across Markets

A spell of weakness in Asian markets spilled into Indian equities on Friday, sparking a sell-off that swept across sectors.

NCLAT sets aside plea by Busy Bee in Go First case

The National Company Law Appellate on Friday rejected a plea by Busy Bee Airways, backed by EaseMyTrip co-founder Nishant Pitti, challenging the liquidation of bankrupt Go First.

HAL Flies High on Order Inflows, GE Engine Delivery

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) stock has been in focus over the past few days even though the company clocked muted FY25 revenue of ₹30,400 crore, flat year-on-year, according to its provisional results.

The return of the 'salwar'

Recent interpretations of the traditional pants serve a reminder that classics never go out of fashion

NxtGen Appoints Avendus for $300 Mn Fundraise

NxtGen Datacentre and Cloud Technologies has appointed investment bank Avendus to raise $300 million at a valuation of nearly $900 million, two people familiar with the matter said.

A morality tale for the age of AI

Twenty years on, Kazuo Ishiguro's masterpiece feels even more urgent and moving in the world we live in

The truth about knee injuries that more women need to know

Serious injuries like ACL ruptures can happen to anyone who leads an active lifestyle. But women might be more at risk

Shakedown in sight for engineering goods, electronics

Donald Trump's sweeping reciprocal tariffs threaten to disrupt Indian exports in key sectors like engineering and electronic goods, potentially reshaping supply chains and shrinking export revenue as businesses brace for impact.