OPINION | Varsha Pratipada: Hindu new year the birth anniversary of RSS founder
RSSFACTS: Varsha Pratipada marks the Hindu New Year and is also important for the RSS as it is the birth anniversary of its founder, Dr Hedgewar
Gulf Conflict: A stress test for India’s macro stability, bond markets
The Indian bond market may experience higher volatility rather than a sustained directional move
Markets fall further: Panic-driven selloff or start of a larger unwind?
Investors have nowhere to go – As higher yields compress bond portfolios, stock market corrections are all over the news and gold offers no respite either
Chart of the Day: As war pricks MSMEs, banks must sharpen attention on their loans
Small firms that feel the pressure of the war on earnings must be assessed for defaults by banks
What is making BJP confident that Mamata is losing the war of narratives
BJP strategists believe that the turnout of more than six lakh people, along with the issues raised by Modi, has put the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on the back foot
How can we tell good AI from bad?
More lessons from the jagged frontiers of new technology
OPINION | India’s $10 trillion ambition needs foundations that must be built today
India will not reach $10 trillion on a policy framework designed for $2 trillion. What separates aspiration from deterministic achievement is structural reform engineered to last
OPINION | The silent strength of India’s public sector banks
India needs bigger banks to match its growing economy. These banks can support global trade and money flows. Strong PSBs and global banks can grow together
What the IDBI sale trouble reveals about India’s privatisation problem
The 2G scam that eventually saw legal acquittal for the involved, has destroyed careers and instilled a deep fear among bureaucracy that preside over privatisation efforts
As microfinance lenders target higher ticket size, leverage could become a risk
Microfinance portfolio would continue to shrink and by doing so it would get better.
Climate justice runs into an accounting wall
Climate finance remains a knotty affair. Rich countries want developing ones to work towards climate goals, but they need money to do that. Worse, rich ones stand accused of creative accounting on their own financing targets
OPINION | The Silent Inflation Driver: How extreme weather is transforming India’s food economy
Extreme weather is raising food inflation in India. It disrupts farming and supply chains. At the same time, it is pushing investment in better storage, technology, and stronger systems
Quick Take | HDFC Bank’s unsettling governance moment
Chairman’s unusual exit points to deeper issues that India’s biggest private bank cannot afford to ignore
Chart of the Day: What is driving Indian pharmaceutical market growth?
The pharma market grew by more than 10 percent for the third consecutive month in February 2026, with chronic therapies taking the lead
OPINION | Ironically, Iran and Israel have the same aims, prolong the war. US is stuck
Ali Larijani’s assassination makes it harder for Iranian leadership to seek negotiations. That’s what Israel wants. Iran too will prefer to prolong the conflict as escalating global economic cost gives them leverage. Where does that leave the US
OPINION | Rupee’s weakness is because of challenges on the balance of payments front
Capital flows are in the midst of a tough phase, which has had a knock-on effect on the composition of foreign exchange reserves. RBI may increase interest rates sooner than later to offset narrow interest rate differentials
OPINION | Safe commutes key to unlocking women’s manufacturing workforce participation
Unsafe commutes stop many women from working in factories. Better transport and safety systems can increase participation, improve retention, and help India grow its economy faster
Naveen Babu forms Biju Naveen Trust, says no connection with BJD
In Delhi, Naveen Patnaik consulted senior lawyers and chartered accountants and based on their advice, he resolved to establish a trust in Biju Babu’s name.
Now it’s Paramount that faces one battle after another
Media mogul David Ellison has bagged the prize — but the deal needs to work for shareholders
OPINION | The ‘Repeat Founder’ advantage and what data actually says
While repeat founders have demonstrated more success in the past, new technology balances this bias out more than ever
OPINION | India’s states hold the key to Viksit Bharat
India is often described as one economy, yet its growth is driven by unequal regional capabilities.The next phase of development will depend on how intelligently the Union and the states convert this diversity into a coordinated national advantage
Diminishing Returns — The SME IPO story
In 2024, the average listing gain on SME IPOs stood at a euphoric 60.3%. By 2025, that had collapsed to 12.2%. And in the first few months of 2026, it has fallen further still — to a barely visible 2.63% across 37 issues
Dhurandhar 2 review live update: Paid preview collections earns Rs 42.71 crore, beat first film’s entire opening day
After a long wait of almost three months, Dhurandhar: The Revenge is going to hit theatres on March 19. But for die hard fans of Dhurandhar, the much-awaited paid previews has already started from today, a day prior to the scheduled release date.
Strait of Hormuz: Where Iran’s asymmetric playbook meets US’s strategic incoherence
Iran’s approach appears calibrated precisely for this outcome as a dual-track strategy—defensive operations against Israel and the US and the credible pressure threat of disrupting the global economy
Chart of the Day | Rupee stays relatively steady in a turbulent currency market
The Iran war has shaken global markets and strengthened the dollar. Yet the rupee’s fall has been milder than many of its peers
