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Soaring gold prices put government in a pickle over upcoming bond payouts

New Delhi, March 12 -- While equities have been sliding since late 2024, gold has been on a tear. The run-up in gold prices means the union government faces a much higher liability on payouts in its s... Read More


In charts: How Indian airlines are going international

New Delhi, March 9 -- Ahead of the summer season, India's two leading airlines are ramping up their international presence. IndiGo, the market leader in the Indian international segment, has announced... Read More


New pay panel announced. Here's what happened after the last one

New Delhi, March 4 -- In mid-January, the Centre announced the formation of the 8th Pay Commission to set future pay and allowances for central government employees. The previous pay commission was f... Read More


What Microsoft's quantum computing breakthrough means for the world

New Delhi, March 2 -- Microsoft Corp. has announced a significant breakthrough in quantum computing with its new Majorana 1 chip. Stocks of other quantum computing firms, which were already outperform... Read More


Chip wars: As geopolitics change, India needs this crucial 'transfer' to work her way up

New Delhi, March 2 -- When the government announced the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for semiconductors in 2021, with an outlay of around $10 billion, it was perhaps fitting that it was th... Read More


What will it take for India to become a global data centre hub?

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Last month, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd announced plans to build what may become the world's largest data centre-potentially three times the capacity of current lea... Read More


Data dive: What Eternal aka Zomato got right in the last two years

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Last week, in a 748-word letter to shareholders, Zomato Ltd founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal announced that the company would rename its parent entity 'Eternal.' The name, previou... Read More


High player turnover is no problem for India in T20s

India, Feb. 11 -- In the second T20 international between India and England, Jamie Smith became the 16th English male player to make his debut in this cricketing format since January 1, 2021. The same... Read More


Inside the income tax gambit to ramp up India's growth

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- When finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced tax cuts and sops for taxpayers in her latest budget, she said: "Slabs and rates are being changed across the board to benefit a... Read More


The government is banking on tax cuts to boost consumption. What if it doesn't pan out?

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- When finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced tax cuts and sops for taxpayers in her latest budget, she said: "Slabs and rates are being changed across the board to benefit a... Read More