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India Inc's R&D push faces a demand problem

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, March 31 -- India Inc. is ramping up spending on research and development (R&D), but a lack of validation and assured demand is preventing many of those innovations from reaching the... Read More


Indian filmmakers double down on mega-budget spectacles despite box office volatility

New Delhi, March 31 -- Filmmakers are planning mega-budget big-screen spectacles across languages in the coming months despite a relatively volatile box office and uncertain business environment. The... Read More


Easebuzz eyes $80-100 million pre-IPO round, appoints banker

New Delhi, March 31 -- MUMBAI: Digital payments platform Easebuzz is preparing to raise $80-100 million in a pre-initial public offering (IPO) round, as the profitable fintech looks to set a valuation... Read More


'Make paternity leave a legal right', Raghav Chadha demands in Rajya Sabha - 'Caregiving isn't just for mothers'

New Delhi, March 31 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha has demanded in Parliament that paternity leave should be a legal right in India. As things stand, paternity leave exists in India in... Read More


Government, RBI measures ensure seamless rural credit flow: Finance Ministry

Mumbai, March 31 -- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) endeavours to maintain sufficient liquidity in the banking system to ensure that the productive requirements of the economy, including the rural sector,... Read More


Inside the two diamond markets driving the divide in India's jewellery sector

New Delhi, March 31 -- The global jewellery market is steadily expanding, with Deloitte's Sparkling Success report placing its size at US$353 billion in 2023 and projecting it to reach about US$482 bi... Read More


India's fiscal deficit at 80.4% of FY26 budget target till Feb: CGA

Mumbai, March 31 -- The central government's fiscal deficit stood at Rs 12.52 lakh crore at the end of February, or 80.4 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26 compared to 85.8 per cent in t... Read More


Hrithik Roshan's son Hridaan Roshan to follow in dad's footsteps? 17-year-old heads to US to study filmmaking

India, March 31 -- There may soon be another filmmaker in the Roshan clan. Hrithik Roshan's son, 17-year-old Hridaan, is headed to the United States to study filmmaking at the prestigious University o... Read More


Axis Nifty AAA Bond Plus SDL Apr 2026 50:50 ETF Merger into Axis CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL June 2028 Index Fund

Mumbai, March 31 -- Axis Mutual Fund has approved the merger of Axis Nifty AAA Bond Plus SDL Apr 2026 50:50 ETF Merger into Axis CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL June 2028 Index Fund, with effect from 3... Read More


Indian-American woman reveals 5 things she doesn't spend her money on, despite $250,000 income

India, March 31 -- An Indian woman based in the United States has revealed the five things that she does not spend her money on as a "financially responsible adult" and a "working mother." Shivee Chau... Read More