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The burden of coping with the fuel hike will largely fall on the middle and lower-middle classes

Nepal, April 6 -- As the fires of conflict in the Middle East continue to rage, the tremors are being felt far beyond the immediate geography of the Levant and the Persian Gulf. For Nepal, a nation in... Read More


Woven with purpose

Kathmandu, April 6 -- There is a particular kind of resilience that does not announce itself loudly. It does not arrive with a business plan or a startup grant. It begins quietly, in a hospital corrid... Read More


EV demand in Nepal is growing but so is cost

Kathmandu, April 6 -- Escalating tensions in West Asia have begun reshaping Nepal's automobile market, pushing consumers towards electric vehicles (EVs) amid fears of fuel shortages and rising prices.... Read More


How to lock in premiums and navigate portability while upgrading health insurance?

New Delhi, April 6 -- I am 38 years old, a salaried professional with a family floater health insurance plan of Rs.10 lakh that I purchased five years ago. My insurer recently offered me an upgrade to... Read More


Excavation, concrete work weaken roots, triggering tree falls during heavy rains: Experts

India, April 6 -- Experts blame excavation and concretisation from urban projects for weakening city trees following the tragic death of a flower vendor during recent rains. On April 2, Ranjana Navnat... Read More


TCS' new challenge: Retaining senior talent amid exodus

New Delhi, April 6 -- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd was long revered as one of the safest private-sector employers. But layoffs driven by an artificial intelligence-powered upheaval and deep cuts to v... Read More


Travel, cross-border fintechs face twin blows from West Asia war

Mumbai, April 6 -- Travel- and foreign-exchange-focused fintechs such as Niyo, Scapia, BookMyForex and Thomas Cook India are facing a double hit from the war in West Asia, and from the persistent weak... Read More


Paragon Partners lines up exits, to launch third fund with Rs.1,500-crore corpus

Mumbai, April 6 -- Paragon Partners, which has backed consumer brands such as Chai Point and mCaffeine, has lined up exits for its earlier investments as it prepares to launch its third mid-market PE ... Read More


Monday musing: When the rain is real, and the city still isn't ready

India, April 6 -- Last Thursday's unseasonal rain in Pune once again brought the city to a halt. Waterlogged roads, traffic snarls, choked drains, and scattered power disruptions followed within hours... Read More


PAP housing crunch hits infra rollout

India, April 6 -- It's simple arithmetic but the answer is staggering: 75,000 minus 8,000 equals 67,000 - the gap the BMC must bridge to get some of Mumbai's key infrastructure projects off the ground... Read More