Our central mission must be patient-centric innovation: JP NaddaJ P Nadda urges industry to take discoveries ‘from bench to bedside’ as the FICCI–Lilly Bharat Life Sciences Award backs its inaugural coho...
09 Oct, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
Exports to hit $1 trillion this fiscal: Piyush GoyalGoyal said that the nine free trade agreements finalised by India in recent years provide huge business opportunities for exporters. He urg...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
Meet Laurent Simons, 16-year-old Belgian prodigy who completed PhD in quantum physics at 15, now pursuing second doctorate in medical scienceThe academic journey of Laurent Simons did not begin with his PhD. Simons started moving through education at an extraordinary pace when he...
08 Oct, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
Iran steps up economic, connectivity push with AfghanistanIran is stepping up economic and connectivity cooperation with Afghanistan as ties between Kabul and Islamabad deteriorate. Iran’s energy m...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
GST 2.0: From stuck tax credit to fewer disputes, industry chambers list key reform demandsGST 2.0 reforms: Industry chambers are calling for reforms to GST 2.0 during the upcoming GST Council meeting. They seek improvements in in...
08 Oct, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
Commerce ministry sets up FTA utilisation cell to boost industry awareness, leverage pact benefitsThe Department of Commerce has created an FTA utilisation cell to assist businesses in leveraging free trade agreements. Commerce Secretary...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
India-EU FTA to drive German investment into India: Indo-German Chamber chiefIndia and the EU are set to strengthen trade relations and increase investments from German companies. The Indo-German Engineering Summit h...
07 Oct, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
Payoneer India Cross-Border Excellence Awards 2026 closes with a blueprint for India’s next export leapIndia’s exports hit a record $863.1 billion in FY26, yet the businesses driving that growth rarely share the spotlight. On September 25 in ...
07 Oct, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
GST Council to consider 17-day refund timeline, faster registrationsThe GST Council is set to consider measures to speed up refunds and GST registrations, with a proposed 17-day refund timeline and greater a...
07 Oct, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
Manufacturing sentiment improves in Q2In the second quarter of FY27, India's manufacturing sentiment showed improvement as factories raised capacity utilization to 75.5%. Accord...
07 Oct, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
India emerges as major investment destination with young, talented workforce: Singapore biz leadersThe Singapore-India Network for Growth Forum 2026 highlighted investment opportunities in India. Haryana and Chhattisgarh chief ministers p...
06 Oct, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
A young Harsh Goenka without a beard: Billionaire's MBA days photo sparks a guessing gameHarsh Goenka recently shared a throwback photograph from his MBA days, joking that he had “no beard then”. The image sparked a guessing gam...
06 Oct, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Italy regulator probes AI music startup Suno over terms of serviceThe regulator said the licence granted by users was excessively broad and included a waiver of moral rights that may conflict with Italian ...
06 Oct, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
Indian businesses must focus on BIMSTEC beyond traditional marketsA conference on business opportunities in BIMSTEC countries took place in Delhi. Indian businesses learned about potential partnerships for...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
UPI MDR: 0.4% charge raises questions over MSME margins, cash flows and digital creditIndustry representatives say merchant size, margins, and the nature of goods should determine the merchant discount rate (MDR), while finte...
05 Oct, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
Bengal weighs pooling closed PSUs, sick firms for land bankWest Bengal is preparing to create a land bank from closed Central PSUs, State PSUs, and sick industries. Several parcels of land have been...
02 Oct, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Double-engine government in West Bengal poised to witness "golden period" in coming days: Union Minister Jitin PrasadaPrasada stated that the Centre is planning to set up export facility centres in every district across the country so that industrialists ca...
29 Sep, 2026, 09.42 PM IST