She became a wife at 11. 12 years later, she chose prison over living with her husband. At 24, she became India’s first woman to get a divorceIn an era where women’s rights were nothing more than a laughingstock in India and women were bartered away like cattle for marriage even b...
18 Sep, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
Nabfid sanctions Rs 3,000 crore-plus loans to at least four data centres as AI capex accelerates in IndiaNabfid is sanctioning significant loans for India's growing data center infrastructure needs. These facilities support the nation's push fo...
18 Sep, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Getaway to the UAE: Chennai roadshow charts Indian exporters’ evolution into regional playersThe Chennai edition of the Gateway to the UAE roadshow, hosted by Ajman Free Zone in partnership with The Economic Times and Times of India...
17 Sep, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Getaway to the UAE: Delhi roadshow charts India’s next leap into global marketsThe Delhi edition of the Gateway to the UAE Delhi Roadshow, hosted by Ajman Free Zone in partnership with The Economic Times and Times of I...
17 Sep, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
Days after meeting PM Modi, 81-year-old schoolmate sees land dispute move towards settlementAn 81-year-old man resolved a 15-year land dispute after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister's intervention prompted s...
16 Sep, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
ET Under 40 2026: As AI races ahead, leaders urged to put purpose above successSivakumar Sundaram highlighted the importance of collective purpose at The Economic Times awards, urging awardees to utilize recognition as...
16 Sep, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
ET 40 Under Forty: Meet the trailblazers of India’s tomorrowThe Economic Times 40 Under Forty awards honored young leaders shaping India's future. The event celebrated personal and professional achie...
15 Sep, 2026, 11.45 PM IST
First-time borrowers deepen credit reach: Credit uptake among eligible Indians more than doubled to 74% in March from 35% in 2017Consumer durable loans are leading new-to-credit customers into institutional borrowing. Gold loans and microfinance also significantly con...
15 Sep, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
21-year-old Madhya Pradesh BSc student cleans trash-filled river by hand. Before and after photos show stunning transformationA young student began cleaning a polluted river with his own money and basic tools. His before-and-after photographs went viral, drawing at...
14 Sep, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
India approves 18-hour export of power a day to Nepal till year-endIndia has approved exports of up to 654 MW of electricity to Nepal for 18 hours a day until December 31, despite unusually high domestic po...
14 Sep, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
Gurgaon officials asked to explain why flooding happens every year, Haryana panel says stuck school buses and blocked ambulances put lives at risk; orders citywide drainage auditHaryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu notice of Gurgaon's recurring waterlogging, calling it a matter of basic human rights ra...
12 Sep, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
Angry customers tied a technician to a mobile tower but it was his own idea so his telecom company would fix two years of bad network in villageVillagers in Fatehpur's Hardauli village tied a telecom technician to a mobile tower for two hours over long-standing network problems, but...
11 Sep, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
14-year-old UK boy learnt football freestyle tricks watching YouTube only, finishes third in World Freestyle Championship without any coachA 14-year-old boy from Penarth, Wales, James Taylor, has finished third at the NextGen World Football Freestyle Championships in the Nether...
11 Sep, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
Citi launches eFPI to cut foreign investor registration time in India to 5 daysCiti has launched eFPI@Citi, a digital solution that can cut foreign portfolio investor registration in India to five business days. The se...
10 Sep, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
BCCL partners with OpenAI to enhance journalism discovery for readers globallyBennett, Coleman & Co Ltd has partnered with OpenAI to improve content discovery. ChatGPT will now attribute BCCL journalism with direct li...
08 Sep, 2026, 01.10 AM IST
CNG, hybrids, electrics rule motown: Alternative powertrains beat petrol vehicles for the first time in India as August auto sales jump 18%Retail vehicle sales surged by eighteen percent year-on-year, reaching 2.42 million units last month. For the first time, alternative energ...
08 Sep, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Why do many Gen Z men wear unwashed clothes before dates? Science behind the ‘pheromone maxxing’ phenomenon explainedAlthough it may seem strange, some Gen Z guys are adopting the unique habit of not taking a shower before a date. According to a Times of I...
05 Sep, 2026, 01.11 AM IST