MoSPI proposes framework to measure India's knowledge economy contributionThe Centre has proposed a framework to measure India’s knowledge economy, covering AI, R&D, software, innovation and digital assets, amid g...
17 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Profit on paper, loss in reality: How a routine accounting tool is used to deceive and take investors for a rideAmortisation is a number most investors skip, but it can shape reported profit. On the surface, it looks routine: A company spreads the cos...
15 May, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
Behind tariffs and tech curbs, US and China are learning to coexist as rivalsDonald Trump arrives in Beijing for a summit amid ongoing trade and technology disputes. Two cycles of US-initiated actions and Chinese cou...
12 May, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
SC refuses to reopen 2021 ruling exempting foreign software payments from royalty taxThe Supreme Court has once again dismissed the income tax department's review petitions concerning the taxation of software payments to non...
12 May, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
Pixxel & Sarvam take AI to orbit; Fintechs flock to Gift CityHappy Tuesday! Spacetech startup Pixxel is joining forces with AI company Sarvam to launch an orbital data centre satellite — bringing comp...
05 May, 2026, 07.48 AM IST
Eternal Q4 pops; Snabbit's new war chestZomato and Blinkit parent Eternal reported strong numbers for the March quarter. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
28 Apr, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
RBI scraps Paytm Bank licence; Pronto's back-to-back fundingRBI has cancelled Paytm Payments Bank licence over compliance lapses. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
27 Apr, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
When the acquisition looks great but the footnote doesn't: How Indian managements turn deals into balance-sheet fictionAcquisitions are among corporate finance’s most celebrated events. But the harder story usually emerges later, when the accounting begins t...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Hyderabad laid-off techie turns 'ganja engineer' on terrace; 17 plants that could yield 10 kg seizedExcise officials in Hyderabad arrested a former software engineer for cultivating cannabis plants on his terrace. Investigators linked the ...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
France ditches Windows for Linux to move away from American tools, mirroring a shift in IndiaFrance is migrating 2.5 million government workstations from Microsoft Windows to Linux, citing a need for control over data and strategic ...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
LinkedIn AI training jobs could pay up to Rs 14,000 an hour: Who can apply, how it worksLinkedIn is testing an AI jobs marketplace that could let users earn up to $150 an hour training chatbots, according to Business Insider. T...
14 Apr, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Appellate tribunal sets precedent, accepts aadhaar in first SIR caseAn appellate tribunal ruled Motab Shaikh and Motab Herul are the same person. The Congress Farakka candidate's Aadhaar card proved his iden...
08 Apr, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
Trump's trade war with China in focus ahead of May summitPresident Donald Trump will visit China in May for talks with President Xi Jinping. This meeting follows a year of trade disputes and tarif...
06 Apr, 2026, 07.21 AM IST
Rediff files confidential IPO papers; eyes Rs 600-800 crore fundraiseThe proposed initial public offering could raise between Rs 600 crore and Rs 800 crore, although the final size will depend on market condi...
01 Apr, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
Use of licenced software can increase India's GDP by $739 billion: GIPCExperts are of the opinion that the music industry alone suffered an estimated total loss of $431 million last year due to piracy.
11 Nov, 2013, 05.43 PM IST
1% rise in licenced software use can add $1.3 billion to GDP: StudyComparable loss in the US was about $9.7 billion and $9 billion in China. In 2011, the piracy percentage in the country stood at 63%.
22 May, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Open-Plug, Jataayu Software sign licence pact
Open-Plug, a supplier of mass market software platforms for the handset industry, and Bangalore-based Jataayu Software, a vendor of mobile ...
13 Feb, 2007, 05.40 PM IST