Japanese proverb of the day: "Even a small fire should be extinguished quickly" — Powerful life lessons on emotional control, patience, wisdom, resilience, relationships, and why ignoring tiny problems today can turn resentment, conflict, bad habits, and mistakes into fires far harder to put out tomorrowJapanese proverb of the day: “Even a small fire should be extinguished quickly.” It carries a warning many of us learn too late. Small argu...
13 Aug, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
MBA graduate was struggling after leaving his job when he discovered paan shop owner had bought car & built Rs 1 crore fortune; Internet debates education-wealth gapAn MBA graduate reevaluated traditional career paths after noticing the impressive wealth of a local paan shop owner. This revelation ignit...
13 Aug, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
India said to plan easier rules to boost micro-cap listingsSebi is considering sweeping SME IPO reforms to broaden eligibility, boost investor participation and reduce listing costs. Proposed change...
13 Aug, 2026, 09.19 AM IST
Paytm senior executives get Sebi notice for 'timing' of 2023 regulatory disclosureThe Sebi notice, dated August 11, has asked the executives to explain the timing of a disclosure the company made on December 6, 2023, when...
13 Aug, 2026, 12.11 AM IST
AI to reshape banking, governance must evolve to curb cyber risk: BCG's Hardik ShahArtificial intelligence is set to reshape India's banking sector over the next decade, but banks, regulators and the government will need t...
12 Aug, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
In 2011, a California hotel owner refused to sell to a $400 million shopping complex; so the city nearly took his 55-room hotel insteadA Glendale mall owner sought to expand his property in 2011. The adjacent Golden Key Hotel owner refused a substantial offer for his busine...
12 Aug, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
Employee earns almost Rs 1 lakh per month, yet reveals they have financial trauma: 'We will literally lose our home...'A Reddit user revealed in an emotional post that even after they and their family achieved a semblance of financial stability, they are sti...
12 Aug, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
Who is Brad Lightcap? OpenAI veteran who helped turn ChatGPT into an AI giant quits; read his full resignation letterIn an unexpected move, Brad Lightcap, an instrumental executive at OpenAI, announced his departure to chase fresh opportunities. Since join...
12 Aug, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Shiprocket draws Goldman Sachs, HDFC MF, SBI MF and others to Rs 727 crore anchor round ahead of IPOShiprocket secured Rs 727.41 crore from anchor investors before its upcoming initial public offering. The e-commerce enablement company aim...
11 Aug, 2026, 10.28 PM IST
PayU India CEO on MDR; Qcomm’s festive hiringPayU India CEO Anirban Mukherjee has backed a simple pricing model for UPI charges. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
11 Aug, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Why is Meesho building a low-cost logistics network for grocery?Meesho is taking a different approach in the B2B grocery supply sector, where startups have found it hard to scale and incurred high cash b...
11 Aug, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
India targets 10-fold clean fuel output jump in next 5-10 years to curb importsIndia aims for a tenfold increase in compressed biogas production over the next decade. The government plans to address supply chain uncert...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
PhonePe, Razorpay back selective UPI charges for large merchantsPhonePe cofounder and chief executive, Sameer Nigam, and Razorpay cofounder and chief executive, Harshil Mathur, have argued in favour of a...
09 Aug, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
PhonePe, Razorpay chiefs say UPI will stay free for users, back sustainable modelPhonePe and Razorpay leaders affirmed UPI payments will stay free for consumers. They support sustainable revenue models for payment infras...
08 Aug, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
UPI to remain free for consumers, says Payments Council of IndiaThe Payments Council of India clarified UPI transactions will remain free for consumers. Small merchants, including kirana stores, will als...
08 Aug, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
Payments Council backs UPI merchant charges, says users, small businesses will remain exemptPCI said small merchants, including kirana stores, should not be charged for accepting UPI payments. Any merchant service charge would be a...
07 Aug, 2026, 11.10 PM IST
Where will the most job losses occur in years to come? Here's what Nandan Nilekani thinksNandan Nilekani says large corporations may shed more jobs due to automation, while small enterprises will create new employment. India's f...
06 Aug, 2026, 05.05 PM IST