The way forward for PM-KISAN
Originally intended for small and marginal farmers, the PM-KISAN was later extended to all farmers who owned lan | Photo Credit: RAO GN The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), which provides yearly income support of ₹6,000 to eligible farmer families in three instalments, has been through highs and lows
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai to join tech leaders at Trump inauguration
Sundar Pichai, pictured above [File] | Photo Credit: AP Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is among the Big Tech leaders planning to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Apple’s Tim Cook will also be attending the event, Bloomberg News
Dollar strength reminds Wall Street ‘U.S. exceptionalism’ isn’t isolationism
Jamie McGeever While “U.S. exceptionalism” has undoubtedly helped drive Wall Street’s record-busting returns in recent years, it should not be confused with isolationism. The fourth-quarter U.S. earnings season that gets underway in earnest this week is a reminder that American firms–magnificent as some may be–still operate in a global marketplace.
Short-seller Hindenburg Research to be disbanded: founder
Hindenburg Research founder Nathan ‘Nate’ Anderson. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images U.S. investment group Hindenburg Research will be disbanded, its founder Nate Anderson said Wednesday, adding that it has completed the projects it was handling. Founded in 2017 as a kind of corporate muckraker, the short- seller with around
Japanese biopharma firm Takeda to hire 750 techies in India
Takeda, a Japanese biopharmaceutical firm, on Wednesday said it would hire 750 deeptech professionals in calendar 2025 to be deployed at its newly set-up Innovation Capability Centre (ICC) in Bengaluru. The company had already hired 270 software developers, scrum masters, AI specialists and data analysts, said a spokesperson. Takeda, which
HDFC Life Q3 net rises 14% to ₹415 cr., total income declines 37%
HDFC Life reported a nearly 14% increase in December quarter net profit to ₹414.94 crore compared to ₹365.06 crore in the year earlier. Total income of the private life insurance company declined almost 37% at ₹16,914.07 crore (₹26,695.93 crore) on the back of a slump in income from investments to
After steep import bill rejig, more robust trade data likely
A week after the Centre effected a dramatic $14.2 billion correction in India’s import bill for April to November 2024, top government officials asserted on Wednesday that revisions to trade data are made in line with international standards, and a standard operating procedure (SoP) has now been put in place
‘Working closely with industry to understand implications of DPDP draft rules,’ says Nasscom
Nasscom, the tech industry apex body, on Wednesday said it was working closely with the industry to understand the implications of the draft Rules (Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025) in greater detail to develop recommendations aimed at strengthening the draft rules, to promote effective and practical compliance while reducing uncertainty
Renewed US trade war threatens China’s ‘lifeline’
China might not be able to rely on trade to steer it out of trouble as blistering tariffs being considered by US President-elect Donald Trump threaten an already struggling economy. Exports have historically represented a key engine in the world’s number two economy, where authorities will release 2024 growth data
De-extinction company Colossal Biosciences announces $200 million series C financing
Ben Lamm, CEO and Co-Founder of Colossal, pictured above | Photo Credit: Colossal Biosciences Colossal Biosciences, which claims to be the world’s first de-extinction company, announced $200 million in a Series C financing by TWG Global, jointly led by Mark Walter and Thomas Tull. Colossal launched in September 2021 was