Business
 
                                
                                Rising occurrence of ‘free’ deals distort econ...
October 29, 2025
When Spotify rolls out another “free” playlist or YouTube begins yet another auto-play chain, users rarely think of these as economic acts. Yet these micro-moments of attention form the foundation of a multi-trillion-dollar ecosystem reshaping how growth, productivity, and c...
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                                US tariffs hammer India’s deal flow amidst inves...
October 28, 2025
Global private equity (PE) investment reached USD 1.5 trillion by the end of the third quarter of 2025, placing the year on track to achieve a four-year high if momentum continues through the final quarter. However, the deal activity in India has slowed down in direct response to...
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                                Lighting up lives: Women entrepreneurs redefine Di...
October 18, 2025
Each year, as Diwali, the festival of lights, approaches, it lights up not just the homes and ambience of the country, but also puts spotlight on the creative talents that normally remain in the shadows. A number of women turn entrepreneurs for the festive season fulfilling not j...
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                                Trump’s H-1B policy revisions serious setback to...
October 14, 2025
The announcement by the United States administration on October 2, to impose a new, one time H-1B visa filing fee of USD 100,000 for large tech employers per petition, depending upon the size of the hiring company, has sent ripples across India’s USD 250-billion IT industry. Th...
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                                Wonderla partners with QueueBuster to launch unifi...
October 7, 2025
Wonderla Holidays, India’s largest amusement park group, has taken a big step in its digital journey by launching a mobile-first park management system in partnership with QueueBuster, a leading retail technology company. This new system features an industry-first Single QR Cod...
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                                Andhra Pradesh invites French companies to Partner...
October 3, 2025
With the aim to attract a large delegation of French industry to participate in the Partnership Summit 2025, a delegation of the Andhra Pradesh government visited Paris to hold a roadshow that was organised in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the ...
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                                FATF launches toolkit to strengthen global money l...
August 29, 2025
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global organisation created to fight financial crimes, has launched a Money Laundering National Risk Assessment toolkit to help countries enhance their risk-based approach to combating financial crime. In a press statement, FATF says that...
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                                India’s expanding trade horizons: Major FTAs in ...
August 27, 2025
Even as the negotiations between the United States and India for a Free Trade Agreement continue in the wake of steep tariffs on Indian imports imposed by US President Donald Trump, India has signed five major free trade agreements over the past five years, marking a decisive shi...
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                                BLS International wins INR 20.5 billion UIDAI aadh...
August 26, 2025
BLS International Services, a visa services firm, has secured a significant contract from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to establish and operate District Level Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs). In a press statement, BLS says that the work order, valued at approx...
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                                Pratt & Whitney targets USD 150 million sourc...
August 25, 2025
What is mix of market for Pratt & Whitney in India? As Pratt & Whitney celebrates its centennial this year, we also mark over 70 years as a key partner in Indian aviation. From powering India’s jet age with the JT3D and JT9D engines on Boeing 707s and 747s, to driving c...
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