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Inflation spikes up days after fuel price hike
May 21, 2026
Petrol and diesel prices rose another 90 paise per litre on Tuesday, taking the growing rise to INR 3.90 in five days and the pain is spreading well beyond the fuel pump. The current effect of rising fuel costs has already begun pushing up prices of daily essentials, with milk pr...
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RBI tightens norms, flags risks as household debt ...
May 1, 2026
Household finances in India are shifting from savings-led stability to credit-driven consumption. With easier access to retail loans, household debt has risen steadily in recent years, even as savings have shown volatility. According to the Reserve Bank of India, household debt s...
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Rising retail fuel prices reflect strain in Indiaâ...
April 13, 2026
Recently, motorists in cities across India were caught off guard by a sudden spike in fuel prices last week, It was not the familiar state-run oil marketing companies leading the charge; instead, smaller, private players like Nayara Energy, which operates India’s largest privat...
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Swiggy Dineout reports Valentine’s Day splurges ...
February 16, 2026
On Valentine’s Day, Swiggy Dineout, a leading Indian food delivery firm, recorded record-breaking spending and a surge in last-minute bookings across India. A customer in Mumbai spent INR 130,155 on a single bill, marking the highest transaction in the country, while a group of...
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Banking unions to join general strike on February ...
February 12, 2026
On the morning of Thursday, when bank branches across India are expected to remain shut or understaffed, the disruption will not come from a sudden financial shock or cyber outage, but from a quieter, deeper unease within India’s organised workforce. For decades, banking unions...
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J&K budget 2026-27: Big infrastructure push, ...
February 11, 2026
On Friday, the Jammu and Kashmir government presented its Budget for the financial year 2026–27, outlining a fiscal roadmap that seeks to balance infrastructure-led growth with incremental social sector spending in a region navigating economic recovery, administrative transitio...
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From organic skincare to digital shelves: India’...
February 8, 2026
Skincare is no longer limited to basic cleansing routines. Consumers are increasingly seeking products that are natural, ethical and free from synthetic chemicals. With this organic trend, small producers making handcrafted soaps, oils and lotions are reaching buyers across India...
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Indian companies talk inclusion, but fail to walk ...
February 5, 2026
Despite years of corporate pledges on inclusion, data shows that people with disabilities remain largely excluded from India’s workforce. According to the Marching Sheep PwD Inclusion Index 2025, persons with disabilities make up less than 1 pc (around 0.6–0.7 pc) of the work...
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Student Startups: From study halls to stalls  Â
January 12, 2026
As education in India evolves and begins its slow move from theoretical to practical learnings, a few students have begun to take the matters in their own hands and out of the classrooms as a rising number have begun to experiment with entrepreneurship, launching low-cost venture...
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Annapurna Swadisht acquires majority stake in Andr...
January 6, 2026
Kolkata-based foods firm Annapurna Swadisht has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 75 pc of the equity share capital of Andri Agro Foods, another foods company based in West Bengal. In a filing to stock exchanges, Annapurna Swadisht says that upon completion of th...
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