How homegrown D2C challengers are forcing L’Oréal to rewrite its India playbook
Stagnant growth in India has cornered L’Oréal into a bold reset. From unleashing prestige icons to acquiring nimble homegrown brands, the French beauty titan is…
Vijay’s TVK joins INDIA bloc: What it means for Tamil Nadu and DMK ahead of 2029 Lok Sabha polls | Explained
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has joined the opposition’s INDIA bloc at the national level. The development is, in a…
West Bengal, Tamil Nadu & Odisha: Policy shifts under new state governments will have much to reveal
And so, open experiments have begun. In Odisha and West Bengal, after decades, greater centripetal alignment has begun. In Tamil Nadu, centrifugal forces have seen…
Anna Mani: a star from the hills
In the high ranges of Peermade, Travancore (the current Peermade of Idukki district in Kerala), in 1918, a young girl was born to Modayil Pothen…
Deepfake alarm: AI’s shadow looms over entertainment industry after Rashmika Mandanna speaks out
Rashmika Mandanna was the first Indian actor to voice out against deepfake abuse | Photo Credit: Getty Images As has always been the case with any…
Experts’ poll: RBI may hike rates by 0.25% in October policy amid inflationary pressures
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to increase the repo rate by 0.25% in the October monetary policy review due to mounting inflationary…
Asian Games 2026: From Vidarsa K Vinod to Seema Kumari, 5 Indian medallists who weren’t medal favourites before event
India's 2026 Asian Games campaign produced medals from several established names, but the 85-medal haul also included a number of athletes who entered the year…
Angel One is shrinking. But what is it building?
In FY26, Angel One reported revenue of about ₹5,137 crore and net profit of ₹915 crore. Groww, despite having lower revenue of ₹4,644 crore, reported…
Merz Warns of Putin’s Threat to West in Surprise Kyiv Visit
(Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Friedrich Merz reiterated Germany’s backing for Ukraine as he arrived in Kyiv on Sunday and warned that Russia could attack the Western…
India's AI strategy: We should not invest in the whole stack but focus instead on areas of expertise
The artificial intelligence (AI) stack is both complex and expensive. As Indian policymakers try to put India on the global AI map, it would be…