Aligning with Cong or BJP will be like cheating people: Kejriwal

With the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party, a party that originated from Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement, this year's assembly elections in Delhi has become a three-cornered contest. In its first......

The KILLER regime: Hair-raising tales from North Korea

Firing squad seems to be a ‘standard’ form of punishment in North Korea, and is often freely used for various offences, ranging from murder, rape, grand theft, drug smuggling, treason,......

Laluji is name of an ideology. He can't be finished, says son Tejaswi

After Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's conviction in the Rs 950-crore fodder scam case, his cricketer-turned politician son Tejaswi Yadav suddenly finds himself in the limelight. Tejaswi......

Modi@1: All that's changed in Amethi, Rae Bareli, Varanasi, or not

Have Amethi and Rae Bareli got rough treatment in the last one year? Has Varanasi become cleaner? Business Standard’s Manavi Kapur finds out Prime Minister Narendra Modi wields a spade as......

Corporate earnings fall in Q2, a first in two yrs

Net sales growth weakest in a year, too; BFSI sector emerges an outlier Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India Inc continued to grapple with muted revenue growth in the September 2024......

Festival season, discounts boost Ola Electric sales

Under regulatory scanner, Bengaluru-based Ola Electric has witnessed an uptick in its sales after facing a decline during the last few months. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period......

Bajaj now third most valued finance group; overtakes SBI

India’s financial sector is dominated by large government-owned and private-sector banks. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bajaj Housing Finance Major players like State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC......