4 min read Last Updated : Sep 09 2024 | 10:56 PM IST In the wake of the rape-murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, the West Bengal government last week outlined plans to establish Aparajita special task forces in each district to probe crimes against women and children. Women police officers would lead … Read more
5 min read Last Updated : Sep 09 2024 | 11:06 PM IST The Supreme Court on Monday held that an accused, who is lodged in custody in a case, is entitled to seek anticipatory bail in another matter as long as he is not arrested in relation to that alleged offence. The … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the press conference after the GST Council meet | Credit: X/@FinMinIndia 4 min read Last Updated : Sep 09 2024 | 9:55 PM IST The all-powerful GST Council, at its meeting on Monday, took a slew of decisions that include setting up a state panel to examine the future … Read more
Rahul Munjal, chairman and managing director, Hero Future Energies. Image: Madhu Kapparath Even as this issue of Forbes India hits the stands, Rahul Munjal will be a tad closer to the inauguration of a small green hydrogen plant at an aluminium smelting factory, slated to go live before the year is out. Munjal, chairman and … Read more
Illustration by Binay Sinha 5 min read Last Updated : Sep 09 2024 | 1:26 PM IST Shares of Kitex Garments (KGL) and Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri (TBZ) hit multi-year highs after they rallied by up to 17 per cent on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade in an otherwise weak broader market on the back … Read more
Google is predominantly a software company, which has integrated its software prowess into its hardware offerings, particularly in its Pixel smartphones. The Pixel series has consistently delivered a unique imaging experience powered by computational photography, emphasising Google’s strength in software. Yet, the company has often appeared to lag behind its competitors in the smartphone … Read more
google, google logo(Photo: Shutterstock) 5 min read Last Updated : Sep 09 2024 | 10:53 AM IST One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technology. The Justice Department and … Read more
The automotive industry is poised to grow even faster, according to SIAM president. | Photo: Shutterstock 4 min read Last Updated : Sep 09 2024 | 12:00 PM IST The Indian automotive industry has crossed Rs 20 lakh crore mark in FY24 and now contributes 14-15 per cent of the total GST collected in … Read more
Madhabi Puri Buch, chairperson, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Image: Niharika Kulkarni/NurPhoto via Getty Images A capable institution One of the more capable and effective institutions of independent India is the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). After its toothless origins in 1988, the SEBI Act 1992 equipped it with significant power. Successive heads … Read more
India has also become far more rational about evolving supply chains | Photo: Bloomberg 4 min read Last Updated : Sep 09 2024 | 8:47 AM IST By Mihir Sharma Indian policymakers have traditionally scorned advice from overseas, especially from multilateral agencies such as the World Bank. Suggestions from the latter’s most … Read more