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Asian Paints under pressure: Will the market leader regain its shine in 2025?
Asian Paints, the market leader in India's decorative paints sector, faces stiff competition from Aditya Birla Group's Birla Opus, impacting its market share and profitability. Birla Opus's aggressive pricing and expansion strategies have led to a significant stock slide for Asian Paints.
Amaravati 2.0: The challenge of turning blueprint into reality
Amaravati's development restarts after a pause. N Chandrababu Naidu aims to build a grand capital. The project includes government buildings and sub-cities. Infrastructure development focuses on flood management. Settling the city and attracting investment are key challenges. The government plans economic activity alongside governance. Restoring investor confidence is a priority for the state.
Appliance makers set to dial in next electronics boom
Indian consumer electronics and home appliance sectors are witnessing significant investment. Brands like LG, Samsung, and Haier plan major expansions. These investments, exceeding Rs 13,000 crore, aim to boost domestic production and exports. The companies are preparing for new tariff regimes and component integration.
Duolingo has millions of Indian users, but less than 1% pay: CEO
The positive scenario is AI will just assist us so we can do everything we ever wanted and hand over the unpleasant tasks to AI. The negative scenario is poor countries ending up losing a lot of their income streams and not having enough to support themselves, says Luis von Ahn, the CEO and cofounder of Nasdaq-listed Duolingo.
Gen Z is driving growth of a new dating culture, unfolding in unconventional digital corridors
India's Gen Z, digitally connected yet increasingly lonely, is reshaping the dating landscape. They are moving beyond traditional dating apps, seeking authentic connections through meme-matching, shared playlists, and offline meetups. This generation prioritises emotional honesty, shared values, and genuine experiences over superficial profiles, signaling a shift towards more intentional and meaningful relationships.
India much better equipped to target cross-border terror since Balakot
India now has advanced military capabilities. These include longer-range missiles and loitering munitions. These can strike targets deep inside enemy ...
Adani Power plugs into 6-year capex plan of Rs 1.2 lakh cr
The Adani Group company has an operating capacity of 17.55 GW, which it aims to increase to 30.67 GW by 2030. In the private sector, its capacity expa...
Punjab, Haryana clash over water, Himachal watches from sidelines
A water-sharing conflict intensifies between Punjab and Haryana over the Bhakra-Nangal dam, as Punjab refuses to increase Haryana's water quota, leadi...
Firm & decisive action against terror, says PM Modi
India has accused the neighbour of being responsible for the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians, a charge the neighbouring...
Airtel, Tata call off DTH merger talks after failing to reach agreement
Bharti Airtel has officially ended merger talks with Tata Group to combine their direct-to-home (DTH) businesses, citing a mutual decision after faili...
In Karnataka, conditional resignation sparks Lingayat face-off
Karnataka's political scene witnesses drama. Congress minister Shivanand Patil offers a conditional resignation. His resignation depends on BJP MLA Ba...
Zelenskyy snubs short truce, won't play Putin's 'games'
Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Vladimir Putin's three-day truce offer as a theatrical move, expressing readiness for a full ceasefire while questioning...
Nainital rape sparks unrest, High Court steps in
A rape incident in Nainital, Uttarakhand, involving a minor and a 75-year-old man named Osman, has ignited communal tensions and property damage. Prot...
India shuts doors on Pakistan: No imports or ships allowed
“Direct or indirect import, or transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan, whether or not freely importable or otherwise permitted,...
Govt terminates services of IMF ED K V Subramanian 6 months ahead of tenure
During his tenure at the IMF, Subramanian had been critical of IMF data for underestimating India’s growth, posting on X in April last year that “IMF ...
Manipur marks second year of ethnic violence with shutdown at various places
Manipur observed a shutdown marking two years of ethnic violence, impacting daily life across the state. COCOMI called for the shutdown in valley regi...
Census to identify gaps, not deepen caste lines: Bhupender Yadav
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav defends the inclusion of caste in the upcoming Census, criticizing the Opposition's "hypocrisy and delay" on the issue....
Farooq Abdullah points to local role in Pahalgam attack
Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah asserted that the Pahalgam attack, which resulted in the deaths of 25 tourists and one local, li...
