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Conviction over calculators: How Qimat Rai Gupta turned Havells into household name

In a market teeming with domestic and multinational competitors, QRG carved out a place for his fledgling startup before turning it into a global electrical equipment powerhouse through foresight, courage and persistence.

4 min read8 Mar 2025
Markets

How Manu Manek aka Black Cobra went from college trader to market marauder

That a mere stockbroker could be dubbed Black Cobra then tells the story of how dangerous Manu Manek Mundra, the man given that infamous title, must have been.

4 min read1 Mar 2025
Markets

Q3 corporate data, US deal ignite hopes for Indian stock market

India’s corporate earnings growth has contracted since Q1, with expected improvement in Q4 driven by government spending and reduced inflation. Despite high valuations, earnings growth may recover towards 15% in FY26, supported by domestic demand and a low base effect from FY25.

3 min read24 Feb 2025
Markets

ITC, Axis Bank to Trent: 17 Nifty 50 companies see over 3% downgrades in FY26 EPS post Q3 results 2025. Do you own?

Hindustan Unilever, Grasim Industries, and HDFC Bank saw EPS cuts by 2.4% and 3.5%, while Bharti Airtel and Hindalco received the highest upgrades. The Nifty 50’s earnings growth outlook for FY26 appears weak, with significant downgrades noted across multiple companies.

2 min read17 Feb 2025
Markets

Earnings miss by Adani, Tata & other India Inc biggies sparks concerns over stock market outlook

A deepening slowdown in corporate earnings is fueling fresh concern over India’s $4.1 trillion stock market, and threatening to undermine Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest efforts to revive growth.

3 min read5 Feb 2025
Companies

OP Jindal’s empire of steel is powered by grit and determination

In the 1950s, when most of his contemporaries were seeking steady government employment, he took the unconventional path by learning about pipe bending and welding as a trader of steel pipes and tubes.

4 min read25 Jan 2025
Opinion

India Inc must stand by DEI: It’s both a social and business imperative

In Greek, ‘dei’ means ‘must.’ As America swings with Donald Trump’s politics to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, Indian companies should step up to articulate why DEI is a must.

2 min read24 Jan 2025
Industry

Jamnalal Bajaj and the alchemy of business philanthropy

Vinoba Bhave once said Jamnalal Bajaj was not merely a wealthy man but a man of wealth who knew how to use it for the service of the country and its people.

4 min read18 Jan 2025
Companies

Cotton King Govindram Seksaria: The Marwari maven of pre-Independence trade

Govindram Seksaria demonstrated that Indian entrepreneurship could compete and excel on the global stage, even under colonial rule.

4 min read11 Jan 2025
News

India Inc raises vigil as HMPV respiratory infections rise in Southeast Asia

HMPV caught global attention when China reported a surge in the respiratory illness with flu-like symptoms in the week ended 22 December, with the country’s disease control authority noting an upward trend in cases.

5 min read7 Jan 2025
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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