Mumbai: Sazerac, one of the world’s largest spirits companies, is sharpening its focus on India as rising disposable incomes and a taste for luxury liquor reshape the country’s whiskey market. The US-based maker of Buffalo Trace, Weller, Benchmark and Sazerac Rye whiskey brands is betting on curated experiences, cocktail culture, and its local partnership with…
Prasar Bharati, India’s public broadcaster, plans to allow user-generated content to be uploaded on its streaming app WAVES – just as YouTube does – to give users a wider selection of family-focused shows across genres such as sports, culture, general entertainment and education. Experts emphasized that this model, however, could face challenges when it comes…
The Association of Healthcare Providers (India) has advised its member hospitals in north India to stop settling claims made by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance in the cashless mode from 1 September. If implemented, Bajaj Allianz policyholders would have to pay at the hospital and later file a reimbursement claim with the insurer, the payment for…
DSP Mutual Fund has already launched its first retail scheme from the international financial centre. Now, subsidiaries of PPFAS Mutual Fund and NJ Mutual Fund have applied to launch retail-focused schemes in GIFT City, said three people in the know. “For NJ, the fund management entity (FME) as well as the fund have been approved…
Indians have paused big purchases in the hope that prices will drop after the goods and services tax slabs are merged. Still, consumer goods makers, electronics manufacturers and retailers press ahead with their preparations for a festive surge in demand. Brands have ramped up promotional activity, are expanding reach, lining up deeper discounts and focusing…
MUMBAI : India’s two biggest telecom service providers—Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd and Bharti Airtel Ltd—have quietly killed their cheapest prepaid data packs, prompting public grumbling. Mint explains what is causing complaints about a ‘duopoly’, and what alternatives do consumers have? What have Reliance Jio and Airtel done with their data packs? Last week, Reliance Jio…
Bank holiday today: Banks will be closed in some parts of India on Wednesday, August 2 to mark the first day Ganesh Chaturthi, according to the region-wise holiday calendar of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Ganesh Chaturthi bank holiday – Region-wise list On August 27, 2025 banks will be closed in Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru,…
Apart from facing an opportunity to win marquee clients and the risk of long-held accounts slipping away, the looming upheaval has ignited a ferocious poaching war amongst top audit firms to arm themselves with the right talent for upcoming client bids and pitches. The Big Four—KPMG, Deloitte, EY and PwC—are bulking up their audit benches…
When social media was still new, one of the first viral videos doing the rounds was of a Pakistani reality show host on the streets asking people why an airline takes 90 minutes to go to Karachi from Islamabad but one and a half hours on the return. The answers, as expected, were funny. While…
French giant Alstom on Tuesday announced that it will supply 39 driverless trainsets to Mumbai Metro Line 4 under a contract amounting to a “few” hundred million euros. Under the contract, Alstom will also supply a Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system to Mumbai Metro Line 4. The 39 trainsets will include 39 trainsets of…