As India’s pharmaceutical sector kicks off its earnings season for the quarter ended December on Friday, analysts expect muted margins. A key reason for this is the loss of patent exclusivity for the blood cancer drug Revlimid in the US. While the Revlimid loss is expected to hit overall US sales, steady domestic growth and…
Bollywood stars of the 1990s may no longer be playing the hero, but they are still stealing the spotlight. The return of actors such as Akshaye Khanna and Bobby Deol, now cast as main antagonists in recent blockbusters, signals a shift in audience tastes and opens up space for older actors in pivotal, if no…
The penalties follow similar action against Meesho, which was fined ₹10 lakh on 4 December for unauthorised walkie-talkie listings. Earlier, the CCPA had imposed penalties of ₹1 lakh each on Reliance JioMart, Talk Pro (Iconet Services Pvt. Ltd), The MaskMan Toys and Chimiya for selling such devices without required clearances. In separate orders, reviewed by…
Bank holiday today, 15 January: Pongal, one of the biggest Indian harvest festivals, falls on 15 January 2026 and will be celebrated with grandeur in several states across the country. This has also led to confusion around whether banks will remain open or closed today in India. Several public and private sector banks across regions…
Mumbai remains India’s most valuable property market, but Gurugram, part of the larger National Capital Region (NCR) has seen a sharp price rise and sales driven by a return of investors and end-users. As Gurugram’s dominant developer DLF Ltd sold inventory of over ₹10,000 crore from single projects such as Privana North in recent years,…
Trade experts and industry executives said while acquisitions are mainly limited to Netflix, Prime Video and JioHotstar, and to a lesser extent SonyLIV and ZEE5, only about half of movies made in many of these smaller regional film industries find buyers, thanks to the packed calendars and limited budgets of streaming services. This means these…
A Telugu film, dubbed in Hindi and featuring names no one had heard of, took cinemas across north India by storm, squeezing theatres and competing for eyeballs. Directed by S.S. Rajamouli, a filmmaker then unknown in the Hindi belt, Baahubali: The Beginning sparked what could only be described as madness in theatres. With opening day…
The U.S. incursion into Venezuela and Trump’s declaration that the U.S. now runs the country and its oil highlight the complicated relationship between the U.S.—the world’s largest oil producer—and China, the biggest importer. Oil prices have fallen during the past three years, and may continue to do so if there is no political disruption to…
Domestic copper futures on the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) were trading at ₹1,281 per kg on 9 January. According to Motilal Oswal Wealth Management, global copper prices climbed to nearly $13,000 per tonne in 2025. The surge has been driven by global supply tightness, strong investor demand, rapid adoption of electric vehicles, renewables, rising demand from…
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents major telecom companies, has approached the telecom regulator, seeking a cap on charges for in-building mobile network infrastructure at public places such as airports. This comes amid a standoff over providing connectivity at the newly opened Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). The association has urged the…