From established players to startups, apparel brands are increasingly focusing on shapewear—body-hugging innerwear worn under clothes to provide support and improve fit—as it delivers steady demand even when fashion spending is weak. Easy availability on quick-commerce platforms and strong discoverability on social media are repositioning shapewear from an occasional purchase to a wardrobe essential for…
Bank holiday today, 13 January: All public and private banks across India will remain open on Tuesday, 13 January, even as many parts of the country celebrates Lohri. According to the RBI bank holiday calendar, there is no bank holiday today due to Lohri. Lohri 2026 will be celebrated on 13 January in several parts…
The corporate landscape may see a surge in expenses in the December quarter, as the impact of India’s historic labour reforms hits home. While the shift is expected to dampen short-term profitability, executives and consultants described it as a short-term adjustment, particularly in the services sector. On Monday, two of India’s largest information technology services…
IndiGo, India’s largest carrier by fleet and market share, has topped Airbus deliveries yet again in 2025. IndiGo, in the eye of the storm following its December operational meltdown, took 55 planes from Airbus, becoming the single largest airline last year to receive Airbus planes. In 2024, the airline had taken delivery of 58 planes…
Completion rates are a key factor for platforms to understand what to invest in, going forward. As subscriptions plateau and the digital advertising environment remains challenging, all services are trying to figure out what has worked best with audiences to identify patterns and commission similar programming or ask creators to follow relatively safe models. While…
New Delhi: Union heavy industries minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday chaired a stakeholder consultation with about 20 companies on the ₹7,280-crore scheme to incentivize manufacturing of sintered rare earth magnets. The meeting underscores India’s push to build a domestic supply chain for rare-earth magnets, a critical input for electric vehicles (EVs), renewables and defence equipment….
Supervision in the digital era will be less forgiving of episodic compliance, outsourced accountability and opaque algorithms, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Swaminathan J. said on Monday, in a pointed message to banks and other regulated entities. Speaking at the third annual global conference of the RBI’s College of Supervisors in Mumbai, Swaminathan…
Like it or not, artificial intelligence is here to stay, and financial planners are going to have to start thinking about how they can use it to support their practices. The Financial Planning Association has some ideas. Today, the FPA, whose members are Certified Financial Planners, is launching FPAi, a content library of resources such…
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Vitol and Trafigura have started discussions on Venezuelan crude oil sales with refiners in India and China for cargoes to be delivered in March, several trade sources said on Monday. The global commodities traders confirmed on Friday they had struck agreements with the U.S. government to help market stranded…
Undeterred, Vempati, founder of the Hyderabad-based deep-tech startup Makers Hive, turned to strategic angel investors, doctors, hospital heads and industry insiders, who understood the problem and the patience it would take to solve it. It took years for venture capital to come calling. A few months ago, Makers Hive finally raised its first VC-backed bridge…