Krishn Kaushik

Monday, 4 May, 2026

Friday, 1 May, 2026

Tata Sons

Tata’s owner faces forced listing after rule change and boardroom splits

India’s regulatory shift means conglomerate may struggle to avoid mandatory IPO for holding company

Tuesday, 28 April, 2026

Indian business & finance

Reliance’s profit growth dented by global oil upheaval

Also in this newsletter, questions arise over future growth in the Indian Premier League

Premium

Wednesday, 22 April, 2026

Builder.ai

Builder.ai founder Sachin Dev Duggal accused of receiving siphoned funds

Indian authorities name UK start-up founder in criminal complaint over ties to collapsed electronics group

Sunday, 19 April, 2026

Pharmaceuticals sector

Indian weight-loss market becomes ‘bloodbath’ as drugmakers pile in

Consumers await cheaper generics after expiry of patent for Ozempic ingredient

Saturday, 18 April, 2026

Asha Bhosle

Obituary. Asha Bhosle, Bollywood singer, 1933-2026

Her voice soothed, seduced and helped define the Indian nation over an eight-decade career

Friday, 10 April, 2026

Currencies

India struggles to stabilise rupee as war creates depreciation pressure

Foreign exchange reserves decline sharply as Iran conflict highlights the RBI’s reluctance to let currency float

Wednesday, 8 April, 2026

Oil

The question over Trump’s ‘historic’ refinery deal: $300bn or $40mn?

Reliance Industries has made no announcement to the stock exchange about the project in Brownsville, Texas

Tuesday, 7 April, 2026

Indian business & finance

Musk struggles to crack the Indian market

More diplomacy by entrepreneur might be needed amid regulatory challenges and domestic competition to his businesses

Krishn Kaushik

Tuesday, 7 April, 2026

Air India Ltd

Air India chief quits early after turbulent tenure

Campbell Wilson’s ambition to turn carrier into world-class airline marred by fatal crash of Boeing Dreamliner jet

Friday, 3 April, 2026

Work & Careers

Working through conflict: staff across Middle East adapt to war

As ordinary routines are shattered, employees find new ways to pursue their jobs

Thursday, 2 April, 2026

Indian business & finance

Willie Walsh is that rarity in India — a foreign chief executive

While Indians run some of the world’s biggest finance and tech companies, the country’s own aviation sector needs to import talent

Thursday, 2 April, 2026

Currencies

India’s central bank makes it harder to short the rupee

Currency rises after RBI blocks non-deliverable derivatives in the onshore market

Wednesday, 1 April, 2026

Asia-Pacific economy

‘Desperate’ Asia turns to Russian oil

Import-dependent countries take advantage of US sanctions waiver to replace disrupted Gulf supply

Tuesday, 31 March, 2026

Airlines

Former BA boss Walsh returns as chief of India’s biggest airline

Company’s previous head abruptly quit after poor planning triggered thousands of flight cancellations last year

Tuesday, 31 March, 2026

Film

The Big Read. Is it curtains for Bollywood?

Indian cinema has just made one of its biggest blockbusters. But insiders say the old system is struggling

Monday, 30 March, 2026

Yen

Yen and rupee rise as Asian countries struggle to defend their currencies

Japan’s top currency official warns ‘decisive action’ by government might soon be necessary

Friday, 27 March, 2026

HDFC Bank Ltd

Power struggle with CEO led to resignation of HDFC chair

Atanu Chakraborty quit the bank after a clash of strategy, personality and leadership styles with Sashidhar Jagdishan

Tuesday, 24 March, 2026

IPL

Indian cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru sold for $1.8bn

Diageo offloads IPL franchise to consortium that includes Blackstone, Aditya Birla and Times of India

Sunday, 22 March, 2026

Indian business & finance

Japanese investment in Indian finance hits record as business ties tighten

Tokyo drawn to vast market where Chinese competition is limited by geopolitical tensions

Thursday, 19 March, 2026

HDFC Bank Ltd

Chair of India’s largest private bank quits over ‘ethical differences’

Central bank calms market saying ‘there are no material concerns’ about the health of HDFC Bank

Monday, 16 March, 2026

Indian business & finance

India’s restaurants stop deep frying food as gas crisis bites

South Asia reels from global energy crisis sparked by the US-Israeli war on Iran

Thursday, 12 March, 2026

Middle East war

Russia rakes in $150mn a day in extra revenue from surging oil prices

Middle East conflict boosts Vladimir Putin’s war chest as tankers carrying Russian oil head to India

Wednesday, 11 March, 2026

China-India relations

India relaxes rules on Chinese investment

Surging energy prices are putting Indian economy under pressure

Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

Indian business & finance

Trump’s Russian oil waiver offers little relief for India

US permission to buy ‘on-water’ crude leaves Indian refiners still facing Middle East supply shock