UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to......

Time To Shut Down Coaching Classes?

The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Rapid Action Force personnel......

Regulate Big Tech's AI Now!

Regulators must learn from past mistakes and act swiftly to prevent Big Tech from monopolising the AI ecosystem, argue Payal Malik and Nikita Jain. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted......

At Rs 1.45 trillion, Tata Motors sheds 40 pc of pre-merger valuation

The passenger vehicle (PV) business of Tata Motors, which also includes the electric vehicle and Jaguar Land Rover businesses, post-demerger is now valued at Rs 1.45 trillion. IMAGE: Tata Motors......

Make demergers tax-neutral, biz houses nudge govt

Ahead of the Union Budget 2026-27, Indian business houses have urged the government to make demergers tax-neutral, particularly in cases involving transfer of investments in associate companies......

M&A financing the new frontier for banks, but RBI's watching

Mint Road's proposals on banks' M&A funding are cautious even as entrants root for more elbow room, and weigh business models. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Ask Debadatta Chand about his plans......

Regulations slow merger, acquisition pace

Inordinate delay in approvals, bureaucratic stonewalling and a policy paralysis - the deadly cocktail is dampening the spirit for many in India Inc in their quest to operate in the already......

'WTA merger with ATP would not be acquisition'

'I would certainly be the first to support it, because I think then you truly have the business and the strategic principles all aligned, which is what you need to do.'  Women's Tennis......