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Bajaj Auto is a stock market darling. The company is more profitable than its rivals, Hero and TVS. And in the last one year, its shares have outperformed the Nifty Auto Index. There is one problem though—low market share in two-wheelers. But Rajiv Bajaj has a fix.

A cricket bat made in Jammu & Kashmir was used by the UAE’s Junaid Siddique to hit the longest six in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Since then, export demand for bats made in the region has surged. But Kashmir’s bat industry is still on the backfoot. Why?

Tea is the new cutting edge of experimentation, as brewers play with nutrients and flavours to make cocktails and give champagne a run for its money

Once upon a time, Tiger Global wrote cheques at a frenetic pace. It would pour money into a bunch of companies in the same segment. For instance, it bought into multiple edtech firms, including Byju’s and Unacademy. However, the US hedge fund investor has cooled off. Here’s why.

Embassy Manyata Business Park in Bengaluru, DLF Cyber City Chennai and K. Raheja Corp’s Altimus in Mumbai, have one thing in common. They provide a 5-star hotel experience in offices. So, will work-from-office be more fun, going ahead?

iPhones, expensive cars, beautiful clothes and longer holidays. We are buying them on credit. In 2023-24, bank lending to retail grew 27.5%— the fastest pace ever. In contrast, private consumption grew 8.5% during the year, almost at its slowest pace in two decades. We explain the mystery.

Defence stocks and ETFs have surged led by government spending and modernization efforts. The Nifty India Defence Index has risen nearly 400% since 2022, far outpacing the benchmark Nifty. Will the rally continue? Read to find out why experts are divided.

Planned in 2014, Amaravati was N. Chandrababu Naidu’s brainchild. The masterplan was readied, funds were raised and construction began. But things spiralled downwards after YSRCP came to power in 2019. Amaravati now has a second chance but investors are worried. Why?

Viswanathan Anand’s success as India’s first grandmaster ignited the country’s chess boom. Now, D. Gukesh will follow in his footsteps as he faces world champion Ding Liren. The pandemic accelerated chess’s popularity, with online platforms allowing players to learn and earn from home.

Even as GST collections scale new highs, the friction between the Centre and states refuses to ease. We probe the cause of these tensions, why some states have seen higher GST revenues while many haven’t, and the need for a single GST rate as India’s biggest indirect tax reform completes 7 years.