The famed Darjeeling tea may have slipped to a new production low in 2025, as changing weather patterns, a shortage of pluckers and mounting economic stress weigh on the region’s gardens. IMAGE: A worker gathers tea leaves at the Happy
Retail inflation rose to a three-month high of 1.33 per cent in December, mainly due to higher prices of food items, but remained below the Reserve Bank of India’s lower tolerance level. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh The Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd, a part of Mumbai-based financial services group Anand Rathi, on Monday (January 12) reported a 29% year-on-year increase in net profit for the third quarter, which stood at ₹99.7 crore compared with ₹76.9 crore in the
Cleaner balance sheets, regulatory support and strong growth prospects helped Indian private banks attract over $6 billion in foreign capital, with more deals expected in 2026. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff The year 2025 turned out to be a watershed year for
HCL Tech dividend: IT major HCL Technologies announced a dividend of ₹12 per share along with the third quarter results of the ongoing financial year 2025-26 (FY26) on Monday, January 12. HCL Tech, in an exchange filing, said, “The Board
With discretionary spending still under pressure, the information technology (IT) services industry continued to face an uncertain demand environment in the third quarter of 2025-26 (Q3FY26). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff This may nudge companies to rely on cost-takeout and efficiency-led programmes
In an event-heavy week ahead, stock markets are expected to track Q3 corporate earnings from several blue-chip firms, including TCS and Infosys, while inflation data and global trends would also dictate investors’ sentiment, analysts said. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Trading activity
The government should refrain from raising income tax surcharge on the super-rich and reintroducing wealth tax in the upcoming 2026-27 Budget, as the move could prompt persons in high-income brackets to leave the country for low-tax jurisdictions, according to tax
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US-Iran news: Experts predicted that the silver prices are likely to rise to a new high on Monday, 12 January 2026, due to the escalating tensions over the anti-government protests in Iran and US President Donald Trump’s intervention threat in
