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The Rs 590-crore blame game at IDFC First Bank
Divergent narratives from the Haryana government and the lender raise deeper questions on oversight, authorizations and systemic lapses—answers that may emerge only after a forensic audit.
23 Feb 2026
Exclusive: Jana Small Finance Bank to reapply for universal bank licence in May
The Bengaluru-based lender is once again gearing up to seek the RBI’s nod after the central bank returned its application last year.
22 Feb 2026
What did India’s AI Impact gathering achieve?
The country put on a show on the theme of artificial intelligence, which makes for excellent photos for social media and content for press releases. All that money, time and jet fuel spent could just have been an email.
21 Feb 2026
How India’s carpooling experiment ran out of road
Shared rides seemed tailor-made for India’s congested cities. Yet, economics, trust and regulation kept the idea from scaling.
19 Feb 2026
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund’s inexplicable Ola Electric love
While its peers headed for the exit, the fund house doubled down on the falling stock. The contrarian call now looks expensive—and risky.
18 Feb 2026
It’s Getir founders vs Mubadala, once again
The founders of the Turkish company have filed a suit against the Abu Dhabi sovereign fund, proptech Stake has raised new millions and there is a new financial giant in town.
18 Feb 2026
Inside the math of instant help startups
Millions of VC dollars are being splurged to service the last-minute needs of Indians—little revenue, increasing cash burn and far too many variables. At what point does it all come together?
17 Feb 2026
Can Adani pull off the 100% green AI promise?
The group’s $100 billion data centre push rests on solving clean energy’s toughest constraint: consistent, real-time renewable supply at scale.
17 Feb 2026
Tata finds its steel. JSW gets a real fight
A sharper growth push from Tata Steel is reshaping a long-running contest with JSW Steel and shifting the market’s loyalties. But can it keep its expansion-hungry rival at bay?
16 Feb 2026
Talabat slows down in December quarter, plans new investments
Delivery Hero-owned food delivery giant is seeing aggressive competition in multiple markets and has unveiled a new spending roadmap.
16 Feb 2026