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Delhivery’s express engine is running out of steam

Four years after listing, the logistics company is still searching for sustainable growth as rising costs, weak pricing power and limited new engines weigh on margins.

Chandrasekaran’s exit aggravates Tata Group’s turmoil

In a surprise move on Wednesday, the Tata Sons chairman announced he will exit Bombay House at the end of his tenure in February 2027. He leaves at what is one of the most crucial times for the group.

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Time is running out for DMart’s e-commerce adventure

The retailer has shrunk operations to fix its loss-making vertical. But a reduced presence risks hurting volumes in a segment dominated by Blinkit and Instamart.

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Delhivery’s express engine is running out of steam

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Chandrasekaran’s exit aggravates Tata Group’s turmoil

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Anil Agarwal’s aluminium ambition faces a stiff test

After a strong listing, Vedanta Aluminium Metal is running into some headwinds. Aluminium prices are easing, but the sharper challenge is rising competition from Kumar Mangalam Birla and Gautam Adani.

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Abu Dhabi goes its own way on oil, and delivers

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Outpaced by legacy giants and newer rivals, the Bengaluru-based EV maker is betting on a mass-market scooter to fix its demand problem. Will a new product succeed where its existing lineup hasn’t?

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Sachin Bansal’s IPO dream can’t rest on Navi’s lending business alone

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The quick-commerce startup weighs a valuation cut or finding alternative funding to stay afloat as investor appetite for loss-making businesses weakens.

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Allen Career Institute is in flux and nowhere close to an IPO

Four years after Bodhi Tree’s investment, the test-prep giant remains caught between a slowing legacy business and growth bets that are still in their infancy.

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The math learning platform is growing fast and expanding globally. Success will depend on how smartly it can manoeuvre the very pitfalls that have crippled peers.

Allen Career Institute is in flux and nowhere close to an IPO

Four years after Bodhi Tree’s investment, the test-prep giant remains caught between a slowing legacy business and growth bets that are still in their infancy.

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A regulatory easing could see the billionaire’s conglomerate move from running airports to owning an airline—an idea he is warming up to, with multiple options open.