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BellaVita’s success has opened the floodgates to cheap fragrance brands
In less than five years, BellaVita has become one of the biggest fragrance brands in India. This has given several others confidence to follow the same playbook and sell cheap perfumes disguised as luxury.
19 Jan 2026
Anil Agarwal’s Hindustan Zinc hits the sweet spot
The silver rally has helped the primary cash generator of Agarwal’s mining empire return record numbers in Q3. Investors are pleased. But a few questions linger.
19 Jan 2026
Q3 earnings lay bare $5 billion migraine for four of India’s top banks
While the earnings have been encouraging, the real challenge lies in addressing the slowing deposit growth and leadership uncertainty.
18 Jan 2026
AI MBA Is Preparing Managers For A New Business Order
As AI advances rapidly, leadership, judgment and strategy matter more than ever. Today’s MBA is evolving to shape leaders for an AI-led world.
18 Jan 2026
Reliance’s growth engines may be losing steam
Telecom and retail, which account for half the conglomerate’s revenue and most of its valuation, aren’t accelerating fast enough to justify their price tags.
16 Jan 2026
Why SoftBank has shunned India
For one of the world’s largest and shrewdest investors to entirely skip putting money in the country is a sign of how quickly the nature of the Indian startup ecosystem has changed.
15 Jan 2026
Jio Financial is learning from Bajaj Finserv and that should worry Aditya Birla Capital
Alongside a decent set of numbers, the Mukesh Ambani-helmed financial services co. has articulated a long-term playbook that could reshape the competitive landscape of financial services.
15 Jan 2026
As its core weakens, Groww looks elsewhere
Ropes in US-based State Street as an investor in its AMC business—part of a diversification drive into longer-term growth lines.
14 Jan 2026
Bajaj Housing Finance could use a dose of risk
The NBFC’s stock has fizzled a fair bit since its dream debut despite doing all the right things. Competition, circumstances and conservatism are ailing it.
13 Jan 2026
Reliance’s battery plans run into a China wall
Mukesh Ambani’s $10-billion bet faces a harsh reality: much of the clean-energy stack still sits overwhelmingly in Chinese hands.
13 Jan 2026