IIT Madras launches Phiball, a three-team basketball variant
Business Lineby PTI·29 Aug 2026
What pickleball is to tennis, Prof Sathyanarayana N Gummadi of IIT Madras hopes “Phiball” will be to basketball: a faster, more accessible, and tactically demanding reinvention of a classic...
Gold price surge brings huge gains to producers in Q1’26, WGC says
Business Lineby ANI·29 Aug 2026
Record gold prices outpaced rising mining costs in Q1'26, generating unprecedented margins and cash flows for producers despite persistent inflationary pressures and regional geopolitical...
How culture and language shape apologies, guilt and shame
Business Lineby The Conversation·29 Aug 2026
When people apologise, they do more than acknowledge a mistake. They also reveal how they understand responsibility, ethics, social and moral norms, and their relationship with others.
Goa draws 61.38 lakh visitors in seven months; international charter bookings rise
Business Lineby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Goa welcomed 61.38 lakh visitors in the last seven months, registering steady overall growth and pointing to a strong winter prospect driven by a rise in international charter bookings, the state...
Iran foreign trade falls 35% as US sanctions deepen economic pressure
Business Lineby Reuters·29 Aug 2026
Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the United States, with the supreme leader calling on the government to address the hardship while the president reported foreign...
FM Sitharaman in Chicago: ‘Build for the world from India’
Business Lineby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman invited global investors to set up manufacturing bases, and technology and innovation centres in India, urging them to leverage talent and opportunity to build...
CJI Surya Kant flags 'climate injustice', says developing nations cannot bear brunt of green transition
Business Lineby ANI·29 Aug 2026
Countries that are still industrialising are being asked to rapidly shift to renewable energy and are often criticised for moving too slowly, even as nations now pushing for the transition built...
India auto demand: Passenger vehicle growth seen above 9% in August
Business Lineby ANI·29 Aug 2026
Passenger vehicle demand in August remains constructive, with growth likely to be more than 9-10 per cent year-on-year (YoY), according to a report by Yes Securities.
From seasonal farming to repeatable production: What agriculture can learn from manufacturing
Business Lineby Pradeep Ram·29 Aug 2026
Have you ever wondered why organic spinach is so expensive? In an Amsterdam supermarket, a kg costs €14, or nearly ₹1,400.
SEBI bars Debock Industries, its MD Mukesh Singh for 7 years; slaps penalty
Business Lineby PTI·29 Aug 2026
SEBI on Friday barred Debock Industries Ltd and its managing director Mukesh Singh for seven years and ordered disgorgement of unlawful gains totalling ₹59.30 crore from multiple individuals in a...
Indian bank stocks see sharp NSE-BSE price gaps under new auction system
Business Lineby Bloomberg·29 Aug 2026
Shares of some Indian banks closed at sharply different prices on the country’s two largest exchanges on Thursday, the latest sign of dislocation under the new closing auction system.
Infosys Public Services chief Lax Gopisetty unreachable after Nepal floods
Business Lineby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Infosys on Friday said its subsidiary Infosys Public Services’ chief Lax Gopisetty is not reachable following the devastating floods in Nepal.
Trump signs order creating US Space Academy for future space leaders
Business Lineby Reuters·29 Aug 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday creating a U.S. Space Academy, billing it as a new military and civilian institution modeled after West Point and other military service...
Mahindra BaaS brings electric SUVs into ₹12-15 lakh price bracket
Business Lineby Amit Vijay Mohile·29 Aug 2026
Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday expanded its Battery-as-a-Service (BAAS) financing programme across its Electric Origin SUV lineup, moving a flat ₹8 lakh out of the upfront vehicle price of each...
Trump announces US-Venezuela deal over 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
Business Lineby AP- PTI·29 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday said the US has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s oil reserves.
Fed’s Kevin Warsh warns inflation isn’t slowing, vows to reach 2% target
Business Lineby Bloomberg·28 Aug 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh warned inflation isn’t meaningfully slowing and said policymakers must be confident that it is, otherwise the central bank has “work to do.” In a sweeping...
CSR: Where does the money go?
Business Lineby Payal Seth·28 Aug 2026
In July 2026, a report delivered a triumphant headline: ‘India Inc’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending hit a record ₹40,794 crore in 2024-25, up 17 per cent on the year before’.
Spycam specs
Business Line·28 Aug 2026
A legal notice to Meta and an Instagram user, issued by a man in Delhi, over a video allegedly recorded without his knowledge using Meta smart glasses should set off alarm bells in India.
New technologies like AI to enhance ease of work, create more jobs: Vice-President Radhakrishnan
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·28 Aug 2026
Vice-President of India CP Radhakrishnan on Friday said that new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) will enhance ease of doing work and help create more jobs.
Bigger homes, smaller pool: Housing supply misses affordability sweet spot
Business Lineby Aishwarya Kumar·28 Aug 2026
Bengaluru’s housing market is building more homes for buyers who can afford to stretch their budgets than for those looking to keep theirs in check.
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