Salman SH

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CAG To Hire Private Firms For Audits, Experts Warn of Conflicts And Risks

5 days ago | thecore.in | Salman SH

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India’s decision to allow Chartered Accountant (CA) firms to assist in auditing central autonomous bodies for the first time ever has sparked immediate controversy. In the announcement which came last week, the move was described by officials as an effort to expand the CAG's audit reach and improve overall coverage.
China’s Export Curbs Squeeze Dealership Stock Before Festive Surge

1 week ago | thecore.in | Salman SH

In April this year, Beijing quietly pulled a lever that has since rattled global supply chains. By imposing new export licensing rules and end-user verification mandates on shipments of rare earth magnets, China signalled it was ready to weaponise one of its most dominant economic advantages — control over the world’s most critical minerals.
India’s Drone War Is On, But How Indian Are Its Drones?

2 weeks ago | thecore.in | Salman SH

Between May 8 and 10, the skies along the India-Pakistan border transformed into a high-stakes battlefield of buzzing rotors and laser-guided strikes. In what may be the most intense drone deployment yet between the two nuclear neighbours, India accused Pakistan of launching 300 to 400 drones across 36 locations, accompanied by heavy-calibre weapons fired along the Line of Control (LoC).
Smoke, mirrors and breaches: What’s really happening in India’s cyber space

1 month ago | threatbeat.com | Salman SH

By Salman SH • May 27, 2025 As tensions flared across the India-Pakistan border in early May following a deadly terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir, another front opened up — not in the air or on land, but across servers and screens. A series of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks flooded Indian websites with fake traffic, temporarily knocking several government portals and financial platforms offline.
Smoke, Mirrors, and Breaches: What’s Really Happening in India’s Cyber Space

1 month ago | thecore.in | Salman SH

As tensions flared across the India-Pakistan border in early May following a deadly terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir, another front opened up — not in the air or on land, but across servers and screens. A series of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks flooded Indian websites with fake traffic, temporarily knocking several government portals and financial platforms offline.
As Margins Shrink And Loyalties Shift, FMCG Giants Hit Reset

1 month ago | thecore.in | Salman SH

In December 2024, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) brought in a major shift to its supply strategy. The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) giant said that it would take over warehousing and logistics to supply to over 13 million kirana stores, while assigning distributors strictly to order management and payments — a bold move.
Ather Energy’s IPO Lands Amidst Markets Jitters, But Can It Deliver Past The Losses?

1 month ago | thecore.in | Salman SH

In 2013, two IIT Madras alumni, Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain, embarked on a journey that would position them at the forefront of India's electric vehicle (EV) revolution. Their story began not in a corporate boardroom, but within the academic corridors of IIT Madras. Their initial funding was modest but meaningful. A professor at IIT Madras, impressed by their conviction, wrote a cheque for Rs 85,000 on the spot sometime in 2013.
The US Student Visa Crackdown Has Turned Study Dreams Into A Legal And Financial Gamble

2 months ago | thecore.in | Salman SH

When Donald Trump returned to power as US president in January 2025, there was little doubt among policymakers, student advisors, and visa experts that an immigration crackdown was coming. His campaign had laid it out in bold: stricter controls on foreign workers, tighter rules for visa overstays, and swift deportation of undocumented migrants. But there was also a widely shared assumption — almost a consensus — about the limits of this crackdown.
Behind India’s Credit Card Spending Surge: Young Borrowers, Rising Defaults

2 months ago | thecore.in | Salman SH

In February this year, Arun (name changed on request), a 37-year-old techie in Bengaluru with two children, finally became debt-free—ironically, after being laid off. “I got fired in February, but luckily, there was severance and I found a new job by March. That severance helped clear everything,” he told The Core. But getting there wasn’t simple.
Trade War Tensions Hit Home: RBI Cuts Forecast, Loosens Credit Rules

2 months ago | thecore.in | Salman SH

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Sanjay Malhotra opened the central bank’s first monetary policy review of FY26 with a stark warning: global trade tensions, particularly the US’s newly imposed 26% tariff on Indian exports, pose a serious risk to India’s domestic growth. “Trade frictions will impede global growth,” Malhotra said, adding that this will directly affect India’s net exports.