Business Standard

Business Standard is a daily newspaper in India, published in both English and Hindi by Business Standard Ltd (BSL). Established in 1975, it focuses on business and financial news relevant to India and the world. The main English edition is produced from 12 regional hubs, including New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Pune, Lucknow, Raipur, Bhubaneswar, and Kochi. It has a wide reach, serving readers in more than 1,000 towns and cities throughout India.

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How Trump decided to strike Iran

4 days ago | business-standard.com | Mark Mazzetti |Jonathan Swan |Maggie Haberman |Eric Schmitt

Standing at the lectern in the White House briefing room on Thursday afternoon, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, read a message she said came "directly from the president." Because of the "substantial chance of negotiations" with Iran that could bring the United States back from the brink of jumping into the war in the Middle East, President Trump's statement said, he would make a decision about whether or not to strike Iran "within the next two weeks." Mr. Trump had been...
La Berge dissects the office machine

5 days ago | business-standard.com | Charles Finch

In some sense capitalism is already behind us. We live here in its fevered midst, to be sure, but a recognition is emerging, especially among younger generations: It isn't sustainable. The devastation of the natural world; the mindless consumerism; above all, the human misery that corporations trawl the world to extract, like ore, from souls as divine as yours or mine. All of it, increasingly, in service to the pathological greed of a few thousand mentally ill men. It cannot last.
'Mindbogglingly' historic deal with Harvard may be near, says Trump

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Greg Ryan |Anika Seth

"They have acted extremely appropriately during these negotiations, and appear to be committed to doing what is right," Trump said Friday on Truth Social.
Harvard secures longer reprieve from Trump's ban on foreign students

1 week ago | business-standard.com | David Voreacos |Anika Seth

A federal judge issued a new order that allows Harvard University to continue enrolling foreign students while the school fights the Trump administration's efforts to prevent it from doing so. US District Judge Allison Burroughs granted Harvard a preliminary injunction Friday that prevents the Trump administration from implementing a May 22 order revoking the university's ability to host international students. The injunction extends an earlier temporary bar that was set to expire.
US universities win case striking down agency's 15% research cost cap

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Daniel Seiden |Andrew Harris

Brown and Cornell universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and several other US schools won a federal court order striking down a National Science Foundation cap on indirect cost rates for government-funded research. Judge Indira Talwani struck down the cap on Friday, finding it "arbitrary, capricious and contrary to the law," granting summary judgment to the suing schools plus the Association of American Universities, and denying that relief to the government.
Reserve Bank of India eases provisioning rules for infrastructure loans

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Siddhi Nayak |Swati Bhat

India's central bank said on Thursday it would require lenders to set aside 1% of the value of loans for under-construction infrastructure projects to cover potential losses, easing its earlier draft proposal that envisaged provisioning rising up to 5%, following an appeal by lenders. The requirement will come into effect on October 1. Long delays in implementing projects and optimistic revenue projections have led to large loan defaults in India and made lenders wary of the infrastructure sector.
Can Israel's interceptors outlast Iran's missiles as war drags on?

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Patrick Kingsley |Adam Rasgon |Ronen Bergman |Natan Odenheimer

Aside from a potentially game-changing American intervention that shapes the fate of Iran's nuclear program, two factors will help decide the length of the Israel-Iran war: Israel's reserve of missile interceptors and Iran's stock of long-range missiles.
Shell CEO warns of 'huge impact' on trade if Strait of Hormuz blocked

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Stephen Stapczynski |Shery Ahn

Shell Plc, one of the biggest traders of oil and natural gas, has contingency plans in case the conflict between Israel and Iran disrupts flows from the region, warning that a potential blockage of the Strait of Hormuz could deliver a substantial shock. "If that artery is blocked, for whatever reason, it has a huge impact on global trade," Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan said at the Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition in Tokyo.
Microsoft planning thousands more job cuts in sales amid focus on AI

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Brody Ford |Matt Day

Microsoft Corp. is planning to axe thousands of jobs, particularly in sales, as part of the company's latest move to trim its workforce amid heavy spending on artificial intelligence. The cuts are expected to be announced early next month, following the end of Microsoft's fiscal year, according to people familiar with the matter. The reductions won't exclusively affect sales teams, and the timing could still change, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss a private matter.
LG Electronics considers reviving IPO of Indian unit by September

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Julia Fioretti |Baiju Kalesh |Rajesh Mascarenhas |Yoolim Lee

LG Electronics Inc. is considering reviving an initial public offering of its Indian unit as soon as September, people familiar with the matter said. The South Korean company is planning to refile its preliminary prospectus with updated financial results after the summer, with the IPO potentially taking place as early as the fourth quarter, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn't public.