Top headlines: Inflation hurts consumer goods firms; 33 die in Andhra

Consumer goods firms' share in India Inc profit drops; EY, KPMG, PwC, Deloitte clock strong year - Read more in our morning briefing.

The profitability of consumer goods companies has tailed off owing to a rally in commodity prices. More on that story in top headlines.

Consumer goods firms' share in India Inc profit drops

The profitability of consumer goods companies has tailed off owing to a rally in commodity prices and lower or slower than expected recovery in demand from the Covid-19 shock last financial year. Read more

EY, KPMG, PwC, Deloitte clock strong year

The big four professional services firms -- EY, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and Deloitte -- have registered one of their strongest growth years, with the months