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Market correction offers opportunity: Top 10 stocks to watch in 2025

These stocks, handpicked by top brokerages, offer a blend of value and growth

Perfect human-machine interaction likely in 12-18 months: CoRover CEO

CoRover develops human-centric conversational platforms driven by generative AI (Gen AI) technology, including chatbots, avatars, and voice bots, and has already gained over a billion users

Indian businesses turn to data analytics, ML to fight fraudulent practices

A recent report from PwC found that Indian businesses report a much higher incident of financial crimes than their global peers

Best of BS Opinion: Whiskey notes, quantum dreams, and fiscal brews

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Retail's balancing act: Customer's fickle loyalty in the phygital age

In the last quarter of the calendar year 2024, women's sentiment on the economy dropped by 8 per cent, while that of men increased by 6 per cent, a trend observed across all income levels

HDFC Bank's growth engine ready to roar into overdrive from 2025-26

HDFC Bank is focused on upgrading its entire tech stack internally, reducing dependence on vendors

Business correspondents meet Irdai, seek consent to sell insurance products

BCRC's stance is that shocks from climate-related issues are affecting those at the bottom of the pyramid in a big way

CRISIL analysis: Automobile sector faces mixed fortunes amid rural revival

Rural demand had been subdued in the past few financial years owing to low farm profitability because of erratic monsoon and the outsized impact of the pandemic on rural incomes

Increase in rupee volatility in Dec shows little signs of abating

Implied volatility over 3-month, 6-month period remains elevated

Increase in rupee volatility in Dec shows little signs of abating

Implied volatility over 3-month, 6-month period remains elevated

A tale of two Mohans: Missed opportunities in a meandering narrative

The back cover of The Other Mohan in Britain's Indian Ocean Empire calls it part travelogue, part family history, and scholarly. This reviewer disagrees

Sales to investments: Win some, lose some for real estate in 2024

Industry expects housing supply to increase next year

Sales to investments: Win some, lose some for real estate in 2024

Industry expects housing supply to increase next year

State finances improve, but reforms needed to address lingering issues

The latest RBI study showed that the adoption of fiscal-responsibility rules had helped states

Google's Willow chip: A quantum leap in error correction and scalability

Quantum computing has to tackle error correction if it is to become viable in the commercial sense

Will Budget 2025-26 fulfil promises on fiscal deficit and reforms?

The big question is whether the finance minister will revert to the fiscal consolidation timelines or medium-term projections as provided under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act

The India story: How India, the 'bright spot', can continue to shine

The third part of the series looks at the areas it needs to focus on to realise its $5 trillion ambition and be counted among the top three economies

Rupee defence strategy: Why RBI should embrace currency flexibility

India now holds about $650 billion in reserves, enough to finance nearly a year of imports. The problem is that global financial markets have even more firepower

CRISIL analysis: Sprint towards power sector's 500 Gw of green energy goal

As of October 2024, India's non-fossil base, including solar, wind, large-hydro and other renewables, surpassed 200 gigawatt (Gw)

CRISIL analysis: Exports, domestic demand to drive pharma sector's growth

Bulk drug exports are expected to see moderate increases, supported by volume growth from new launches, customised synthesis, and rising demand for complex drugs