SEBI proposes merchant banker exemption for small-value private debt issues by eligible listed issuers
Business Lineby ANI·28 Aug 2026
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed exempting certain listed issuers from the mandatory appointment of a merchant banker for small-value debt raised through private...
Nepal floods: Rescue efforts intensify as rising lake threatens fresh disaster
Business Lineby Reuters·28 Aug 2026
Rescue teams using heavy machinery dug through mud and debris in Nepalese towns devastated by a flash flood two days ago, as hopes of finding survivors faded and officials worked to reduce the risk...
Karoline Leavitt exits White House press role; Trump hints at successor
Business Lineby ANI·28 Aug 2026
Karoline Leavitt completed her final day as White House Press Secretary on Thursday, August 27, concluding her tenure as the 36th person to hold the position, according to a White House release.The...
Nepal-China floods: Satellite images reveal glacier collapse
Business Lineby AP- PTI·28 Aug 2026
As rescue teams searched Thursday for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues to the cause and assessed...
People from more than 30 countries missing after devastating flash floods in Nepal and China
Business Lineby AP- PTI·28 Aug 2026
Catastrophic flash floods in a border area of China and Nepal have killed at least 359 people and left more than 1,400 people missing as of Thursday.
Centre moves to de-risk aircraft leasing, financing
Business Lineby Rohit Vaid·28 Aug 2026
As India prepares to induct more than 2,000 aircraft over the next decade, the Centre has begun an exercise to de-risk aircraft leasing and financing for international lessors and financiers by...
ndian stocks eye positive start amid lacklustre sentiment
Business Lineby KS Badri Narayanan·28 Aug 2026
The Gift Nifty at 24,260 indicates that Indian markets are likely to open higher on Friday, though investor sentiment is a bit cautious.
Visa Expands Support for its Clients and the Industry as Organisations Navigate New AI Era of Cybersecurity
Business Lineby Cuelive·28 Aug 2026
Latest Visa Vulnerability Agentic Harness release moves AI-powered cyber risk management from discovery to validated remediation New services from Visa Consulting & Analytics help clients identify...
Buzzing stocks: Hero MotoCorp, Lenskart, Cipla, Wipro, Tejas Networks and more
Business Lineby KS Badri Narayanan·28 Aug 2026
Lenskart Solutions is set to witness a sizeable secondary share sale as existing investor Alpha Wave Ventures II, LP seeks to offload up to 20.8 million shares, equivalent to around 1.2 per cent of...
India’s Agriculture Minister seeks industry’s support in taking agri tech to farmers’ field
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·27 Aug 2026
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked the industry to work on a 5-point formula for the benefit of farmers, noting that corporates should come forward to help the government in...
PH Kurian : A public servant who put public health before patent rights
Business Lineby PT Jyothi Datta·27 Aug 2026
A civil servant who issued the country’s first and only compulsory licence (CL) on a kidney cancer drug — paving the way for a less-expensive version of the medicine to come in — PH Kurian (67)...
Letters to the Editor dated August 27, 2026
Business Line·27 Aug 2026
Lost in transit This refers to ‘Trump says the US doesn’t need Canada; the economy says otherwise’ (August 27). Is it not ironical that Trump refuses to see the ‘writing on the wall’?
Editorial. Plane truth
Business Line·27 Aug 2026
As was widely expected, the TVK-led Tamil Nadu government has shelved the Parandur airport project citing reasons such as displacement of people and environmental issues, including the project’s...
MSMEs face costlier finance, working capital squeeze under RBI’s proposed NBFC credit curbs: FISME
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau·27 Aug 2026
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) proposal to prohibit revolving credit facilities offered by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) could significantly disrupt working-capital access for micro...
The real causes of sugar price spike
Business Lineby A Narayanamoorthy·27 Aug 2026
The sudden escalation in retail sugar prices across India over recent months has caused concern among policy makers and consumers, especially with the festival season round the corner.
Nothing Before Coffee plans to add over 60 outlets this year
Business Lineby BL Bengaluru Bureau·27 Aug 2026
QSR coffee chain, Nothing Before Coffee (NBC) has charted an aggressive expansion plan targetting to add over 60 outlets this fiscal expanding its presence across the country.
Would we shame the next Ramanujan for using AI?
Business Lineby Sanchit Vir Gogia·27 Aug 2026
We all know the great mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan. But not many would know that before he became legendary, he struggled to be taken seriously by his peers.
CXOs need time to think
Business Lineby Prabir Kumar Bandyopadhyay·27 Aug 2026
For years, we have celebrated multitasking as a virtue of leadership. A senior executive who can simultaneously handle people issues, operational crises, customer complaints, financial decisions...
SEBI ‘close’ to approving NSE's long-awaited IPO, says chairman Pandey
Business Lineby Akshata Gorde·27 Aug 2026
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is “close” to approving the draft papers for the National Stock Exchange’s (NSE) long-awaited initial public offering (IPO), Chairman Tuhin Kanta...
HDFC likely to challenge NCLT order as Subhash Chandra clarifies claims of only ₹3,992 crore
Business Lineby Vallari Sanzgiri·27 Aug 2026
HDFC Bank has put out a statement considering an appeal against the National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT) decision to allow media baron Subhash Chandra’s repayment plan of only ₹6.5 crore.
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