House of Lords AI summit urges agentic AI to ‘rejuvenate’ UK economy

Greater adoption of agentic artificial intelligence could help rejuvenate Britain’s sluggish economy, according to business and technology leaders speaking at an AI summit held at the House of Lords. The event, chaired by Steven George-Hilley, founder of Centropy PR, brought together senior figures from the technology, legal, financial services and cybersecurity sectors to examine how […]

Billionaire banker Uday Kotak hails Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2026: ‘Budget for the real economy’

India’s budget for 2026-27, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, drew attention from business leaders across the country. Uday Kotak, founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank, took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his thoughts, describing it as a “budget for the real economy.” While noting the overall fiscal discipline, Uday Kotak highlighted […]

Budget for world’s fastest-growing major economy: Key numbers to be watched

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record 9th straight Budget, and all eyes will be on the much-awaited customs reforms. Sitharaman had, in her first Budget in 2019, replaced the leather briefcase — which had been in use for decades for carrying Budget documents — with a traditional ‘bahi-khata’ wrapped in red cloth. This […]

Remove structural barriers to further push women’s participation in economic transformation: Economic Survey

The Economic Survey says higher female employment supports fairer labour market outcomes, strengthens household welfare and contributes to building a more inclusive, resilient, and productive economy | Photo Credit: TRILOKS;Rajeev G R 6767 Continuing with the government’s Nari Shakti policy push, the Economic Survey 2025-26 sought an increased women’s participation in the labour market to […]