The story of Zomato, reborn as Eternal Ltd., is less about quarterly numbers and more about the pulse of a nation learning to live at speed.

Zydus Wellness right now feels like a story of momentum meeting caution. The share has climbed to the ₹580 zone, brushing its 52‑week high, riding a wave of expansion moves and investor confidence.

New research finds 85 per cent of buyers have changed their minds because of AI recommendations. An LLM-listed study reveals the growing influence of ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and other AI platforms on purchasing decisions.

Not long ago, a simple financial transaction demanded time, effort, and patience. Paying bills meant standing in long queues. Sending money required a visit to the bank, filling out forms, and waiting days for confirmation. For millions in India without access to banking, it meant exclusion from the financial system itself. That India, however, is now the past.

The twenty-first century is being shaped as much by imagination as by industry. Economic strength is no longer measured only in factories and freight corridors, but in intellectual property, digital platforms, and cultural influence. Ideas travel faster than goods, narratives move markets, and creative ecosystems increasingly determine how nations are seen, heard, and partnered globally. In this environment, the creative economy has emerged as a defining arena of growth and strategic presence.

Recently, in the hallowed lecture halls of the Gujarat National Law University, a quiet but seismic truth was laid bare. Rameez Raja, a Senior Research Fellow from Aligarh Muslim University, did not just deliver a lecture; he held up a mirror to a nation that prides itself on a booming economy, only to reveal a gaping void. He showed us a class of people who are stateless in their own country, not in geography, but in the ledgers of the state. India’s transgender and eunuch communities are standing on the outside of the financial system, peering in through a glass wall they are not permitted to break.