In a world obsessed with speed, a calendar with a little breathing room may be the ultimate luxury. From slow travel to analogue hobbies, the appeal of doing less is growing. Why slowing down is becoming a new marker of success. Read more: in-focusindia.com/indulge/th…

India’s consumer is asking a different question: “What is worth paying for?” From safety and technology to design and ownership experience, aspiration is reshaping the automotive market. For businesses, winning the customer increasingly means earning trust at every stage of the journey. Read more: in-focusindia.com/innovate/t…

Tesla's new Roadster can reportedly perform a kickflip using SpaceX-inspired cold-gas thrusters. Beyond the spectacle, the technology could help overcome tyre-traction limits and boost acceleration. The bigger ambition? A halo car that puts Tesla's engineering back in the spotlight. Article link - marksmendaily.com/auto/tesla… #Tesla #Roadster #ElectricCars #AutomotiveTechnology #SpaceX #MarksmenDaily

India’s higher education system has expanded sharply since 2014, with 1,289 universities and 4.5 crore students. The next challenge is quality: closing faculty gaps, boosting research, improving vocational training, and connecting education with industry. Access must translate into opportunity. Article link - marksmendaily.com/business/i… #HigherEducation #EducationInIndia #SkillsAndJobs #Innovation #India2047

India’s economic ambition is rising. Can its execution keep pace? From semiconductor fabs and private rockets to infrastructure, productivity, and jobs, the Confidence Economy faces a defining test: turning belief into global competitiveness. Read more: in-focusindia.com/in-depth/t…

53% of respondents in Amaha’s Mental Health Report 2026 waited over a year before seeking professional care. Meanwhile, 56.2% reported thoughts of self-harm before accessing support. India’s mental health challenge is also about making timely care easier to reach. Behind these numbers are people trying to cope, make sense of what they feel, and find a way forward. Awareness matters. So do timely assessment, accessible treatment, and support that helps people seek care before everyday life becomes difficult to manage. So let’s make asking for help easier. Article link - marksmendaily.com/health/ind… #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #Healthcare #Wellbeing

L’Oréal elevates Manashi Guha to country managing director for Malaysia and Singapore. With 18 years at the company and experience across India, Southeast Asia, and the UK, she brings a global perspective to two complementary beauty markets. Article link - marksmendaily.com/leadership… #Leadership #LOréal #WomenInLeadership #BeautyBusiness #CareerGrowth

The Makhi Janta Party reportedly gained 3.3 lakh Instagram followers in 72 hours after the CJI's “hammer to kill a fly” remark. It just goes to show that you can detain protesters and barricade streets. But no one can stop an idea whose time has come. Sometimes, dissent travels fastest on the wings of satire. Article link - marksmendaily.com/politics/a… #MakhiJantaParty #CockroachJantaParty #PoliticalSatire #India #DigitalProtest

KONE has appointed Arun Bhatia as Managing Director for Southeast Asia. With 35+ years of industry experience, he takes charge as the company prioritises digitalisation, modernisation, sustainable buildings, and customer experience under its 2025-2030 strategy. Article link - marksmendaily.com/leadership… #KONE #ArunBhatia #Leadership #ElevatorIndustry #BusinessNews #MarksmenDaily

India has deferred UPI MDR charges until after Diwali, following pushback from merchant associations. The proposed 0.4% fee on eligible transactions above ₹2,000 faces a bigger test: funding UPI’s growing costs without compromising the affordability that drove its adoption. Article link - marksmendaily.com/business/i… #UPI #DigitalIndia #Fintech #DigitalPayments #IndianEconomy

India’s fintech sector raised $2.2B in 9M 2026, up 14% year on year. Yet funding rounds fell 41%. Five mega-deals captured 48% of capital, while seed funding plunged 57%. CRED led with a $540M round. The message: investors are backing fewer, larger bets. Read more on Marksmen Daily. Article link - marksmendaily.com/business/i… #FinTech #IndianStartups #StartupFunding #VentureCapital #DigitalFinance

India’s wellness demand is evolving. @AwshadWellness ’s five-year data shows consumers aged 30–40 account for ~44% of customers with known age data, while anxiety and sleep-related products drive ~60% of orders. With 12,000+ orders across 1,433 cities, the data offers a glimpse into changing consumer priorities. Article link - marksmendaily.com/health/aws… #Wellness #ConsumerBehaviour #MentalWellbeing #HealthAndWellness #India

Nana Patekar was far more than the intense actor audiences knew from films such as Parinda, Krantiveer, Agni Sakshi and Natsamrat. Before stardom, he painted cinema posters for ₹35 a month, studied at the Sir J.J. School of Art, worked in advertising and built himself through Marathi theatre. Later, he trained with the Indian Army for Prahaar, spent around 60 days with troops during the Kargil War, developed a serious interest in farming and cooking, and helped establish the Naam Foundation to work with farmers and water conservation in Maharashtra. His was an unusually lived-in career, shaped as much by poverty, theatre, art, soldiers and rural India as by cinema. Article link - marksmendaily.com/entertainm… #NanaPatekar #IndianCinema #Bollywood #Cinema #MarathiCinema

The @RBI has raised the repo rate by 25 bps to 5.5%, its first hike since February 2023. The bigger signal: policy stance has shifted from “neutral” to “calibrated tightening”. Inflation is rising, but growth remains strong, with FY27 GDP growth forecast at 7.1%. For borrowers, the era of falling rates may be over for now. Article link - marksmendaily.com/politics/r… #RBI #RepoRate #MonetaryPolicy #IndianEconomy #InterestRates #MarksmenDaily