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Business Standard is India's leading business daily and the preferred choice of serious business readers. It is published from 12 centres – New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Pune, Kochi and Bhubaneswar. It is also printed from Bhopal. Business-standard.com is the online property of Business Standard.

The Hindi Business Standard is published from six centres across India – New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bhopal and Chandigarh. Its content can be accessed at bshindi.com

Business Standard stands for reporting that stresses accuracy and credibility, commentary that is informed, independent and fair, and journalism that is rooted in ethical conduct and defined by a sacrosanct bond with the reader. Business Standard's editorial team is led by Shailesh Dobhal.

Business Standard's stable of specialist contributors includes some of the sharpest minds writing on economics and business. Among them: Shankar Acharya, former chief economic advisor, Government of India; T N Ninan, former editor of Business Standard and chairman of Business Standard Pvt Ltd; A K Bhattacharya, editorial director, Business Standard; Aakar Patel, writer and columnist; Shyam Saran, chairman, National Security Advisory Board and former foreign secretary, Government of India; Ajai Shukla, strategic affairs, defence and diplomacy expert and former army colonel; Shekhar Gupta, Political analyst and editor-in-chief of The Print; Nitin Desai, former chief economic advisor and former under-secretary general at the United Nations; Parthasarathi Shome, former advisor to Finance Minister; Rathin Roy, director, National Institute for Public Finance and Policy; and Debashis Basu, editor, Moneylife.

It offers syndicated columns from Joseph Stiglitz, Arvind Subramanian and Kenneth Rogoff.
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Overview

Location
India, Delhi, New Delhi
Employees
501-1000
Phone
+91 22 4027 5300
Total raised
$400K
Founded date
1975

Funding Rounds 1

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Nov 4, 2026Razorpay IPO cleared by SEBI, company may list by early 2027 at $5 billion valuation: ReportBengaluru-based fintech giant Razorpay has received approval from SEBI for its proposed initial public offering of Rs 5,000-6,000 crore, according to media reports. Advertisment The development was first reported by the Economic Times. The ...
Nov 3, 2026Why does IndiGo want lower charges at Mumbai airport? CEO Willie Walsh weighs in on airport investmentsWillie Walsh, the Chief Executive Officer of IndiGo, India's largest domestic carrier, said on Tuesday that charges levied per passenger at the Mumbai airport should be reduced once the redevelopment of Terminal 1 is complete. Both Mum...
Nov 2, 2026Dispatch Network raises Rs 5 crore in funding to cut the empty kilometres delivery riders pay forPune-based last-mile delivery startup Dispatch Network has raised Rs 5 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Antler India, with angel investors Krishi Fagwani, founder of Thrive, Yashin Mahadevia and Parth Modwadhia also participating. A...
Nov 2, 2026'Rs 1 lakh crore+ per day': UPI breaks four records in October amid 0.4% merchant fee delayUPI, which completely revolutionised the way Indians pay online, has moved more than Rs 1 lakh crore a day on average in October for the first time in its history, after processing 25.47 billion transactions worth Rs 31.53 lakh crore during...
Nov 2, 2026Razorpay secures final IFSCA PSP licence to move money into and out of India from GIFT CityFintech company Razorpay has received the final Payment Service Provider (PSP) licence from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), allowing it to move money into and out of India from GIFT City in Gujarat under a si...
Nov 2, 2026Startup Funding News Today, November 2, 2026: Northwood Space, Hypersonica, RoboScience & MoreVenture capital is moving into the physical infrastructure behind the next wave of technology. Space communications, advanced semiconductors, autonomous robots, missile technology, and industrial automation dominated the most significant st...
Oct 23, 2026KENT RO enters clean energy sector with Rs 250 crore Noida battery and inverter plantWater purifier maker Kent RO Systems has invested over Rs 250 crore in a new plant in Sector 159, Noida, that makes lithium battery packs and solar hybrid inverters, as it moves into the home energy business with a new division called KENT ...
Oct 22, 20267-Eleven shuts remaining 31 India outlets after ₹90 cr FY26 loss: When did it open first with Reliance; what’s next?Japanese convenience store chain 7-Eleven has shut all its remaining 31 outlets in India, bringing its five-year partnership with Reliance Retail to an end after reporting a net loss of nearly ₹90 crore in FY26. However, the shutdown may no...
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FAQ about Business Standard

When was Business Standard founded?

Business Standard was founded in 1975.

How much funding has Business Standard raised?

Business Standard has raised $400K in total across 1 funding round.

What has the press written about Business Standard?

Parsers VC has collected 2244 articles mentioning Business Standard, among them “Razorpay IPO cleared by SEBI, company may list by early 2027 at $5 billion valuation: Report” (Nov 4, 2026) and “Why does IndiGo want lower charges at Mumbai airport? CEO Willie Walsh weighs in on airport investments” (Nov 3, 2026).

Is Business Standard still active?

Yes, Business Standard is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 5, 2026.