Can the Instagram API collect emoji usage data?
Instagram API collect emoji usage data Many marketers, developers, and data analysts often ask, “Can the Instagram API collect emoji usage data?” Emojis play a...
Can a Mobile locksmith replace worn-out locks?
Mobile locksmith replace worn-out locks Locks are one of the most important components of property security, and over time, they can become worn out or...
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GST 2.0 is a gamechanger, boon for common man: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Visakhapatnam
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File. | Photo Credit: Bijoy Ghosh Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (September 17) said that the GST reforms will bring...
Simple Energy makes country’s first rare earth free motors
IPO-bound electric scooter maker Simple Energy on Tuesday (September 16, 2025) said it has started commercially manufacturing the country's first rare earth free motors at...
Gold climbs ₹119 to trade near record high ahead of U.S. Fed policy decision
Representational image of gold jewellery | Photo Credit: Reuters Gold prices climbed ₹119 to trade near a record high of ₹1,10,298 per 10 grams in...
ITR filing deadline for Assessment Year 2025-26 extended by a day to September 16, 2025
The last date for filing ITRs by individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) and those who do not have to get their accounts audited was earlier...
Regulations should foster technology innovations, not wipe them out, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the launch event of ‘Roadmap for AI for Viksit Bharat: An Opportunity for Accelerated Economic Growth’ and ‘NITI Frontier Tech...
India brags about having 1.4 billion people but won’t buy one bushel of U.S. corn: Lutnick
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters India brags about having 1.4 billion people but won’t buy even a small amount...
Government re-opens application window for PLI scheme for white goods, citing growing market
Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has said that the government has reopened the application window for the...
‘Emirates continues to play a vital role in strengthening Chennai’s position on the global travel map’
On September 1, 2025, Emirates, the world’s ‘largest international airline’, marked the silver jubilee of its air link with Chennai. What began on September 1,...
Chennai-based Unico Housing Finance raises ₹120 crore
Chennai-based Unico Housing Finance Private Limited has raised ₹120 crore (approximately $13 million) from Anicut Capital and UC Impower for its growth plans and expanding...
Doublespeak: On the Trump administration’s actions and India
Weeks after calling off the visit of trade negotiators to Delhi, the U.S. administration says it has invited Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and the Indian...
ACME, IHI Corporation’s Green Ammonia JV achieves ‘significant milestones’
ACME Clean Energy Private Ltd, a 70:30 joint venture between India’s ACME Group and Japan’s IHI Corporation, currently developing India’s largest green ammonia project in...
Infosys announces biggest-ever share buyback of ₹18,000 cr.
Infosys Ltd., Bengaluru-based tech services and digital transformation firm, has announced its biggest-ever share buyback of ₹18,000 crore at a 19% premium, as per a...
Honda’s GST rate cut benefit lowers two-wheeler prices up to 350cc by ₹18,800
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) on Thursday (September 11, 2025) said price of its models up to 350 cc would come down by up...
Icra flags risks on small biz exposures, feels FD rates have bottomed
Domestic rating agency Icra on Wednesday (September 10, 2025) flagged lenders’ exposure to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as a potential source of risk. The...
Sensex, Nifty jump in early trade amid hopes of successful conclusion in India-U.S. trade talks
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building, in Mumbai | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty jumped in early trade on Wednesday, after...
Edtech Physicswallah’s DRHP offers ‘no guarantee’ to students’ safety
The draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed by Edtech company Physicswallah, which looks to raise ₹3,820 crore via an initial public offering (IPO), has thrown...
Stock market benchmark indices trade higher tracking rally in global peers amid U.S. Fed rate cut hopes
Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty began the trade on an optimistic note on Tuesday (September 9, 2025) in...
World needs stable environment for trade; economic practices must be fair, transparent: Jaishankar at BRICS virtual meeting
The world is seeking a stable and predictable environment for trade and economic practices should be fair, transparent and to everyone's benefit, External Affairs Minister...
PhysicsWallah IPO: Edtech startup seeks ₹3,820 crore for expansion and growth in SEBI filing
Both promoters Prateek Boob and Alakh Pandey. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah has filed updated draft papers with markets regulator Sebi to...
GST reforms will boost consumption, economy: Finance Minister Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during an interview with PTI, in New Delhi, on September 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
Will the GST rate cuts boost the economy? | Explained
The story so far: On September 3, the GST Council authorised a new paradigm in the indirect tax regime. There will be fewer rates, and...
Post GST cut, Toyota Fortuner to be cheaper by up to ₹3.49 lakh
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) said it will fully pass on the benefits of the recent GST rate reduction to its customers. As per the revised...
Adani Power, Druk Green Power to set up a 570MW hydro power project in Bhutan
The logo of the Adani Group. Adani Power and Druk Green Power Corporation Limited have signed the Shareholders Agreement for setting up 570 MW Wangchhu...
REITs, InvITs AUM crosses ₹9 lakh crore in 9 years; may touch ₹25 lakh crore by 2030: Industry bodies
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) instruments are becoming popular in India as their combined assets under management have crossed ₹9...
‘India’s organic food market projected to grow to $10.81 billion by 2033’
The focus of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) on stricter labelling, organic food standards, and consumer awareness is shaping industry practices...
‘GST 2.0 may escalate costs for firms, but do good for earnings’
The revision of Goods and Services Tax (GST) slabs will have a short-term increase in cost for corporate India in the second and third quarters...
Daily working hours allowed to go up from 9 to 10 hours in Maharashtra’s private sector as State cabinet plans to amend laws
Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStock The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday (September 4, 2025) gave its approval to amend laws that will...
Indian cuppa caught in a monsoon freeze
India’s coffee heartland, comprising Chikmagaluru, Coorg and Hassan districts of Karnataka, has been pounded by incessant rains, besides extreme cold weather and lack of sunlight...
How Big Tech is faring against U.S. antitrust lawsuits
Google has said it will appeal [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS A U.S. lawsuit where Alphabet's Google was ordered on Tuesday to share search data...
Auto loan short-term delinquencies up in June: CRIF
Auto-loan delinquencies increased for all ticket sizes barring those more than Rs.20 lakh as of June, year-on-year, according to data in ‘How India Lends’ report...
Trump’s World Liberty Financial tokens begin trading
Several of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, OKX, and Bybit, are offering the token [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Some of the digital...
NMDC’s iron ore output rose 10% in August, sales 8%
Sales of the key raw material for steel at 3.39 MT (3.14 MT) were almost 8% higher. NMDC’s iron ore production in August rose nearly...
India’s MPL to sack 60% of local staff after paid gaming ban, source says
The industry says the games rely on skill and therefore are not gambling, which was already highly restricted in India [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS...
How tax officials pulled off the ‘mammoth’ task of pruning and simplifying the Income Tax Act in 6 months
How did the Income Tax Department complete the “mammoth” task of rationalising and simplifying the huge Income Tax Act 1961 in just about six months,...
India Inc in ‘cosy, comfort zone’ courtesy large local market, not venturing out globally: Goyal
Indian businesses are in a "cosy comfort zone" created by the presence of a 1.4 billion-person domestic market, and need to find opportunities globally, Union...
Retain existing GST slab of 5% for all electric cars, urges BMW India CEO Brar
Hardeep Singh Brar, President and CEO, BMW Group India. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With the Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council scheduled to meet...
Department of Posts suspend all postal services to U.S.
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Department of Posts has announced suspension of all categories of mails to the...
U.S. Govt must remove tariffs, says Australian Trade Minister
At a time when the Trump tarriffs have raised concerns, Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell said Australia does not support tariffs and the country had...
Why U.S. is ending duty-free imports of low-value goods? | Explained
The story so far:Postal and courier services worldwide are bracing for logistics disruptions, as the U.S. eliminates duty-free imports of low-value goods, effective August 29....
Auto sales slide 8% post GST cut statement by PM, buyers defer purchases to save on tax
Overall automobile sales have declined by more than 8% year on year in the 13 days between August 16 and 28, 2025 as a segment...
Secondary, tertiary effects of U.S. tariffs on economy pose challenges: Finance Ministry report
The immediate impact of recent U.S. tariffs on Indian exports may appear limited, but their secondary and tertiary effects on the economy pose challenges that...
‘At the end of the day, we will come together’, says Treasury Secretary Bessent on India-U.S. tariff issue
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Describing the India-U.S. relationship as "very complicated", U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday (August...
Why has the import duty on cotton been suspended? | Explained
A worker feeds raw cotton into an opener machine at a processing facility in Amritsar on August 25. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so...
U.S. tariffs to impact revenue of garment exporters
Profitability of RMG exporters dependent on the U.S. could contract 300-500 basis points, says Crisil Ratings. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S Revenue growth of...
Trump threatens tariffs on countries seen targeting U.S. tech firms
Since returning to the presidency in January, Trump has imposed tariffs on allies and competitors alike, with varying rates for different countries’ products [File] |...
Banks need to look for other borrowers as corporates are tapping capital markets: SBI Chairperson
Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) Chairman and State Bank of India Chairman C.S. Setty speaks during FIBAC 2025, the two-day annual banking conference on the theme...
Twists in hospital insurance – The Hindu
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Service providers flood us with marketing material, and the real information or transactional messages are...
Japan’s Kyoto life model gets adopted by Puranik Group’s housing project in Thane
Kyoto life, which refers to the lifestyle and experiences of living in the Japanese city of Kyoto, has been adopted by a residential project called Puraniks...
Next decade is defining period for India’s energy transition, says Premier Energies
Premier Energies Limited is one of India’s biggest integrated solar energy equipment manufacturers. Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto With India targeting 500 GW...
CCPA imposes ₹3 lakh fine on VLCC for misleading ads on slimming treatments
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed ₹3 lakh fine on VLCC Ltd for publishing misleading advertisements related to slimming treatments. In a statement...
Real money gaming firms wind down operations
This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto President Droupadi Murmu signed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act,...
Dollar drops as U.S. Federal Reserve chief Powell points to possible September rate cut
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The dollar fell on Friday (August 22, 2025) after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell...
Kyndryl plans to spend $2.25 billion in India over 3 years
Kyndryl, a provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services firm formed in 2021 from the spin-off of IBM’s infrastructure services business, said it has plans to...
Trump’s tariff and tax changes will encourage Indian firms to choose other areas to invest in over the U.S.: EY India
EY India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The targeted import tariffs by the U.S. and the recent tax policy changes enacted through that country’s ‘One...
Talent pool drives eBay to set up Global Capability Centre in Bengaluru
Mazen Rawashdeh, SVP & Chief Technology Officer, eBay. Photo: Special Arrangement The quality and diversity of talent in Bengaluru prompted the American e-commerce company eBay...
India signs Terms of Reference for trade deal with Russia and others
Terms of Reference (ToR) signed amid pressure from the U.S to reduce its economic ties with Russia. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India and...
Tata Technologies introduces WATTSync– a digital battery passport
Tata Technologies Ltd, a product engineering and digital services company has announced the introduction of WATTSync, a digital battery passport solution that advances sustainable engineering...
TaxBuddy unveils AI-powered tax returns filing platform
TaxBuddy, a tax returns filing platform, has announced the launch of an AI-powered filing system. With the new platform, taxpayers can now file returns in...
Lionstead Applied Materials acquires Ceramat from Tata Steel arm for ₹1 crore
Lionstead Applied Materials, the advanced materials platform of Lionstead Ventures (LV), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ceramat Private Ltd, a manufacturer of bio-ceramics...
50% tariffs on Indian exports to the U.S. will reduce demand ‘very substantially’: Moody’s Analytics
Moody’s added that the tariffs imposed by the U.S. have left countries across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region “feeling bruised”. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters...
When popularity is not really good
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto As investors, we typically want to earn above-average returns. That, perhaps, explains why most of...
Lodha Foundation unveils privately funded Mathematical Sciences Institute in Mumbai
Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute (LMSI) was on Sunday (August 17, 2025) established in Mumbai to provide a collaborative and meritocratic environment for mathematics researchers from across...
Engineering, textile exports continued to grow in July
Shipments of engineering, textile, and apparel goods, which have a large number of MSME exporters, registered growth in July compared with the year-earlier month. Textiles...
Table Space leases office space at monthly rent of ₹3.5 crore
Flexible workspace solution provider Table Space Technologies Private Ltd. has taken on lease 5,34,532 sq. ft. of office space at a monthly rent of ₹65...
A paradigm shift: On India and its trade relations
On August 11, 2025, the central government implored India’s seafood industry, that provides livelihoods to about 28 million people, to “bravely face” the U.S.’s tariffs...
Mahindra displays four concept SUVs eyeing global markets
Vision.S, a concept SUV introduced by Mahindra and Mahindra. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. on Friday (August 15, 2025) unveiled four...
The Sisyphean quest to bolster manufacturing in India
78 Years of Freedom The Narendra Modi government’s quest to bolster the domestic manufacturing sector is not the first time a government has tried this....
S&P Global upgrades India’s rating after 18 years to ‘BBB’, cites economic resilience & fiscal consolidation
The S&P Global logo. | Photo Credit: Reuters The ratings agency S&P Global has after an 18-year gap upgraded India’s rating, to BBB from BBB-,...
BPCL Q1 net profit more than doubles on bumper retail fuel margin
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Wednesday reported more than doubling of its first quarter net profit, as...
Centre working on multi-Ministry export promotion scheme to counter Trump tariff impact
Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Indian government is tweaking its earlier plans for an Export Promotion Mission to make it more targeted...
PixxelSpace India-led consortium to establish India’s first commercial earth observation satellite constellation
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on Tuesday announced the selection of the PixxelSpace India-led consortium to design, build, and operate India’s...
PSU banks write off loans over ₹5.82 lakh crore in last 5 years: MoS Finance
“Banks write off NPAs, including those in respect of which full provisioning has been made on completion of four years, as per the Reserve Bank...
Zydus gets U.S. FDA nod for Diltiazem Hydrochloride tablets
Generic drugmaker Zydus Lifesciences has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) for Diltiazem Hydrochloride tablets USP, 30 mg, 60...
Tesla India opens second showroom in Delhi Aerocity with city’s first charging station
A Tesla Model Y is parked at a charging station in New Delhi, India, August 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters American electric vehicle maker...
Gold or silver or both?
Almost everyone has exposure to either physical or financial gold. The same cannot be said of silver. In this article, we discuss when it would...
ICICI Bank reports lowest attrition rate among private peers in last 3 fiscal years
ICICI Bank. | Photo Credit: Reuters ICICI Bank has reported the lowest employee attrition rate among large private sector lenders in the last three financial...
Will India cave in to U.S. pressure on Russian oil? | Explained
The story so far: On August 6, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a whopping 25% penalty tariff on Indian goods for India’s import of Russian...
Saudi Aramco likely to have 20% stake in BPCL’s Ramayapatnam refinery
BPCL’s RcPC is one of the multiple projects wherein Saudi Arabia is investing in India to the tune of about $100 billion. | Photo Credit:...
With tariffs, India’s growth rate needs a careful watch
The United States imposed 25% reciprocal tariffs on India’s exports with effect from August 7. On August 6, the U.S. imposed a penal levy of...
Rupee falls 13 paise to close at 87.71 against U.S. dollar
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Rupee depreciated 13 paise to close at 87.71 (provisional) against U.S. dollar on Friday (August...
Former BPSL promoters argue against liquidation in SC
A Special Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai on Thursday began hearing a review of a May 2...
Stock markets weather Trump tariff storm; Sensex, Nifty close higher
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty staged a comeback on Thursday (August 7, 2025), mainly due to...
Uber in talks with banks, private equity firms to fund robotaxi expansion
Uber is in talks with private equity firms and banks to secure funds to build its robotaxi business. | Photo Credit: Reuters Uber is in...
Rupee recovers 15 paise to settle at 87.73 against U.S. dollar
A man counts Indian currency notes at a market in Bengaluru, India, August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee recovered from...
Gland Pharma Q1 net surges 50% to ₹216 crore
Gland Pharma reported consolidated net profit rose nearly 50% for the June quarter to ₹215.5 crore from the ₹143.8 crore a year earlier as revenue...
Adani Ports & SEZ Q1 profit rises 6.54% to ₹3,310.60 crore
According to the company statement, Haifa port operated unhindered throughout and reported 25% YoY growth in container volume and 38% YoY growth in other cargo...
P.B. Balaji named JLR CEO
The Board of Directors of Jaguar Land Rober (JLR ), in its meeting on Monday (August 4, 2025), approved the appointment of P.B. Balaji to...
The Yellow Pages: a walk down memory lane
You want to contact an organisation or a person, or even a nearby tailor. What do you do? Pick up your phone or laptop, search...
Pecking order for equity – The Hindu
Managing wealth becomes relatively easy if you design a process to choose equity investments. Here, we discuss a pecking order for choosing equity investments based...
U.S. penalty risk on Russian oil may add $9-11 billion to India’s import bill, analyst say
India's annual oil import bill could rise by $9-11 billion if the country is compelled to move away from Russian crude in response to U.S....
India’s logistics cost will be down to less than 10% by December: Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addressing at a programme in Mangalagiri on August 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Union Minister of Road Transport &...
All about India-U.S. trade: Infographics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump deliver a joint press statement after their meeting at the White House, in Washington, DC on...
Tesla ordered by Florida jury to pay $243 million in fatal Autopilot crash
A Florida jury on Friday found Tesla liable to pay $243 million to victims of a 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, a...
GST collections July 2025 rise 7.5% to ₹1.96 lakh crore, says Centre
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Central government’s gross revenue from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) grew to ₹1.96...
Indian refiners pause Russian oil purchases, sources say
Image used for representation purpose only. Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp and Mangalore Refinery Petrochemical Ltd — have not sought Russian...
City Union Bank Q1 net profit up 16% on higher income
City Union Bank logo. File | Photo Credit: cityunionbank.com City Union Bank Ltd on Thursday (July 31, 2025) reported a 16% growth in first-quarter net...
Samsung Q2 profit drops 55% on weak AI chip sales, China curbs
The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at the company’s store in Seoul, South Korea. | Photo Credit: Reuters Samsung Electronics reported on Thursday (July...
Rupee slumps 52 paise to close at 87.43 against U.S. dollar
The rupee depreciated 52 paise to close at 87.43 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday (July 30, 2025), on uncertainty over an India-U.S. trade...
Interrupted growth: On economic activity, climate-related events
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the nation’s monthly barometer of goods output, revealed a 10-month low growth rate in June, at 1.5%, largely due...
Centre pegs 9.4% growth in FY26 cess, surcharge collections at ₹5.91 lakh crore
Union MoS for Finance and BJP MP Pankaj Chaudhary speaks in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. Credit: ANI via...
Procter & Gamble names operating chief Shailesh Jejurikar as CEO
Shailesh Jejurikar. File Photo: us.pg.com Procter & Gamble CEO Jon Moeller is stepping down in a surprise move just after four years with the company,...
Stock markets tumble as Sensex, Nifty decline nearly 1%
From the Sensex firms, Kotak Mahindra Bank tumbled 7.31% after the company reported a consolidated net profit of ₹4,472 crore for the June quarter. File...
India’s emerging shield against the climate crisis
In the span of a few days, Himachal Pradesh was battered by over 20 flash floods, series of landslides, and cloudbursts, events that upended daily...
TCS to cut workforce by 2%, affecting more than 12,000 jobs
IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services will reduce its workforce by 2% in its 2026 financial year, primarily affecting middle and senior management, the company...
What does the new U.K.-India trade deal entail? | Explained
The story so far:India and the U.K. signed a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on Thursday, after having announced the conclusion of negotiations on...
India-U.K. free trade agreement ‘game-changing’, every section to benefit, says Piyush Goyal
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds sign the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade...
The UK-India FTA tilt the balance in favour of patent owner and undermines access to medicines: experts
The U.K. -India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) provisions on patents tilt the balance in favour of the patent owner and undermines the access to medicines,...
Duty-free access to U.K. under FTA to drive foreign investment into India
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has the potential to increase foreign direct investment into India, according to officials, industry participants, and investment...
IRDAI moots internal insurance ombudsman mechanism for complaints in upto ₹50 lakh claims
Insurance regulator IRDAI is proposing an internal ombudsman mechanism in insurance companies to address complaints involving claims up to ₹50 lakh. It will applicable to...
Indian Bank Q1 net profit up 23.69%, driven by non-interest income
The State-run Indian Bank’s first-quarter 2025-2026 net profit increased 23.69% to ₹2,973 crore from ₹2,403 crore in the same period last year, driven by growth in non-interest...
Natco Pharma to acquire stake in South African firm Adcock Ingram for ₹2,000 crore
Natco Pharma has made an offer to acquire nearly 36% stake in South African pharmaceutical company Adcock Ingram Holdings (AIHL) for $226 million (around ₹2,000...
Infosys Q1 profit up 8.6% to ₹6,921 crore; revenue rises 7.5% to ₹42,279 crore
Infosys CEO Salil Parekh announces the company’s Q1 profit, in Bengaluru on July 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Infosys on Wednesday (July 23, 2025)...
Tata Communications to build AI-led network for AWS in India; capital investment at ₹430 crore
Tata Communications on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) said it has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy an advanced, AI-ready long-distance network across India....
Paytm posts profit for Q1 FY26; first quarterly profit since Sept 2024
Representational image of the Paytm logo | Photo Credit: Reuters Fintech company Paytm reported a quarterly profit on Tuesday (July 22, 2025), aided by strong...
Titan to acquire 67% stake in UAE-based Damas jewellery
The country's leading branded jewellery maker Titan will acquire a majority 67% stake in UAE-based Damas Jewellery in an all-cash deal, a move which helps...
Rupee falls 14 paise to close at 86.30 against U.S. dollar
Foreign institutional investors purchased equities worth ₹374.74 crore on a net basis on July 18, 2025, according to exchange data. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The...
Appellate Tribunal upholds ED’s attachment of Chanda Kochhar’s assets
Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar. | Photo Credit: PTI The Appellate Tribunal under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act has found a “prima facie...
GST officers detect ₹15,851 crore fraudulent ‘input tax credit’ claims in April-June; 3,558 fake firms uncovered
The total number of fake firms detected by Central and State GST officers during the first quarter of FY-26 stood at 3,558, less than 3,840...
PSU dividends to Centre almost double since 2020; over 40% comes from five fuel PSUs
IOC, BPCL see 255% hike in payouts to Centre, benefiting from 65% crash in crude rates. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Over the last five years,...
HDFC Bank approves its first-ever bonus share; special dividend of ₹5 per share
The overall provisions jumped to ₹14,442 crore from ₹2,602 crore in the year-ago period, the bank said, adding that this includes a floating provision of...
Jio Financial Services, Allianz to form 50:50 reinsurance JV in India
Jio Financial Services Limited and Allianz form 50:50 reinsurance JV in India. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL) and Allianz Group...
Income Tax Department enables online utility for ITR-2 filing
Individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) having taxable capital gains income can now start filing Income Tax returns ITR-2 for financial year 2024-25. "Income Tax...
IRDAI forms panels to probe violations
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has constituted panels of its whole-time members to decide on the violations by certain insurers/insurance intermediaries. The...
Cognition AI to buy Windsurf, doubling down on AI-driven coding
Windsurf brings with it $82 million in annual recurring revenue and a customer base of more than 350 enterprises [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Artificial...
R. Doraiswamy assumes charge as LIC CEO and MD
R. Doraiswamy, CEO and MD of LIC | Photo Credit: Arrangement R. Doraiswamy took charge as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Life...
Rupee declines 17 paise to 85.97 against U.S. dollar in early trade
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee fell 17 paise to 85.97 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday...
The helping hand of banks to Tamil Nadu’s startup ecosystem
A view of the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) headquarters on Anna Salai in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan In response to increasing demand...
What is the state of inequality in India?
The story so far: A recent report by the World Bank has generated significant debate with regard to the true picture of inequality in the...
Sun Pharma, Macleods recall products in U.S.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc., a subsidiary of drugmaker Sun Pharma, is recalling 5,448 bottles of central nervous system stimulant prescription medicine Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate Capsules, 60...
Used-car volume likely to grow 8-10% in FY26
With the cost of ownership of new cars rising, the sales volume of used cars in India is expected to cross 6 million units this...
Pharma exporters seek time to comply with only submission for COPP
Pharma exporters body Pharmexcil has appealed to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to defer a...
Elon Musk’s Tesla to open first India store in Mumbai on July 15
Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk walks next to a screen showing an image of Tesla Model 3 car. | Photo Credit: Reuters Electric vehicle maker...
TCS Q1 net profit rises 6% to ₹12,760 crore; board declares interim dividend of ₹11 per share
In the backdrop of global uncertainties and geopolitical issues impacting businesses, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) reported 6% growth in net profit at ₹12,760 crore over...
Odisha tops DMF collections in India with ₹31,324 Crore
Odisha has collected the highest amount of ₹31,324 crore under the District Mineral Foundation (DMF), far surpassing all other mineral bearing States, as the initiative...
IndiGo Ventures invests in Jeh Aerospace, secures ₹450 crore for maiden fund
IndiGo Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of air carrier IndiGo on Wednesday announced the first close of its maiden fund at ₹450 crore. The...
Meta takes around 3% stake in Ray-Ban-parent EssilorLuxottica, source says
EssilorLuxottica declined to comment, while Meta did not immediately respond when contacted by Reuters [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Meta Platforms has acquired a nearly...
‘Uber may implement social security code for drivers by year end’
If the code is in place, social security of the workers at Uber, mostly drivers, will be interoperable, which means they can benefit even if...
Apple’s top AI executive Ruoming Pang leaves for Meta: Report
Meta invested in Scale AI in a deal that valued the data-labeling startup at $29 billion and brought in its 28-year-old CEO Wang [File] |...
Implementation of QCO for cotton bales postponed to August 2026
The textile industry, which is the main consumer of cotton, has welcomed the decision of the Central government to postpone implementation of Quality Control Order...
Beware of price discounts! – The Hindu
Buying household supplies and lifestyle products at a discount improves emotional and financial wellbeing. Investments are different. Image by d3images on Freepik There is a...
No country with 28% poverty can claim to be ‘fourth most equal in the world’: Congress
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto No country that has a poverty rate of 28.1%, as India did in 2022 according to the World...
‘After Trump’s tariff drama, global clients are slowly opening up their purses now’, says Irish tech firm, Version 1
Ganesh Kalyanaraman, Managing Director India and North America, Version 1, After the U.S ‘tariff drama’, most global clients started talking to tech vendors and slowly...
Jane Street a surveillance issue, market manipulators will not be tolerated: SEBI Chief
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey | Photo Credit: ANI A day after the markets regulator passed an interim order banning JS Group for market manipulation,...
SEBI bans Jane Street over ₹4,843 crore ‘unlawful earnings’
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred U.S.-based investment firm Jane Street from its securities markets for allegedly manipulating the stock index...
Nvidia set to become world’s most valuable company in history
In November of last year, Nvidia took over the spot on the Dow Jones Industrial Average formerly occupied by chipmaker Intel [File] | Photo Credit:...
‘Unrealistic‘ price bands hamper relisting of NCLT-led insolvent firms
Several companies that had successfully completed the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)-led corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) and opted for relisting in the stock exchanges...
OpenAI says it has not partnered with Robinhood for stock tokens
Robinhood and SpaceX did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS OpenAI said on Wednesday it has not partnered...
Daimler India unveils trucks for construction, mining applications
With India’s mining and construction equipment sector projected to expand from $16 billion to $45 billion by 2030 to achieve the desired level of economic...
Trump ramps up Musk feud with deportation, DOGE threats
Donald Trump and Elon Musk reignited their bitter feud Tuesday, with the U.S. president threatening to deport the tech tycoon and strip federal funds from...
TAFE, AGCO reach settlement on brand rights, commercial, shareholding
TAFE will retain its shareholding in AGCO at an ownership level of 16.3%, and not exceed it, while participating in AGCO’s future buyback programmes to...
Google strikes deal to buy fusion power from MIT spinoff Commonwealth
CFS aims to generate power from the ARC project in the early 2030s but must first clear the scientific hurdles [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS...
Indian economy remains a key driver of global growth: RBI report
Rising global public debt has been a recurring issue highlighted in recent FSRs and it remains a key concern, especially in the context of elevated uncertainty,”...
Meta spending big on AI talent but will it pay off?
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions of dollars for top talent to make up ground in the generative artificial intelligence race, sparking doubt about...
Russia’s Rosneft in early talks with Reliance to sell stake in India unit
Russian oil giant PJSC Rosneft Oil Company is in early talks with Reliance Industries for sale of its 49.13% stake in Nayara Energy, which operates...
Meesho gets shareholders’ nod to raise ₹4,250 crore through IPO
File photo of Meesho logo. | Photo Credit: Reuters SoftBank-backed Meesho has received shareholders’ approval to raise up to ₹4,250 crore through an initial public...
Granules arm gets U.S. FDA observation resolved
Generic drugmaker Granules India on Saturday said subsidiary Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. addressed and resolved a U.S. Food and Drug Administration observation during the same inspection...
Why is Google buying out its employees? | Explained
The story so far: Google has taken action to reduce its workforce across departments, by using a mix of strategies. These measures involve announcing a...
Textile, apparel exporters concerned over U.S. reciprocal tariff
The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) and the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council ( Texprocil) have expressed concern over reports that the U.S. may levy...
DoT puts out draft rules to enable mobile user validation
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Wednesday published draft notifications that would allow private companies to verify the identity of a phone number’s user, whether...
John Cockerill Hydrogen raises €116 million capital
John Cockerill Hydrogen said it has raised €116 million capital to support its strategic development. In Europe, large-scale production of electrolyzers has started at the company’s...
Government clears ₹417-crore electronics manufacturing cluster in Uttar Pradesh under EMC scheme
“The project will lead to the creation of world-class infrastructure and generate 15,000 jobs,” IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a statement. File | Photo...
NSE’s new futures to hedge power price fluctuation loss
Power generators will hedge revenue, distribution companies hedge costs and traders bring liquidity according to NSE’s factsheet on the product. | Photo Credit: pixelfusion3d National...
Modi Government left no stone unturned in ruining country’s rapidly growing economy: Congress
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Congress on Tuesday (June 24, 2025) attacked the Centre over interest rates...
EPFO enhances auto settlement limit for members
In 2024–25, EPFO processed a record 2.34 crore advance claims through auto-settlement, a 161% increase compared to 89.52 lakh claims in 2023–24, says Union Minister...
New York governor seeks to build the state’s first new nuclear power plant in decades
New York’s governor on Monday proposed the construction of the state’s first new nuclear power plant in decades. Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the state’s power...
Malabar Gold & Diamonds to invest ₹5,000 crore in global expansion
The jewellery brand said it was targeting a revenue of ₹78,000 crore during the current financial year, up from ₹63,000 crore last year. | Photo...
Expansionary policies in a slowing economy
For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut key lending rates in two successive meetings, indicating a...
JSW Energy enters race for Raigarh Champa Rail Infra as NCLAT allows fresh bidding
Appellate tribunal NCLAT has quashed an NCLT order that denied permission to the lenders of debt-ridden Raigarh Champa Rail Infrastructure to start a fresh bidding...
NTPC board okays raising ₹18,000 crore via bonds, NCDs
NTPC. File | Photo Credit: Reuters State-run power giant NTPC board on Saturday (June 21, 2025) approved the proposal to raise up to ₹18,000 crore...
Investors want to buy multiple financial products under a single umbrella, says Shriram Wealth’s Vikas Satija
“India has 30 lakh households with each home having investable financial assets in excess of ₹2 crore. This opens up a huge market opportunity for wealth-management...
Cognizant to invest $183 million for new India campus, add 8,000 jobs
The move aligns with Cognizant’s strategy to optimise real estate costs. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Software services firm Cognizant Technology Solutions will invest ₹15.82...
Granules unit in Hyderabad, one of the largest globally for paracetamol API, under U.S. FDA scanner
Generic drugmaker Granules India’s active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) manufacturing facility in Bonthapally, Hyderabad, has been issued an observation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Tech firm LTIMindtree unveils new business unit ‘BlueVerse’ for AI ecosystem
LTIMindtree says that BlueVerse will help enterprises accelerate their AI concept-to-value journey. | Photo Credit: File Photo LTIMindtree, an L&T-owned technology firm, has unveiled a...
‘SEBI relaxing merchant banking norms may boost their profitability’
The amendments are a welcome move as they enhance investor protection and ensure that only credible and ‘well governed’ entities are allowed to act as...
Air India to cut 15% of widebody operated international flights
Passengers will be able to reschedule at no extra cost, or seek full refund, Air India said. File picture for representation. | Photo Credit: Reuters...
Rice, tea exporters to Iran bear the brunt of Iran-Israel conflict
Shipments of a significant quantity of basmati rice and tea, the two major commodities that are exported from India to Iran, are on hold because...
CCI buys 100 lakh bales cotton at minimum support price
Cotton imports saw a 133 % jump last month compared with last May and a 131 % increase in value in April-May 2025 compared with...
The Trump family’s next venture is a mobile phone company
Eric Trump, Don Hendrickson, Eric Thomas, Patrick O’Brien and Donald Trump Jr., left to right, participate in the announcement of Trump Mobile, in New York’s...
India to export 150 locomotives to Africa worth over ₹3,000 crore
“These locomotives are fitted with Distributed Power Wireless Control System, or DPWCS, for synchronised operations and superior freight handling,” a Railways Ministry spokesperson said. Photo:...
PV sales dipped 1%, two-wheelers grew 2.2% YoY in May: SIAM
Representational photo | Photo Credit: File photo Passenger Vehicle (PV) wholesales fell 0.8% year-on-year (YoY) to 3.45 lakh units in May 2025, according to data released...
Bond fund or FD? how to choose
Your investment decisions involve trade-offs. Should you aim at higher returns with high downside risk? Or should you settle for low risk and lower returns?...
U.S.-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved, sources say
The renewed U.S.-China trade truce struck in London left a key area of export restrictions tied to national security untouched, an unresolved conflict that threatens...
Ensure no claim denied or delayed, IRDAI to insurers on Air India crash
Insurance regulator IRDAI has advised insurers in the wake of the Air India plane crash to ensure no claim pertaining to those who died is...
NCLT directs insolvency resolution proceedings against Gensol Engineering and arm Gensol EV Lease
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) admitted Gensol Engineering Ltd. and its arm Gensol EV Lease Ltd for insolvency resolution following separate petitions filed by Indian Renewable Energy...
India moves to conserve its rare earths, seeks halt to Japan exports
Samples of rare earth minerals from left, Cerium oxide, Bastnasite, Neodymium oxide and Lanthanum carbonate are on display during a tour of Molycorp’s Mountain Pass...
Stock markets tumble nearly 1% on rising geopolitical tensions, boiling crude oil prices
The 30-share BSE Sensex dived 573.38 points or 0.70%, to settle at 81,118.60. During the morning trade, it tanked 1,337.39 points or 1.63% to 80,354.59....
Moody’s downgrade and U.S. fiscal reality
Amid the chaos set in by churning events and spurring global uncertainty, there is an interesting financial trend that mainstream analysts are perhaps missing. It...
Boeing shares decline 8% pre-market after Air India crash
A screen displays the logo for Boeing on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S. | Photo Credit:...
NSE gets SEBI’s nod to launch monthly electricity futures contracts
NSE was the first stock exchange in India to establish an electricity exchange, launching Power Exchange India Limited (PXIL) in 2008. | Photo Credit: Reuters...
SEBI mandates dedicated UPI address for registered intermediaries
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey addresses a press conference at SEBI Bhavan in Mumbai on June 11, 2025. |...
India-U.S. trade pact: Officials discuss market access, digital trade, customs facilitation
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, File | Photo Credit: Reuters India and the U.S. teams discussed issues pertaining to market access,...
SEBI issues ₹5.35-crore demand notice to OPG Securities, others in NSE co-location case
SEBI imposed a fine of ₹10 lakh each on OPG Securities and Sanjay Gupta for non-compliance with the regulator’s code of conduct and hampering the...
Malaysia Airlines’ new flight from Thiruvananthapuram
Malaysia Airlines has increased frequency between Thiruvananthapuram and Kuala Lumpur. The airline has added a flight on Saturdays in addition to the existing services on...
Govt relaxes SEZ rules for semiconductor, electronics manufacturing
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The government has notified several changes to the regulations for the setting up of special economic...
Tax cost of rebalancing portfolio
The decision on whether to invest in an active fund or a passive fund is never easy, if you were to analyse from a technical...
Bank of Baroda cuts repo linked lending rate by 50 basis points to 8.15%
A view of Bank of Baroda which has announced cut in repo linked lending rate by 50 basis points on June 8, 2025. | Photo...
What is India’s latest approach to localising EV manufacturing?
Image for representation only | Photo Credit: The Hindu The story so farMore than a year since it was announced, the Ministry of Heavy Industries...
