New Delhi, July 29 — Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that safety on Indian Railways has been strengthened through technology, infrastructure upgrades and enhanced maintenance which is reflected in the fact that only two consequential train accidents have been…
New Delhi, July 29 — Samsung’s 8th generation foldable smartphones -- the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold8, and Galaxy Z Flip8 -- have shattered pre-order records, underscoring the mainstreaming of foldable technology and unparalleled consumer enthusiasm in India, it was announced on Wednesday.…
New Delhi, July 29 — India could require 19–23 GW of operational data centre capacity by 2030, up from about 1.6 GW today, and building that AI infrastructure may need roughly $350–435 billion of cumulative investment by 2030, a report said on Wednesday. The report from OmniScience Capital said a…
New Delhi, July 29 — As many as 16 of the 19 sub-sectors covered by the Index of Services Production (ISP) recorded a positive growth year-on-year in May this year with eight of them reporting a double-digit surge, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme…
Bangalore, July 29 — Marvell Technology on Wednesday announced plans to invest $250 million in India over the next three years to expand its research and development capabilities, engineering talent and infrastructure, reinforcing the country's growing role in the global semiconductor industry.The…
New Delhi, July 29 — India’s information technology sector (IT) remained a net employer in FY26, adding around 1.35 lakh jobs, the government told the Parliament on Wednesday.The job growth counters the general fear that automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are causing widespread layoffs.In…
New Delhi, July 29 — The government on Wednesday said that electronics production has increased from Rs 11.32 lakh crore in FY 2024-25 to Rs 13.11 lakh crore in FY 2025-26, clocking a year-on-year growth rate of 15.8 per cent in the last one year.Electronics exports increased 11-fold to over Rs 4…
New Delhi, July 29 — The government on Wednesday said the total number of driver-partners (Sarathis) onboarded nationwide under the Bharat Taxi initiative stands at 7.97 lakh (as on July 19).The platform presently has 2.55 lakh Sarathis in the Delhi-NCR region, 1.01 lakh in Gujarat and 71,095 in…
New Delhi, July 29 — Pakistan’s exports to the Middle East declined by over 2 per cent year-on-year to $3.093 billion in financial year 2025-26, showing the impact of ongoing regional conflicts and geopolitical uncertainties on trade flows, according to a report.A report published in Dawn -- citing…
Mumbai, July 29 — Sharda Cropchem Limited on Tuesday reported a 38.34 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 88.03 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2026 (Q1 FY27).The company's revenue from operations rose 9.03 per cent to Rs 1,073.76 crore in the…
New Delhi, July 29 — Some Bharat Stage (BS)-III vehicles, which were introduced from April 1, 2005, and manufactured before 2016, may require certain rubber parts and gaskets to be replaced before being run on E20 petrol, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari stated in the Rajya Sabha…
Islamabad, July 29 — The Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus, commonly known as GSP+, is a special trade arrangement offered by the European Union that grants full duty-free access to its 27-member single market for select developing economies, contingent on their ratification and effective…
New Delhi, July 29 — The government has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with 24 countries to share population‑scale digital solutions to accelerate global digital transformation, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.These agreements provide a framework for cooperation on capacity…
Amaravati, July 29 — Visakhapatnam Port has emerged as India's leading marine export gateway, handling 50 per cent of India’s seafood exports during 2024-25, the Central government informed the Lok Sabha.The share of marine product exports through Visakhapatnam Port jumped from 29.67 per cent in…
New Delhi, July 29 — The government's Electronics Development Fund (EDF) has helped channel investments worth Rs 1,335.77 crore into 128 startups and companies engaged in Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) and Information Technology (IT), according to an official statement on…
New Delhi, July 29 — Safety on Indian Railways has improved markedly, with train accidents dropping 88 per cent to 16 incidents in 2025–26 from 135 in 2014–15 and just two in the current year up to June, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday.Consequential Accident Index -- accidents per…
Ahmedabad, July 29 — Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) on Wednesday reported its highest-ever quarterly EBITDA at Rs 5,642 crore for the first quarter of this fiscal (Q1 FY27) -- up by 49 per cent (year-on-year) as total income stood at Rs 33,546 crore, up by 50 per cent.Profit before tax (PBT) stood at…
Mumbai, July 29 — Indian benchmark equity indices ended sharply higher on Wednesday, led by strong buying in information technology, FMCG and metal stocks.The Sensex surged 889 points, or 1.16 per cent, to close at 77,654.60, while the Nifty advanced 265 points, or 1.10 per cent, to settle at…
Mumbai, July 29 — The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has flagged its dependence on trading volumes, particularly in the options segment, as one of the key risks in its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ahead of its proposed Rs…
New Delhi, June 29 — Investigators have found no abnormality in the fuel control switch locking mechanism of the Air India Boeing Dreamliner that crashed just 35 seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad airport on June 12 last year, killing 260 people on board and on the ground, the government said…
New Delhi, July 29 — Bangladesh's economic growth and external balance sheet position could weaken further, a new report has said, citing ratings S&P Global long‑term outlook on the country shifting to negative from stable.The report from Bangladesh-based The Daily Star said the ratings agency…