New Delhi, July 23 — A total of 10,389 km of National High-Speed Corridors and Greenfield Expressways have been awarded across the country, of which 4,809 km have been completed while 5,580 km are under implementation, the government has informed Parliament.In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha,…
Islamabad, July 23 — The Pakistan government has raised the price of petrol by Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 6.39 while high-speed diesel (HSD) has been hiked by PKR 7.83 litre. After the latest decision, the petrol price in Pakistan now rises to PKR 327.12 per litre while HSD price stood at PKR 375.04.…
New Delhi, July 23 — With investments in China no longer turning out to be profitable due to the overcapacity in the economy with excessive competition that has triggered price wars, India is a much better destination to invest for European companies, according to an article in the Euractiv.The…
Mumbai, July 23 — India's largest multiplex operator, PVR INOX, on Thursday reported a nearly 70 per cent sequential decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 56.5 crore for the quarter ended June 2026.The multiplex operator clocked Rs 186.7 crore profit posted in the March quarter (Q4 FY26),…
Mumbai, July 23 — BSE Index Services Pvt. Ltd. -- a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSE -- on Thursday launched the BSE Total Market Index (TMI), a new benchmark designed to track the performance of companies representing 98 per cent of the BSE AllCap Index by total market capitalisation.According to…
Kathmandu, July 23 — Nepal's earnings from electricity exports surged in the fiscal year 2025-26 ending in mid-July, as the country exported growing volumes of surplus hydropower to India and Bangladesh during the wet season. India remains the primary destination for Nepal's electricity exports,…
New Delhi, July 23 — India’s pharma and healthcare sector recorded 65 deals worth $13.9 billion in the second quarter of 2026, a report said on Thursday.Despite lower activity, overall deal values remained resilient, the report from Grant Thornton Bharat said. Excluding a $11.8 billion deal which…
New Delhi, July 23 — War-risk insurance premiums for vessels operating on Gulf shipping routes have risen sharply amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia, according to a report released on Thursday.As per analysis of Equirus Raghnall Insurance Broking, war-risk premiums on high-risk…
New Delhi, July 23 — Mercedes-Benz India on Thursday launched the Mercedes-AMG E 53 HYBRID 4MATIC+, marking the debut of the first electrified AMG E-Class sedan in the country as the luxury carmaker strengthens its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) portfolio under its "powertrain agnostic" strategy.Priced at…
New Delhi, July 23 — Indian Railways has approved the construction of a 14.52 km third line between Nimpura West Outer Cabin and Midnapur in South Eastern Railway at a cost of Rs 440 crore to enhance capacity on this busy corridor, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.The project…
Mumbai, July 23 — Pharma major Cipla Limited on Thursday reported a 39.2 per cent year-on-year decline in its consolidated net profit attributable to owners of the parent for the first quarter of FY27.The company posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 789.05 crore for the quarter ended June 30,…
New Delhi, July 23 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent three-nation visit to Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia constitute less a series of separate bilateral visits than a coordinated sweep through parts of the Indo-Pacific, where India’s presence has historically been thin relative to its…
New Delhi, July 23 — Gurugram has crossed 100 million square feet of total office stock this year, retaining its position as the largest office market in North India, a report said on Thursday.The report from commercial real estate services CBRE said that Gurugram’s office stock will expand to…
Chennai, July 23 — Tamil Nadu recorded a modest increase in its overall revenue receipts during the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year, driven largely by improved tax collections, even as transfers from the Union government declined.According to the provisional figures released in the…
New Delhi, July 23 — Shares of private sector banking stock IndusInd Bank fell more than 6 per cent in early trade on Thursday after the bank posted its June quarter earnings.The banking stock plunged as much as 6.29 per cent to 1002.50, hitting an intraday low of Rs 1,002.50 on the BSE at around…
New Delhi, July 23 — Text‑message‑based scams and mobile fraud have surged sharply in India, with SMS scams up 146 per cent and mobile fraud sessions rising 67 per cent between the second half of 2025 and the first half of 2026 compared to the same period prior year, according to a report.The…
New Delhi, July 23 — The dominance of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in the equity options (premium value) segment has decreased over the past three financial years, with its market share shrinking by more than 22 per cent, according to data from the exchange's annual reports and Red Herring…
New Delhi, July 23 — The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) organised a Technology Transfer Event here, where four indigenous technologies were licensed to industry and an IoT‑enabled rural water service, measurement and monitoring system was commercially launched, an official…
New Delhi, July 23 — Google's Gemini app has reached 950 million monthly active users (MAUs), with its daily active users tripling over the past year, as the company continues to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings across consumer and enterprise products, according to CEO Sundar…
New Delhi, July 23 — Global crude oil prices surged more than 2 per cent on Thursday, with Brent crude climbing above $96 a barrel after Iran-backed Houthi militants claimed responsibility for attacks on two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea, raising concerns over global supply…
London, July 23 — The head of the mobile business at Samsung Electronics Co. has expressed confidence in the South Korean tech giant's foldable technology ahead of the planned launch of a rival device by Apple Inc."The technological expertise and understanding of customers that we have built over…