New Delhi, Aug 5 — The Indian Railways has simplified its licensing framework to allow container train operators (CTOs) to run container trains on all routes across the network under a single all-India license, with a uniform registration fee of Rs 25 crore, in a major reform to facilitate ease of…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The three Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Regions (PCPIRs) set up over the past 12 years at Dahej in Gujarat, Visakhapatnam–Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, and Paradeep in Odisha have attracted investments of Rs 3.4 lakh crore, generated over 3.7 lakh jobs, and…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — Industry leaders on Wednesday stressed the need to accelerate the transition of new energy technologies from evaluation to large-scale commercial adoption, saying the biggest challenge is not innovation but bridging the gap between proven technologies and widespread…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Union government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of an automatic refund mechanism for excess Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) in cases where individuals are not otherwise required to file…
Mumbai, Aug 5 — Cohance Lifesciences Limited on Wednesday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 24.1 crore for the first quarter of FY27, compared to a net profit of Rs 48.9 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal (Q1 FY26).The company's revenue from operations declined 23.1 per…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — Meta on Wednesday apologised for the temporary restriction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post, with the company's Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan saying the apology was conveyed directly to Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini…
Mumbai, Aug 5 — HDFC Bank's part-time chairman Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday reaffirmed the lender's commitment to strong governance standards and expressed confidence that key operating metrics, including the current account savings account (CASA) ratio and net interest margins (NIM), will improve over…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — Air India on Wednesday appointed former Ethiopian Airlines chief Tewolde Gebremariam as its new CEO and Managing Director to replace Campbell Wilson. The change comes amid the Tata Group airline piling up massive losses and facing an investigation into its Boeing Dreamliner crash…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — Indian Railways operates 19 Rail Neer plants across the country supplying safe packaged drinking water to passengers, with each plant capable of producing 1 lakh bottles per day, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Currently, the demand of Packaged Drinking Water (PDW) ‘Rail…
Mumbai, Aug 5 — Aster DM Quality Care on Wednesday reported over 81 per cent decline in net profit for the quarter ended June 2026 (Q1 FY27).The healthcare major posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 16.1 crore in the first quarter, down 81.2 per cent from Rs 85.5 crore recorded in the…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — India has produced notable women physicists but female representation in academic physics remains low, however an increasing number of the country's women physicists are making globally acclaimed contributions, a new report has said.The report from Physics World highlighted a…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The Centre has maintained the fiscal consolidation path in the first quarter of the current financial year with total receipts at Rs 10,49,243 crore, up to June 2026, which works out to 28.7 per cent of the corresponding budget estimate (BE) for 2026-27 and reflects an 11. 5 per…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The measures to deepen the cooperative banking ecosystem through the proposed resumption of on-tap licensing for Urban Cooperative Banks and addressing portfolio concentration in rural cooperatives will further strengthen financial inclusion and last-mile credit delivery, CS…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The government on Wednesday said it is committed to ensure that the Internet in India is free from any form of unlawful content or information, particularly vulgar and obscene content, as such content proliferates on various social media platforms.According to Minister of State…
Hyderabad, Aug 5 — "Telangana Rising–2026" Global Summit, scheduled to be held here in December, will serve as a platform to attract investments and boost Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju said on Wednesday.He directed the concerned officials to ensure coordination…
Mumbai, Aug 5 — Whirlpool of India on Wednesday reported a 29.4 per cent decline in net profit for the June quarter, as higher input and operating costs squeezed margins despite double-digit growth in revenue.The home appliances maker posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 103 crore in the first…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — India should convert its scale, talent and digital public infrastructure into lasting technological leverage in artificial intelligence (AI) rather than merely seeking ways to avoid dependence, a new report has said.The report from India Narrative called AI a "deeply…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday apologised over the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), deepfake content and shortcomings in the operation of the company's platforms.According to government sources, Zuckerberg acknowledged concerns raised by the government…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The Antariksh Venture Capital Fund -- a SEBI‑registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund set up to back emerging space‑tech start‑ups -- is now operational and has selected three startups for investment, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.The fund began operating after…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — Indian Railways has incurred capital expenditure of over Rs 1.14 lakh crore or about 39 per cent of the budgetary allocation for 2026-27 till July, while expanding the deployment of its indigenous train collision avoidance system Kavach and upgrading tracks to support higher…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — Industry leaders and economists on Wednesday welcomed the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent and maintain a neutral policy stance, saying the move provides policy stability and reflects confidence in India's economic resilience…