New Delhi, Aug 4 — India's Geographical Indication (GI) ecosystem is evolving into a bridge between tradition and opportunity and with a target of 10,000 GI registrations by 2030, the country is well positioned to strengthen its heritage economy and enhance the global presence of its unique…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — Meta-backed messaging platform WhatsApp appears to have taken action against several accounts, with users reporting that their accounts are under review for up to 24 hours and that they are unable to access key features of the application.The notification displayed by the…
Chennai, Aug 4 — Auto-rickshaw fares in Tamil Nadu are set to be revised after a gap of 13 years, with the State Transport Authority submitting a detailed proposal to the government following consultations with trade unions and passenger representatives.Transport Authority officials said the report…
Mumbai, Aug 4 — Domestic equity market benchmarks witnessed a mixed start on Tuesday following a late-session increase in the previous session due to the introduction of a new closing auction session (CAS) framework and mixed global cues.Sensex opened nearly 500 points or 0.63 per cent higher at…
Seoul, Aug 4 — Seoul shares turned lower late on Tuesday morning, reversing early gains as technology stocks declined amid lingering uncertainty over the Middle East, despite overnight gains on Wall Street.After opening 1.5 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)…
Chennai, Aug 4 — The TVK MLAs will meet at the party headquarters in Panaiyur, Chennai, on Tuesday to discuss the Vijay government’s maiden Budget and the strategy to be adopted during the upcoming session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. All TVK legislators are expected to attend the…
Mumbai, Aug 3 — The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Monisha Chakraborty as Executive Director (ED) with effect from Monday.As Executive Director, Chakraborty will look after the Foreign Exchange Department and the Financial Markets Regulation Department.As a career central banker, she has…
Mumbai, Aug 3 — Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) on Monday reported a sharp 47.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit for the first quarter ended June 30 (Q1 FY27), even as the hospital chain posted strong double-digit growth in revenue and operating…
Mumbai, Aug 3 — Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia will convene an investors’ meet and roadshow here on Tuesday to mobilise greater industry participation and investments for India’s first Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ), which was launched last week in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior,…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — A Joint Committee of Parliament has backed the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, while recommending further decriminalisation of procedural lapses, as well as compliance relief and easier corporate social responsibility (CSR) norms for small businesses.The committee’s…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday intensified its enforcement drive against food safety violations by suspending the licence of Matri Drinking Water in Tripura and issuing a prohibition order against Noble Healthcare, Mohali, Punjab, over serious…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — India has achieved near-universal banking coverage, with 99.92 per cent of inhabited villages (6,00,868 out of 6,01,328) now served by a banking outlet, which includes a bank branch, business correspondent or India Post payments bank, within a radius of 5 km, as per the data…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — The Indian government on Monday increased windfall taxes on exports of petroleum products, including petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), as global crude oil prices remain volatile amid tensions linked to the Iran conflict.According to a government order, the revised…
Mumbai, Aug 3 — The Nifty stunned investors on Monday by surging more than 200 points after the cash market's regular trading session ended, with the sharp move driven not by fresh buying but by SEBI's newly implemented Closing Auction Session (CAS) framework for F&O-eligible stocks.While…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — Every Re 1 invested under the Kisan Credit Card– Modified Interest Subvention Scheme contributed Rs 2.30 to net value addition in the agriculture and allied sector, the Parliament was informed on Monday, citing a third-party assessment finding. The third‑party assessment by the…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — Anthropic on Monday said that its AI assistant Claude will have in‑country inference in India through Amazon Bedrock in coming weeks, enabling requests sent through the India endpoint to be processed on domestic servers.The report from Anthropic said the development will help…
Mumbai, Aug 3 — Real estate major DLF Limited reported a 52.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 1,280 crore during the quarter (Q1 FY27), against Rs 2,717 crore in the year-ago period (Q1 FY26).The real estate major reported a 4.1 per cent year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 794…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — Samsung on Monday announced a new 30-month no-cost EMI programme for its latest foldable smartphones, aimed at making premium devices more affordable for consumers in India. The financing offer covers the recently launched Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8,…
Mumbai, Aug 3 — In a bid to give residents better access to green public spaces, the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) will place the rejuvenation of the Mithi River at the centre of a new green-blue network — designed to improve the environment and create healthier spaces across one of Mumbai’s…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — India's airport infrastructure has received a significant boost, with the country's total annual passenger handling capacity surpassing 580 million passengers, the government informed Parliament on Monday.Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol, in a written reply to…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — India's white-collar hiring grew 5 per cent year-on-year in July aided by sustained demand for artificial intelligence (AI) talent and a recovery in information technology (IT) recruitment, according to a report released on Monday.According to an analysis of Naukri, the JobSpeak…