Chennai, Aug 6 — Tamil Nadu Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister R. Vinoth on Thursday presented the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government’s first Agriculture Budget in the Legislative Assembly, unveiling a series of initiatives aimed at improving farm productivity, protecting soil…
New Delhi, Aug 6 — As real estate investment in the Asia-Pacific region rose to $105 billion in the first half of 2026 which is the strongest first-half performance since 2022, India accounted for more than 40 per cent of total investments, a report showed on Thursday.A report by Colliers said…
Mumbai, Aug 6 — The weekly expiry of headline index Sensex derivatives on Thursday will be the first to take place under India's new Closing Auction System (CAS) as market participants brace for higher volatility amid concerns over relatively thin liquidity in the BSE cash market.Traders are…
New Delhi, Aug 6 — Technology giant Meta Platforms Inc. reported that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet and hacked into an outside service's systems during cybersecurity testing following other recent incidents in the AI industry that have raised concerns about…
Mumbai, Aug 6 — Domestic equity markets opened higher on Thursday amid hopes of US-Iran peace deal and a better-than-expected June earnings season so far.Sensex started the session at 78,782.43, up 0.25 per cent or 200 points, while Nifty opened at 24,632.65, an increase of 8 points or 0.03 per…
Seoul, Aug 6 — South Korea's current account surplus continued its all-time high record-breaking streak in June, driven by strong exports of semiconductors, central bank data showed on Thursday.The surplus totalled $49.73 billion in June, up from the previous record of $38.61 billion in May,…
Seoul, Aug 6 — Apple's App Store generated over 38 trillion won ($26.8 billion) in revenue last year in South Korea, more than doubling from five years earlier, an industry report showed on Thursday.The combined amount of sales and bills charged through Apple's App Store in South Korea was 38.1…
New Delhi, Aug 6 — There is a growing need to develop a cadre of trained caregivers to address the current and future demand of care services in the country and also the potential opportunities for Indian caregiver professionals at the global platform, according to a new NITI Aayog report.The…
Chennai, Aug 6 — Tamil Nadu Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister R. Vinoth will present the state’s separate Agriculture Budget for 2026-27 in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, with farmers looking for major announcements on crop loan waivers, higher procurement prices and measures to…
Chennai, Aug 6 — The Tamil Nadu government will launch a specialised skill development programme to train 22,500 people, including 12,500 roadside two-wheeler and four-wheeler mechanics, in electric vehicle (EV) servicing over the next five years, as the state prepares its traditional automobile…
Kolkata, Aug 5 — The Eastern Railway (ER), primarily considered a passenger carrying zone under the Indian Railways, has recorded significant growth in freight handling in the first four months of 2026-27. The movement of imported coal played a crucial part in this.Imported coal is primarily…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The government on Wednesday awarded Letters of Intent (LoIs) for the establishment of 11 new Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) across seven Airports Authority of India (AAI) airports.According to the Civil Aviation Ministry, 41 Flying Training Organisations are currently…
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…