Nirmala Sitharaman to chair GST Council meeting: What's likely to get cheaper?
Sep 03, 2025, at 12:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 58th GST Council meeting on Wednesday or Thursday to give a framework to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for GST reforms, media reports said.
Tesla’s India debut slows as Model Y orders fall short of target: Report
Sep 02, 2025, at 10:49 pm
Mumbai: Tesla’s highly anticipated entry into India has suffered a setback right at the onset, as the EV maker secured just over 600 orders for its Model Y since sales began on July 15, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
India may hike GST on luxury EVs, proposal could hit Tesla, BMW, Mercedes: Report
Sep 02, 2025, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi: An Indian tax panel has recommended steep hikes in consumer levies on luxury electric vehicles (EVs) priced above $46,000, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters.
L&T Semiconductor eyes IPO after hitting $500M revenue milestone: Report
Sep 02, 2025, at 08:03 pm
Mumbai: L&T Semiconductor will consider going public only after crossing $500 million (around ₹4,400 crore) in revenue, chief executive Sandeep Kumar told Financial Express. While he did not specify a timeline, he said the milestone “is expected to take a while.”
Mahindra Auto sells 39,399 SUVs and total volumes of 75,901 in August 2025
Sep 02, 2025, at 07:37 pm
Automobile giant Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), one of India’s leading automotive companies,on Tuesday announced that its overall auto sales for the month of August 2025 stood at 75,901 vehicles, a flat growth including exports.
CEAT acquires Michelin Group’s CAMSO Construction Compact Line Business
Sep 02, 2025, at 06:55 pm
CEAT Limited has made a substantial advancement in its Off-Highway Tyres (OHT) growth strategy by officially acquiring Michelin Group’s CAMSO Construction Compact Line Business, including their Sri Lanka-based Midigama plant and Casting Product plant in Kotugoda.
bob Digi Udyam: Bank of Baroda launches cash flow-based digital financing scheme for MSEs
Sep 02, 2025, at 06:42 pm
Public sector lender Bank of Baroda on Tuesday announced the launch of bob Digi Udyam – a digital, collateral-free lending platform offering Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) quick access to working capital loans above ₹10 lakh to ₹50 lakh.
TCS inks USD 644 million seven-year deal with Tryg for digital transformation
Sep 02, 2025, at 06:38 pm
Tata Group-owned IT major Tata Consultancy Services has expanded its strategic partnership with Tryg, a leading Scandinavian non-life insurance company that operates in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
M1xchange plans expansion in West Bengal
Sep 02, 2025, at 06:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: M1xchange, which is one of India’s leading Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) platforms approved by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has planned an expansion in West Bengal.
Hisense India strengthens retail footprint with Great Eastern Retail's partnership
Sep 02, 2025, at 06:22 pm
Hisense, a leading global brand in consumer electronics and home appliances, has partnered with Great Eastern Retails, a multi-state electronics retail chain of India.
Syria makes first official oil export in 14 years with 600,000-barrel shipment from Tartus
Sep 02, 2025, at 04:45 pm
Damascus: Syria exported 600,000 barrels of heavy crude oil on Monday from the port of Tartus, marking the country’s first known official oil export in 14 years, a Syrian energy official told Reuters.
PM Modi receives first Made-in-India semiconductor chip in giant step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat
Sep 02, 2025, at 01:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a big step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat amid tariff war with the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received the first domestically produced semiconductor chip.
Semicon India 2025 sends message 'world trusts India, world believes in India': PM Modi
Sep 02, 2025, at 12:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday boasted of "Viksit Bharat" and "Aatmanirbhar Bharat" at the Semicon India 2025.
Ashok Leyland to invest in the battery ecosystem
Sep 01, 2025, at 07:06 pm
Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group, on Monday announced its plans to invest in development and manufacturing of next-generation batteries, for both automotive and non-automotive applications, including energy storage systems.
TVS Motor Company crosses 5 lakh unit milestone in August
Sep 01, 2025, at 07:00 pm
Automobile major TVS Motor Company recorded monthly sales of 509,536 units in August 2025 with a growth of 30% as against 391,588 units in the month of August 2024.
What is a step-up SIP and how does the SIP calculator with the step-up feature work?
Sep 01, 2025, at 05:43 pm
Investing in mutual funds on a regular basis via Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) is one of the smartest ways to create wealth over the long term. But what if you could slowly increase your SIP amount every year as your income grows? That is what step-up SIP help you do.
Piyush Goyal says India in talks to build 1 million homes in Australia, seeks UAE funding
Aug 31, 2025, at 04:51 pm
Mumbai: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said India is in “deep negotiations” with Australia to build 1 million homes, a project estimated to be worth USD 500 billion, The Economic Times reported.
Aug 30, 2025, at 12:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Global Collaboration Forum (GCF), which is hosting a thought leadership summit in London in October, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) to support startups and build an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country.
India’s Q1 GDP growth surprises at 7.8%, driven by services and manufacturing: SBI report
Aug 29, 2025, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi: India’s economy expanded by 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of FY26, its fastest pace in five quarters and well above consensus expectations, according to the latest SBI Ecowrap.
Gold, silver hit record highs over inflation worries
Aug 29, 2025, at 10:35 pm
Mumbai: Gold and silver surged to all-time highs on Friday, dampening consumer sentiment, jewellers said. At the retail level, gold climbed to ₹1,02,388 per 10 gm, while silver touched ₹1,17,572 per kg, The Economic Times reported.
Reliance, Meta to launch ₹855 cr JV for enterprise AI solutions in India
Aug 29, 2025, at 07:51 pm
Mumbai: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Meta Platforms Inc. have announced a joint venture to develop and scale enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for Indian businesses and select overseas markets.
Aug 29, 2025, at 07:29 pm
Mumbai: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), will launch India’s largest-ever initial public offering (IPO) in 2026, Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani said on Friday.
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw slams Bengaluru’s poor infrastructure, DK Shivakumar responds
Aug 29, 2025, at 06:07 pm
Bengaluru: Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has said Bengaluru boasts the "best talent and the best weather but the worst infrastructure", arguing that if the city fixed its problems with garbage, debris and roads, it could rank among the world’s best.
India's GDP grew 7.8 percent in Q1, compared to 6.5 percent last year
Aug 29, 2025, at 05:28 pm
In positive news for India amid the recent tariff imposition by the US, the Indian GDP grew by 7.8 per cent in first quarter of this financial year against an estimate of 6.5 percent, as per government data released on Friday.
Domestic air passenger traffic shrinks 2.94% YoY, Air India loses 1% market share sequentially
Aug 28, 2025, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi: Domestic air passenger traffic declined 2.94% year-on-year to 1.26 crore in July, according to official data released on Wednesday.
Rakesh Gangwal nets $501 million in scaled-down IndiGo stake sale: Report
Aug 28, 2025, at 11:17 pm
Mumbai: Billionaire Rakesh Gangwal’s latest effort to pare his stake in IndiGo raised $501 million, but at a reduced scale, Bloomberg reported.
Trump tariffs are a power play, not about fairness: Raghuram Rajan
Aug 28, 2025, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi: For former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, Donald Trump’s decision to slap a 50% duty on Indian goods is less about fairness and more about power.
‘If the Indians don’t budge…’: Trump’s economic adviser issues fresh trade warning to India
Aug 28, 2025, at 04:56 pm
Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser has cautioned that unless India reins in its imports of Russian crude, the US President will not soften his position on Washington’s steep tariffs against Indian goods.
India downplays Trump’s 50% tariff shock, calls it a temporary hurdle in US trade ties
Aug 27, 2025, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has sought to calm nerves over Donald Trump’s steep 50 percent tariff on Indian goods.
India plans aggressive textile outreach in 40 nations as US slaps 50% tariff
Aug 27, 2025, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi: India is gearing up for an aggressive global push to safeguard its textile exports after the United States imposed a steep 50 percent tariff on Indian goods, impacting shipments worth more than USD 48 billion, PTI reported, citing official sources.