Essar group's co-founder Shashikant Ruia dies at 81
Mumbai/IBNS: Shashikant Ruia, the co-founder of the Essar Group and a patriarch of the billionaire Ruia family, passed away at the age of 81, the family announced in an official statement on Tuesday (Nov. 26).
PM Modi has a clear vision about how AI will benefit India: Google CEO Sundar Pichai
New Delhi/IBNS: Google CEO Sundar Pichai has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day tour to the United States, for his "clear vision" about how Artificial Intelligence will benefit India.
India has marked its 10th anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), an initiative which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after coming to power in the country for the first time in 2014.
Foxconn chief meets PM Modi, explores investment plan in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi/IBNS: Young Liu, the chairman of iPhone contract manufacturer Foxconn, on Wednesday (Aug 14) met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the Taiwanese tech company's investment plan in India.
PM Modi inaugurates 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) at National Agricultural Science Centre (NASC) Complex in New Delhi on Saturday.
Indian gaming companies want to distance themselves from fantasy sports: Report
New Delhi/IBNS: The real-money gaming firms and fantasy sports startups have marketed themselves as video gaming companies for over a decade, but a coalition of more than 70 Indian video game firms is urging the government to create a clear distinction between their industries as these businesses face rising regulatory scrutiny, reports TechCrunch.
Modi 3.0 to present Union Budget on July 23
New Delhi: The Union Budget for the financial year 2024–25 will be presented in the Lok Sabha on July 23. The budget session of Parliament is scheduled to take place from July 22 to August 12.
India's Ministry of Defence on Friday said it achieved the highest-ever growth in indigenous defence production in value terms during Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, on the back of successful implementation of the policies and initiatives of the Government.
Sensex, Nifty 50 hit lifetime highs after Narendra Modi takes oath as PM
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian stock market hit a fresh lifetime high in early trade on Monday (June 10), with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 rising above 77,000 and 23,400, respectively, after Narendra Modi took oath as India's Prime Minister for a third consecutive time.
Election shortfall of Narendra Modi's BJP leaves Wall Street scrambling
New York/IBNS: A major political setback for Narendra Modi's BJP has business executives in the country furiously making calls, trying to better understand the impact on India’s economy and investment landscape following Modi’s failure to secure a supermajority for his BJP in the lower house of the Parliament.
Sensex, Nifty recover after posting worst day in 4 years as poll verdict anxiety eases
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian benchmark equity indices recovered on Wednesday (June 5) after posting their worst day in over four years in the previous session as Narendra Modi's BJP and its allies (NDA) secured lesser seats in the Lok Sabha election results declared on Tuesday (June 4).
Sensex shoots up by 2,000 points after exit polls show Modi's landslide victory in Lok Sabha polls
Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian stock market zoomed past by 2,000 points since the morning bell on Monday, in tune with the exit polls showing the return of the Modi government with a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls.
Lok Sabha polls: How share market may react under 3 possible elections outcome
Mumbai/IBNS: The six-week long Lok Sabha elections have reached its final stage with the Election Commission of India (ECI) going to hold the last phase of polls on Saturday (June 1), and the financial markets are eagerly waiting for the national polls' verdic, which is scheduled to be counted on June 4.
Mumbai: Sunil Bharti Mittal, who leads Bharti Airtel, has revealed that a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2018 turned out to be a turning point for him at a time when his telecom company was in the midst of a severe crisis.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Adani Group CFO has taken a dig at an investigating report claiming the conglomerate was involved in the alleged coal scam.