NEW DELHI: Trusted, timely and interoperable data is key to evidence-based policymaking and data-driven governance, principal secretary to PM Shaktikanta Das said Tuesday in a workshop organised by statistics ministry on strengthening the national data system . MoSPI secretary Saurabh Garg also underscored the need to move from siloed departmental data systems towards an integrated, … Read more
Asian equities presented a mixed picture, with gains in some markets offset by declines in others. The Nikkei 225 was up 157.93 points, or 0.24%, at 65,427.26, while Taiwan’s benchmark advanced 391.47 points, or 0.83%, to 47,497.25. South Korea’s Kospi rose 91.3 points, or 1.31%, to 7,045.82. Shanghai’s benchmark also gained, with the Shanghai Composite … Read more
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and India’s Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Jitin Prasada at the G20 Innovation Ministerial at The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo: ANI) NEW DELHI: India is now part of a select group of 25 nations, including the US, that will play a key role in … Read more
Reliance Industries is planning to raise as much as Rs 12,500 crore via bonds as early as next week. (AI generated image) Reliance Industries is planning to raise as much as Rs 12,500 crore via bonds as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, which would make it the largest listed … Read more
MUMBAI: The unicorn tag is no longer easy to come by for India’s startups. Blame it on the AI boom triggering the flight of substantial foreign capital to the US or investors rejigging their approach in line with the current business landscape: the startup space is undergoing a valuation reset.Data sourced from Tracxn showed that … Read more
US President Donald Trump with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney The US and Canada trade dispute escalated on Tuesday (local time) with Washington announcing fresh restrictions on Canadian goods, after Ottawa introduced new tariffs on American products.The latest US measures will hit Canadian alcohol, dairy products, motorcycles and mopeds, while Canadian goods will also face … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s electric-vehicle retail sales rose 53% year-on-year in Aug, powered by strong gains in electric two-wheelers and passenger vehicles, although a sequential decline pointed to uneven momentum across manufacturers.Retail sales across electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles totalled 2,98,448 units, compared with 1,95,250 units in Aug 2025, according to Federation of … Read more
MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s charity commissioner on Tuesday adjourned until Oct 15 hearings on objections filed by former Tata Trusts trustee Mehli Mistry against change reports recording his exit from three trusts, after the trusts sought more time to respond. The trusts cited a complicating development: the exit of Vijay Singh from Sir Ratan Tata Trust and … Read more
Oil prices inch closer to $100 per barrel Oil prices moved closer to the $100-a-barrel mark on Wednesday, rising more than 1% for a fourth straight session as renewed tensions between US-Iran and continued to rattle the crude market.Brent crude rose 1.47% to $99.36 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate climbed 1.54% to $94.46The … Read more
MUMBAI: Copper and crude oil, two important industrial raw materials for several industries, are on a tear. According to notes from Vedanta and ICICI Securities, a combination of factors like tightening mine supply, especially from Chile, shifting global trade flows amid potential US tariffs on refined copper, and accelerating demand from electrification, renewable energy, power … Read more