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Former executives at OYO, upGrad launch mobility platform

MAYANK KUMAR, FORMER CEO of upGrad, and Ayush Mathur, a former senior leader at OYO, have launched a new mobility platform for blue-collar workers called BorderPlus.

Adani Group lines up petchem foray

GAUTAM ADANI'S GROUP has teamed up with Thailand's Indorama Resources for a foray into the petrochemical business as the ports-to-energy conglomerate looks to expand in adjacencies.

Auto ancillary firms aim US push with Trump's policies

INDIAN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS manufacturers are aiming to boost their share of exports to the US, driven by expectations that president-elect Donald Trump will fulfil his campaign promises upon taking office later this month.

Sterlite Grid 32 gets over ₹2,400 cr via listed NCDs

FUNDS TO BE USED TO REFINANCE MUMBAI PROJECT

Festive boost to Titan biz growth in Dec qtr

TITAN'S STANDALONE BUSINESS registered a 24% year-on-year growth, the Tata Group company said on Monday while providing an update for the December 2024 quarter.

SC Transfers Amazon, Flipkart's Plea Against CCI to Karnataka HC

THE SUPREME COURT on Monday transferred to Karnataka High Court petitions of Amazon and Flipkart, challenging a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order for a probe into the e-commerce giants for alleged malpractices.

Lodha pre-sales soar to record ₹4,510 cr in Q3

MUMBAI-BASED REAL ESTATE developer Macrotech Developers (also known as Lodha Group) on Monday said it has achieved best ever quarter pre-sales of ₹4,510 crore, showing 32% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in Q3FY25.

Residual benefit of tariff hikes to boost telcos' Arpu in Q3

KEY METRIC PROJECTED TO RISE 3-5%

Nxtra, Bizongo lead emerging unicorns

FIVE INDIA STARTUPS VALUED AT OVER $900 MN

Isro to dock SpaDeX satellites on January 9

ISRO ON MONDAY said the docking experiment of SpaDeX satellites scheduled for January 7 is now postponed to January 9.

Services PMI rises to 4-month high in Dec

DEMAND BUOYANCY CONTINUES TO DRIVE GROWTH

Govt Mulls Hallmarking for Silver Jewellery

FOOD AND CONSUMER affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday asked the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to consider implementing mandatory hallmarking for silver and silver artifacts following consumer demands.

Centre eyes private capital for ₹9L-cr grid expansion

INDIA IS ASKING states to attract more private capital to accelerate the expansion of its power transmission network, part of a plan to revamp the country's grid and accommodate more clean power.

Dam over Brahmaputra will not impact water flows to India: China

CHINA ON MONDAY reiterated its plan to build the world's biggest dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet near the Indian border, saying the planned project has gone through rigorous scientific verification and will not have any negative impact on downstream countries -- India and Bangladesh.

Funding in space industry declines 55% to $59.1 mn

FUNDING IN SPACE sector, a key part of the country's ambitions to become a global superpower, plummeted by 55% in 2024 to $59.1 million from $130.2 million the previous year, according to data from market intelligence platform Tracxn.

PM Inaugurates Railway Projects in J&K, Odisha

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Monday inaugurated virtually a slew of railway projects, including the Jammu railway division, the Charla-palli terminal station in Telangana, besides laying the foundation for the Rayagada railway division building in Odisha under the East Coast Railway.

Don't hire illegal Bangladeshi migrants as cheap labour, says Assam CM

Industrialists have to look beyond \"cheap labour\", and perform a \"national duty\" by not giving any jobs to illegal Bangladeshi migrants, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.

Investments by central agencies & CPSEs decline 10% in Apr-Nov

CAPEX SLOWDOWN

Govt Eases Conditions for Specialty Steel PLI

The government on Monday relaxed conditions of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for specialty steel and reopened the application window for companies to attract investments in product categories that saw no or low participation in the first round.

IIFCL should lend ₹1 lakh crore in 3 years: Nagaraju

INDIA INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE Company (IIFCL) may set an ambitious goal of extending loans of ₹1 lakh crore to the infrastructure sector in the next three years, financial services secretary M Nagaraju said on Monday.

Roll out wage & social security codes: Unions

RUN-UP TO THE BUDGET 2025-26 • Raising exemption limit on home loan interest to ₹5 lakh from ₹2L suggested

As fees stagnate, audit firms struggle to retain talent

Just 10% nominal rise in income over five years, real income growth negative

5 Infants Test Positive for HMPV in Gujarat, Karnataka, TN

FIVE INFANTS TESTED positive for the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat on Monday, the first reported cases of the virus in India.

Cutting-edge AI innovations to take centre stage at CES 2025

Top global companies to showcase advancements in mobility, digital health and sustainability

Special category visa for foreign students

INDIA HAS LAUNCHED two special category visas for international students intending to pursue higher education in academic institutions in the country.

Stars who couldn't walk the talk

IN THE END, just one Indian could get on top of the dias at the presentation ceremony of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). Jasprit Bumrah, the captain and the man of the series.

Indian-Origin IT Companies Corner a Fifth of H-1B Visas

INDIAN-ORIGIN TECH COMPANIES cornered a fifth of all H-1B visas issued by the US with Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) leading the pack, an analysis of data from the US immigration department showed.

PM Criticises AAP, Promises BJP Will Continue Welfare Schemes If Voted In

● They are lying that we will stop schemes: Modi

Four Maoists, jawan killed in first Bastar encounter this year

FOUR MAOISTS WERE gunned down on Saturday afternoon in the first encounter this year between Naxals and security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.

3 Killed as Coast Guard Chopper Crashes at Porbandar Airport

A Coast Guard chopper crashed at Porbandar airport in Gujarat on Sunday as it was landing after a routine training sortie, killing two pilots and a diver who were on board.