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Paddy sowing up; pulses, cotton, oilseeds decline

Amid an erratic monsoon, farmers planted more paddy this kharif season, and less of pulses, cotton and oilseeds. According to agriculture ministry data released on Friday, overall kharif sowing inched up 3.6% from last year to touch 105.4 million hectares (mh).

Streamers see gains from spin-offs of successful movies, shows

Popular movies and TV series, having gained traction on traditional platforms, are increasingly giving rise to spin-offs tailored for video streaming services.

Probes into Adani firms nearly over, Sebi tells SC

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has concluded 22 out of 24 separate investigations into the Adani group, analysed data on nearly 350 million stock trades, and scrutinized dealings in seven Adani group firms involving tens of thousands of documents.

IDFC First wins BCCI title rights

IDFC First Bank has won the title sponsorship rights for all BCCI matches for domestic and international cricket for the next three years for ₹4.2 crore per match, two people aware of the matter said.

EV import duty cut likely for cos ready for some local mfg

New Delhi will move slowly on the proposal as lowering of taxes on imported EVS could disrupt local industry

'Taming inflation is govt's top priority'

Need to use supply side tools as well to manage inflation: FM

When the West discovers our natural treasures

With Isabgol making it to 'NYT', the government would do well to launch a One Nation, One Fibre scheme to honour something that binds India together as a country and also keeps it moving every day

Redecorating? Know how you want to L.I.V.E.

For a person who has spent more than a decade writing and thinking about homes, “home” hasn’t always been a happy place for me. That, I suspect, is the case for many more of us than we would like to admit. I have moved so many times in my life, lived in so many places, that I know the essence of home life is in the people, and there, things don’t always go according to design.

'All Citizen Services To Be Made Digital In Next Two Years'

India aims to offer all public services through the digital public infrastructure over the next two years, said minister of electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

Centre Intensifies Drive On Betting Ads For Asia, World Cup

While illegal betting apps have been on the radar of the ministry of information and broadcasting for some time now, prohibiting them from advertising on TV and other forms of media, the ministry has placed greater emphasis on keeping these businesses from exploiting customers.

Google Seeks To Guard Its Flanks With AI Tools

Google is pushing ahead with generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools for its advertising platform in India and across the world, as it stares at a potential decline in digital ad revenue in the age of AI.

Google, X, Meta Come Under EU's New Content Regulations

Non-compliance could lead to fines up to 6% of a company's annual revenue, or even a ban from the bloc

How Can I Turn My Portfolio Into A Robust Financial Plan?

Currently, your cash and investments total ₹2.2 crore. Out of this, ₹97 lakh is invested in real estate and ₹10 lakh is the car loan outstanding. This leaves you with ₹1.23 crore.

Weigh climate considerations before purchasing that home

Housing markets have been getting impacted by the phenomenon

Make India a global hub for vehicle crash testing

Local safety ratings are on their way under India's BNCAP. If these are just as reliable as GNCAP and cost less, then it'll be a global edge we must deploy well. It's a credibility game

Sandwich chain Subway set to sell itself for $9.55 bn to Roark

Subway would sell itself to private equity Roark Capital for $9.55 billion after agreeing to attach conditions to some of the windfall the two families that own it will get, persons in the know said, ending a long-drawn auction that saw several competing bids.

Zee mired in legal disputes in run-up to merger with Sony

Zee is dealing with at least a dozen cases, including those filed by the income tax department

'We will launch public cloud platform by Jan'

Yotta Data Services, part of real estate developer Hiranandani group, is on an expansion spree.

City gas volumes crawl even as price worries loom

City gas distribution (CGD) companies such as Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) and Gujarat Gas Ltd have seen their stock prices decline 4-11% in August after the June quarter earnings failed to lift investor confidence.

Revolt Intellicorp returns FAME-II subsidy to Centre

Revolt Intellicorp Pvt. Ltd has returned the incentives under the FAME II scheme to the union ministry of heavy industries after it was found that it had claimed the amount without meeting key criteria of the scheme.

Indian airports emerging as key transit hubs: IndiGo

The government aims to transform airports into aviation hubs to enhance connectivity

Horns to be quietened on Indian roads

The Centre plans to enforce an upper limit of around 50 decibels in a crackdown on loud vehicle horns, a sharp reduction on existing permissible levels, minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said.

India, UK free trade talks move to business mobility chapter

India and Britain are discussing business mobility under their proposed free trade agreement (FTA), Kemi Badenoch, the UK minister for business and trade, said on Thursday.

Mandatory green hydrogen plan may go to cabinet soon

Energy ministry in talks on consumption levels; move follows incentive scheme for sector

Putin regains power with Russian elite after Prigozhin crash

The plane crash that presumably killed Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin restored Vladimir Putin's reputation as Russia's unchallengeable leader for many of the country's elite, even as the cause of the disaster may never be fully established.

Iran, Saudi Arabia among six new additions to Brics

Leaders of Brics countries on Thursday invited six more nations to join them in the grouping’s first expansion since 2010.

'EU for investment court system for dispute resolution under BIT'

The European Union (EU) has proposed an investment court system for dispute resolution as part of the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) under negotiation alongside the free trade agreement, European commissioner for trade Valdis Dombrovskis said.

Job to curb price rise not over yet: MPC members

Members of the central bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) have reaffirmed their commitment to bring down inflation to the 4% target amid a sudden spike in vegetable prices, minutes of the MPC meeting released on Thursday showed.

BPEA sells Coforge stake for ₹7,684 cr

BPEA EQT on Thursday sold its entire 26.63% stake in Coforge Ltd (formerly NIIT Technologies) for ₹7,684 crore to multiple investors through bulk deals, leaving the software services firm without a promoter and the first of its kind to be entirely owned by public investors.

India to hold off on green bonds sale

India is likely to skip selling sovereign green bonds this fiscal year as investors demand higher yields despite their eco-friendly label, said a senior government official.