SENSEX
NIFTY
GOLD
USD/INR

Weather

image 29    C

Business News

The Hindu Businessline

Business / The Hindu Businessline

Satcom to play key role in remote areas: TRAI Chairman

With spectrum allocation awaiting final approval, Indias satcom rollout will depend on government decisions and security clearances for operators

14 Sep 2026 10:47 pm
Piramal Pharmas UK facility receives 7 observations from US FDA inspection

The observations relate to enhancements in practices, procedures and documentation, with the company preparing a detailed response within the stipulated timeline

14 Sep 2026 10:40 pm
HFCL raises planned capex to 1,800 crore to expand optical fibre production

The telecom gear maker will add substantial manufacturing capacity across optical fibre, cable and preform following board approval for expansion

14 Sep 2026 10:36 pm
Centre summons Air India CEO over immigration lapse involving three foreign nationals

Initial report attributes lapse to ground-handling agency, sources say

14 Sep 2026 10:29 pm
India bars bank charges on UPI payments up to 2,000

A government gazette notification specifies that no bank or system provider shall impose any direct or indirect charge on a person making or receiving payments through RuPay-powered debit cards and UPI transactions of up to 2,000

14 Sep 2026 10:01 pm
Vserv Infosystems eyes 1,000 crore in revenue by 2030: COO

Vserv Infosystems Chief Operating Officer Raman Shukla said that the company has clocked revenue of around 150 crore in the last fiscal

14 Sep 2026 9:57 pm
Trump attacks Anthropic CEO over call to slow AI development

In a social media post, Trump blamed a SICK conspiracy for voter backlash on AI data centers and increased concern about frontier models, adding that the only one that is happy about it is China

14 Sep 2026 9:33 pm
Trump says Ukraine, Russia agreed not to strike energy targets

Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy targets. Russia has agreed to do, likewise!, Trump says

14 Sep 2026 9:32 pm
Goyal meets Chinese commerce minister; discusses trade ties

The bilateral trade between the two countries rose 7.9% in 2025-26 to $127.7 billion from $118.39 billion in 2024-25

14 Sep 2026 9:28 pm
India, Vietnam to expand defence ties through joint production of military hardware

The two sides decide to expand cooperation in areas of air connectivity, nuclear energy and space

14 Sep 2026 9:21 pm
BHEL Board okays 65 crore investment in JV NTPC BHEL Power Projects

The JVC aims to execute EPC contracts for power plants and infrastructure projects and to manufacture and supply equipment both in India and abroad

14 Sep 2026 9:20 pm
Railway minister to virtually launch various projects in Gujarat, dedicate to nation 4 GCTs

He will dedicate four Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCT), at Bhimasar (Kutch), Devaliya (Junagadh), Chandisar (Banaskantha) and Shivlakha (Kutch), to the nation and also lay the foundation stone for the GCT at Linch in Mehsana

14 Sep 2026 9:12 pm
Indias water initiatives highlighted at UN rights council side event

Hansraj Singh of Sambhali Trust noted that India has established institutions to promote cooperation among states in managing rivers across boundaries

14 Sep 2026 9:09 pm
NCLT rejects Jet Airways' liquidator plea seeking 500cr from Boeing

The fact remains that Boeing Company has not supplied any of the Aircrafts under the Agreements

14 Sep 2026 8:56 pm
Etihad Airways says passenger numbers have rebounded from Iran war impact

At Abu Dhabi-based Etihad, available seat kilometres the industry's standard measure of passenger-carrying capacity is 15% to 17% higher than a year ago

14 Sep 2026 8:25 pm
India, China discuss deepening energy cooperation as Chinese oil executive meets Min Hardeep Puri

The meeting follows last Saturdays talks between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping

14 Sep 2026 8:22 pm
E3 Lithium signs MoU to supply lithium carbonate to India's Epsilon CAM

The MoU, effective September 1, provides a framework for the potential supply of up to 5,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually over a five-year period

14 Sep 2026 8:17 pm
Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAIresolve antitrust lawsuit against Apple

X and SpaceXAI filed to dismiss their lawsuit against Apple, with no reasons given or indication of a settlement

14 Sep 2026 8:13 pm
Delhi HC dismisses Vimal Elachi makers plea against show cause notice to celebrity actors

Justice Sharma says that courts in Maharashtra are the more appropriate and convenient forum for the petitioner to raise grievances concerning the impugned notice

14 Sep 2026 8:00 pm
Mobile phone makers seek 13% GST cut amid dip in demand, rising memory prices

ICEA says that India is now the worlds second-largest mobile-phone manufacturer by volume, and mobile phones became the countrys largest export product in FY 2025-26

14 Sep 2026 7:49 pm
Oracle to spend additional $700 million for job cuts

The cost of Oracles job cuts, which the company lists as 2026 Restructuring Plan, is now estimated at about $2.8 billion, largely made up of severance payments to fired employees

14 Sep 2026 7:42 pm
Paddy acreage down 4% till Sep 11 of 2026 kharif sowing season: Govt data

As per the data, the area under coverage for pulses rose to 118.46 lakh ha from 116.79 lakh ha

14 Sep 2026 7:38 pm
Oil surges on report Saudi pipeline will take weeks to reopen

Brent rises about 5% toward $110 a barrel, before paring gains slightly

14 Sep 2026 7:30 pm
US AI boom needs $110 billion of new power plants, Moodys says

Over 30 gigawatts of the new supply will come from natural gas-fired units, adding approximately 4 billion cubic feet of gas supply, the report said

14 Sep 2026 7:29 pm
Microsoft drafts code of conduct to keep its AI under human control

The code of conduct represents a constitution of sorts for future models made by the company

14 Sep 2026 7:19 pm
Jaypee Infratech to invests 3,000 cr in next 2 yrs to complete stalled projects

The company also announced plans to develop three new townships on Yamuna Expressway totalling more than 450 acres

14 Sep 2026 7:08 pm
RIL-arm Model Economic Township Ltd appoints Manish Jaiswal as CEO

The METL is developing a large integrated township, 'Reliance MET City', spread over 8,250 acres, in Jhajjar, Haryana

14 Sep 2026 7:05 pm
NAMTECH, SPPU partner to develop industry-ready talent

The collaboration establishes a framework for joint initiatives and will work towards creating stronger linkages between academic learning, industry requirements and emerging technology applications

14 Sep 2026 6:57 pm
NHAI to transform 1033 National Highway helpline with new technology

NHAI said the upgraded 1033 helpline will use technologies such as AI, real-time location tracking and smart emergency-response systems

14 Sep 2026 6:55 pm
Average sugar retail price rules below 60/kg for 4th day; festive demand keeps rates elevated

the average retail price remains higher than 58.23 per kg, recorded on August 21, when the Centre first allowed sugar imports and took other steps to rein in sweetener prices

14 Sep 2026 6:46 pm
Tamil Nadu secures major investment commitments from global companies during CM Vijyas UK visit

Samvardhana Motherson signs MoU during the ongoing visit to the UK by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and senior government officials

14 Sep 2026 6:35 pm
Emami is considering a buyback of shares, calls a board meeting on Sep 17

The company said it will intimate the stock exchanges of the outcome of the board meeting after its conclusion on September 17

14 Sep 2026 6:31 pm
India, MERCOSUR ink first additional protocol to facilitate electronic certificates of origin

The protocol amends Article 16 of Annex III governing Rules of Origin under the preferential trade pact

14 Sep 2026 5:58 pm
Gujarat: Soft Release Centre for Great Indian Bustard inaugurated in Naliya in Kutch district

The Soft Release Centre is equipped with infrastructure to support the conservation, monitoring and gradual adaptation of GIBs to the natural environment

14 Sep 2026 5:45 pm
Retail, wholesale inflation up in August; possibility of rate hike strengthens

Retail inflation reached 4.4% in July, the highest in the current series, while wholesale inflation was 9.8%, the second highest in the new series

14 Sep 2026 5:23 pm
Dr Reddys launches educational initiative to strengthen obesity care workforce

The initiative seeks to equip more than 5,000 healthcare support professionals with specialised training in obesity prevention, risk assessment, patient counselling and long-term management, helping bridge a critical gap in obesity care delivery across the country

14 Sep 2026 5:06 pm
First-ever bus service reaches native village of TN Minister Vanni Arasu since independence

Reflecting on the personal significance of the occasion, Arasu recalled that his late parents had frequently urged him to contribute to the welfare of their village

14 Sep 2026 5:03 pm
Nifty may reach 26,200 by December 2026 as earnings cuts, market risks ease: BofA Securities

The brokerage said five of the eight risks it had identified as drivers of market volatility have either materialised or been absorbed by markets

14 Sep 2026 5:03 pm
IMD update: Monsoon may start to exit North-West India in five days

Conditions turn favourable for withdrawal from West Rajasthan by Saturday even as all-India rain-deficit grows to 15%, South Peninsula worst hit with individual shortfall of 28%

14 Sep 2026 4:46 pm
MNP row: TRAI to examine telcos' concerns against Vodafone Idea

TRAI Chairman AK Lahoti stated that TRAI is reviewing the concerns raised by Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio against Vodafone Idea

14 Sep 2026 4:44 pm
Karnataka faces severe drought, looming water, power shortages: CM Shivakumar

The chief minister said electricity demand had crossed 19,000 MW last week, forcing the government to purchase power at 11-13 per unit during evening peak hours

14 Sep 2026 4:42 pm
India's August retail inflation at 4.82% on-year

India's food inflation climbed to 5.95% in August from 5.52% in July

14 Sep 2026 4:29 pm
Natural gas: Buy futures now

The September contract may retest 285

14 Sep 2026 4:17 pm
RBI Governor Malhotra calls on Finance Minister Sitharaman

The next meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the RBI's rate-setting panel, is scheduled for October 5-7, 2026

14 Sep 2026 4:08 pm
WPI inflation rises to 9.92% in Aug on costlier food, fuel, manufactured items

The August inflation print is the second highest in the new WPI series with 2022-23 as the base year

14 Sep 2026 3:38 pm
Abinash Shah's Nepali film 'Elephants in the Fog' gets selected for Oscar 2027

The International Feature Film Selection Committee (Nepal) had received two films, including Gauthali for consideration

14 Sep 2026 3:25 pm
Essar's EET Retail to acquire UK forecourt operator SGN for 400 million pounds

EET Retail, part of Essar Energy Transition Fuels, announced it will acquire 100% of SGN Retail, founded by Graham Peacock and Susan Tobbell

14 Sep 2026 3:24 pm
India supplying power to flood-ravaged Nepal

The Power Ministry approves the export of power, for 18 hours a day (00:00hours to 18:00 hours) to Nepal Electricity Authority from September 13, 2026 toDecember 31,2026

14 Sep 2026 3:14 pm