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Helped by its highly cost-competitive travel environment and rich cultural resources, India has moved up nine places to 31st rank on a global Travel and Tourism Development Index, topped by Japan. Japan is followed by the US, Spain, Australia and France in the top five positions on the World Economic Forum index developed in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group. While advanced economies continued to dominate the top of the index, some of the strongest momentum is occurring elsewhere, includ

Tata's governance clash is raising the alarm among Indian companies about how far a board can go to overrule a majority shareholder

New Delhi [India], September 25: Recliners India Private Limited, India's first recliner manufacturer and holder of the proprietary Reclinology patent, today announced the launch of its new Curve Series, featuring the Delta and Gamma models. Designed for the modern Indian living room, the Curve Series brings together L-shape motorized functionality, export-grade materials, and global safety compliance in a single, elegantly engineered seating solution.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted the success of his government's 'Make in India' initiative, and said creation of infrastructure, enterprise and innovation allows the country to prosper. The 'Make in India' programme was launched on September 25, 2014 with the ambition of making India a global hub for manufacturing, design and innovation. More made in India. More investment in India. More exports from India. A transformation visible across sectors. 'Make in India' is about crea

Self-listing is permitted in most major jurisdictions, although in India it is viewed as a conflict of interest, Injeti said

Vascon Engineers added 3.18% to Rs 34.38 after the company announced that it has received work order amounting to Rs 660.79 crore from multinational IT company Qualcomm India.

Vascon Engineers on Friday said it has received an order worth Rs 660 crore from IT company Qualcomm India for the development of an office facility at Bengaluru. In a regulatory filing, Vascon Engineers said it has received the Letter of Intent for the development of an office facility comprising three basements, Ground + 12 floors, and associated infrastructure at Bengaluru. The work has to be completed within 30 months from the date of site handover, the filing added. Vascon Engineers has exe

Exhicon Events Media Solutions (Exhicon) has executed a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with India Exposition Mart (IEML) for its subsidiary, Exhicon Mohali Convention Centre (EMCCPL), which is developing the Mohali Convention & Exhibition Centre on a PPP model with Government of Punjab.

Steamhouse India said that the company has been awarded an EPC contract for common steam plant and co-generation power plant at Bulk Drug Park, Una, Himachal Pradesh.

Hyderabad (Telangana) / New Delhi [India], September 25: Mivi, India's homegrown consumer technology brand, today entered the smartphone category with the launch of the Mivi One 5G. Designed for consumers seeking dependable performance, long battery life and a smooth everyday experience, Mivi One combines a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 mobile platform with a 50MP dual-camera system, a 6000mAh battery and a clean Android experience.

Suzuki plans to halve new vehicle development time by 2030, raise manufacturing efficiency and expand India's role as a global production and export hub with 4 million annual capacity

Since its launch, Sarvam AI's Saaras V4 has got technology enthusiasts talking. Here's what's new about the model

India is close to concluding bilateral investment treaties with the UK, EU, Oman and Qatar, while the draft of an updated BIT framework awaits Union Cabinet approval

India's Manush Shah and Diya Chitale stunned World No. 4 Doo Hoi Kem and Wong Chun Ting of Hong Kong in the quarterfinals to assure themselves of a medal in the table tennis mixed doubles event at the Asian Games here on Friday. Chitale and Shah defeated their opponents 3-1 (11-6, 13-15, 11-9, 11-5) to reach the semifinals, confirming the nation's first medal in table tennis at the ongoing edition. This is India's second mixed doubles medal at the Asiad after Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra won b

Seasoned Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash, Rishabh Das and Utkarsh Patil qualified for the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games here on Friday. Prakash, competing in his last Asian Games, clocked 2:00.94 to qualify for the men's 200m butterfly final in sixth place. The duo of Das and Patil, on the other hand, made the 200m backstroke final. Das was particularly fast, finishing the heats in overall fourth place with a time 2:00.53 while Patil, who clocked 2:02.13, was ninth. The top 1

Lloyds Engineering Works Ltd, Lloyds Enterprises Ltd, Protean eGov Technologies Ltd and Garware Hi Tech Films Ltd are among the other gainers in the BSE's 'A' group today, 25 September 2026.

The Indian women's hockey team continued its unbeaten run, beating hosts Japan 3-1 to register its fourth consecutive win and virtually seal a semifinal berth at the Asian Games here on Friday. The Indians scored through Lalremsiami (5th minute), Ishika Chaudhary (30th) and Navneet Kaur (36th). Japan's lone goal was scored by Shiho Kobayakawa in the 46th minute. India will round off their Pool B campaign against Singapore on Sunday. India entered the contest after three consecutive wins in the c

Indian shuttlers were off to a winning start in the Asian Games singles and doubles competitions with Unnati Hooda and the mixed pair of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila registering facile victories in their first-round matches here on Friday. Unnati defeated North Korea's Mi Song Yu 21-9 21-10 in a 30-minute contest to move into the second round. Tanisha and Dhruv got the better of Maldives' Nibal Ahmed and Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq 21-8 21-7 in a 21-minute clash to move ahead. The Indians en

India suffered a double setback in the fencing events at the Asian Games on Friday, with both the men's foil and women's epee teams knocked out in the round of 16. The men's foil team suffered a 27-45 defeat to Hong Kong, while the women's epee side went down 29-45 to Uzbekistan. The Indian trio of Aditya, Hemash Singh Sanasam and Sachin fell behind early and could not close the gap as Hong Kong opened up an 18-point gap by the end of the seventh relay to seal it in their favour at the Aichi Sky

Indian shooters Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet produced an excellent performance to fire their way to the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Games here on Friday, bouncing back in style after disappointing outings in their respective individual events. The Indian trio of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar then claimed the men's 50m rifle 3 positions team silver after logging 1762. China won the team gold with 1766 while Korea bagged bronze with

India continued their disappointing run in canoeing at the Asian Games here on Friday, with their paddlers failing to make the podium and falling short of their medal-winning performance at the Hangzhou edition. The men's kayak four qualified for the Final A but finished seventh, while the men's kayak double settled for third in Final B and the women's canoe double failed to qualify for the final. India will sign off from the canoeing competition at the Miyoshi Lake here with two more events on

The Indian men's and women's kabaddi teams stayed on course for a successful defence of their gold medals as they logged facile wins to enter the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games here on Friday. The women marched into the summit clash with a 48-24 triumph over Nepal before the men joined them with a 66-28 victory against Thailand in the last-four stage here. The comprehensive wins also kept the two defending champion teams' unbeaten run in the ongoing edition intact. In the w

The payout comprises 15.24 crore in replacement shares due under the former CEO's long-term incentive plan for FY23-FY25, along with a 2.5 crore one-time reward approved for FY25

The average trading volume on the Whirlpool of India counter jumped nearly three-fold with a combined 8 million shares changing hands on the NSE and BSE till 10:26 AM on Friday.

Sennheiser has launched the Momentum 5 series in India with user-replaceable batteries, Dolby Atmos spatial audio, adaptive ANC, lossless audio support and more

Is demand falling or imports going unofficial?

Steamhouse India has been awarded the mandate for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), commissioning and comprehensive Operation & Maintenance (O&M) of the Common Steam Plant and Co-generation Power Plant at the Bulk Drug Park, Una, Himachal Pradesh. The order is valued at Rs 311 crore.

The bidding for the Orient Cables IPO opened on September 25, 2026, and will close on September 29, 2026.

For development of G+12 floor office building in Bengaluru

Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has proposed establishing a Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism led by his country as well as India and China, in the wake of the recent devastating flash floods in the area. Shah, in his maiden address to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, also told world leaders that a warming climate is destabilising the fragile Himalayan ecology. The Hindu Kush Himalaya is home to nearly two billion people. These mountains provide water, ecosystems,

Founded in 2017, PMI Electro Mobility is an electric commercial vehicle manufacturer with a fleet of 3,300 e-buses across 34 cities in India

India at Asian Games 2026 live on September 25: Follow kabaddi semifinals, medal events in shooting and athletics, full schedule, results and streaming details

Despite decades of economic reforms, informal and contractual work remains entrenched as weak manufacturing growth, small firms and skill gaps constrain formal job creation

Policy needs to look beyond hotels and airports

The Institute for Human Flourishing (IHF), an India-headquartered research and policy lab aimed at ensuring artificial intelligence (AI) creates economic opportunities for workers, was launched on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly week. Founded by entrepreneur Ravi Venkatesan and led by Chief Executive Officer Urvashi Aneja, the initiative is backed by The Rockefeller Foundation and Schmidt Philanthropies, and has received formal endorsement from the Government of India's Expe

Whirlpool of India said it is not privy to the terms, price or stage of talks as promoter Whirlpool Mauritius explores a share sale with multiple potential counterparties

Awfis Space Solutions has launched a new centre under its premium workspace portfolio, Elite by Awfis, at Prestige Trade Centre, Aerocity, New Delhi. Spanning ~1,00,000 sq. ft. of chargeable area, the centre offers a combination of built-to-suit and ready-to-move-in spaces designed for global capability centres (GCCs) and enterprise occupiers. It brings together world-class infrastructure, hospitality-led services and wellbeing-focused design, while its proximity to IGI Airport and the Aerocity

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday directed a safety audit of all city parks and deployment of Pink Police personnel around their premises following the gangrape of a teenage girl at a park in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area. Sandhu met the Delhi Police Commissioner, MCD Commissioner and DDA Vice Chairman, the LG Office said in a post on X. He directed that a comprehensive safety audit of all Delhi parks be conducted within a week, with emphasis on adequate lighting, sec

The Delhi High Court has observed that labourers in the country are least paid and cared for and that society has failed to value and respect their physical labour. The high court's observations came while deciding a man's appeal challenging his conviction and five-year sentence for assaulting a labourer when he objected to the nuisance created by the convict and others while he was trying to sleep. It modified the conviction of convict Veer Pal from the offence of attempt to murder to voluntari

The call, which the Kremlin said lasted an hour, followed a weekend visit to Moscow and Kyiv by U.S. envoys, who are trying to revive stalled talks designed to find a way to end the fighting.

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said rebuilding passenger trust, raising safety standards and strengthening cost discipline should be central to Air India's next phase

The country's battery industry is expected to generate 1.5-2 million jobs by 2029-30 as it enters its most capital- and employment-intensive phase, evolving from an assembly-and import-dependent sector into a fully integrated cell-to-recycling industrial ecosystem, talent company Adecco India said. India's battery industry is moving from importing and assembling lithium-ion cells to manufacturing batteries domestically, spanning from cells to complete battery packs and recycling, Adecco India Di

Hyundai Motor India Ltd on Monday said it is targeting increasing women's representation in its executive workforce to 20 per cent by 2030 as part of its efforts to build a diverse and future-ready talent pipeline. Women currently constitute more than 8 per cent of Hyundai Motor India Ltd's (HMIL) total executive workforce of over 4,000 employees, the company said in a statement. At the same time, about 45 per cent of young talent (Management Trainees & Engineer Trainees) recruited in 2026 are w

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday said that the United States and India were moving beyond cooperation in the space sector towards co-creation, with the two countries jointly designing instruments, funding startups and co-authoring the future of human discovery. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the ninth edition of the Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX), being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with ISRO, IN-SPACe and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Monday said the historic one-off T20 International between India and Japan this month will be a significant moment in cricket's journey to become a global sport by connecting to a new audience. India and Japan are set to lock horns for the first time in a historic T20I in Japan on September 22, ahead of the men's cricket competition at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. The Games will start on September 19. The match will be played at the Sano International Cricket

Air India's incoming CEO and MD Tewolde Gebremariam has sought staff support to minimise disruptions, saying the airline's strong heritage and brand give it enormous potential to regain its position

PVs recorded their best-ever August at 4,02,398 units, crossing 4 lakh for the first time, with rural sales growing 24.99% against 10.93% in urban markets. Alternative fuels accounted for 41.95% of PV sales, led by CNG at 25.28%, hybrids at 9.04% and EVs at 7.63%, surpassing petrol/ethanol at 40.85%. PV inventory rose to around 38-40 days.

Novartis India Ltd on Monday announced that its Board of Directors has approved the acquisition of the trademarks 'Minipress' and 'Minipres' from Pfizer Inc. USA and Pfizer Products Inc. USA for a total consideration of approximately Rs 1,250 crore. In a regulatory filing, the company said the transaction involves the acquisition of the trademarks registered in India and certain related intellectual property rights for a total aggregate consideration of Rs 1,250 crore. The company has executed a

The aircraft landed safely at Cochin International Airport. Passengers on board were unaware of how serious the situation had become