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Very severe cyclone Arnab crosses Andhra coast, weakens into severe cyclonic storm

IMD says the landfall process is complete with the weather system moving entirely over land

28 Oct 2026 12:42 pm
India holds talks in South Korea to boost Indias shipbuilding ambitions

Meetings with Korean firms and Cypruss Shipping Deputy Minister cover investment, technology, recycling yards and green shipping partnerships

28 Oct 2026 11:24 am
Indian tax officials visit liquor maker Radico Khaitan's offices amid Scotch imports review

The visit from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence is part of an industry-wide exercise being conducted by the authority

28 Oct 2026 11:21 am
CAIT, NASSCOM sign pact to train traders across India in AI, cyber security, digital marketing

The pact, signed under Tech Connect for Traders and MSMEs Accelerating Digital Transformation, was witnessed by Minister of State for Electronics and IT Jitin Prasada

28 Oct 2026 10:03 am
Cyclone Arnab: AP CM Naidu asks officials to expedite relief

Preliminary assessment of crop damage to be prepared

28 Oct 2026 9:56 am
India among Oracle NetSuite's highest-priority markets, says Asia head Suxena

One of the biggest advantages India has is that we have a young population which is actually now native to using cloud and AI: Suxena

28 Oct 2026 9:54 am
Cyclone Arnab makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh

No loss of life had been reported so far, although trees were uprooted in several places and power supply was disrupted

28 Oct 2026 9:35 am
Indiamart Q2 net profit up 9.8% at 90.7 cr, revenue rises to 428.64 cr

Total income grew 4.95% at 421 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal

28 Oct 2026 9:33 am
AP Govt fully prepared to tackle Cyclone Arnab: CM Naidu

The cyclone is likely to affect the region from Srikakulam to Bapatla. The cyclone is likely to cross the coast near Yanam, close to Kakinada.

27 Oct 2026 9:06 pm
Telangana declares 365 mandals drought-hit

111 mandals in the severe category; State to seek NDRF assistance

27 Oct 2026 8:52 pm
Cent raises $15 million in Series A co-led by Blume Ventures and SPC; to build full stack preventive health platform for India

The funding will go into this R&D and into growing Cents AI, engineering and clinical teams

27 Oct 2026 8:51 pm
Karnataka SIR removes over 99 lakh names from voter roll

The final electorate comprises more than 2.25 crore male voters, 2.29 crore female voters, and 2,841 third-gender voters

27 Oct 2026 8:38 pm
CISF shifts from territorial to sector-based security doctrine to boost domain specialisation

The force reorganisation that becomes operational from November 1, will also better serve the countrys economic security

27 Oct 2026 8:09 pm
Aavin hikes prices of butter, ghee, curd and other milk products from Wednesday

The Tamil Nadu dairy cooperative said the revision was necessary to offset rising production costs and keep its products competitive

27 Oct 2026 8:02 pm
27 Oct 2026 7:52 pm
Reckitt says India business grew double-digit in September quarter

The consumer products major said that Harpic delivered double-digit growth in Q3 CY2026 supported by continued strength across emerging markets, including India

27 Oct 2026 7:27 pm
TractorNext platform to simplify farm equipment buying decisions

The platform aims to provide equipment information and support better purchasing decisions among farmers, rural entrepreneurs and equipment buyers

27 Oct 2026 7:10 pm
Womens safety is crucial to Indias economic growth

Companies must incorporate socio emotional behavioural training and mixed-gender dynamics into employee orientation programmes

27 Oct 2026 5:45 pm
DPDP Act explained: Why news publishers say Indias data protection law could hurt journalism

The legal challenge centres on whether Indias data protection framework adequately safeguards privacy without restricting journalistic investigations and public-interest reporting

27 Oct 2026 5:19 pm
India open to Chinese imports, hopes to boost exports to China and ASEAN: Piyush Goyal

India is seeking fairer trade ties with China while expanding export opportunities, even as imports and the bilateral trade deficit remain concerns.

27 Oct 2026 5:05 pm
JLR India starts local production of Defender 110 in Pune, cuts prices by up to 34 lakh

The move brings the luxury SUVs manufacturing closer to Indian customers, while global production of other Defender variants continues in Slovakia.

27 Oct 2026 4:35 pm
India seeks bigger share of diesel exports on refining capacity boom

India is becoming a global refining hub as it prepares to boost refining capacity to 300 million tonne per year by 2030, and increasing further to 400 million tpy later

27 Oct 2026 4:29 pm
5 developmental imperatives, including increasing credit intensity, would underpin Indias journey towards Viksit Bharat: Shaktikanta Das

Das underscored that first among the developmental imperatives is increasing the size and scale of the credit market

27 Oct 2026 4:19 pm
Healthware partners Fujifilm to expand use of precision surgical imaging solutions

Healthware and Fujifilm partner to expand intra-operative ultrasound in India, boosting real-time surgical imaging and navigation across hospitals nationwide

27 Oct 2026 3:55 pm
India adds 6.57 million mobile subscribers in September, Jio and Airtel account for over 5.3 million additions: TRAI

The number of wireless mobile subscribers increased from 1,293.43 million at the end of August to 1,300 million at the end of September, registering a monthly growth rate of 0.51%

27 Oct 2026 3:51 pm
Indian lenders delay dollar bond sales as hedging costs climb

Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank and Bank of India have shelved planned issuances, while Karur Vysya Bank awaits more favourable pricing

27 Oct 2026 3:48 pm
India needs resilient semiconductor supply chains to move up the value chain

Industry leaders highlighted opportunities in advanced packaging, quantum technology and photonics, while calling for better training to meet semiconductor industry needs

27 Oct 2026 3:32 pm
Australia expands biometric collection programme to visa applicants in India

From October 26 this year, new Australian visa applicants in India may need to provide biometrics (fingerprints and facial image)

27 Oct 2026 3:30 pm
Comic Con India makes Madhya Pradesh debut in Indore this December

The event will feature activities spanning comics, anime, gaming, cosplay, merchandise and brand experiences

27 Oct 2026 3:30 pm
India poised to refine for world as global capacity declines: Union Minister Puri

India's refining capacity would reach 300 million tonnes per annum by 2030, though the projection may not include all new greenfield refineries in the pipeline

27 Oct 2026 3:28 pm
Current climate pledges will cut emissions by just 6% by 2035, far off track: UN report

The findings are based on the examination of 127 new NDCs, representing 154 parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement, which were submitted between January 1, 2024, and August 31, 2026

27 Oct 2026 3:22 pm
India ramped up LPG output, diversified imports to weather Hormuz crisis: Union Minister Puri

Puri said higher domestic production (34,000 to 55,000 mt/day) and imports from the US and Algeria offset Gulf shocks

27 Oct 2026 2:52 pm
PM Modi, Liechtenstein's Prince Alois hold talks to boost ties

Liechtenstein's Prince Alois is on a visit to India from October 25-28 to shore up bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, science, technology and innovation

27 Oct 2026 2:45 pm
India should not deplete reserves to defend rupee, former RBI chief Rajan says

Some currency depreciation is not necessarily a bad thing in this kind of environment. It allows you to stabilise your exports (and) makes your goods more competitive: Raghuram Rajan

27 Oct 2026 2:14 pm
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27 Oct 2026 1:47 pm
Truecaller launches Lite app for budget android phones ahead of Indias festive season

Truecaller says the lighter app draws on the same database and detection systems as its main application, which identified over 68 billion spam and fraud calls in 2025

27 Oct 2026 1:46 pm
Coal India's capex rises 27% in April-September

The increased capex comes in the wake of the company's efforts to modernise its mines, expand production capacity and strengthen coal evacuation infrastructure

27 Oct 2026 1:32 pm
Why has DPDP Act alarmed Indias news publishers?

Here are key provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act which come in force next year, along with the news groups arguments about how it puts their work at risk:

27 Oct 2026 1:01 pm
27 Oct 2026 12:28 pm
India-Mexico preferential trade agreement negotiations set to formally begin

Commerce Secretary is in Mexico City to sign the terms of reference (ToR) for the pact

27 Oct 2026 12:26 pm
No pressure from US to cut Russian oil imports, Indian oil minister says

I never felt anything, Puri said when asked if there has been pressure to cut Russian oil imports

27 Oct 2026 12:23 pm
Rupee traders test RBI's tolerance for measured depreciation

Continued pressure from high oil prices and equity outflows could result in RBI allowing a controlled drop in the rupee, say market players

27 Oct 2026 11:30 am
Weak domestic demand may limit China's AI-led economic gains: Fitch

The key challenge for China will be to convert rising AI investment into productivity gains, stronger earnings and broader economic demand

27 Oct 2026 11:24 am
Sarvam and Ministry of Defence sign MoU for AI projects across the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force

Under the MoU, Sarvam will design, develop, deploy, and support AI applications for the three Services operations, training, and decision-support needs

27 Oct 2026 11:22 am
Sunteck Realty Q2 profit rises 17% to 57 cr; income grows 27% to 334 cr

Sunteck Realtys pre-sales grows 17% to 824 crore in the September quarter and 19% in the first six months to 1,611 crore

27 Oct 2026 10:56 am
Defence stocks rally: Apollo Micro Systems, Data Patterns, HAL, BEL surge as DAC clears acquisition push, Aequs tanks 19% after Q2

Apollo Micro Systems and Data Patterns led with over 8% gains; BEML, HAL, and BEL also rose. The defence index jumped about 3% to 8,907.90

27 Oct 2026 10:47 am
Delhi traders flag potential impact on 21 markets from Nov 1 Congress rally, seek postponement

CTI has written to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, demanding that the proposed rally, for which the party has claimed a turnout of 10 lakh people, be postponed until November 10

27 Oct 2026 10:46 am
Fresh food firm Pluckk expands to UK, plans to enter UAE next

War has delayed its entry in the Gulf region; the firm eyes going to the US, says its co-founder and CEO Pratik Gupta

27 Oct 2026 10:44 am