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ADB's Bhargav Dasgupta says India must unlock sub-national financing to meet its $840-billion urban infrastructure need and attract larger pools of private capital

Chakraborty said succession planning was a problem among private banks, often avoided because here is a cost to it. Failure to plan, he said, could hurt valuations

Scores of Cockroach Janta Party supporters gathered outside the Parliament Street police station here on Friday to demand action against self-styled Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj who allegedly boasted about assaulting a student protester's father in a now viral video. Shouting slogans against Delhi Police, the protesters, including CJP co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka as well as Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Chief and MP Chandra Shekhar Azad, accused Delhi Police of failing t

NHC Foods announced the official launch of Kap's Delight Recipe Mixes, a range of convenient and affordable recipe mixes designed to make everyday cooking faster, easier and more enjoyable.

India will field full-strength men's and women's squads as they look to defend their cricket gold medals from the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games

Hong Kong, September 4: The annual Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival is set to return bigger and bolder this autumn, transforming the Central Stage, Central Harbourfront Event Space into a vibrant epicurean paradise from 29 October to 1 November 2026. Set against the iconic Victoria Harbour skyline, the festival will feature over 300 booths, including dedicated spirit booths and dining partners.

Probe agency AAIB on Friday said the confirmation of drug use by the pilot-in-command of the Air India Phuket-Delhi flight is a serious concern and asked the regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), to take appropriate action. Issuing the preliminary report on the incident of August 4, wherein the flight, operating with an A320 plane, suddenly lost 300 feet of altitude and left many people injured, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said a detailed probe is und

The BSE barometer Sensex rallied 730 points or 0.95 per cent to 76,883, while the Nifty 50 index gained 132 points or 0.55 per cent to reclaim 24,000. The index hit the day's peak of 24,005.

Kavveri Defence & Wireless Technologies Ltd, Saraswati Commercial (India) Ltd, Xtranet Technologies Ltd and Cyber Media (India) Ltd are among the other gainers in the BSE's 'B' group today, 04 September 2026.

MOFSL noted that Physicswallah is among India's largest education platforms, built on what the brokerage believes is one of the most capital-efficient business models in Indian EdTech.

India's record diaspora deposit drive could leave the RBI facing a $10.6 billion cost as inflows far exceeded expectations and raise challenges for the central bank's liquidity management

Repatriation and Indian companies sending funds abroad consume much of the capital coming into the country

India will first face Panama at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru before travelling to Kolkata for back-to-back fixtures against Brazil and Uruguay on October 3 and 6

In addition to developments surrounding the US-Iran conflict and movements in crude oil and gold prices, market participants will closely track the upcoming quarterly earnings announcements of recently listed companies over the next few weeks. Investors are likely to assess these results for insights into operating performance, earnings visibility and demand trends.

World Bank Executive Director Neelkanth Mishra said high-frequency indicators such as vehicle sales, cement volumes and credit demand point to strong economic momentum despite doubts over GDP data

Brokerages believe the positioning appears more aggressive than initially envisaged, also tallying with Grasim's rollout in paints, and could add materially to UltraTech's FY30 revenue.

Complete Sports and Management India traded at Rs 144.95 on the BSE, a 7.37% premium to the issue price of Rs 135.

Jamil also stressed that players would have to take greater responsibility on the field, while acknowledging that the pressure would increase as the team prepares for important assignments

OpenAI says its latest AI model has moved ahead of rival Anthropic in software, science and cybersecurity, as the two companies compete for the AI industry's top spot

Paluck Technologies traded at Rs 47.98 on the BSE, a 0.04% discount to the issue price of Rs 48.

Nuvama said UltraTech's scale ambition could intensify industry competition and its aggressive posturing on capacity, portfolio, and distribution could drive an interim de-rating for C&W industry

The top court was hearing a plea by homebuyers of Noida's Lotus Boulevard and Lotus Panache projects, developed by Granite Gate Properties Private Limited, who challenged a July 2025 NCLAT order

The 2,367-kg EOS-05, India's heaviest Earth observation satellite so far, was placed in its intended sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit about 18 minutes after lift-off

Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts after the devastating flash floods, as the death toll rose to 1,282 on Friday with more than 4,700 missing. The flash floods, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, devastated towns and villages in northern and central Nepal, leaving a trail of destruction. So far, 359 bodies have been recovered in Chitwan, 218 in Nawalparasi East, 208 in Nawalparasi West, 185 in Nuwakot, 72 i

Player workload and the increasing number of international matches emerged as one of the central concerns at the BCCI review meeting in Mumbai

Despite billions of dollars in announced data centre investments, India's GDP gains may remain limited by 2030 as high import dependence curbs domestic value addition and job creation

T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan is banking on home internet and artificial intelligence to drive growth and revive the company's shares, which have fallen 25 per cent since he took the job

Overall ADTO declines 9.7% YoY

Anil Chakravarthy will take over as Adobe CEO on December 1, succeeding Shantanu Narayen, after leading the company's digital experience business and worldwide field operations

Pacific island leaders voiced concern over an ICBM test that flew over several member states without adequate notice and called for at least 24 hours' warning for future launches

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal lauded the small and medium enterprises industry for playing a pivotal role in achieving 7.8 percent growth in Indias GDP in the first quarter of the current fiscal. Mr Goyal expressed confidence that with the series of FTAs that India has been signing for months, will pave a steadfast pathway in becoming a major exporter with a market share of two third of the international economy. The Minister also called for strengthening the relationship bet

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal lauded the small and medium enterprises industry for playing a pivotal role in achieving 7.8 percent growth in Indias GDP in the first quarter of the current fiscal. Mr Goyal expressed confidence that with the series of FTAs that India has been signing for months, will pave a steadfast pathway in becoming a major exporter with a market share of two third of the international economy. The Minister also called for strengthening the relationship bet

From a $4-5 billion rebuilding bill and damaged hydropower to broken trade routes, lost livelihoods and weak local capacity, Nepal's recovery could stretch far beyond the floodwaters

The floodwaters have receded, but Nepal's rivers, slopes and habitats may bear deeper scars. What does a debris-heavy flash flood leave behind in one of the world's most fragile ecosystems?

TML CV Holdings will offer 14.10 per Iveco share, with the initial acceptance period running from September 7 to October 26 and payment scheduled for October 30

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday rejected the use of the word war to describe the US fighting with Iran as he steered clear of predicting that the six-month-old conflict would be over by November's midterm elections, in which Republicans are trying to hang on to their narrow majorities in Congress. I wouldn't call it a war, Vance said after being asked during a White House press briefing about whether the fighting could be wrapped up before voters cast their ballots in the November 3 congress

The US government on Thursday slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island's economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those hit with sanctions are Fidel Ernesto Castro, grandson of former President Raul Castro, and Cuba's Oil Industry Supply Import Company, known as Abapet. The company is responsible for importing special equipment and spare parts needed to sustain Cuba's crumbling power grid. The sanctions aim to push Cuba's critical machinery offline and exacerbate

ISRO chief V Narayanan on Friday said that vigorous, systematic work, is on for the launch of the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission during this calendar year. The launch of the earth observation satellite (GSLV-F17/EOS-05) is the first success for ISRO during this financial year, Narayanan said adding, eward for hard work is more work. Accordingly, the ISRO team, along with industries and other organisations, is working on the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission. In his address following the succes

ISRO on Friday made its way into history books yet again with the successful launch of the country's first ever imaging satellite in geo-orbit, placing the over 2,300 kg payload into a precise orbit using a GSLV rocket. Friday's launch marked the space agency's maiden success for the year 2026. The EOS-05 satellite was successfully placed in the intended sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit, about 18 minutes after it lifted off from the spaceport here, ISRO announced. While several earth observatio

Doraiswamy spoke about LIC's plans to maintain its VNB margin at 24-25% and target double-digit growth, its investment strategy and distribution network

As Carrefour plans to expand in India, Patrick Lasfargues, executive director - international partnership, Nilesh Ved, chairman of APPCORP Holding, owner of Apparel Grp. spoke on its India market plan

Maharashtra has a substantial agricultural load from around 48 lakh agriculture consumers, accounting for almost 30 percent of the total electricity consumption

The proposed preferential trade agreement could open new export markets, diversify critical mineral supplies and test whether calibrated deals with developing economies can complement India's recent d

Manufacturing prices fell in Q1 even as real growth outpaced nominal growth, pointing to deflationary pressure unlike agriculture and services

The decision to import 1 MT of raw sugar after allowing exports earlier in the season has revived questions over crop estimates, policy predictability and the cost of repeated trade interventions

DGFT's latest notification aligns INR export proceeds with foreign-currency realisation, while Customs clarifies when the six-month re-export clock begins

The Silent Syndicate examines how private equity and global finance are reshaping India's healthcare system, raising questions over ownership, regulation and patient welfare

Rural women continue to spend nearly 286 minutes per day on household chores and caregiving - almost seven times more than men

India's water crisis has been created by decades of treating water as free. Prosecuting the newest useralone would be a policy failure

With India doing away with the requirement of physical boarding pass stamping for international passengers at airports, the global airlines grouping IATA on Tuesday said the move marks a significant step forward in passenger facilitation at Indian airports. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) represents over 370 airlines worldwide that account for around 85 per cent of the global air traffic. Indian carriers are also part of the grouping. For decades, the requirement for a physica