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Centre fortifies Indias AI mission with Sovereign Compute Pool amid rising GPU costs

The official said that the government is also preparing further bids for additional computing capacity, as it seeks to build a government-controlled pool of AI compute alongside capacity sourced from private providers

2 Oct 2026 8:43 pm
Indian start-ups being acquired 2X faster as incumbents look to buy capabilities

Beyond acquisitions, IPO timelines have also shortened with the average years from first funding to IPO going down from 14 years to 8.5 years

2 Oct 2026 7:50 pm
Indias Defence startups look beyond drones, towards maritime opportunities

The move is also opening opportunities in adjacent areas such as marine navigation, sensing and surveillance for State governments and civilian maritime communities

2 Oct 2026 7:38 pm
Coal India ramps up supplies in September as power demand rises

CILs coal production grew by 9.18 per cent to 53.50 mt compared with 49 mt last year

2 Oct 2026 7:00 pm
Nabard subsidiary Nabkisan lists Indias first WASH social bond; raises 180 crore

The issue received strong investor interest and was oversubscribed 1.8 times

2 Oct 2026 5:56 pm
India does not have structural excess manufacturing capacity: Goyal at G20

He also said industrial capacity in itself is not the issue; however, distortions can arise where geographical concentration of production is driven by hidden subsidies and support

2 Oct 2026 3:30 pm
No supply restrictions on dealers: Nayara Energy

The Rosneft-backed private sector oil marketing company (OMC) assured of maintaining adequate stocks at its more than 7,100 retail outlets (ROs).

2 Oct 2026 2:07 pm
Nothing imminent: US Trade Representative Greer on India trade deal; Modi, Trump to talk soon

Greer said Trump and Modi may have another phone call very soon to assess the progress on the trade deal

2 Oct 2026 12:29 pm
Electric motorcycle sales gain traction, but capacity still far ahead of demand

Indias electric motorcycle makers, including Revolt, Oben, Ultraviolette, and Matter, are seeing registrations rise, but sales remain a fraction of the industrys capacity

2 Oct 2026 12:16 pm
Goyal meets trade ministers of France, Canada, Saudi Arabia, South Korea

Goyal held the meetings with the trade ministers on Thursday on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Milwaukee

2 Oct 2026 12:02 pm
Maharashtra is Indias launchpad; 43% of Adani Groups 6 lakh crore blueprint completed or underway, says Pranav Adani

The investment blueprint spans sectors including energy, aviation and aero-districts, urban regeneration, data centres and coal gasification, Adani said at the launch of Invest Maharashtra in Mumbai on Friday.

2 Oct 2026 11:56 am
TCS buys Best Buys India GCCs to transform into AI Capability Centres

TCS will merge Best Buy India employees into its global organisation

2 Oct 2026 11:19 am
TN CM Vijay rolls out expanded free bus travel for women

Over 8.4 million women will benefit daily from the expanded free bus scheme, including deluxe and express services, the government said

2 Oct 2026 10:58 am
Trump says Iran will be hit 'very hard' if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel

Trump issued the warning as investigators worked to determine why the copilot stabbed the flight's captain, causing the FlyDubai plane to plummet before others on board stopped the attack and landed the airliner in Saudi Arabia

2 Oct 2026 10:24 am
PM Modi has 'good ideas' for settlement of Ukraine conflict: Putin

Putin made the remarks on Thursday at the annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club, according to state-run TASS news agency

2 Oct 2026 9:55 am
TVS stays ahead of Bajaj as September e-two-wheeler registrations hit nine-month high

Hero surges 27% to close in on Ather, Ola slips for third month; Jan-Sept registrations reach 15.51 lakh

2 Oct 2026 9:44 am
S&P praises Indian economy, but points to gathering clouds

India beat forecasts while contending with the same inflationary pressures, geopolitical conflicts and slower growth as others

1 Oct 2026 11:35 pm
Trumps $100,000 H-1B visa fee blocked again by US federal judge

The ruling adds to mounting legal challenges over a fee that sharply increases the cost of hiring highly skilled foreign workers

1 Oct 2026 9:42 pm
Indias next investor wave

Indias household investable assets reached nearly $5.2 trillion in FY25, with financial assets accounting for over one-third of total household assets. The Wealth inclusion in India: Expanding investor participation beyond metros report by EY looks at how this growing wealth and wider digital access are helping more Indians invest

1 Oct 2026 9:34 pm
Storage in Indias key reservoirs improves a tad, but still below last year and normal level

18 reservoirs are brimming, but 51 dams are half-empty as IMD predicts below-normal rainfall this month

1 Oct 2026 9:24 pm
Chennai Metro Phase-II achieves hat-trick of TBM breakthroughs in three days

With this breakthrough, CMRL has achieved a hat-trick of TBM breakthroughs in three consecutive days, marking a significant achievement in the ongoing tunnelling works under Phase II

1 Oct 2026 9:17 pm
Centre launches auction of two offshore mineral blocks in Andaman Sea

The two blocks Sewell Rise-01 and West Sewell Ridge-01 lie in strategically important offshore areas, together spanning more than 1,632 square kilometres

1 Oct 2026 9:16 pm
Indias coffee shipments up 25% at 2.42 lakh tonne on strong demand in H1 of FY27

Volatility in global prices leads to slower growth in per tonne realisation

1 Oct 2026 9:16 pm
After Armenia, India exports Akash Air Defence System to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan: Defence secretary

He also indicated more orders are expected from other countries as well for the Akash Missile Air Defence System, designed to track multiple targets

1 Oct 2026 9:00 pm
PNGRB, Oil Ministry launch drive targeting 50 lakh D-PNG connections by March 2027

The National PNG Drive 3.0 will run up to March 31, 2027 with the objective of accelerating PNG adoption, facilitating transition from LPG to PNG

1 Oct 2026 8:58 pm
UK homeowners face mortgage shock as global bond sell-off deepens

Thousands of British homeowners face higher repayments as fixed-rate deals expire amid rising borrowing costs and renewed inflation pressures.

1 Oct 2026 8:55 pm
US manufacturing steady in September, but input prices surge

Strong demand and AI infrastructure investment supported factory activity, while supply-chain pressures and record diesel prices added to inflation concerns

1 Oct 2026 8:42 pm
SC stays death sentence of Indian Mujahideen operative in 2008 Ahmedabad blasts case

The Bench issued notice to the Gujarat government and called for the trial court records, while directing that the death sentence not be executed in the meantime

1 Oct 2026 8:26 pm
1 Oct 2026 8:24 pm
US Treasury yields hit highest since 2002 as global bond sell-off deepens

Rising energy costs, persistent inflation and stronger growth expectations are reshaping bond markets as investors reassess long-term borrowing costs globally

1 Oct 2026 8:23 pm
US jobless claims hover near 57-year low as layoffs fall in September

Employers are holding back on hiring even as job cuts remain subdued, with energy costs and economic uncertainty clouding the outlook

1 Oct 2026 8:13 pm
Nobody is allowed to cap fuel sales: Petroleum Secretary

The governments response comes amidst reports of private retailers such as Jio-bp and Nayara Energy capping diesel sales

1 Oct 2026 8:10 pm
DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on tuberculosis drug ingredient imports from China, Thailand

DGTR determined that the product was being exported from China and Thailand at prices below its normal value and concluding that it had caused material injury to the domestic industry

1 Oct 2026 7:40 pm
Tata nearly doubles EV registrations, Mahindra overtakes MG in September

Vahan data show EV registrations surging 94.7 per cent y-o-y during the month

1 Oct 2026 7:25 pm
Indian Bank working on mechanisms to prevent UPI MDR being passed on to consumers

The bank is also considering absorbing part of the charge for merchants where it acts as the acquiring bank.

1 Oct 2026 7:20 pm
Indian govt halves stock limit for traders to 100 tonne

The order will come into force from October 15 and will be valid till November 30

1 Oct 2026 7:19 pm
CAFE-III Gazette reveals translation error; EV metric differs 10-fold between English and Hindi texts

English and Hindi texts differ on EV energy measurement; the headline 30 km/l equivalent benchmark does not translate into the same physical fuel consumption

1 Oct 2026 6:53 pm
1,423 crore released to States, UTs over three years to implement anti-atrocities laws

Under the centrally sponsored scheme for implementation of the two Acts, the Centre released 392.71 crore in 2022-23, 535.30 crore in 2023-24 and 495.29 crore in 2024-25, taking the total assistance to 1,423.30 crore

1 Oct 2026 6:48 pm
Centre mandates Aadhaar for SC students seeking Top Class Education scholarship

The Department has been directed to ensure that beneficiaries without Aadhaar are enrolled and that existing details are updated

1 Oct 2026 6:46 pm
Redington to distribute OPSWATs cybersecurity solutions across GCC, Africa markets

The partnership will combine OPSWATs cybersecurity portfolio with Redingtons sales, technical, warehousing, logistics and financing capabilities across regulated sectors

1 Oct 2026 6:12 pm
Truevis Technologies, Neusoft Medical Systems set up medical imaging spare-parts hub in Chennai

The new facility will complement the Visakhapatnam centre, supporting hospitals and diagnostic centres with demand-driven access to critical imaging components

1 Oct 2026 6:05 pm
Indias power consumption rises 11.35% to 162.19 BU in September

Power demand tapered in the second half, but experts expect industrial and commercial requirements to support consumption during the festival season

1 Oct 2026 5:58 pm
Indias tea exports could decline 20% this year amid higher freight rates, logistics disruptions

Shipments declined 16.11% year-on-year to 128.56 million kgs during January-July this year

1 Oct 2026 5:54 pm
Can Indias man-made fibre industry navigate the Iran war disruption?

The Iran crisis has sent oil costs into a wild swing, knocking up raw-material prices and shaking up Indias man-made fibre sceneand its knitwear supply chain too. Listen to know more...

1 Oct 2026 5:51 pm
What we lose when language becomes more informal

Language is not merely a tool for transferring information. It is also a map of our relationships

1 Oct 2026 5:50 pm
Equities post eighth straight weekly loss as global headwinds intensify

The shortened trading week ended on Thursday, with the Sensex declining 570.59 points, or 0.79%, to close at 71,909.70, while the Nifty 50 fell 198.50 points, or 0.88%, to settle at 22,421.95

1 Oct 2026 5:49 pm
India manufacturing PMI rises to 7-month high of 55.1 in September

Factory activity ended the quarter on a firmer footing, with manufacturers reporting stronger sales, production, hiring and optimism about demand

1 Oct 2026 5:46 pm
SpintronicsAI, CSIR-CEERI sign MoU to advance indigenous GaN semiconductor technology

The partnership will explore technology, infrastructure and fabrication requirements while transferring advanced GaN know-how from research into manufacturing

1 Oct 2026 5:08 pm
Reliance Jio strengthen telecom leadership in Keralam

Jio also registered growth in its overall subscriber base (CMS) in Keralam, increasing from 112.47 lakh subscribers in July to 112.88 lakh in August

1 Oct 2026 5:07 pm