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Nepal says foreign rescue aid not needed after devastating floods

The flood tore through areas including Rasuwa district near the Chinese border, levelling entire towns, damaging hydropower projects and killing close to 500 people

28 Aug 2026 12:49 pm
Nepal rescue operations halt after lake breaches dam in flood-hit Rasuwa

Helicopter rescue operations in the flood hit Rasuwa district were stopped and locals were seen rushing up the hill

28 Aug 2026 11:59 am
Nepal flash floods: Reconstruction costs could run into billions, says finance minister

The Himalayan nation faces a daunting rebuilding challenge as the death toll rises and thousands remain missing across Nepal and China.

28 Aug 2026 11:51 am
Nepal floods: Rescue efforts intensify as rising lake threatens fresh disaster

Rescue operations continued across devastated Himalayan communities as authorities raced to find missing people and contain the threat of further flooding.

28 Aug 2026 8:52 am
Karoline Leavitt exits as White House Press Secretary; Trump hints at successor

Leavitts departure follows a tenure marked by confrontational exchanges, policy defence, expanded media access and a delayed maternity leave

28 Aug 2026 8:24 am
Flash floods in Nepal, China leave nationals from over 30 countries missing

The disaster has affected trekkers, tourists, pilgrims, residents and workers, with multiple countries reporting nationals unaccounted for across the region.

28 Aug 2026 8:06 am
27 Aug 2026 9:32 pm
SEBI close to approving NSE's long-awaited IPO, says chairman Pandey

The regulator is also working on rationalising settlement, margin and risk-management provisions

27 Aug 2026 9:24 pm
Border talks, summit diplomacy signal steady India-China reset

Modi to hold bilateral with Putin, engage with Xi at SCO meet ahead of BRICS summit

27 Aug 2026 9:15 pm
Tata Motors unveils tata.cars as new passenger vehicle identity, retains tata.ev

The automaker is putting its passenger-car business under a new master brand while preserving tata.ev as its dedicated electric-vehicle identity

27 Aug 2026 8:58 pm
Cult.fit eyes 100 cities in 4-5 years; CEO says IPO timing will depend on investor feedback

The company, which filed its DRHP in July, is still in the early stages of the IPO process and has yet to receive meaningful market feedback

27 Aug 2026 8:50 pm
Operating profit growth of manufacturing companies improved significantly in Q1: RBI

Sales growth of listed private non-financial companies continued to accelerate to 19.4 per cent

27 Aug 2026 8:45 pm
Happiest Minds shares fall 6% amid renewed ITC Infotech stake-sale buzz

Founder Ashok Sootas potential stake sale revives ownership concerns, keeping investors cautious

27 Aug 2026 8:40 pm
Tamil Nadus Revenue Augmentation Committee holds talks with industry bodies, experts on states financial position

The suggestions received would be examined by the Committee together with the inputs already received from the various revenue-generating departments of the State, he added.

27 Aug 2026 8:26 pm
ChatGPT Ads set to rewrite the rules of digital advertising in India

The initiative aims to enhance consumer engagement through contextual advertising, targeting logged-in adult users on ChatGPTs Free and Go plans.

27 Aug 2026 8:20 pm
Surge in cooling demand leaves 28% of thermal power plants with critical coal deficit

Higher demand for cooling leads to record coal burn at power plants

27 Aug 2026 8:17 pm
IHCL announces its first branded villa project, expands presence in segment

The project is spread across 34 acres and will comprise 32 branded villas and a 100-key Taj resort

27 Aug 2026 8:17 pm
AP Capital region villages to get 1,437 crore infrastructure push

A total of1,437 crore was sanctioned for critical infrastructure across the 29 capital villages, including roads, underground drainage, drinking-water pipelines and street lighting.

27 Aug 2026 8:08 pm
BRICS Summit likely to push cross-border payment links, not de-dollarisation: Sources

FM-Central Bank Governors track to meet in early September to firm up proposals on CBDC and payment-system links ahead of the September 12-13 summit

27 Aug 2026 8:07 pm
TN CM inaugurates Pinhole Pupilloplasty Centre at Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital

Instead of replacing the cornea, PPP modifies the eyes optical system by creating a small, precisely centred pupillary aperture

27 Aug 2026 7:26 pm
51% rainfall deficit in Indias Andhra Pradesh on El Nino impact

Paddy area down, while pulses see growth in as the State rolls out four-pronged strategy to mitigate the weather impact

27 Aug 2026 7:12 pm
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh backs tanks role in modern drone era

He said this in his address after laying the foundation stone of 472 crore-worth expansion plan of defence PSU Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur, to execute T-72 and T-90 tank overhaul project

27 Aug 2026 6:56 pm
India Incs revenue growth to slow to 13-15% in Q2, margins under pressure: ICRA

Operating profit margins could contract by 100-150 basis points year-on-year in Q2, pressured by high raw material, fuel, freight and packaging costs

27 Aug 2026 6:53 pm
Real estate developer G Square denies political affiliations with any party and says it has no business interest in Parandur

Company has sent a representation to the Speaker of the State assembly to remove allegations made against it in the House

27 Aug 2026 6:51 pm
Oil companies deliberating on aspects of supplying E10: BPCL CMD

Khanna explained that the challenges such as those related to supplying (E10) and whether the ROs can handle another grade of petrol simultaneously are being vetted out

27 Aug 2026 6:51 pm
S&P retains Indias sovereign rating at 'BBB'

Continued policy stability and high infrastructure investment will support Indias long-term growth prospects, says rating agency

27 Aug 2026 6:49 pm
Temasek-backed Sembcorp Green Infra files DRHP for IPO

A portion of the Net Proceeds is proposed to be utilised by our Company to repay/prepay loans

27 Aug 2026 6:46 pm
Markets slips for second straight day; Jackson Hole, CAS takes centre stage

Sensex ends at 76,933.59, down 0.70%, while the Nifty 50 settled at 24,090.85, off 116 points or 0.48%, its weakest close in six sessions

27 Aug 2026 6:38 pm
Wiproand Google Cloud expand partnership to scale AI into core enterprise operations

As part of this partnership,Wiprohas launched theLIFT framework to help enterprises accelerate AI transformation and operationalise agentic AI at scale

27 Aug 2026 6:27 pm
Power tariff hike to raise costs for J&K industries

The increase is significantly higher than the 5 per cent hike proposed by KPDCL and JPDCL

27 Aug 2026 6:25 pm
IndiaFirst Life bets on AI agents to overhaul insurance operations

Insurer says agentic AI push will be cross-subsidised and will not raise overall cost ratios

27 Aug 2026 6:23 pm
Sundram Fasteners launches submersible pumps for agricultural use

It offers an opportunity to apply our engineering capabilities to address the needs of rural India, said SV Mahesh, Executive Director of the company

27 Aug 2026 6:11 pm
Lumino Industries IPO opens to mixed response on Day 1; retail oversubscribed, QIB lags

The 700-crore IPO sees retail investors subscribed 1.96 times, NIIs 2.09 times; QIB bids remain muted at 0.04 times

27 Aug 2026 5:57 pm
Zinc futures: Buy on dips

The uptrend remains steady

27 Aug 2026 5:40 pm
Indian sugar prices down 25% over the past week at the mill level

Retail prices show signs of easing as government measures to tackle the surge begins to pay dividends

27 Aug 2026 5:37 pm
OPSWAT Opens Its First Office and Critical Infrastructure Protection Lab in India

The location in Bengaluru is the first of its kind, allowing customers to experience simulated real-world cyber scenarios across IT and operational technology (OT)

27 Aug 2026 5:22 pm
Indias first single-cask scotch curator launches amid FTA-driven tariff relief

The launch coincides with a significant shift in Indias Scotch import regime. The India-UK Free Trade Agreement has halved the existing 150 per cent tariff on Scotch whisky to 75%, with further reductions scheduled over coming years

27 Aug 2026 5:07 pm
100% FDI, Insurance for All by 2047 provide great opportunities for Canadian firms: FM Sitharaman

Indias resilient growth, expanding market and macroeconomic stability create opportunities for long-term investment in the country, the FM said

27 Aug 2026 4:58 pm
Ladakh cuts VAT on CNG, PNG to 5% to push clean energy adoption

Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena announced the reduction in a post on X, saying the move would promote affordable clean energy and improve access to cleaner fuels for consumers in the Union Territory.

27 Aug 2026 4:56 pm
OneAssist, Cashify launch screen protection plan for refurbished phones

The plan includes doorstep pick-up and drop service, repairs through OneAssist and Cashify authorised service centres, and a digital claims process

27 Aug 2026 4:54 pm
Yamaha India may need additional capacity in 2-3 years

Its existing two plants nearing full utilisation of 1.5 million units; company launches its new 200cc sports bike, YZF-R2, in India

27 Aug 2026 4:53 pm
Jawaharlal Nehru Port records highest growth among top 30 global container ports

Mundra is the only other Indian port to make it to the top 30

27 Aug 2026 4:47 pm
Piyush Goyal pitches India as semiconductor hub, invites Kansai firms from Japan to ride $150 bn wave

Minister cites $15-billion Semiconductor Mission 2.0 and also seeks partnerships in skills, food processing and shipping

27 Aug 2026 4:44 pm
Singapore Airlines will carefully consider fund infusion in Air India

Law maker Kenneth Tiong has said Singapore Airlines should not seek funding from the government-owned firm Temasekto invest further in Air India

27 Aug 2026 4:38 pm
Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Sensex slips below 77,000, Nifty ends at 24,091 amid market volatility

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Indian equities closed lower on Thursday as traders navigated expiry-related volatility and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, with the Sensex slipping below 77,000 and the Nifty ending near 24,091 despite supportive signals from crude prices, earnings and foreign inflows.

27 Aug 2026 4:28 pm
ECBs surge 74% YoY in June on RBI concessional swap and rate differential

The June borrowing was 74.4% higher than the $3.48 billion recorded in June 2025, while it was 28.3% above the $4.74 billion raised in May 2026

27 Aug 2026 4:23 pm