Up until now, the Amrit Bharat Express has been a non-AC long-distance passenger train. After upgrading train travel for the common man with Amrit Bharat Express, Indian Railways is now set to introduce air-conditioned coaches in the Amrit Bharat 3.0 Express, expected to be rolled out this financial year.Up until now, the Amrit Bharat Express…
Pressure on lending yields and margins will remain key monitorables (file photo) India’s non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are likely to maintain steady growth in the near to medium term, with credit demand remaining healthy despite geopolitical uncertainties, according to brokerage firm 360 ONE Capital.The brokerage said management teams have retained their FY27 and medium-term growth…
PM Modi urges wider use of space technology in agriculture, environment and other sectors as India’s private space industry targets major growth. NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with chief executive officers (CEOs) and founders of 20 space startups, including India’s leading companies Skyroot Aerospace, Agnikul Cosmos, Pixxel, Dhruva Space, GalaxEye, PierSight, Bellatrix…
The lawsuit alleges that Meta designed and monetised Facebook & Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young people (representative image) Meta is facing a landmark legal challenge in the US that could have far-reaching implications for how Facebook and Instagram are designed and operated, after 29 states accused the company of deliberately creating products that…
Aditya Birla addresses tariff and investment concerns NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over low private sector investment, Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla Friday said the corporate sector was undertaking capital expenditure at a very fast pace.He said RBI data pointed to growth in bank loans to the corporate sector, which are evenly spread between…
Carney has ordered his trade negotiators to come back after suspending all negotiations with US The United States called the collapse of three days of intensive trade talks with Canada a “missed opportunity”, as Ottawa suspended negotiations and ordered its team to return, as Washington imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.US trade representative…
Informal sector sees strong Q1 growth, with women making up nearly one-third of its 13.7 crore workforce NEW DELHI: The informal sector, which constitutes major part of the economy, registered robust growth in Q1 (April -June) of the current financial year as number of establishments in the sector grew 9% (y-o-y) to 8.7 crore from…
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney said that they tried negotiating but didn’t work out (File photo) Canada has suspended trade negotiations with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said, after last-minute changes to Washington’s proposed terms were deemed “unfair” and “uneconomic”, a day after US President Donald Trump had said that US “should be…
2.8 million Tesla vehicles will be recalled over emergency door opening situation in China Tesla and eight Chinese automakers are recalling about 4.3 million vehicles in China after regulators raised concerns that occupants could struggle to open their doors during emergencies, making it the country’s largest automotive recall.The action included recalling 2.8 million Tesla vehicles,…
Bigger screens and PC-like features fuel tablet demand, with 12GB models jumping 835% year-on-year in Q1 NEW DELHI: As laptop prices rise, tablet makers are making a stronger play for everyday computing, armed with bigger screens, more memory, keyboards and increasingly PC-like multitasking capabilities.The shift is showing up in what Indians are buying. Research agency…
