New Delhi: Air India’s incoming CEO Tewolde Gebremariam on Friday met Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu. Naidu shared pictures of the meeting on X and said that with massive demand for better connectivity and enhanced passenger convenience, the airline has a challenging and important responsibility. On August 5, Air India announced the appointment of…
New Delhi: Apple fandom was on full display across India on Friday as the latest iPhone 18 series went on sale in major cities, drawing enthusiastic crowds eager to be among the first to get their hands on the new devices. The launch-day excitement was palpable at Apple stores, with fans turning up early and…
New Delhi: Moody’s Ratings on Friday sharply raised India’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year to 7 per cent — the fastest growth rate among all G20 economies– aided by economic resilience in the face of Middle East conflict but flagged risks to inflation from elevated oil prices and El Niño. In a statement…
Aggregate dust settled into the deep creases of worn leather boots at the Greater Noida exhibition grounds as the afternoon heat forced a quiet, pragmatic reckoning among fleet owners who have spent three decades buying machinery on pure instinct. The polite corporate jargon of the opening days evaporated entirely under the heavy glare of the…
There was something slightly deceptive about the Ammann display at bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026. At first sight, it looked like a familiar road-construction equipment showcase, with pavers, rollers and asphalt technology occupying much of the visual space. After spending a little more time there, however, the composition began to suggest something broader. Five new products…
Mumbai: Tata Sons Ltd’s board on Thursday approved a fresh five-year term for N Chandrasekaran as executive chairman and set in motion the process to list the group’s holding company — decisions that Tata Trusts said were “illegal”. The board’s roughly three-hour meeting in Mumbai on Thursday came weeks after Chandrasekaran, 63, told directors in…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday accepted bids worth Rs 50,000 crore in the first tranche of its open market operation (OMO) sale of government securities, as it stepped up efforts to absorb surplus liquidity from the banking system. The RBI accepted Rs 7,005 crore of the 7.59 per cent government securities…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday absorbed Rs 2.40 lakh crore through variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auctions from the banking sector amid huge surplus liquidity. The central bank received bids worth Rs 2,39,959 crore, which it accepted fully, at a cut-off and weighted average rate of 5.24 per cent. The RBI…
Walking through SCHWING Stetter India’s Outdoor Stall F01 at bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026, the first impression came from the sheer spread of equipment. Twenty-seven concreting and construction solutions occupied the display, the company’s largest showcase at the event, covering batching, transportation, pumping, placement, self-loading, crushing, recycling and specialised applications. The second impression was less obvious….
New Delhi: The government has cut the windfall gains tax on export of petrol, diesel and ATF for the fortnight beginning September 16. The rate of special additional excise duty (SAED) along with road and infrastructure cess on export of diesel is now Rs 20 per litre, down from Rs 25 per litre. SAED on…
