The Budget for 2026-27 is a significant step toward making India a global hub for innovation and advanced manufacturing with global competitiveness as the lynchpin, says Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, Chairman, State Bank of India. ...
The Tamil Nadu textile industry, a cornerstone of India’s textile and apparel exports, has broadly welcomed the Union Budget’s thrust on infrastructure, skilling and export facilitation, but has cautioned that retaining the 11 p...
A surplus harvest this season has triggered a sharp fall in shallot prices in Perambalur district, pushing many farmers into distress as procurement rates have dropped to as low as Rs 10 per kg, compared to Rs 30- Rs 40 during the same period last year. ...
US tech giant Oracle is planning to cut 20,000 to 30,000 jobs and sell parts of its activities to help finance expansion of its AI data‑centre capacity, a new report has claimed. ...
Undeterred by age, Metro Man E. Sreedharan on Monday reaffirmed his determination to see the proposed high-speed rail project for Kerala become a reality, inaugurating the project’s official office at 9 a.m. at Ponnani in Malappuram, close to the residence where he currently lives. ...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to hold its monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting from February 4-6 and according to economists, the MPC is expected to vote for a pause on a policy rate cut, while the central bank undertakes direct measures to tackle liquidity, bond stability and currency-related risks. ...
Gold and silver extended their decline on Monday, as hike in margin requirements are set to take effect on Chicago Merchantile Exchange (CME) in the US. ...
Samsung SDI said on Monday it remained in the red in the fourth quarter of 2025 due mainly to sluggish demand for electric vehicles in the United States, although the performance of its energy storage system (ESS) business limited the losses. ...
The unified payments interface (UPI) saw 28 per cent transaction count growth (year-on-year) at 21.70 billion in the month of January — along with registering 21 per cent annual growth in transaction amount at Rs 28.33 lakh crore, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data showed on Sunday. ...
Tamil Nadu is closely watching the Union Budget with heightened expectations on Sunday, as the State looks for fresh announcements that could accelerate infrastructure growth, strengthen its manufacturing base, and improve urban development. ...
