India pips China to become real estate capital of Asia: Hurun report

India pips China to become real estate capital of Asia: Hurun report

New Delhi, July 11 - With real estate companies worth $36 billion in 2024, India is accelerating to become the real estate capital of Asia, pushing away China in terms of growth rate, a new report said on Thursday.

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Sensex closes flat amid volatile session

Sensex closes flat amid volatile session

Mumbai, July 11 - Indian equity benchmarks closed flat on Thursday following a volatile session.

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Shimla apples now grow in eastern UP

Shimla apples now grow in eastern UP

ucknow, July 11 - Uttar Pradesh will now grow apples from Shimla as the apple trees from Shimla have been successfully transplanted from the cold and high mountains to the plain region.

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Centre holding Fisheries Summer Meet 2024 in Madurai

Centre holding Fisheries Summer Meet 2024 in Madurai

New Delhi, July 11 - The Centre's Department of Fisheries is organising the Fisheries Summer Meet 2024 at Madurai in Tamil Nadu on July 12 which will bring together fish farmers, researchers, industry experts, entrepreneurs and policymakers to share experiences, and explore prospects

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96 pc of Indian SMBs may consider paying cybercriminals: Report

96 pc of Indian SMBs may consider paying cybercriminals: Report

New Delhi, July 11 - About 96 per cent of Indian small-and-medium businesses (SMBs) might consider paying cybercriminals in the event of ransomware extortion, a new report said on Thursday.

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Historic Day for Vizhinjam Port: Gautam Adani on 1st mothership vessel’s arrival

Historic Day for Vizhinjam Port: Gautam Adani on 1st mothership vessel’s arrival

Ahmedabad, July 11 - Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Thursday said it is a historic day for Adani Group's Vizhinjam Port which received its first mothership.

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India’s gold processing industry to create 25,000 new jobs: Report

India’s gold processing industry to create 25,000 new jobs: Report

New Delhi, July 11 - The gold processing industry in India is projected to create 25,000 new jobs and witness about Rs 15,000 crore investments by 2030, a new report showed on Thursday.

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Indian telecom sector poised for next stage of market repair: S&P Global Ratings

Indian telecom sector poised for next stage of market repair: S&P Global Ratings

New Delhi, July 11 - The Indian telecommunications industry looks set for the next phase of market repair, as it settles more stably into a three-player market, a report showed on Thursday.

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Mumbai sees record Rs 12,500 crore worth luxury home sales in 2024 1st half

Mumbai sees record Rs 12,500 crore worth luxury home sales in 2024 1st half

Mumbai, July 11 - Aligning with the ongoing bullish trend in residential property sales across the country, sales of luxury homes costing Rs 10 crore and above in Mumbai clocked the highest-ever, half-yearly sales at Rs 12,300 crore, a report showed on Thursday.

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Banking sector witnessing a decade-high performance: RBI

Banking sector witnessing a decade-high performance: RBI

New Delhi, July 11 - As India aims to become the world's third largest economy soon, the banking sector is undergoing a decade-high performance in financial metrics, according to Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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India’s oil & gas exploration sector offers $100 billion investment opportunity: Union Minister Puri

India’s oil & gas exploration sector offers $100 billion investment opportunity: Union Minister Puri

New Delhi, July 11 - The exploration and production (E&P) segment of India's oil and gas sector will throw up an investment opportunity of at least $100 billion by 2030, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.

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Homegrown Indkal to manufacture Acer-branded smartphones in India

Homegrown Indkal to manufacture Acer-branded smartphones in India

New Delhi, July 11 - Homegrown Indkal Technologies on Thursday announced its foray into the smartphone market under a trademark licencing agreement with the Taiwanese electronics company Acer, in which it will design, manufacture and distribute smartphones under the Acer brand in India.

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Indian auto component industry’s revenue to grow by up to 7 pc in FY25: Report

Indian auto component industry’s revenue to grow by up to 7 pc in FY25: Report

New Delhi, July 11 - The revenue growth for the Indian auto component industry is expected to moderate in FY2025, about 5 to 7 per cent, after a strong performance in FY2024, a new report showed on Thursday.

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Demat accounts surge to 162 mn in June, NSE active clients reach 44.2 mn

Demat accounts surge to 162 mn in June, NSE active clients reach 44.2 mn

New Delhi, July 11 - The number of demat accounts increased to 162 million in June, jumping 4.2 million (month-on-month), a report showed on Thursday.

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Centre picks 7 homegrown startups to build next-gen tech for aerospace, defence sectors

Centre picks 7 homegrown startups to build next-gen tech for aerospace, defence sectors

New Delhi, July 11 (- The government on Thursday awarded seven new projects to startups under the Technology Development Fund scheme for various requirements of the Armed Forces and aerospace and defence sectors.

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Govt to implement e-Office in all attached, subordinate offices under 100 days’ agenda

Govt to implement e-Office in all attached, subordinate offices under 100 days’ agenda

New Delhi, July 11 - After the successful implementation of the e-Office platform in the Central Secretariat in 2019–2024, the government on Thursday said that it will be implementing e-Office in all attached, subordinate offices and autonomous bodies as part of the Department

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Musk’s X banned over 1.9 lakh accounts for policy violations in India in June

Musk’s X banned over 1.9 lakh accounts for policy violations in India in June

New Delhi, July 11 - Elon Musk-run X Corp has banned 194,053 accounts in India between May 26 and June 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity.

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New jobs created in Indian economy in 2014-23 jump over 4-fold compared to 2004-14: SBI study

New jobs created in Indian economy in 2014-23 jump over 4-fold compared to 2004-14: SBI study

New Delhi, July 11 - As many as 12.5 crore jobs have been created in the Indian economy during the financial years 2014-23, which represents an over four-fold jump from the 2.9 crore jobs created during 2004-14, according to a State Bank of

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Data centre market in south India to see 65 pc growth by 2030: Report

Data centre market in south India to see 65 pc growth by 2030: Report

Bengaluru, July 11 - Fueled by Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, the data centre market in south India is projected to grow 65 per cent by 2030, a report showed on Thursday.

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Adani Group’s Vizhinjam Port receives first mothership, puts India in world league

Adani Group’s Vizhinjam Port receives first mothership, puts India in world league

Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 - Adani Group's Vizhinjam Port, India's first trans-shipment port near Kovalam Beach in Kerala, received its first mothership on Thursday.

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