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The Commerce and Industry Minister said that the focus would be on sectors where AI could improve efficiency without necessarily replacing human workers, while leveraging India’s large pool of skilled talent, youthful population and traditional strengths

A wave of deleveraging by retail investors has triggered the biggest rout in Indian small-cap stocks in seven months, as mounting concerns over inflation and higher interest rates weigh on sentiment.

India’s core industrial sectors recorded a series-high growth rate of 7.9% in September, driven by strong performances in coal, electricity, steel and refinery products. While the data points to a welcome industrial uptick, concerns remain about how sustainable the momentum will be. Much of the growth appears linked to temporary factors such as increased power demand during the heat wave and higher refining activity driven by imported oil. With global crude prices rising, foreign exchange pressures mounting and infrastructure spending continuing to shoulder much of the growth burden, economists are questioning whether the current surge can be sustained in the coming months.

Patna ranks first in total number of pensioners. Remaining beneficiaries urged to complete their life verification at the earliest

Earlier, considering the agricultural season and also to ensure that agricultural activities were not disrupted, construction work had been suspended during the designated work-break period from October 22 to December 10, 2026.

The union will organise a procession in Mumbai on November 3, followed by a visit by a delegation to the Assembly in Nagpur on November 4. From November 5, members will stage sit-in protests outside MSRTC offices and departmental headquarters across the State

He asks officials to monitor the prices of rice, red gram, onions, edible oil and sugar to ensure the burden of rising prices does not fall on consumers, and explore the possibility of making fine-quality rice available at a subsidy at rythu bazaars during festivals

The Jamnagar refinery stopover comes at a time when the world is witnessing widespread uncertainty over oil prices owing to the West Asia conflict.

India’s central bank rejected all bids at a sale of federal treasury bills on Wednesday amid a bond selloff that pushed borrowing costs to multi-year highs.

Auto-rickshaw drivers and private bus operators lamented that their daily collections have plummeted drastically, leaving them struggling to make ends meet

Consumers are willing to stretch their budgets with easy EMI options encouraging them to spend more, despite an increase in prices of many products, say retailers

Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa is betting that his Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.’s acquisition of IDBI Bank Ltd. will pay off given India’s growth prospects, the Economic Times reported.

India may raise fuel prices moderately in November, a brief window to do so before crucial state elections early next year, Oxford Economics said.

More than 10 crore women have joined self-help groups in the past 12 years, says the President

Visakhapatnam port reaches the cargo milestone 17 days earlier than in the previous financial year

Reuben Abraham, CEO, Artha Global and Kamal Quadir, Founder & CEO, bKash discuss how digital public infrastructure can reshape developing economies and whether India’s model can be replicated elsewhere with Bloomberg’s Jeanette Rodrigues at the 2026 Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. (Source: Bloomberg)

Minister Laxman Savadi says Union Ministers came unprepared for meeting with sugarcane farmers in Delhi

Anjali Sardana, Founder & CEO, Pronto and Chinta Bhagat, Founder, Aries Holdings discuss where investors can find returns in India’s growing economy with Bloomberg’s Menaka Doshi at the 2026 Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. (Source: Bloomberg)

India’s long-awaited sale of IDBI Bank Ltd. will provide the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi some fiscal relief as surging fuel prices and dwindling foreign inflows add to pressure on the economy.

Mr. Revanth Reddy interacts with high level delegation from the UK

Telangana CM suggests Samakhya Chamber of Commerce to encourage youth and women entrepreneurs to strengthen the country economically further

Canadian Minister of International Trade says they see a lot of collaborative opportunities in India especially in the field of energy, mining, and food security. Maninder Sidhu spoke to Haslinda Amin on the sidelines of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. (Source: Bloomberg)

India’s rupee gained as the central bank chief said the authority would consider more steps to thwart speculative bets, days after announcing sweeping measures to bolster the currency. Central bank intervention also fueled the advance.

A country whose economy is expanding faster than those of its peers would typically expect its currency to strengthen. India’s growth has outstripped even that of manufacturing powerhouse China, yet the rupee has weakened every year since 2018.

Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, who attended the 57th council meet, had argued that strong deterrence measures were required for tackling large-scale and organised tax evasion

KTGA State president Pattabhiraman T.S. said UPI had evolved into essential public digital infrastructure and had generated significant benefits for governments, banks, payment platforms and the wider economy