Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday said India’s maritime sector is scaling its priorities from infrastructure expansion and digital innovation to green and sustainable shipping under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Global tech giant Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it is investing $17.5 billion in India over the next four years (2026-2029) to drive AI diffusion in the country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the country's youth "will harness this opportunity to innovate and leverage the power of AI for a better planet"..
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and IIT Madras are set to host a pre‑summit event on December 11 in Chennai to advance India’s vision for safe, trusted and inclusive artificial intelligence (AI), the government said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) A total of 2.02 crore claims under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme amounting to Rs. 28,732.18 crore have been settled till October, the government informed the Parliament on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The total revenues of the global airline industry are expected to reach $1.053 trillion in 2026, up 4.5 per cent from $1.008 trillion expected in 2025, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday.
Dhanbad, Dec 9 (IANS) Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Tuesday said that Jharkhand -- particularly Dhanbad -- holds significant potential, and the state is poised for strong growth in the coming years.
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) investments in India have surged to their highest levels in a decade, with financial sponsors executing 1,761 deals between January and November this year, a report said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) India’s initial public offerings (IPO) have raised a record Rs 1.77 lakh crore ($19.6 billion) in 2025 so far, marginally higher than the 2024 tally, as companies rush to capture increasing investor demand.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said on Tuesday that the airline’s operations have stabilised after days of widespread flight disruptions that left passengers stranded at major airports nationwide, as the low-cost carriers planes were grounded due to an acute shortage of pilots under the new flight duty limitation norms.
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday said it has filed a criminal case against Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd (RCFL) and its promoters and directors over allegedly causing wrongful loss of Rs 57.47 crore to Bank of Maharashtra.
