India's smartphone market shows resilience despite volume decline: Report

IANS | August 11, 2026 4:41 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) India's smartphone market showed resilience in the second quarter of 2026 with market value rising 1.7 per cent year-on-year despite an 11 per cent decline in shipments as consumers increasingly shifted towards higher-priced devices, according to a report released on Tuesday.

SEBI curbs retail F&O losses by 18 pc in FY26: Govt

IANS | August 11, 2026 4:15 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) regulatory measures helped to reduce aggregate retail investor losses in the equity derivatives segment by 18 per cent to Rs 91,685 crore in FY26, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

AI pushes India's C‑suite to flexible offices: Report

IANS | August 11, 2026 2:27 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Sixty per cent of CEOs and CFOs in India said the rise of artificial intelligence has made it impossible to predict how much office space they will need in two years, prompting a shift to flexible, capital‑light workspace models, a report said on Tuesday.

South Delhi’s luxury floor price surge up to 21 pc in Q2

IANS | August 11, 2026 2:23 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Despite the geopolitical tensions and slowing real estate demand across India’s top cities, South Delhi outperformed in the April–June quarter of 2026, with average prices of luxury independent floors rising 6 to 21 per cent year‑on‑year (YoY), a report said on Tuesday.

China’s subsidised exports hurting other countries: Report

IANS | August 11, 2026 2:19 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) China’s weak domestic demand and excess industrial capacity forces the country’s government to subsidised exports in order to spur economic growth, but this is causing problems in the world economy as cheap Chinese goods are being dumped in other countries where the local industries get hit, according to a new report.

AI can make more Indians bankable, to shape this decade of banking: RBI Governor

IANS | August 11, 2026 2:12 PM

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Tuesday said artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform credit delivery, improve customer service and accelerate financial inclusion in India, urging banks to adopt the technology responsibly and shape their AI journey with intent rather than letting it evolve by default.