Q2FY27 earnings seen mixed amid demand momentum: Report

IANS | October 12, 2026 4:57 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The second quarter of FY27 -- July-September -- is likely to see differentiated earnings across sectors with demand momentum supporting select industries even as input-cost pressures persist, according to a report released on Monday.

Centre to cap trade margins on cancer drugs, SC calls for broader price review

IANS | October 12, 2026 4:36 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to regulate trade margins on anti-cancer medicines by capping them at 30 per cent of the maximum retail price (MRP), while the apex court called for a broader review of medicine pricing across the pharmaceutical sector.

Duo who developed macroeconomic models for stability in booms and recession awarded Nobel in Economics

IANS | October 12, 2026 3:50 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday awarded the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, or the Nobel in Economics, to American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for developing macroeconomic models that have significantly improved policymakers' ability to stabilise economies during periods of boom and recession.

Nine ITIs to be modernised under PM-SETU investment plan

IANS | October 12, 2026 2:46 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) In a bid to modernise India's vocational training ecosystem, Shareholders' Agreements (SHAs) have been signed under the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) scheme, according to an official statement on Monday.

FTAs to open up $85 trillion GDP markets for India: Piyush Goyal

IANS | October 12, 2026 2:12 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday that the new free trade agreements that India has signed will give the country preferential access to the markets of developed countries with a combined GDP of $85 trillion within the next year and a half or so.