Tech giant Apple to open its 6th store in India on Feb 26

IANS | February 13, 2026 9:35 AM

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) US tech giant Apple on Friday unveiled the barricade for Apple Borivali, its sixth store in India and second in Mumbai -- in a market which has seen the company's production and exports touching new highs.

US Senate showdown over crypto rules, SEC power

IANS | February 13, 2026 8:32 AM

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) A fierce debate over the future of US crypto regulation unfolded on Capitol Hill as senators clashed over whether the Trump administration’s Securities and Exchange Commission is easing enforcement while pushing for a new statutory framework to bring clarity to digital asset markets.

BharatNet transforming India into digitally empowered society: Jyotiraditya Scindia

IANS | February 12, 2026 8:10 PM

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, on Thursday said that BharatNet is playing a transformative role in turning India into a digitally empowered society by bridging the digital divide and expanding broadband access across rural areas.

India emerges as global AI leader; farmers’ interests to be safeguarded in US trade deal: Priyam Gandhi Modi

IANS | February 12, 2026 7:36 PM

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Amid ongoing discussions over a potential India–US trade agreement, Priyam Gandhi Modi, Executive Director of the Future Economic Cooperation Council (FECC), on Thursday highlighted India’s growing global stature and underlined that the interests of farmers and the dairy sector would remain fully protected in any trade deal.

Hindalco Q3 profit falls 45 pc to Rs 2,049 crore

IANS | February 12, 2026 6:45 PM

Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Hindalco Industries, the flagship metals company of the Aditya Birla Group, on Thursday reported a 45 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit for the December quarter (Q3 FY26).