India’s industrial growth surges to 2-year high of 7.8 per cent in December

IANS | January 28, 2026 4:51 PM

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) India’s industrial production surged by 7.8 per cent in December 2025, reaching its highest level in over 2 years, driven by a robust across-the-board growth in the manufacturing, mining, and electricity sectors, according to figures released by the Ministry of Statistics on Wednesday.

Adani’s ACC Ltd clocks 346 pc jump in net profit in Q3, logs highest ever volume

IANS | January 28, 2026 3:49 PM

Ahmedabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Cement major ACC Limited, part of the diversified Adani Portfolio, on Wednesday reported a standout performance for the quarter ended December 31 (Q3 FY26), with profit after tax (PAT) surging by 346 per cent (normalised basis) at Rs 380 crore year-on-year, with highest-ever quarterly revenue at Rs 6,483 crore -- up by 22 per cent.

'Trump's trade war speeded up historic India-EU free trade pact'

IANS | January 28, 2026 3:10 PM

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The tariff turmoil unleashed by US President Donald Trump as part of his "America First" trade policy has been an important factor in speeding up the historic free trade agreement just concluded between India and the European Union, according to reports in the western media.

Govt may go for 10 per cent capex hike in Union Budget 2026-27: SBI report

IANS | January 28, 2026 2:31 PM

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The government's capex (capital expenditure) may cross Rs 12 lakh crore in the forthcoming Union Budget for 2026-27, which would represent an increase of around 10 per cent over the corresponding figure of the previous financial year, according to an SBI report released on Wednesday.