IMF’s grading of India's data overlooks key points: Report

IANS | December 3, 2025 2:02 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Article IV annual assessment of India’s economic framework released last week states that the country’s strong economic performance has benefitted from sound macroeconomic policies and earlier structural reforms. It further states that despite external headwinds, growth is expected to remain resilient, with inflation remaining subdued.

India now crosses 5.08 lakh 5G towers: Govt

IANS | December 3, 2025 2:00 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) India’s rollout of next-generation mobile networks has gathered strong momentum, with Telecom Service Providers installing 5.08 lakh 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) across the country as of October 31, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Snooping not possible with Sanchar Saathi app: Scindia

IANS | December 3, 2025 1:17 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday firmly rejected allegations that the government-backed Sanchar Saathi app could be used for snooping on citizens.

India’s rising incomes making homes more affordable: Report

IANS | December 3, 2025 12:15 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) India’s fast-rising incomes have made buying a home far more affordable over the past decade and a half, with the country’s price-to-income ratio dropping sharply from 88.5 in 2010 to 45.3 in 2025, a new report said on Wednesday.

India must catch up and leapfrog in AI: Abhishek Singh of MeitY & India AI Mission

IANS | December 3, 2025 12:01 PM

Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) India is preparing to pull AI into the core of its digital public infrastructure, a shift that Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and CEO of the India AI Mission, said is becoming urgent as the country’s AI usage rises faster than its capacity to build domestic systems.

India's services PMI rises to 59.8 in November driven by robust output growth

IANS | December 3, 2025 10:51 AM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) India’s services PMI Business Activity Index rose from 58.9 in October to 59.8 in November, driven by robust new business intakes that fuelled output growth, according to the HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey by S&P Global released on Wednesday.