RBI could implement 2 rate hikes in 2026 amid sticky inflation: Report

IANS | September 22, 2026 12:09 PM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Global financial services firm Nomura’s Head of Global Macro Research, Rob Subbaraman, has said he expects the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise interest rates in both October and December monetary policy meetings as inflation pressures build.

FTC launches review on Uber's proposed Delivery Hero stake acquisition

IANS | September 22, 2026 11:23 AM

Seoul, Sep 22 (IANS) South Korea's antitrust watchdog said on Tuesday it has launched a preliminary review on Uber Technologies’s plan to acquire a stake in Germany-based Delivery Hero SE, the parent company of Woowa Brothers Corp., which operates the country's leading food delivery app.

India’s demand for Russian oil driven by supply shocks, not discounts: Report

IANS | September 22, 2026 10:04 AM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India’s increased Russian crude imports are being driven by West Asia supply disruptions rather than discounts, with imports averaging 60 million barrels per month, since the start of the US-Iran war, compared to 46 million barrels a month during FY23-26, a report showed on Tuesday.

Withdraw call for strike, govt urges employees of public sector banks

IANS | September 21, 2026 8:52 PM

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The government on Monday appealed to employees of public sector banks and regional rural banks to call off their proposed 3-day strike from September 28 to 30 as it has already fulfilled one of their main demands by holding the Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in abeyance.

India poised to produce global consumer electronics champions: Nothing CEO

IANS | September 21, 2026 8:33 PM

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) India is on track to produce its own global consumer electronics champions, Nothing CEO Carl Pei said on Monday, highlighting the country’s large smartphone market, young population, manufacturing base and growing need for home-grown research and development capabilities.

FTA sets stage for $20 billion investment from New Zealand to flow into India

IANS | September 21, 2026 8:14 PM

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The FTA with New Zealand, which kicks in on October 20, also sets the stage to facilitate the flow of $20 billion in investment into India, and this will benefit Indian agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure and startups, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said on Monday.