India, Germany deepen quantum and photonics partnership through Thuringia dialogue

IANS | June 3, 2026 2:26 PM

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India and Germany have advanced a new phase of bilateral cooperation in frontier technologies, with both sides agreeing to deepen collaboration in quantum communications, photonics, secure networking, and commercial space technologies during the visit of Thuringia Minister-President Mario Voigt to New Delhi.

Physical gold stock remains unchanged at 880.52 tonnes: RBI

IANS | June 3, 2026 1:47 PM

Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday clarified that its physical stock of gold remains unchanged at 880.52 tonnes, dismissing media reports that suggested the central bank had sold part of its gold reserves.

India engaged with US on Section 301 proceedings and bilateral trade talks: Govt

IANS | June 3, 2026 1:25 PM

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India remains engaged with the US on the Section 301 proceedings announced by Washington and is also parallelly engaged with the US for finalisation of a framework agreement on bilateral trade as was announced on February 2 this year and in accordance with the joint statement released on February 7, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday.

India's diversity hiring up 21 pc in May: Report

IANS | June 3, 2026 12:49 PM

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India’s diversity hiring grew 21 per cent year-on-year in May 2026, reflecting sustained employer commitment to inclusive workforce strategies, a report said on Wednesday.

India’s services PMI rises to 59.8 in May over new business growth

IANS | June 3, 2026 11:14 AM

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India’s services PMI rose to 59.8 in May, from 58.8 in April, amid strengthening demand for freight, digital solutions, e-commerce, entertainment and IT, which boosted new business growth, the HSBC India Services PMI data showed on Wednesday.

TCS, Infosys, Wipro cross 3 lakh Microsoft's Copilot users in major AI push

IANS | June 3, 2026 10:33 AM

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India’s three leading IT services providers -- Infosys, TCS and Wipro -- have collectively expanded deployment of '365 Copilot' to more than 3 lakh employees within six months, marking one of the world’s largest enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) rollouts, Microsoft said on Wednesday.