Make in India booster: iPhone exports hit record about $10 billion in April-Sep

IANS | October 8, 2025 10:31 AM

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) In a fillip for ‘Make in India’ and the production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes, tech giant Apple has registered iPhone exports worth about $10 billion or more than Rs 88,500 crore from the country in the April-September period in the current financial year, according to industry estimates.

Google AI mode rolls out in 7 new Indian languages

IANS | October 8, 2025 10:16 AM

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Google on Wednesday announced a major update for its AI-powered Search experience in India, expanding AI Mode to seven new Indian languages -- Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

S. Korea's coffee bean imports spike 13 pc in 2024

IANS | October 8, 2025 9:23 AM

Seoul, Oct 8 (IANS) South Korea's imports of coffee beans jumped sharply from a year earlier in 2024, with imports this year widely expected to reach an all-time high, customs data showed on Wednesday.

RBI Deputy Governor launches new digital payment innovations at GFF 2025

IANS | October 7, 2025 7:21 PM

Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar on Tuesday announced the launch of three key digital payment innovations-- UPI Multi-Signatory, Small Value Transactions using wearable glasses via UPI Lite, and forex on Bharat Connect -- at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2025.