MUMBAI: In a win for the restaurant industry, Zomato has agreed to share customers’ phone numbers with eateries after seeking consent from users, the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) said. The restaurant industry had been at loggerheads with food delivery platforms – Zomato and Swiggy – over their refusal to share consumer data, which…
MUMBAI: Beginning Jan 2026, a PSB alliance digital platform for lending to small business will start functioning at scale opening up a new avenue for MSME financing. The platform will allow any fintech or entity that serves MSMEs, including dealers, to plug in and provide a financing interface for small businesses. At the other end,…
MUMBAI: What’s in store for the Indian markets and the corporates in 2026? As the year 2025-marked by high volatility and single-digit returns for sensex and Nifty-nears its end, brokerages and analysts are queuing up to come out with their predictions and expectations for the coming year.Analysts and strategists from a host of foreign and…
The US trade deficit narrowed by about 24 per cent in August as sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump reduced imports, according to a delayed Commerce Department report released Wednesday. According to Associated Press, citing the report, the trade gap fell to $59.6 billion in August from $78.2 billion in July. Imports declined 5…
Pakistan’s stock market is experiencing an unusual surge, driven largely by retail investors, signalling renewed confidence in local equities after years of uncertainty. The KSE-100 Index has soared roughly 40% in 2025, making Pakistan one of Asia’s top-performing markets. With property prices stagnant and deposit rates halved over the past two years, more individuals are…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 21st installment of the PM Kisan scheme at an event in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday. Under this disbursal, eligible farmers will receive Rs 2,000 directly in their bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).The government has reiterated that completing eKYC is compulsory for all registered PM Kisan beneficiaries….
Infosys shares climbed on Wednesday as investors reacted to the company’s announcement of its largest-ever share buyback, valued at Rs 18,000 crore. The programme is scheduled to open for subscription on Thursday, November 20.On BSE, the stock rose 3.74% to close at Rs 1,541.25, gaining Rs 55. Earlier in the session, the IT giant had…
The US stock market held steady on Wednesday as traders looked ahead to two key updates expected to shape Wall Street. Dow climbed 35 points or 0.08% to reach 46,127. Nasdaq also rose 182 points to 22,615 at 8:20 PM IST. S&P 500 also followed the suit, trading at 6,650, up 33 points or 0.5%.Lowe’s…
BENGALURU: A previously unseen figure has stepped into the centre of the Byju’s funding dispute: Oliver Chapman, the UK-based head of supply-chain firm OCI, which first received the $533 million moved out of Byju’s Alpha in 2022. His emergence comes through a motion filed on Nov 15 by Byju’s Alpha, now acting through a court-supervised…
BENGALURU: Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Wednesday said it has signed a contract with Germany’s Hensoldt Sensors GmbH at the Dubai Air Show 2025 to secure design transfer and intellectual property rights for advanced obstacle-avoidance technologies for helicopters.The agreement covers the Transfer of Design ToT, IPR, and manufacturing and repair capability for an Obstacle…