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HYDERABAD: Prime Minister on Thursday virtually inaugurated Hyderabad-based spacetech startup Skyroot Aerospace’s Infinity campus on the outskirts of Hyderabad and also unveiled Skyroot’s first commercial orbital rocket, Vikram-I, that will ferry satellites to into low Earth orbit (LEO).The state-of-the-art facility is spread over 2 lakh sq ft for designing, developing, integrating and testing multiple launch…

Financial services firm Equirus Group on Thursday announced the appointment of Manishkumar Jain as the chief executive officer of Equirus Finance, its newly launched non-deposit-taking NBFC, days after receiving approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).Jain will lead the NBFC’s expansion and build a diversified lending franchise focused on high net-worth individuals (HNIs), family…

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. shares fell sharply on Thursday amid concerns over its exposure to a Hong Kong construction project linked to a devastating high-rise fire that has killed at least 44 people and left hundreds missing.The stock slid as much as 8.1% in early trading before trimming losses to about 2% by late…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that India is gearing up for a big shift in its nuclear policy as the Centre is now planning to allow private companies into the nuclear energy sector, a space that has traditionally been tightly controlled by the government.“We are moving towards opening the nuclear sector…

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Thursday withdrew a duplicate Gazette notification issued last month, clarifying that the amended Telecommunication Cyber Security (TCS) Rules, 2025 – notified on October 22 – remain fully in force.The clarification came after the same TCS amendment notification was inadvertently republished on October 29 in place of a different rule…

The finance ministry is working with the Reserve Bank of India to develop a unified portal that will allow citizens to search and claim unclaimed assets across bank deposits, pension funds, shares, dividends and other financial instruments, Department of Financial Services (DFS) Secretary M Nagaraju said on Thursday.Speaking at a Punjab National Bank mega camp…

India’s housing prices grew at a slower pace in the second quarter of the fiscal, with the All-India House Price Index (HPI) rising 2.2% year-on-year, sharply lower than the 7% recorded a year ago, according to Reserve Bank of India data released on Thursday.The index, compiled quarterly from transaction-level data provided by registration authorities, has…

Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla has become the fastest major port in India to cross 100 million tonnes (MMT) of cargo in the ongoing financial year 2025–26, achieving the milestone significantly earlier than in previous years.The port recorded 6.78% year-on-year growth, underscoring sustained momentum in cargo movement, the Kandla Port Authority said.According to DPA Chairman…

German chemical major Wacker Chemie on Thursday announced plans to cut 1,500 jobs, nearly a tenth of its global workforce, as the industry faces one of its toughest periods in decades. The company said most of the reductions will take place in Germany, with the process to be completed by the end of 2027, according…

Global investment banking giant JP Morgan has sharply raised its base-case Nifty50 target to 30,000 by end-2026, signalling a firm bullish stance on Indian equities.In its latest India Equity Strategy note, the firm said that India’s macroeconomic backdrop remains supportive, with fiscal and monetary policies “aligned to drive growth, sentiment, and earnings.” The report adds…