With global banks, broker-dealers and capital markets players weighing India as an offshore financial base, Deloitte has urged the government to use Budget 2026 to have parity rulesa among players, remove tax asymmetries and compliance frictions that are limiting the scale-up of IFSC GIFT City as a full-service international BFSI hub.According to Deloitte, the International…
US aircraft maker Boeing expects more orders for its Dreamliners in the Indian market, which is poised for substantial growth in the coming years, according to a senior company executive. Amid the ongoing tariff issues between India and the US, Boeing India and South Asia President Salil Gupte emphasised on the two countries’ goal for…
Silver prices have been on an uptrend since last year. In 2025 alone, silver prices rose 170% to Rs 235,700 per kg. In 2026, prices are already up another 35%, reaching around Rs 315,000 per kg. A core driver of this move is a persistent structural deficit in the global silver market. Why Silver Demand…
Mumbai: An insurance start-up is betting on a narrow but neglected corner of India’s motor market: micro-entrepreneurs who own commercial vehicles in small towns and rural areas, and who often miss renewals due to lack of access. OneCircle Insurance Brokers, which launched operations this month, is designing its business around these gaps, offering products from…
In this age of digital surge and fintech, there is easy access to various types of loans, be it a personal loan, a home loan, a car, a loan against property or a loan against securities. Among the loans against securities — which are essentially secured loans — one segment that seen a significant surge…
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and Cipla Ltd are recalling products in the United States due to manufacturing-related issues, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The US-based arm of the Mumbai-based pharma major is recalling over 26,000 bottles of a generic medication to treat dandruff and skin conditions with inflammation and itching, the FDA…
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is offering customers a chance to buy special, easy-to-remember mobile numbers—popularly known as VIP, Fancy, or Vanity Numbers through its official e‑auction platform. These numbers come with attractive digit patterns such as repeated digits, ascending or descending sequences, or personalised combinations. They are available for both prepaid and postpaid users across…
Elon Musk’s X has been hit by a European Union probe over concerns it failed to prevent its Grok AI chatbot from spewing out deepfake images “that may amount to child sexual abuse material.” The European Commission said the investigation, which risks another wave of criticism from White House, will check whether the social-media platform…
Ahead of the Union Budget 2026, the IT industry association Nasscom has urged the government to address pressing tax concerns for startups and technology firms. As reported by PTI, the Nasscom wishlist for Budget 2026 includes extending the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) tax deferment to more startups, clarifying rules around the tax treatment of…
Ahead of the Union Budget, India’s fast-growing private space industry has called on the government to step up public procurement of space products and services and formally recognise space assets as critical infrastructure to unlock financing and accelerate scale-up.Industry leaders said assured government demand, along with easier access to long-term capital, is essential for domestic…
