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Bajaj Indef Acquires 80% Stake in Daedalus to Strengthen ‘Make in India’ Leadership
VMPL Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 2: Bajaj Indef, a trusted leader in the material handling solutions space, has announced the acquisition of an 80% equity stake in Daedalus Lift & Access Equipments Pvt. Ltd., a pioneering manufacturer of...

Quant Mutual Fund Receives Sebi Approval For India's First SIF: What Is This? All You Need To Know
Last Updated:August 02, 2025, 13:36 IST Quant Mutual Fund gets Sebi approval to launch India's First Long-Short Fund in Newly created SIF (Specialised Investment Fund) category. The newly approved QSIF Equity Long-Short Fund will follow long-short...

'Welfare of farmers, youth top priority': PM Modi's message to Trump amid trade standoff; hails 'swadeshi' products
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sent a clear message to the United States amid an escalating trade standoff, saying the welfare of Indian farmers, small industries and youth remains the government’s “top priority.” “India is...

Gold Rate Today (August 2): Check Out Gold Prices In Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, More Cities
Gold Price Today: India, the world’s second-biggest gold consumer after China, relies largely on imports to satisfy its appetite for the precious metal, with recycled gold forming only a small portion of supply. Since gold is traded...

Meet Indian-origin richest man in Indonesia, with net worth of Rs 725000000000, brother-in-law of India's famous billionaire, his business is...
Shri Prakash Lohia is the founder of Indorama Synthetics, which deals in fertilizers, polyolefins, textile raw materials and more. He founded the company with his father and has expanded it to one of the prominent petrochemical companies. He is...

AI, Ethics, and Big Data: Key Themes at the LAQSA’s IIQC 2025 Delhi edition
The Indian Institutional Quant Conference (IIQC) 2025, hosted at Taj City Centre in Gurugram, marked a defining moment for India’s data-first investing movement. Organised by LAQSA (Lambda Quantitative Strategies Association), the Delhi edition of...

Douthat: EU trade deal reveals the peerless power of America’s economy
The European Union trade deal with the United States amounts to a capitulation to President Donald Trump. Yes, Trump had already made certain concessions in advance, by preemptively walking back his outrageous opening gambit in the tariff war when...

This is India's largest airport, with one of Asia's longest runways, not Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, it is in...
Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi is the second largest with an area of 5,106 acres. For millions of Indians, airports have become a necessary part of travel, whether for work-related daily commutes, family holidays, or business visits....

'Good Step': Donald Trump On Reports Of India Halting Russian Oil Imports (WATCH)
Donald Trump suggested that India may cease purchasing Russian oil, calling it "a good step" if confirmed, while India has defended its sovereign right to conduct energy policy based on national interest. United States President Donald Trump on...

Robert Vadra Gets Notice From Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court In ED Money Laundering Case
A Delhi court on Friday issued notices to businessman Robert Vadra and others named as proposed accused in connection with a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The court has scheduled the matter for August 28 to hear...

Why did the US stock market fall? 3 reasons behind $1.1tn wipe out in single day
Wall Street suffered a sharp sell-off on Friday, wiping out more than $1.1 trillion in market value. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.23%, the S&P 500 slid 1.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite sank 2.24%, Reuters reported. The market ended in...

NFDC Launches Free 8-Month VFX & 3D Animation Training Program for Northeast India…
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting-backed initiative to skill Northeast youth in 3D animation and VFX Mumbai– The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has announced a...

Pharma businesses ready with contingency plans faced with US tariffs: Association of Healthcare Providers
New Delhi: Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers are preparing a two-pronged strategy to offset the impact of the soon-to-be-effective 25 per cent US tariff on Indian goods, which includes drug exports, with industry experts anticipating that the...

Dr. Ravikrishna Chebolu Appointed Head of CSIR-Innovation Complex, Mumbai
Dr. Ravikrishna Chebolu, a senior researcher in the pharmaceutical sciences, appointed as the Head of the CSIR-Innovation Complex (CSIR-IC), Mumbai. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) announced the appointment, signaling a...

Why India’s Russian Oil Imports Haven’t Stopped — Despite What Trump 'Heard'
Indian oil refiners continue to purchase crude oil from Russian suppliers Hours after the United States President Donald Trump claimed that he had "heard" that India had halted buying oil from Russia, government sources refuted the claim,...

Around Town: London’s famed Wagamama lands in Mumbai, here’s what to expect at this ramen giant
Wagamama, the popular global ramen chain, made its India debut late last month. Located on the first floor of the restored Cambata Building — home to the iconic Eros Cinema and the newly launched Swadesh by Nita Ambani — the 136-seater in South...

Startup India: BHASKAR Platform Registers Nearly 2 Lakh Entities, Boosts Ecosystem
The government has informed that 1,97,932 entities are registered under the ‘startup’ category on the BHASKAR platform (till June 30). The Bharat Startup Knowledge Access Registry (BHASKAR) enables collaboration among the entrepreneurial ecosystem...

Google’s $6 billion bet: India’s largest data centre to rise in Andhra Pradesh
Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi New Delhi, Aug 2: In a landmark move set to reshape India’s digital landscape, Google is preparing to invest $6 billion in building a state-of-the-art, 1-gigawatt data centre in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh....

“We plan to enter India, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam to improve the safety of researchers”
“We plan to enter India, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam to improve the safety of researchers” August 2, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion | By Dr Manbeena Chawla As biotech research laboratories, in both industry and academic settings, engage in...

Robert Vadra gets notice from Delhi court in money laundering case
The Rouse Avenue court in Delhi issued a notice to businessman Robert Vadra and other accused in the money laundering complaint on Saturday. The hearing is scheduled for August 28. The notice seeks to hear from the proposed accused during the...