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Chennai-based healthcare technology company Trackerwave is targeting revenue of about ₹50 crore in 2026-27, up more than four times from the ₹12 crore it reported last year, as it looks to deepen the presence in India’s public healthcare system, which is increasingly going digital. The bootstrapped company, which develops real-time location systems (RTLS) for hospitals,…
The growth in India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) stood at 7.8% in the April-June 2026 quarter (Q1 FY27), quicker than the 6.9% recorded in Q1 of last year, but slower than the 8.6% of the January-March 2026 quarter. The stronger performance in Q1 of this year as compared to last year has been driven by…
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Stock markets closed lower on Monday (August 31, 2026) amid selling in utilities, IT, and FMCG shares, as renewed tensions in West Asia pushed crude oil higher and fanned fears of a higher-interest-rate environment. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 307.24 points, or 0.40%, to settle at 76,957.27 with 20 of its constituents ending lower and…
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One of Indian Oil Corporation depots | Photo Credit: Getty Images Indian Oil is eyeing to increase their natural gas sales by one-and-half times by 2030, Arvinder Singh Sahney, Chairman of the state-owned oil-marketing company stated in his address at the annual general meeting of shareholders Monday. Further underlining plans for expanding their refining capacity,…
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This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee pared initial losses and settled for the day with gains of 26 paise at 95.17 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Monday (August 31, 2026), on possible RBI intervention, as rising crude oil prices and geopolitical strain weighed on the…
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IT Secretary S. Krishnan. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The government on Monday (August 31, 2026) notified the Semicon 2.0 scheme, setting in motion the ₹1,27,500-crore plan that seeks to deepen India’s semiconductor ambitions — from chip manufacturing to a full-stack ecosystem encompassing indigenous design and IP, equipment, materials, advanced packaging, R&D and…
The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 226.60 points to 77,028.56 during initial trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 120.40 points to 24,053.55. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Monday (August 31, 2026) as renewed tensions in West Asia triggered a rebound in crude oil prices. Weak…
File picture of John Ternus, Senior Vice President, Apple Hardware Engineering | Photo Credit: Reuters Apple on Monday (April 20, 2026) named insider John Ternus as its next CEO, tasking the long-time hardware chief to steer the company after Tim Cook as the iPhone maker gears up for an industry change spurred by artificial intelligence….
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Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee fell 13 paise to trade at 95.56 per U.S. dollar on Monday (August 31, 2026) morning pressured by rising crude oil prices and geopolitical strain. Forex traders said market participants have raised the probability of a September Fed rate hike, pushing U.S. Treasury…
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Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman during a meeting with 3M Chairman and CEO William Brown on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting, in Asheville. | Photo Credit: X/@FinMinIndia via PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in the U.S. city of Asheville in North Carolina for the G-20…
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