Chandrakant Patil

US President invokes Section 122 to impose 150-day import surcharge from February 24, citing a widening balance-of-payments deficit after Supreme Court strikes down reciprocal tariffs

Yields rose broadly following the court's decision with the rate on the benchmark 10-year note climbing to 4.10%

Trump's remarks came after the US Supreme Court ruled that he could not rely on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping tariffs on imports

Sridhar Vembu says AI-driven coding is making dramatic productivity gains and transforming software work, even as Zoho broadens its ambitions into deep-tech fields such as hardware and quantum sensing

India and Brazil are poised to sign private-sector agreements across pharma, aerospace, ethanol and trade during President Lula's visit, as both nations expand cooperation in critical minerals and AI

Peak XV Partners has closed $1.3 bn across three funds-its first independent raise since parting from Sequoia-targeting AI, fintech, consumer tech and deeptech ventures in India and APAC

NaBFID withdrew its maiden three-year bond issue after investors sought higher yields amid hardening G-sec rates and geopolitical tensions that dampened market sentiment and pricing

CCI Chairperson Ravneet Kaur says regulators must stay alert as AI adoption accelerates, stressing transparency, accountability and competition safeguards to prevent unfair conduct in digital markets

The MPC unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged during its February meeting

TCS CEO K Krithivasan said AI will not cause significant job shrinkage in software engineering, noting evolving roles and sustained need for system integration despite rising automation

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TryfactaConnex has signed an MoU with the Uttar Pradesh government to launch a large-scale India AI infrastructure platform, investing $7.7 bn to build a 1-GW hyperscale data centre campus

Novartis AG will divest its entire stake in Novartis India to a ChrysCapital-led consortium for Rs 1,446 crore, triggering an open offer that could push the deal size to nearly Rs 2,000 crore

Tata Motors aims to drive EV uptake in the sub-Rs 12 lakh segment by extending battery-as-a-service beyond Punch.ev, targeting buyers who need lower upfront prices and usable range

India's AI opportunity lies in applications solving real-world problems, not costly foundational models, says 3one4 Capital's Siddarth Pai

RBI's monthly report says India's near-term outlook remains strong, supported by benign inflation, fiscal consolidation and renewed FPI interest after trade deals with the EU and the US

India shines as a global AI talent hub, but weak compute infrastructure and limited investment expose gaps that could constrain its ambition to compete with the US and China

NPCI is working on an SMS-less, silent device-binding process for UPI to improve security and onboarding, with rollout expected over the next 12-18 months

Details about New Delhi Declaration expected to be announced on Saturday

Cristiano Amon says AI agents will sit at the centre of mobile devices, reshape 6G networks and power smart manufacturing as India eyes a larger global tech role