Gulveen Aulakh

IHCL Q1 profit rises 21%; Dubai occupancies rebound despite West Asia war

The Tata Group hospitality firm reported a 20.8 per cent rise in June-quarter profit, while warning that geopolitical tensions in West Asia could weigh on travel demand

Banks align on Vodafone Idea's projections, seek promoter promise

Banks have largely agreed on Vodafone Idea's financial projections but want stronger promoter guarantees before approving ₹35,000 crore in fresh funding

RIL Q1 results: Revenue jumps 27% to breach ₹3 trillion for the first time

Reliance Industries beats expectations in an all-round Q1 show

Jio Platforms Q1 results: Profit rises 9.2% to ₹7,764 cr, revenue up 12%

Upcoming IPO an important milestone in Jio's journey: Mukesh Ambani

MakeMyTrip India files DRHP for India IPO through confidential route

Parent co MakeMyTrip Ltd and ibibo Group Holdings to undertake OFS

ITC Hotels posts 36% rise in Q1 FY27 profit, flags West Asia uncertainty

The hospitality company reported higher June-quarter earnings on revenue growth but cautioned that the West Asia conflict has disrupted air travel and added to inflationary pressures

Arpu convergence belies a persistent prepaid-postpaid tariff divergence

India's prepaid ARPU has overtaken postpaid for the first time, but experts say tariff gaps will persist as M2M users and premium postpaid benefits reshape the market

Financial services, data, cloud, are Airtel's next growth drivers: Mittal

Chairman Sunil Mittal says Airtel will build on digital infrastructure investments by expanding financial services, data centres and Airtel Cloud as key long-term growth engines

Trai says 1600-, 140- number series can't be tagged and filtered

The telecom regulator said designated 1600 and 140 number series used for banking, financial and government communications cannot be tagged, blocked or filtered by apps

For India's travel industry, it's singing in rain season as bookings rise

Hospitality companies bank on year-round demand beyond summer peak

Meity evaluating Trai request for regulating caller ID apps: S Krishnan

Meity is evaluating Trai's request to act against caller ID apps under the IT Act as banks seek a dedicated number series to ensure genuine customer calls are answered

Dark cloud looms over hotel revenues amid drying reservoirs, rising costs

Longer heatwaves caused by El Niño have become a cautionary factor for the wider market, with dropping water reservoir levels setting off alarm bells for highly populated cities like Mumbai and Delhi

Home affordability holds in 6 of top 8 Indian cities; Mumbai, NCR lag

Knight Frank says lower borrowing costs following RBI's 125-basis-point repo rate cuts supported affordability in H1 2026, though MMR and NCR remained above the affordability threshold

Govt asks WhatsApp not to roll out username feature over fraud risks

The ministry is examining WhatsApp's new usernames feature over concerns related to impersonation, fraud and online scams, while Meta says it has built multiple safeguards against abuse

IHCL on track to invest ₹6K-7.5K cr over next 5 years: Chandrasekaran

IHCL plans to invest ₹6,000-7,500 crore over five years as it expands its hotel portfolio, backed by strong domestic tourism and healthy cash flows

Built-to-suit on the rise for want of Grade A+ office segment in India

Rising GCC and MNC demand, coupled with a shortage of premium Grade A+ offices, is driving built-to-suit projects and forward leasing across India's top markets

DoT notifies rules for new authorisation regime aims to ease compliance

DoT notifies a unified telecom authorisation framework, replacing multiple licences and mandating AI-driven fraud prevention measures

IHG Hotels & Resorts open to ownership, franchise models in India

IHG Hotels aims to double its India footprint to 400 hotels by 2030 and is open to acquiring assets as demand and branded hospitality growth accelerates

Improve speed of doing business, says CII's president R Mukundan

CII has asked the govt to implement reform measures across sectors to boost "speed of doing business" as the industry is bothered about bottlenecks in multi-modal infra and high power costs, he said

Reliance Jio IPO may reshape telecom sector, tariffs and satcom play

Jio Platforms' proposed listing could sharpen investor scrutiny of India's telecom sector, with focus shifting to tariff hikes, satellite broadband and AI-native services