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Manufacturing PMI slips to 52.8 in August, weakest expansion in five years

India's manufacturing sector expanded at its weakest pace in five years in August as output and new orders slowed, while employment fell for the first time in two-and-a-half years

HFCL signs three-year optical fibre cable supply deal worth ₹2,329 crore

The three-year agreement will see HFCL supply high-fibre-count optical fibre cables to a global multinational customer through December 2029

BRICS Summit tariff spike underscores shortage of 200,000 branded rooms

Tariff spikes during the upcoming BRICS Summit lay bare a supply gap of over 200,000 branded hotel rooms as the industry seeks faster execution of new projects

Industry credit growth accelerates to 20% in July; gold loans moderate

Industrial credit growth accelerated from 6.5 per cent a year earlier, while loans against gold jewellery grew 88.1 per cent, down from 136.4 per cent

Anmolpreet's 12 sixes eclipse Abhishek's 17-ball fifty in T20 thriller

The India opener smashed 77 off 26 balls with seven sixes, but Amritsar Soormas' 258 was overhauled by Mohali Kings in a high-scoring tournament opener

Sarvam AI co-founder Vivek Raghavan named among TIME's top AI leaders

Sarvam AI co-founder Vivek Raghavan has been named among TIME's 100 most influential AI leaders as the company builds India's sovereign LLM ecosystem

IND vs THA live streaming: Where to watch today's Women's Asia Cup match?

The live streaming of India vs Thailand Women's Asia Cup T20 match will be available on SonyLIV app and website for Indian fans

US Open 2026: A record payday, historic chases and stars in the spotlight

The US Open will hand out $108 million in prize money, a 20 per cent increase from last year and the biggest purse in Grand Slam history

Meta India head Sandhya Devanathan to join OpenAI in regional role

Devanathan will be based in Singapore and oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement and operations across Southeast Asia and Australia

Infosys says public services CEO unreachable after deadly Nepal flood

Lax Gopisetty was visiting the region in his personal capacity; Infosys says it is working with relevant agencies to gather information and establish contact

Sebi bars Debock Industries, promoter for seven years in fraud case

Regulator orders disgorgement of ₹59.30 crore with interest and directs Debock to bring back ₹49 crore allegedly diverted from its 2023 rights issue

Sebi bars Trafiksol ITS, promoters from securities market for one year

Regulator imposes penalties totalling ₹1.05 crore over alleged lapses in the ₹44.87 crore SME IPO, including misleading disclosures and concealment of material facts

Sebi gives green light to Jio Platforms IPO, six other public offers

Jio Platforms' IPO will comprise a fresh issue of up to 270 million shares with a face value of ₹10 each, with the price to be set through book-building