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Tata Electronics to sign 16 pacts at SEMICON India, says CEO Thakur

Tata Electronics will be signing 16 agreements at the SEMICON India conference with players across Europe, Japan, Singapore, and India, CEO Randhir Thakur said on Thursday

Two JeM terrorists killed, one suspect detained in J&K's Udhampur

Army, police and CRPF launched an intelligence-based operation in the Brattal Sohan and Khubban forests amid heavy rain and difficult terrain

Peak XV Partners sells 1.46$ stake in Groww for ₹1,756 cr in block deal

Peak XV Partners Investments VI-1, an affiliate of the venture capital firm, offloaded 9,17,14,208 shares, representing a 1.46 per cent stake in the Bengaluru-based trading platform

India vows to protect energy security, warns US tariffs could hit ties

MEA said New Delhi will continue diversified sourcing based on market dynamics after the US House passed legislation allowing sanctions and steep tariffs targeting Russian energy buyers

RBI absorbs ₹2.4 trillion via VRRR auction amid surplus liquidity

The Reserve Bank of India fully accepted bids worth ₹2.39 trillion at a cut-off and weighted average rate of 5.24 per cent as banking system liquidity surplus reached ₹7.38 trillion

India preparing to become trusted hub for global chip manufacturing: Modi

Speaking at SEMICON India 2026, the government said 12 semiconductor projects have been approved so far, with the next phase expected to expand the ecosystem further

Micron to scale up semiconductor assembly, testing in India next year

CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said India has moved from semiconductor ambition to execution, with Micron already shipping DRAM and NAND products from its Sanand facility in Gujarat

Infineon CEO calls India a market of 'tremendous importance' for chips

Jochen Hanebeck said the company's confidence in India has never been stronger as the country expands its semiconductor ecosystem and role in the global chip value chain

Pakistan, China activate boundary joint commission in Islamabad for talks

The inaugural meeting of the Commission -- based on the 2013 Agreement on the Boundary Management System -- was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on Wednesday

Delhi SIR: SC to hear plea against voter name deletions on Sep 21

The court will hear the matter on September 21 after the petitioner alleged that details of 3.3 million notices and grounds for deletion among 4.7 million names had not been disclosed

Architects of 9/11 weren't hiding in caves: India flags Pak's terror haven

Speaking at the UN Security Council, envoy Harish Parvathaneni cited Osama bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to argue that terror groups continue to operate from a permissive environment

Parveen Hooda seeks fresh start at Asian Games after Hangzhou medal miss

The Indian pugilist won that bronze in the 57kg category in the Hangzhou Games in 2023, along with an Olympic quota for India, only to lose both after being handed a suspension

WPL 2027 to begin January 14; final scheduled for February 7, confirms BCCI

"The five franchises will have the opportunity to retain players from their existing squads as they begin putting their combinations in place for the new season," the BCCI added

Pakistan urges AHF to shift ACT hockey matches from India to neutral venue

PHF president Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani said in a statement that requested to entirely shift the tournament or Pakistan's all matches to a neutral venue

Chess Olympiad: Indian men beat Thailand, women sweep Dominican Republic

Nihal was the first Indian to win, defeating Thanadon Kulpruethanon, before Gukesh produced a brilliant attacking display to beat Faris Rashid Alriyami

US House passes Russia sanctions bill; 100% tariff threat looms over India

The legislation, approved 262-159, would give Trump the authority to impose steep tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and gas, while expanding sanctions on Moscow's energy sector

Veteran actor Anant Nag to receive Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2024

Nag made his cinema debut with 1973 Kannada movie Sankalpa and gradually became an integral part of the parallel cinema there in the 1970s and 1980s

MDR may push small merchants, price-sensitive consumers towards cash: GTRI

The Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 could push small merchants and price-sensitive consumers back towards cash, economic think tank GTRI said on Wednesday.

SC asks RBI to ensure banks, NBFCs seize financed vehicle lawfully

A bench of justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe held that financial institutions cannot use force, stealth or arbitrary methods to recover loans, even when borrowers have defaulted on repayment.

SC asks ED, Delhi Police to give details of cases against Unitech directors

Supreme Court directed the ED and Delhi Police to submit details of cases against directors of ailing Unitech Ltd to ensure speedy trial and said no inconvenience should be caused to the homebuyers.