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India becomes Sophos' top growth market after 60% jump in FY26 business

India is now the largest contributor to the company's Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) operations and is currently the number one growth region for Sophos globally

'Space, AI, other tech integration to shape India's geopolitical future'

The minister also hailed the visionary leadership of Indian scientist Vikram Sarabhai and his contributions to the field of space and technology

Sudha Murty visits Barabar Caves, bats for Unesco World Heritage status

Murty, a noted author and Rajya Sabha MP, arrived at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna on Saturday

Goyal leads biz delegation to Japan to discuss ways to boost trade

The visit assumes significance as Japan last year set an investment target of 10 trillion yen (about Rs 60,000 cr) in India over a decade

No ethanol link, low cane output, stockpiling push up sugar prices: Experts

Experts attribute the sharp rise to declining sugarcane output, shorter crushing seasons and trader stockpiling, while rejecting ethanol diversion as the main cause

Bangladesh open to join Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkiye defence alliance

Signed in Makkah on August 7, the pact establishes a framework for collective deterrence and stipulates that an armed attack on any one of the 3 countries would be considered an attack on all 3

Grasim eyes ₹2 trn revenue in FY27 as growth platforms scale up: KM Birla

Now, the company stands at an "important inflection point" stronger in scale, broader in ambition, and even more deeply aligned with India's growth journey, he added

'India needs rapid battery storage expansion as renewable capacity rises'

Industry members have also cautioned against treating import dependence as a reason for slow deployment

Indian, US firms eye investment in Bangladesh, propose land port upgrades

Muktadir's remarks on Saturday came after attending a meeting at the Sylhet Metropolitan Police headquarters

Sales bookings of listed realty firms drop 21% amid fewer project launches

The housing segment contributed the bulk of the sales booking numbers

Rising steel, bitumen costs may taper construction equipment growth in FY27

Higher costs, geopolitical uncertainty and infra execution challenges have prompted the industry to lower its FY27 growth outlook to single digits from earlier expectations of double-digit growth

IIFCL initiates $1.8 bn external commercial borrowing fundraising programme

The mobilisation marks the first milestone in IIFCL's broader international fund-raising programme, following government approval to raise about $1.8 billion through ECBs

Bullion may shine next week as traders await US inflation data, Fed signals

US Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation and GDP figures will be the key triggers for bullion

Rajnath lays foundation for 5 expansion projects of GRSE, Yantra India

The projects comprise three facilities of GRSE and two of Yantra India

Gold loan portfolio to surpass ₹1.5 trillion by FY27 end: Indian Bank MD

Currently, the gold loan portfolio is around ₹1.25 trillion, and the book should exceed ₹1.5 trillion during this financial year at the anticipated growth rate, he said

PM urges space startups to make India global hub for talent, innovation

In an interaction with CEOs and founders of 20 space startups on Friday, Modi also highlighted India's cost-competitiveness in launching space ventures

Geopolitics, crude oil prices likely to drive stock market movements

Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex declined 468.42 points, or 0.60 per cent, and the NSE Nifty dipped 114 points, or 0.46 per cent

Iran's decades-long war planning helped it withstand US-Israel strikes

Retired Lt Gen KJS Dhillon said Iran's decentralised military structure, missile capabilities and control of strategic chokepoints helped it withstand heavy losses in the conflict

Top FMCG firms reshuffle leadership as industry navigates growth challenges

HUL, GCPL, Dabur, Britannia and Colgate-Palmolive India have changed top leadership in the past year as companies navigate uneven demand

Doctors warn against indiscriminate antibiotic use amid monsoon illnesses

Physicians stressed that fever is a symptom rather than a diagnosis and could be caused by viral infections, dengue, malaria, typhoid and several other conditions