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Maruti plans fast charging boost, battery rentals at India auto show

Maruti is also considering battery rental services as a solution to address what many experts view as a pain point that hinders EV adoption in India

Rupee ends weaker, logs worst week in 18 months on foreign outflows

The rupee's depreciation bias is likely to persist next week, with the focus squarely on any policy changes announced by Trump, especially about trade tariffs, said Dilip Parmar, a foreign exchanger

First Indian startups selected for Indo-US defence programme: Investors

Indian investor Indusbridge Ventures and U.S.-based FedTech, which established the programme in September 2024, selected seven Indian companies and talks are underway about specific projects

Opec's share in India's annual oil imports rises after 8 year drop

India imported 4.84 million barrels per day of oil in 2024, up 4.3% from the previous year, the data showed

In a first, 7 Indian space startups picked for Indo-US defence programme

Under the programme, they will work with the US Defense Innovation Unit, the Department of Defense and other government agencies on satellite observation, emerging space and defence technologies

Scott Bessent backs Fed independence, dollar, sanctions on Russian oil

Asked whether Congress should abandon the federal debt ceiling, Bessent said that if Trump requested that, he would work with Congress to make it happen

Bird feathers, blood likely found in engines of South Korea's crashed jet

About four minutes before the fatal crash, one of the pilots had reported a bird strike and declared an emergency before initiating a go-around and attempting to land on the opposite end of the runway

Boeing resumes 777X test flights after grounding in Aug due to engine issue

The grounding came just five weeks after it had started certification flights for the 777-9 with officials from the US aviation regulator onboard

New home prices in China flat for first time in 18 months after govt push

Beijing rolled out a slew of measures in the second half of last year to stabilise the real estate market, including cutting mortgage rates and allowing local governments to buy unsold housing units

'Community Notes' model on Meta platforms will not apply to paid ads

Aspects of the program remain subject to change, the report said, adding that brand and influencer organic posts might not be subject to Community Notes when they first go live

South Korea's impeached Prez refuses questioning again as detention looms

In order to hold Yoon in custody for longer, investigators are expected on Friday to ask a court to approve a detention warrant for up to 20 days, legal experts said

FDIC sues 17 former Silicon Valley Bank executives, directors over collapse

FDIC faulted the bank's overreliance on unhedged, interest rate-sensitive long-term government bonds such as US Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities as rates looked to rise

Los Angeles evacuees told to stay away from home at least another week

With wildfires burning for a 10th day, firefighters expressed relief over withstanding recent red flag conditions of high desert winds and low humidity without either of the two monster fires growing

Fed rate cut prospects may boost rupee despite Trump-related concerns

Asian currencies were mostly higher, with the Chinese yuan ticking higher as the country's economic growth beat forecasts

TikTok's fight against shut down gains support from key US lawmakers

Trump's incoming national security adviser said the new Republican administration will keep the social media app used by 170 million Americans alive in the US if there is a viable deal

Lyft wins dismissal of shareholder lawsuit over earnings report error

The judge found no proof that the San Francisco-based company and its top executives intended to defraud anyone by reporting an incorrect profit margin

Starbucks lead independent director Hobson to step down after two decades

Hobson previously served as the chairwoman of Starbucks from March 2021 to September 2024, making her the only African American woman to chair a Fortune 500 company at the time of her appointment

IOC buys 7 million barrels of Middle Eastern, African crude oil via tenders

Indian refiners are increasing Middle Eastern crude purchases from the spot markets after Washington last Friday announced sweeping sanctions targeting Russian producers

China extends its coal imports lead over India to widest in over a decade

Global thermal coal prices have retreated from record highs hit after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but are 50 per cent higher than the average during the 2017-19 period

SpaceX's Starship explodes in space after launch, forces flights to divert

SpaceX mission control lost contact with the newly upgraded Starship, carrying its first test payload of mock satellites, eight minutes after liftoff from its South Texas rocket facilities