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Muthoot Finance Q1 results: Profit surges 90% on strong gold loan growth

The company also approved equity infusion of ₹5 billion and ₹2 billion in its units, Muthoot Money and Muthoot Homefin, respectively

China to continue anti-dumping tariff on Indian fibre optic products

China first imposed the tariffs in 2014 and had extended them in August 2020

Govt likely to allow private cos to mine uranium to help nuclear expansion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government plans to expand nuclear power production capacity by 12 times by 2047

Devyani International Q1 result: Profit plunges 88% amid sluggish demand

The Yum Brands franchisee reported a net profit of ₹3.69 crore ($420,920.55) for the quarter ended June 30, compared with ₹30.106 crore a year earlier

Sebi proposes to add algorithmic trading into stock broker regulations

These proposals come a month after Sebi temporarily barred US-based trading firm Jane Street, citing manipulation of key indexes

Asian stocks rise as Fed rate cut bet lifts market; Nikkei hits record high

The highly-anticipated US inflation readings indicated President Donald Trump's tariff regime had yet to filter down to consumer prices

India has been recalcitrant in trade talks: US Treasury Secy Bessent

Bessent said he hoped the Trump administration could wrap up its trade negotiations by the end of October

Trump rebukes Goldman Sachs' economics research on tariff impact

Trump did not specify which Goldman report he was referring to, but Goldman has taken a bearish position on Trump's tariffs. The Wall Street investment bank declined to comment on the matter

Perplexity AI offers $34.5 billion to buy Google's Chrome: Report

Perplexity is no stranger to headline-grabbing offers - it made a similar one for TikTok US in January, offering to merge with the popular short-video app

Trump selects economist EJ Antoni to head Bureau of Labor Statistics

Antoni is currently the chief economist at the influential U.S. conservative think tank Heritage Foundation

Sebi looks to further ease market regulations for foreign investors

Currently, SIFs allow asset management companies to offer a limited set of strategies across equity, debt, and hybrid categories

US consumer prices up moderately in July; data quality concerns rising

The consumer price index rose 0.2 per cent last month after gaining 0.3 per cent in June, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday

Microfinance sector seeks up to $2.2 bn credit guarantee support from govt

The total loans outstanding for the sector were ₹3.5 trillion in June 2025, down 16.7 per cent from June 2024, the data showed

IN-SPACe picks Google-backed PixxelSpace for satellite constellation

The PixxelSpace-led consortium won the project, outbidding Indian defence equipment makers Astra Microwave and Bharat Electronics

MRF Q1FY26 results: Profit slips 14% to ₹484 cr on higher rubber prices

Tyre manufacturers such as MRF, which supplies to automakers including Hyundai Motor India and Bajaj Auto, rely heavily on vehicle sales for a significant portion of their revenue

India's ethanol drive threatens its edible oil self-sufficiency goal

A DDGS glut is hurting oilmeal demand, lowering oilseed prices, and driving Indian farmers to grow more corn and rice instead of soybeans and groundnuts, despite New Delhi's push to boost output

Asia stocks mostly on the rise as tariff truce supports sentiment

Markets have held modest ranges in recent weeks, waiting to see whether the world's two largest economies can agree on a durable trade deal or if global supply chains will again be upended

Pilot union objects to the government's call for a global code of conduct

A booming aviation market is seen as key to supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aviation goals, but India is short of experienced pilots

Trump opens door to sales of version of Nvidia's next-gen AI chips in China

Trump's administration halted sales of Nvidia's H20 chips to China in April, but the company said last month it had won clearance to resume shipments and hoped to start deliveries soon

Trump urges China to quadruple soybean buys amid tariff truce talks

In a late night post on Truth Social, Trump said China was worried about a shortage of soybeans and he hoped it would quickly quadruple its soybean orders from the US