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Carrier to invest ₹1,000 crore in Sri City as India's AC hub expands

Carrier's ₹1,000 crore investment in a new AC plant strengthens Sri City's position as India's cooling hub, with manufacturers expanding capacity and the region gaining strategic supply advantages

Apollo Hospitals redraws medical tourism map as Bangladesh share dips

Apollo Hospitals offsets Bangladesh disruption with Africa and West Asia push, lifting international revenue 28% in Q3FY26 as Apollo 24/7 eyes breakeven by Q1FY27

AP Budget 2026: ₹53,915 cr for public capex highest in state's history

The government has positioned infrastructure as a multiplier for private investment, job creation and long-term productivity growth, moving beyond consumption-led spending towards asset creation

India's next Cloud layer could orbit above Earth as AgniKul prepares AI hub

Chennai-based space tech start-up will use its patented upper-stage platform to host AI data modules in orbit, with NeevCloud as its first customer

India to receive same garment duty benefits as B'desh in US deal: Goyal

Commerce minister says India will secure concessional-duty access for garments made from US yarn and cotton, similar to benefits obtained by Bangladesh

Driven by FTAs: Ashok Leyland may redraw EU and UK export playbook

Hinduja Group flagship may consider exporting electric buses from India to EU and UK markets, while expanding capacity in West Asia

Indian textile exporters may get zero-duty US access, easing B'desh impact

Commerce Minister indicates sector may get zero-duty US market access similar to Bangladesh; industry says cotton exports and farmers unlikely to be hit

Ashok Leyland Q3 results: Net profit rises 5% to ₹862 crore, revenue up 22%

Ashok Leyland reported a 5% rise in Q3FY26 consolidated net profit to ₹862 crore, with revenue up 22% and strong growth in MHCV and LCV volumes

Sterlite moves Madras High Court after TNPCB rejects green copper plan

Vedanta approaches the Madras High Court after TNPCB rejects its proposal to set up a Green Copper plant at the closed Sterlite unit in Thoothukudi

IN-SPACe selects Astrome, Azista and Dhruva Space for satellite bus plan

Astrome, Azista and Dhruva Space to receive ₹5 crore each under IN-SPACe's SBaaS initiative to develop indigenous small satellite bus platforms for hosted payload services

US-Bangladesh pact to put India's textile, cotton exports in a spot

India's textile industry sees the US-Bangladesh trade deal as a mixed outcome, with zero reciprocal tariffs for some Bangladeshi goods potentially hurting apparel and cotton yarn exports

Rural mkt boost drives passenger vehicle sales up 7% in Jan, says Fada

Overall, automobile retail sales, including passenger vehicles, too increased by 17.6 per cent to 2.72 million units

Apollo Hospitals Q3 net profit jumps 35% on strong organic growth

Apollo Hospitals Enterprises reported a 35% rise in consolidated net profit in Q3FY26, driven by organic growth across hospitals, HealthCo and lifestyle businesses, with margins improving

Panapakkam puts Tamil Nadu on Jaguar Land Rover's global production map

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and JLR have begun operations at a Rs 9,000 crore plant in Panapakkam, positioning Tamil Nadu as a key node in Jaguar Land Rover's global manufacturing network

Tata Motors PV starts manufacturing at new TN unit; Evoque first model

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Jaguar Land Rover have commenced operations at their ₹9,000 crore Panapakkam plant in Tamil Nadu, rolling out the Range Rover Evoque as the first vehicle

Holy sweet triggers sour political battle in Andhra as war of words erupts

SIT report on the alleged adulteration in Tirupati laddu led to a fresh war of words between TDP and YSRCP

India-US deal: Textile players stitch back frayed hopes after tariff cut

An analysis by CITI of data from the US Office of Textiles and Apparel showed that US imports of textiles and apparel from India fell 31.4 per cent in November 2025 compared with November 2024

Karur Vysya Bank expects total business to cross ₹3 trn in 4 years: MD

KVB MD B Ramesh Babu talks about the future road map, product strategy, and business growth

India-US trade deal: FY27 textile, apparel exports to grow in double digits

Industry executives expect India's textile and apparel exports to the US to post double-digit growth in FY27, aided by improved competitiveness following the India-US trade deal

Mitsubishi Electric India expands Chennai footprint with ₹2,100 cr plant

Mitsubishi Electric India has begun operations at its new air conditioner and compressor manufacturing facility in Chennai, marking a Rs 2,100 crore investment