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Cost overruns in infra projects may have hit ₹2.89 trillion in June 2025

The combined original cost across all sectors stood at ₹26.86 trillion while the anticipated costs now touch ₹29.75 trillion - an 11 per cent jump

Hit-and-run cases lead to 18% of India's road accident fatalities

Overspeeding remains the leading cause of road accidents in India. It accounted for 72.5 per cent of all road accidents in 2020, and this stayed almost unchanged at 72.4 per cent in 2022

Analysts see gains in HDFC Life, ICICI Prudential stocks after Q1 results

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company (ICICI Pru) reported a decline of 5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in new business annualised premium equivalent (APE) to ₹1,860 crore in Q1FY26

Bernstein expects markets to consolidate; sees Nifty at 26,500 by 2025-end

As a strategy, they have moved utilities sector to equal weight. Financials, Telecom, small discretionary, remain their overweight sectors.

Vivek Banerji's book shows how to reap insight from information overload

Navigating through tons of data to uncover hidden patterns is a critical skill in this day and age, and the key is to look beyond data dashboards

EU's code of practice sets key benchmarks for regulating AI development

Most countries have still not been able to catch up. India, for instance, has no dedicated AI law

GCC revolution needs infra, policy stability, and skilled human capital

The deeper question, however, is whether India's human capital is prepared for a shift up the value chain

Can agglomeration logic still help our people-dense, infra-scarce cities?

Urban agglomeration has long been assumed to lead naturally to growth, but India's failing infrastructure and environmental stress tell a different story

RDI scheme should fund firms that can deepen R&D, have absorptive capacity

The RDI Scheme should fund firms with adequate absorptive capacity - but which firms and how will be key

India must develop own maritime security to protect digital lifelines

A strategic shift is redefining how nations view undersea cables - from commercial infrastructure to assets critical for sovereignty and global influence

Greenlam to invest ₹1,147 crore in Andhra for South's largest laminate unit

Andhra government will provide incentives of around Rs 329 cr to the company

Dixon Technologies' China playbook faces crucial Centre's FDI test

The note states that any investment or transfer of ownership from countries sharing a land border with India

India becomes key market for MongoDB as global growth plans accelerate

With stronger growth in India than in other markets, MongoDB is expanding its local engineering teams and training programmes to drive adoption across startups and global firms

MCA's Version 3 portal sees smoother run after initial user glitches

Launched in January with 38 e-Forms, the MCA Version 3 portal is now seeing fewer login and filing issues, with ICAI support and gradual improvement in data retrieval

Hostile Homelands: Azad Essa's book traces India-Israel ties before BJP era

The author, who is based in New York, notes that India's arms imports from Israel rose by 175 per cent between 2015 and 2019

7 reasons why IIFL Securities is bullish on SBI stock over Bank of Baroda

SBI vs Bank of Baroda stock: From loan mix, mobile app, NIM outlook, to asset quality, analysts at IIFL Securities list 7 reasons to be bullish on SBI stock

AMC stocks at new highs, gain upto 74% from 2025 lows; time to book profit?

Shares of HDFC AMC, NAM-India, UTI AMC and Aditya Birla AMC were quoting at record highs levels; following a sharp rebound from the calendar year lows. Here's a likely guide on the near-term trend.

RBL Bank stock zooms 71% in CY 2025; should it be a part of your portfolio?

In past one month, RBL Bank has outperformed the market by surging 24 per cent, as compared to less than 1 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex.

How to trade HDFC Bank stock ahead of bonus issue meet? Key levels to track

HDFC Bank to announce Q1 results and consider a maiden bonus issue on July 19; technical chart suggests bias at the counter likely to remain favourable above ₹1,945 levels.

ICICI Pru vs HDFC Life vs ICICI Lom: Which stock to bet on post Q1 results?

Trading strategies in ICICI Prudential, HDFC Life and ICICI Lombard post Q1 results: Technical charts show that ICICI Pru and ICICI Lombard are favourably placed, while HDFC Life looks tepid.