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DNPA adopts Magnite access to streamline audience data, premium inventory

Several DNPA publishers have adopted Magnite Access to better use audience data, streamline premium inventory and offer advertisers more targeted and valuable campaigns

Destination becomes the stay, content the compass for travellers: Report

A new Booking.com report shows 80% of Indian travellers now prefer to spend most of their time at hotels, driving a boom in experience-led stays and non-room revenues

India dials up record smartphone exports; shipments touch $13.4 bn in H1

Shipments touch $13.4 bn in H1FY26, powered by iPhone; September exports to US treble

Andhra clears $10-bn Google data centre in Vizag, 188k jobs likely

Chandrababu Naidu-led SIPB clears ₹1.14-trn investments, including Google's ₹87,520-cr data centre in Visakhapatnam, to position the city as 'AI City Vizag'

India sets sights on 10% of global 6G patents: Telecom minister Scindia

Telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia says India's telecom vision goes far beyond 5G, with focus on 6G innovation, Satcom expansion and homegrown tech capacity

Realty's next address: Spine of the North shoulders Bengaluru's future

The Bengaluru leg closes the three-part series, tracing how Yelahanka, Devanahalli, ORR, SBD, and Whitefield are reshaping the city's residential and office landscape. North Bengaluru's airport corrid

Best time to invest, innovate and make in India, says PM Modi at IMC 2025

At India Mobile Congress 2025, PM says India's 5G reach and indigenous 4G stack show the country's progress from telecom dependence to technological leadership

India's cricket economy has just scratched surface, says Knight Riders CEO

Venky Mysore says India's cricket valuations have only scratched the surface, as investments rise and sports like football, kabaddi, and e-sports gain traction

FMCG companies indicate mid single-digit revenue growth in second quarter

FMCG majors expect moderate Q2 growth as GST rate cuts and inventory liquidation affect sales; Marico bucks trend with strong pricing-led performance

A deadly dose of neglect: Bitter truth behind cough syrup scare

Bottled negligence: DEG contamination exposes gaps in inspections, leaving pharma units from Gujarat to Kerala under the microscope

India should build its own AI models, says chief of India's AI mission

India is emerging as one of the most sought after markets for all these AI tech giants thanks to its over 1 billion internet user base-- the only other largest market after China

Nandan Nilekani says Finternet to go live in 2026 using AI, tokenisation

Infosys co-founder says India's next digital public infrastructure will unify tokenised assets such as land, property, and bonds under a regulatory framework

Cost of home-cooked non-veg thali hits seven-month high in September

The vegetarian thali cost eased to ₹28.1 in September after touching an eight-month high of ₹29.1 in August, helped by a dip in tomato prices and softness in potato and onion costs

Mission Digital ShramSetu: NITI's plan to empower 490 mn informal workers

The report titled "AI for Inclusive Societal Development" emphasises that AI will not automatically transform the informal sector as technology alone cannot break systemic barriers

Centre proposes bill to replace Coal Mines PF Act, boost worker welfare

The Ministry of Coal said the proposed bill takes into account recent developments in labour codes, digitalisation, social security, wages, and working conditions

Railways spent ₹1.42 trn on capex in first six months of current fiscal

The ministry utilised 57% of its ₹2.52-trillion annual capital outlay in six months, led by spending on capacity augmentation, safety, and rolling stock

Govt floats draft Coal Mines Employees Provident Fund Bill for discussion

The Coal Ministry's draft Bill seeks to replace the 1948 law, modernise the provident fund framework, and align miners' welfare schemes with new labour codes

Mines ministry proposes lowering bidder threshold for mineral auctions

The Ministry of Mines has proposed amendments to allow mineral block auctions to proceed with two technically qualified bidders instead of three to improve success rates

Retail space leasing in malls, high street up 45% in Jul-Sep: Report

As per the data, leasing of retail spaces in Mumbai more than doubled to 0.59 million sq ft from 0.22 million sq ft

UK's Revolut to launch India payments platform, eyes 20 mn users by 2030

The UK-based fintech firm, which said last month it was exploring a US bank purchase and credit card launch at home, is betting on India as a key plank of its global expansion