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Signature Global Q3 sales bookings fall 27% on lower housing sales

Signature Global's Q3 FY26 sales bookings fell 27% to ₹2,020 crore as housing demand softened and delayed project launches limited festive-season momentum

India's realty moves to the core of conglomerates' business strategy

Diversification aligns with urbanisation, infra expansion, long-term capital deployment

Vodafone Idea's chance to dial stability may reshape India's telecom market

Debt-laden Vodafone Idea has been given a chance to turn itself around. This is also crucial for the government, which wants to avoid a duopoly in the telecom sector

Grok controversy: X admits lapses, blocks 3.5K posts, 600 accounts

After government pressure, X removes thousands of obscene Grok-generated images in India, but the fight over platform liability and user misuse is far from over

Tech startup hiring likely to remain subdued in 2026: Xpheno data

Echoing Ethanur's views, Shantanu Rooj, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of TeamLease Edtech, said that while hiring sentiment seems steadier than in 2025, it will still remain selective

New labour codes may hit MSMEs harder than large firms, say experts

India's new labour codes promise simplification, but for MSMEs the transition could mean higher wage bills and tougher compliance - unless strong handholding follows

Smaller GCCs losing plot through sponsorship change, AI strategy

As AI reshapes enterprises, many Indian GCCs risk being stuck as cost centres - forcing companies to rethink strategy, leadership and real decision power

FMCG players witness strong Q3 recovery on demand surge, margin expansion

The FMCG industry, which was facing slow consumption, now expects a sustained recovery in demand and improvement in revenue trajectory in the coming quarters

Indian IT leaders back agentic AI, see it augmenting talent: Report

The report said, 48 per cent of Indian leaders identify agentic AI, autonomous systems capable of acting, reasoning, and adapting independently as their primary AI priority

India to deepen engagement with Singapore-based ship safety agency

India is one of the founding members of the 21-nation ReCAAP, which was established as a regional, government-to-government institution for enhancing maritime security and ship safety

Warburg Pincus to invest ₹960 crore in Fleur Hotels, buy 41.09% stake

Lemon Tree Hotels announces strategic reorganisation, Fleur to be listed on bourses separately

CAQM conducts special inspection of industrial units in Naraina Cantonment

During the inspection drive, all locations mentioned in the complaint were visited, and every industrial unit found operational at the time of inspection was examined

India set to emerge as most dynamic REIT market globally: Report

The Vestian report noted that office assets continue to anchor India's REIT market. The listed portfolios span over 135 million sq ft

Indian professionals return home amid US visa uncertainty under Trump

Tightening US immigration policies and visa uncertainty are driving Indian professionals, including senior executives, to return home as job opportunities expand across India's fast-growing economy

Netflix's India decade: From 'HBO moment' to a hunt for mass reach

A decade after launch, Netflix has won India's premium viewers - and now eyes mass scale with sports, ads and connected TVs

Darjeeling tea output may hit new low in 2025 amid weather, labour woes

Apart from 2017, when the production had crashed to 3.2 mkg due to Gorkhaland stir, there has been a linear decline in tea production

Homegrown perfume brands smell strong growth through capital infusion

Homegrown fragrance brands are scaling fast as young Indians turn perfumes into daily lifestyle statements, pushing India's scent market towards a $4-billion future

Banks in wait-and-watch mode on fresh funding plans for Vodafone Idea

Studying the implications, and will take deeper look at the company's financials, bankers said

Rabies vaccine sales hit 5-year high in 2025 amid rise in dog bite cases

According to data from market research firm Pharmarack, the combined number of ARV and immunoglobulin vaccines sold in 2025 reached 8,510,000 units - the highest in five years

Budget: Oil & gas sector seeks GST relief, LPG under-recovery compensation

The upstream sector wants a reduction in cess on crude oil, restoration of tax holidays for new blocks and exemption of exploration activities from GST