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Determined to build defence industry, Rajnath tells Russian counterpart

Ahead of the Modi-Putin summit, India and Russia reaffirmed defence cooperation, with New Delhi pushing for co-development, technology transfer and deeper military ties

India saw 265 mn cyber attacks, rising malware threats, says report

Seqrite Lab found ransomware activity peaked in January 2025, with 185 incidents and 1,13,000 detections

After E20, India should now focus on flex fuel: Toyota country head

Toyota's India head says the country should now push flex-fuel vehicles, calling for lower taxes and pricing support as E20 stabilises and higher blends prove impractical for legacy fleets

Putin calls US talks on Ukraine war 'useful' but also 'difficult work'

The high-stakes talks are part of Trump's renewed push to end the nearly four-year war

US orders H-1B spouses, kids to keep social media public from Dec 15

US has ordered H-1B applicants and their H-4 dependants to keep all social-media profiles public, extending mandatory online-presence checks already applied to F, M and J visas

China's Xi, France's Macron pledge cooperation on global crises, trade

French President Emmanuel Macron met with China's Xi Jinping on Thursday morning as part of a three-day state visit focusing on trade and diplomacy

India's nuclear power generation capacity to reach 21,880 MW by 2032: Govt

India's nuclear capacity will expand sharply to 21,880 MW by 2032 as ongoing and planned PHWR projects come online, with BARC also developing next-generation Small Modular Reactors

Meta to cut 30% of Metaverse budget as layoffs loom in 2026: Report

CEO Mark Zuckerberg has heavily bet on the augmented-reality unit, with the company changing its name to Meta from Facebook in 2021. The unit has burned more than $60 billion since 2020

BorderPlus to send 1,000 Indian nurses to Gulf Cooperation Council by FY27

GCC healthcare ecosystem projected to require over 50,000 additional nurses by 2027, says BorderPlus CEO

Russia's Gazprombank, Alfa Bank seek RBI approval to set up India branches

US President Donald Trump has piled pressure on New Delhi over its ties with Moscow as India and Russia aim for bilateral trade of $100 billion by 2030, from $69 billion currently

Nvidia-backed Cohesity to invest $1 bn in India over 5 years: CEO Poonen

Cohesity will invest $1 bn in India over five years, expanding engineering centres in Bengaluru and Pune as it scales AI-driven cybersecurity amid rising global and domestic threat levels

Tsugami launches ₹300 cr Chennai plant, boosting precision engineering

Tsugami has inaugurated a Rs 300-crore assembly and foundry unit near Chennai-its largest machine-tool investment in India-boosting local jobs and strengthening high-precision manufacturing

Junior Men's Hockey World Cup December 4 schedule, results, live streaming

The 16 teams that failed to qualify for the quarterfinals will be playing in qualification matches in the coming days to determine their final standings in the tournament

No proposal to increase retirement age of judges: Law minister Meghwal

The minister, during question hour, also informed the upper house that 297 posts of high court judges are vacant and 97 cases are under process

Retail sector pushes for 'one nation, one retail' policy, simpler norms

Retailers at IndiaEdge 2025 urged a unified national retail policy, single-window digital clearances and fewer overlapping licences to ease compliance and support sectoral growth

RBI defers credit information reporting norms for CICs to July 1, 2026

RBI pushed the amended credit information reporting directions to July 1, 2026 and eased reporting requirements after feedback, while also clarifying rules for BSBD accounts

Putin arrives in Delhi to deepen India-Russia ties ahead of key summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a private dinner for Putin this evening to set the tone for the 23rd India-Russia summit talks on Friday

Centre releases ₹37,000 cr under RDSS to boost power distribution

The Centre has released Rs 37,000 crore under RDSS-38% of sanctioned support-with fund disbursal tied to DISCOMs meeting milestones and state-specific action plans

VinFast to expand facility for electric two-wheelers, buses in Tamil Nadu

VinFast will invest an additional $500 million to expand its Thoothukudi facility for electric bus and e-scooter manufacturing, under a new MoU with Tamil Nadu

Yes Bank admin cannot write down AT1 bonds: Axis Trustee in Supreme Court

The Supreme Court began hearing arguments on whether Yes Bank's 2020 write-off of ₹8,400 crore AT1 bonds was legally valid, a ruling that could reshape future bank resolutions