Mumbai: Amazon is betting big on its quick commerce business, with plans afoot to take the instant delivery service to 100 cities from three locations now as it plays catch-up with rivals Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto, which together hold the bulk of the market share.The development comes a few days after the firm made…
New Delhi: Automobile manufacturers will face cost pressures that is expected to impact their margins and slow down demand in the coming quarters as prices of key raw materials, including steel, metals and plastics , have risen sharply since March, latest data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) showed. Due to war in…
Sridhar Vembu (File photo) Bengaluru: Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has urged Indians living in the US to consider returning home, arguing that their global standing will increasingly depend on India’s own economic and technological strength. In an “open letter to Indians in America” posted on X, Vembu said that while the diaspora has achieved notable…
MUMBAI: General Atlantic and Accel backed new-age insurer Acko has kicked off IPO process, roping in Morgan Stanley, ICICI Securities and Kotak Securities as bankers for the issue expected to hit Dalal street in early 2027, said people in the know. The company, which is planning to make a confidential filing sometime in the second…
The record-setting rally in US equities lost some momentum on Monday as fresh uncertainty surrounding the conflict involving Iran weighed on investor sentiment over the weekend. At the same time, oil prices moved sharply higher. The S&P 500 managed a modest gain of 0.1 per cent, closing at yet another all-time high. The advance was…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Lupin, Jio Financial Services, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone are the top stocks that Somil Mehta, Head of Retail Research, Mirae Asset ShareKhan recommends for buying on April 28, 2026.Lupin: Buy in the range between Rs 2324 & Rs 2325; Stop Loss: Rs 2204; Target:…
Goldman Sachs maintained its buy rating on Reliance Industries with the target price at Rs 1,910. Analysts said the company reported Jan-March (Q4FY26) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) miss due to weak oil-to-consumer (O2C) margin capture, while high crude premiums and logistics costs offset strong product cracks. Analysts expected sequential margin recovery…
New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), has invited stakeholder feedback to revive and scale up public Wi-Fi deployment, signalling a renewed policy push to strengthen affordable internet access.In a consultation paper released on Monday, Trai said India’s current public Wi-Fi ecosystem remains “fragmented and limited in scale,” falling short of becoming a widely…
Mumbai: RBI has required banks to report all foreign exchange derivative deals involving the rupee undertaken in India and globally by their entire group, including overseas branches, subsidiaries, and parent entities. This brings into view offshore trades that were earlier largely invisible. This applies to both OTC deliverable and offshore non-deliverable contracts, meaning even speculative…
New Delhi: After years of discussion, India’s official statistical machinery is set to compile an index of service production (ISP), which will complement the existing index of industrial production (IIP) and help improve the assessment of short-term performance of the economy.Besides, the index will be useful for augmenting the list of indicators used for compilation…
