India and China agree to resume direct air services and Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in 2025, improving strained relations.
Building on the thaw in relations, India and China have agreed in principle to resume direct air services between the two countries and restart the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in the summer of 2025. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the agreements were part of the decisions taken by Foreign
Goyal, Omani Minister discuss proposed FTA, trade & investment ties
Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held an “engaging and excellent” meeting with his Omani counterpart Qais bin Mohammed Al Yousef in Muscat on Monday which may provide momentum to the India-Oman free trade agreement negotiations. India, however, may remain measured in its responses to demands from Oman for greater
Battle for Control: Danny Gaekwad moves to seize 55 per cent stake in Religare, writes to REL Board on competing offer
Florida-based businessman Danny Gaekwad has written to the Board of Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL) conveying his intent to launch a competing offer to the Burman Group’s open offer, which opened on Monday. The letter, received by REL on Monday, follows Gaekwad’s communication to SEBI Chairperson on Sunday, in which he
LTIMindtree Lambu’s task cut out: Balancing AI productivity gains with client expectations
As the newly appointed CEO designate of LTIMindtree, Venu Lambu is tasked with managing client expectations as AI-driven efficiency gains influence deal wins. In the recent earnings commentary, LTIMindtree management spoke about productivity benefits that were passed on to a large client. In this case, LTIMindtree passed on productivity gains
Leadership changes spark concerns over smart city project’s quality and transparency, ET Infra
The abrupt transfer within Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has created uncertainty amongst officials regarding the handover of smart city project developments. The situation is particularly complex as Rudresh Gali, who served as managing director of Hubballi-Dharwad Smart City Limited (HDSCL), is set to replace Ishwar Ullagaddi as HDMC commissioner. According
Pricely palm oil may lose market share to soft oils, says Asian Palm Oil Alliance chief
Palm oil will continue losing market share if its prices remain elevated compared to soft oils such as soyabean and sunflower, Atul Chaturvedi, Chairman of Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA) and Special Advisor to Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) has said. In his keynote address at the Globoil Asia
Vishwaraj Sugar to invest ₹250 cr in new factory in Belgaum
Vishwaraj Sugar Industries plans to set up a new sugar factory with a crushing capacity of 5,000 tonnes of cane per day (TCD) and 150 kilo liters per day (klpd) distillery in Belgaum with an investment of about ₹250 crore. Mukesh Kumar, Executive Director, VSIL said the proposed plant will
Arvind SmartSpaces inks pact to jointly develop 440-acre industrial park in Ahmedabad region, ET Infra
Realty developer Arvind SmartSpaces has inked an agreement to develop an industrial park spread over around 440 acres in Ahmedabad with a total top-line potential of Rs 1,350 crore. The land parcel is located on NH47, Bavla-Bagodara Road and the project is signed under joint development model with 70.5% revenue
Soaps to get costlier as FMCG cos warn of more price hikes
With the uptick in palm oil prices, major Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies are expected to hike soap prices further in Q4, according to indications given by leading companies in the sector, who have warned that the hikes could be higher than seen in the third quarter. The price
Stocks Markets Fall Sharply as Investors Worry About China’s AI Advances
Stock markets fell sharply on Monday, dragged down by fears that advances in artificial intelligence by Chinese upstarts could threaten the moneymaking power of American technology giants. The Chinese A.I. company DeepSeek has made waves by matching the capabilities of cutting-edge chatbots while using a fraction of the specialized computer