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September 24, 2025 4:58 PM

HSBC upgrades Indian equities to overweight from neutral

HSBC Global Investment Research has upgraded Indian equities to overweight from neutral, citing their growing attractiveness on a regional basis. The firm noted that US tariffs are likely to have minimal impact on the profits of most listed Indian co...

September 24, 2025 3:41 PM

PM Modi urges people to participate in online auction of souvenirs; proceeds to go to Namami Gange project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the citizens to take part in the online auction of mementos and gifts that he has received over the past few days and months. “The proceeds from the auction will go towards Namami Gange,” PM Modi a...

September 24, 2025 12:09 PM

Pakistan’s poverty reduction reversed by economic shocks, weak reforms, World Bank says

Pakistan’s sharp decline in poverty has stalled in recent years due to economic shocks and a lack of structural reforms, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The international lender said that between 2001 and 2015, a wave of urbanization helped reduce...

September 24, 2025 11:53 AM

Fed’s Powell strikes middle path on inflation, jobs, as others take sides

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday the central bank needed to continue balancing the competing risks of high inflation and a weakening job market in coming interest rate decisions, even as his colleagues staked out arguments...

September 24, 2025 10:01 AM

Alibaba launches Qwen3-Max AI model with more than 1 trillion parameters

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced on Wednesday its largest ever artificial intelligence language model, the Qwen3-Max, doubling down on AI as a core business strategy. The model, Alibaba's most powerful to date, contains more than 1 trillio...

September 24, 2025 9:49 AM

Sensex down 289 points, Nifty below 25,100 as investors track Fed signals

Equity benchmarks opened lower on Wednesday as weak global cues and concerns over elevated valuations weighed on investor sentiment. At 9:21 am, the Sensex fell 289 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 81,813, while the Nifty was down 87 points, or 0.35 per...

September 23, 2025 4:54 PM

Nadda unveils logo, brochure of Global Food Regulators Summit 2025

Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday unveiled the logo and brochure of the Global Food Regulators Summit (GFRS) 2025, which will be held in the national capital from September 26 to 27. The summit, to be organised by the Food Safety ...

September 23, 2025 4:33 PM

Stock market ends flat; auto and financial services stocks advance

Equity benchmarks closed flat on Tuesday as selling in IT and FMCG counters offset gains in auto and financial services stocks. The Sensex settled at 82,102.10, down 57.87 points or 0.07 per cent, after opening almost unchanged at 82,147.37 compared...

September 23, 2025 3:34 PM

World Food India 2025 to be inaugurated by PM Modi on Sept 25

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fourth edition of World Food India (WFI) 2025 on September 25 at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries said on Tuesday. The four-day mega event, spread ac...

September 23, 2025 1:54 PM

Private defence firms poised to clock 18 pc revenue growth in 2025-26: Report

Private defence companies are set to clock 16-18 percent revenue growth in the current financial year as domestic demand continues to remain strong, according to a Crisil report released on Tuesday. This follows a 20 percent compound annual growth r...

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