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November 12, 2025 4:54 PM

India’s deal activity hits $16.8 billion in October, IPO listings peak

India recorded deals worth $16.8 billion in October across mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE), initial public offerings (IPOs), and qualified institutional placements (QIPs), according to a report on Wednesday. The country recor...

November 12, 2025 4:41 PM

India’s air passenger traffic touches 202 million in H1FY26, up 2.6 pc YoY

India's total air passenger traffic grew 2.6 per cent year-on-year to 202 million in H1FY26, up from 197 million a year earlier, a report said on Wednesday. Domestic traffic in India grew 1.6 per cent while international traffic in the country grew ...

November 12, 2025 4:26 PM

Indian stock market rises for 3rd consecutive day this week

Indian equity indices closed on a positive note on Wednesday, continuing the gaining momentum for the third consecutive session this week amid persistent buying in the IT, pharma and auto sectors. Sensex ended the session at 84,466.51, up 595.19 poi...

November 12, 2025 4:25 PM

FM Sitharaman meets MSME sector stakeholders for pre-budget consultation

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday chaired the third pre-Budget consultation with stakeholders from micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The meeting was in connection with the forthcoming Union Budget 2026-27, according to a F...

November 12, 2025 8:02 PM

Piyush Goyal, Saudi Investment Minister discuss ways to deepen economic, trade ties

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday met Saudi Arabia's Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih and discussed ways to further deepen economic and trade ties between the two nations. The discussions centred around advancing trade an...

November 12, 2025 1:43 PM

Over 50 pc of Indian firms to build new data centre capacity in 1 year as AI workloads grow

Over half of Indian companies expect AI workloads to grow by more than 50 per cent in three to five years, with 51 per cent building new data‑centre capacity within 12 months, a report said on Wednesday. The report by networking gear major Cisco n...

November 12, 2025 12:24 PM

Afghanistan economic recovery buckles as nine in 10 families go hungry or into debt, UNDP says

Afghanistan's economic recovery is buckling as nine in 10 households are forced to skip meals, sell belongings or take on debt to survive, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that mass returns are exacerbating the country's worst crisis sin...

November 12, 2025 12:29 PM

Pralhad Joshi announces Rs 100 crore scheme for biomass-based hydrogen pilot projects

The government on Tuesday announced a Rs100 crore call for proposals for pilot projects to develop innovative technologies for producing green hydrogen from biomass and waste materials. The scheme will be implemented through BIRAC (Biotechnology Ind...

November 12, 2025 11:51 AM

World oil and gas demand could grow until 2050, IEA says

Global oil and gas demand could grow until 2050, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, departing from its previous expectations of a speedy transition to cleaner fuels and predicting that the world will likely fail to achieve climate goa...

November 12, 2025 10:14 AM

Sensex, Nifty open in green over US-India trade talks, Bihar exit polls

The Indian benchmark indices opened in green zone on Wednesday, amid reports of an imminent India-US trade deal and exit polls in Bihar predicting decisive majority for NDA. As of 9.25 am, Sensex advanced 496 points, or 0.59 per cent at 84,367 and N...