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August 27, 2026 10:19 AM

Piyush Goyal pitches for opportunities to deepen India-Japan cooperation in chips, steel manufacturing

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said he highlighted opportunities to deepen India-Japan cooperation in semiconductors, electronic components and steel manufacturing during his meetings with business leaders in Osaka. In his m...

August 27, 2026 10:12 AM

FM Sitharaman pitches Canadian investors for long-term collaboration across key sectors

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged leading Canadian institutional investors and businesses to deepen their long-term collaboration with India, during a series of meetings in Toronto. FM Sitharaman met senior executives from Sun Life...

August 27, 2026 10:10 AM

“Compute Is Power, Demand Accelerating,” Says NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang as Q2 Results Beat Estimates

US chipmaker NVIDIA reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results on Wednesday and issued revenue guidance above market estimates, sending its shares up about 4 per cent in extended trading. For the quarter ended July 26, 2026, NVIDIA ...

August 27, 2026 9:57 AM

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel Returns from US, Canada Tour, Highlights Investment Prospects

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel returned to the state on Thursday after concluding his six-day visit to the United States and Canada, where he participated in investment and industry-related programmes and held meetings with global companies t...

August 27, 2026 8:48 AM

Trump: ‘Time to teach Canada you can’t do this anymore’

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was "time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore," just days after trade talks between the neighboring countries broke down. "I had a deal, that was a pretty good deal, you know, quite good," Trump...

August 27, 2026 8:20 AM

Asian stocks rise for third day as Nvidia beats

Stocks rose at the start of the Asia-Pacific trading session on Thursday as Nvidia's latest earningsreport beat estimates, lifting tech hardware manufacturers and reviving investor confidence after data overnight showed that the Federal Reserve's pre...

August 26, 2026 7:25 PM

India fastest-growing major economy, offers strong investment opportunities: FM Sitharaman in Canada

India today stands as the fastest-growing major economy in the world and offers a combination of scale, sustained growth, a young population, expanding consumption and rapidly deepening capital markets, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while ...

August 26, 2026 5:25 PM

India, Japan seek deeper startup, deep-tech cooperation; Piyush Goyal pitches $1-billion fund

India and Japan on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation in startups, deep technology, innovation and MSMEs, with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal highlighting India's emergence as the world's third-largest startup ec...

August 26, 2026 3:13 PM

How India is building its semiconductor ecosystem: From electronics manufacturing to Semicon 2.0

India is seeking to establish itself as a major global hub for semiconductor manufacturing and chip design, building on the rapid expansion of its electronics manufacturing industry over the past decade. In an article outlining the government's semi...

August 26, 2026 3:23 PM

SIDBI holds RRB conclave to expand co-lending for MSMEs in rural and semi-urban areas

The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) organised a conclave of the heads of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss expanding the SIDBI-RRB MSME Co-Lending arrangement and strengthening credit access for micro, ...