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Castrol India Q3 profit falls 22.6% as raw-material costs surge 71%

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Castrol India's net profit fell 22.6 per cent to Rs.176.37 crore in July-September 2026 from Rs.227.80 crore in July-September 2025, as rising raw-material costs and adverse curr... Read More


India's warehouse leasing rises 26% as auto demand jumps 70%, institutional deals gather pace

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- India's Grade-A industrial and warehousing leasing increased from 26.5 million sq ft to 33.3 million sq ft during January-September 2026, an increase of 26 per cent, as automobil... Read More


Mahindra Finance flags festive slowdown as tractor lending trails other vehicles, drought risks loom

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Mahindra Finance has flagged weakening tractor demand and softer festive vehicle financing, warning that drought-related repayment pressures could emerge over the next two months... Read More


Festive superbike battle: Kawasaki holds Z1100 price as Suzuki raises Hayabusa prices

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- India's Rs.10-lakh-plus motorcycle market is entering its first full festive season under a 40 per cent GST regime, with global manufacturers adopting contrasting pricing strateg... Read More


Shiprocket enters food delivery market with direct-ordering model to cut restaurant costs

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- With food-aggregator commissions, taxes, discounts and promotional expenses potentially consuming up to 40 per cent of an order's value, Shiprocket is testing a direct-ordering m... Read More


Colgate India Q2 sales rise 12.2%, profit grows 4.3%

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Colgate-Palmolive (India) reported a 12.2 per cent increase in net sales to Rs.1,691.57 crore in the September quarter, up from Rs.1,507.24 crore in the corresponding quarter las... Read More


Electric car sales rise 26% during Navratri, outperform non-EV vehicles

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Electric cars are gaining ground in India's festive automobile market, with registrations increasing from 9,768 units during Navratri 2025 to 12,305 units this year, an increase ... Read More


Uno Minda bets on EV drives, seating, and electronics to nearly double revenue to Rs.40,000 crore by FY30

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Uno Minda Chairman Nirmal Minda is betting on electric drives, complete passenger-car seating, sunroofs, advanced electronics and alternative-fuel systems to nearly double the au... Read More


Can Bajaj's Brazilian bet turn KTM around after its historic takeover?

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- It's been nearly a year since Bajaj Auto took control of the financially troubled Austrian motorcycle maker, KTM, and now the Indian automaker is seeking to combine Pune's cost-e... Read More


Sugar-ethanol curbs put auto industry's E20 transition to test; OMCs face Rs.813-crore potential cost increase

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Oil marketing companies could face additional procurement costs of Rs.813 crore for every 100 crore litres of cheaper B-heavy molasses ethanol replaced by maize, following govern... Read More