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Building AI for Scale in a Diverse Country: Inside PhonePe's AI Bet

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- India's payments story is one for the books. Led by UPI, the country has built an open-banking infrastructure that is now inspiring nations across the Middle East, Southeast Asi... Read More


Mamata backs Cong in Nandigram bypoll after candidate withdraws following meeting with Suvendu

Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced her party's support for the Congress in the October 6 Nandigram bypoll, hours after its candidate withdrew fr... Read More


Tata Sons reappoints Chandrasekaran, Noel-led Trusts calls vote 'legal nullity'

Mumbai, Sept. 17 -- Over a month after he said that he will step down as chairman of Tata Sons, the Board on Thursday backed N Chandrasekaran at the helm for another term of five years, the company sa... Read More


Tata Sons reappoints Chandrasekaran, but Tata Trusts call the vote "illegal", setting up boardroom battle

Mumbai, Sept. 17 -- Tata Sons' board on Thursday voted to reappoint N Chandrasekaran as executive chairman for a further five-year term, but Tata Trusts, the group's majority shareholder, immediately ... Read More


NSE paves the way for Digital Bond Infrastructure with India's first-ever Tokenised Bond Issuances amounting to Rs.1000 Crore

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) announced the successful implementation of tokenisation technology for corporate bonds on its Electronic Bidding Platform (NSE... Read More


'Clean up your act': US senator warns India, China over Russian oil trade

Washington, Sept. 17 -- The United States has stepped up pressure on India and China over their continued purchases of Russian oil, with US Senator Richard Blumenthal urging both countries to reduce t... Read More


Shops gutted after fire breaks out at Jaipur's Katla market

Jaipur, Sept. 17 -- Several shops were gutted after a major fire broke out at a commercial complex in Jaipur's congested Katla market on Thursday morning, officials said. The fire occurred at 'Purohi... Read More


UPI MDR row: Congress MPs say panel 'never discussed' specific fee proposal

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Congress MPs on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance have rejected claims that they backed the government's decision to introduce a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on ce... Read More


Delhi HC questions police over Karni Sena protest ban at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the Delhi Police over its decision to deny permission to the Kshatriya Karni Sena to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar, asking how ther... Read More


Govt to target 200 chip design startups, companies under Semicon 2.0: Vaishnaw

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The government will target at least 200 startups and companies designing chips in India under the next phase of the country's semiconductor mission, Semicon 2.0, Union Minister ... Read More