Kolkata/IBNS: Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), a Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, launched ‘Shreyas’, the third of four Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) being built by the shipyard for the Indian Navy, at its Rishi Bankim Shipyard on Saturday.
Visakhapatnam: VeeCycle Works, a Sona Group venture focused on converting industrial waste into valuable resources, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Andhra Pradesh at the first AP Regional Investment Conference 2026 in Visakhapatnam.
World trade reached a record $35 trillion in 2025 – but developing countries were held back from greater participation in the global economy because of new technological and policy barriers, the UN trade and development agency UNCTAD said on Friday.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has once again taken a swipe at Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani over the delay in launching Starlink in India, sarcastically referring to him as the country's “real boss” and accusing him of protecting his telecom empire from competition.
Airtel Money, the mobile payments arm of Airtel Africa, made its debut on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Friday, October 9, marking a significant milestone for the company as it seeks to tap the growing demand for digital financial services across Africa.
The Department of Posts (DoP), under the Ministry of Communications, and Blue Dart Express Limited have signed an agreement to collaborate on India Post Parcel services, aiming to strengthen parcel delivery operations and expand logistics coverage across the country.
Fusion CX Limited, a provider of customer experience and AI data infrastructure services, has fixed the price band for its ₹702-crore initial public offering (IPO) at ₹275–₹289 per share.
Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on an official visit to Singapore from October 9 to 11, during which she is scheduled to hold a series of high-level engagements with the country's leadership and leading global investors.
Kolkata: A new ride-hailing platform, Go Buddy, was launched in Kolkata on Thursday, with its founders pitching safety and equal access for male, female and child passengers as the app enters the city's cab-booking market just ahead of Durga Puja.
Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian stock market witnessed a sharp sell-off as investors' wealth worth nearly Rs. 8 lakh crore was wiped out in a single trading session amid heightened pressure on Dalal Street, media reports said.
E-commerce giant Amazon has announced a fresh round of job cuts affecting employees in India, the United States and the United Kingdom, with fewer than 1,000 roles reportedly impacted, media reports said.
JioHotstar has announced its entry into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), marking the latest expansion of its rapidly growing international footprint.
Mumbai/IBNS: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points, marking the first increase since February 2023, media reports said.
Godrej Consumer Products Indonesia (GCPI), operating as a subsidiary of India-based Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL), on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of its new manufacturing facility in the Kendal Special Economic Zone, part of an IDR (Indonesian Rupiah) 500 billion (approx. INR 250 crore) investment in Kendal to strengthen the company’s manufacturing footprint in Indonesia.
HDFC Asset Management Company Limited (HDFC AMC), Investment Manager to HDFC Mutual Fund (HDFC MF), has announced the launch of HDFC Nifty LargeMidcap250 Plus 8-13 yr G-Sec 70:30 Index Fund, an open-ended index fund replicating/tracking the Nifty LargeMidcap250 Plus 8-13 yr G-Sec 70:30 Index (TR). The New Fund Offer (NFO) opens on October 5, 2026, and closes on October 19, 2026.
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Government of India’s commitment of Rs 10,000 crore towards the establishment of the SME Growth Fund (SGF), aimed at providing growth-oriented capital to India’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and facilitating the emergence of Indian champions across manufacturing, services, technology, innovation-driven sectors and strategic value chains.
Private power producer Adani Power and Bhutan’s state-owned generation utility Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd (DGPC) on Tuesday signed a Shareholders Agreement (SHA) for the development of the 770 MW Chamkharchhu-I Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Builders Association of India (BAI), Eastern (Kolkata) Centre, has called for a series of reforms in West Bengal’s government contracting system, seeking greater policy uniformity, realistic rates and timely payments to support infrastructure development across the state.
Hisense India has announced exciting festive offers on its range of smart televisions as part of the Amazon Great Indian Festival 2026 and Flipkart Big Billion Days 2026. The Amazon Great Indian Festival begins on October 8, 2026, while Flipkart Big Billion Days begins on October 9, 2026, with early access for eligible customers starting October 8.
Kolkata-based Bench Mark Infotech Services got listed on Monday in NSE Emerge platform.
TVS Automobile Solutions (TVS ASL), the owner of the ‘myTVS’ automotive aftermarket brand and part of the $3 billion TVS Mobility Group, on Monday announced that it has raised ₹425 Cr in a Series D funding round led by CE-Invests, the strategic investment arm of UAE-based Crescent Enterprises
Strengthening India’s efforts to build indigenous semiconductor capabilities for critical and emerging applications, the Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has signed an agreement with M/s BigEndian Semiconductors, Bengaluru, Karnataka for financial support of ₹130 crore under the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund.
A barge carrying 540 metric tonnes of methanol on Monday departed from the Bogibeel Terminal in the East Indian city of Dibrugarh for Dhaka, Bangladesh, marking a significant revival of Assam's historic river trade with foreign markets.
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal will flag off the first international cargo voyage from Dibrugarh on Monday.
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada was in attendance for discussions at the Indian Chamber of Commerce’s Plenary Session on “Unlocking India’s Growth Potential for Viksit Bharat@2047”.
Kolkata/IBNS: Bluestone has recently launched its flagship store at Park Street in Kolkata.
Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), a renewable energy company, has expanded its operational Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity to 6.63 gigawatt-hours (GWh) at Khavda, Gujarat, from 3.55 GWh in June 2026.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya has inaugurated the USD 750 million Phase II expansion of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone’s (APSEZ) Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT).
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the flag-off of a 24 MT consignment of frozen food products from Sonipat, Haryana, to Canada on October 1.
The Indian Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the flag-off of a consignment of 1 MT of Popped (Phool) Makhana from Purnea, Bihar, for export to Greece, marking another step towards expanding international market access for Bihar’s traditional Makhana and creating opportunities for improved farmer realisation through export-oriented value chains.
