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New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector growth slipped to five-year low of 52.8 in August as output and new orders moderated amid softer demand conditions, a monthly survey said Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) declined from 53.5 in July to...

New Delhi: US-based technology giant Apple Tuesday formally ushered in a new leadership era as John Ternus took over as chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding Tim Cook -- who led the world's most valuable technology company for 15 years. Ternus becomes Apple's CEO effective September...

New Delhi: A five-member special bench of insolvency tribunal NCLT Tuesday barred Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra from alienating his properties and issued notices to all parties in a case over a proposed settlement that would allow creditors to recover just about Rs 6.5 crore...

New Delhi: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have hiked the prices of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 9.50, while aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for domestic airlines have risen 5.46 per cent or Rs 6.28 per litre, effective from Tuesday. The price of ATF...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday launched 593 urban development projects worth Rs 323 crore across 62 cities and towns. He also announced a package of Rs 560 crore for the development of 28 new Notified Area Councils (NACs) in the state. "I...

New Delhi: Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) inked an agreement for the co-production of the Javelin missile systems in India, in a move seen as in line with the country's focus on boosting domestic defence production. The JJV is a partnership...

New Delhi: When Tim Cook took over as Apple’s chief executive in August 2011, following Steve Jobs’ second departure from the company amid his deteriorating health, expectations were sky-high and doubts were equally strong. Now, as Apple gets a new CEO, Cook’s journey offers a...

New Delhi: The central government's fiscal deficit for 2026-27 stood at 26.8 per cent of the full-year target at the end of July, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) Monday. The deficit was at 29.9 per cent of Budget Estimates...

New Delhi: The NPCI International (NPIL) has paved the way for Indian tourists, business travellers and students to use UPI for making instant cross-border merchant payments by scanning Uzbekistan’s national interoperable QR code, UZQR, according to a Finance Ministry statement issued Monday. The NIPL, the...

Tel Aviv: Israel signed a multi-billion-dollar weapons deal with Greece, the largest between the two Mediterranean countries, as Israeli defence exports soar. Israel's Defence Ministry said Monday the nearly 3 billion Euro (USD 3.5 billion) defence export deal, coined Achilles Shield, is one of the...