Adani representatives meet Trump officials in push to end US bribery cases

Adani representatives meet Trump officials in push to end US bribery cases

Gautam Adani | Photo Credit: Amir Cohen Representatives for Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his companies met officials from US President Donald Trump’s administration to seek dismissal of the criminal charges against him in an overseas bribery probe, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The talks, which began earlier this … Read more

India misses, China grabs – The Hindu BusinessLine

India misses, China grabs – The Hindu BusinessLine

“The US left its research publicly available, waiting for the right successor — we were that successor,” Xu Hongjie, a prominent Chinese nuclear physicist at the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, recently told the Guangming Daily. He said this after China revived a long-dormant American nuclear technology — thorium-fuelled molten salt reactor. India has the world’s … Read more

AI adoption can increase revenue by 10%, reduce costs by 15% for media industry: EY

AI adoption can increase revenue by 10%, reduce costs by 15% for media industry: EY

Indian companies are leveraging GenAI tools for creative purposes and campaign optimisation, content performance improvement and audience engagement | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can increase revenues by 10 per cent and reduce costs by 15 per cent for media and entertainment companies, Ernst & Young (EY) asserted in a report … Read more

US Fed interest rate decision, earnings, Indo-Pak tensions to drive markets this week: Analysts

US Fed interest rate decision, earnings, Indo-Pak tensions to drive markets this week: Analysts

Last week, the BSE Sensex benchmark jumped 1,289.46 points or 1.62%, and the NSE Nifty climbed 307.35 points or 1.27% The US Fed interest rate decision, trading activity of foreign investors and quarterly earnings from corporates would largely drive the momentum in the equity market this week, analysts said. Escalating tensions between India and Pakistan … Read more

Next-gen air defence: India moves to acquire infrared-guided VSHORADS

Next-gen air defence: India moves to acquire infrared-guided VSHORADS

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducts three successive flight trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha, on Saturday. (A file photo) | Photo Credit: ANI The government has started the process to procure a next-generation Very Short Range Air Defence System or VSHORADS (NG), which … Read more

Berkshire’s Geico sees turnaround after tech upgrades and job cuts

Berkshire’s Geico sees turnaround after tech upgrades and job cuts

At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, Vice Chairman Ajit Jain said the insurer is now “as good as anyone” in telematics but cautioned that it’s still too early to declare full success, noting continued progress is needed. Berkshire Hathaway’s Geico car insurance unit has made progress in upgrading its technology to better match rates with risk, Berkshire … Read more

What They Say on their India Plans

What They Say on their India Plans

With India being the fastest-growing large economy, ‘what is your India plan?’ is a common topic in boardrooms of most global corporations. One important source to distil their India plans is from their quarterly earnings calls. With the March quarter having just started, we will bring to you what CXOs of global corporations are saying … Read more