[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India cannot afford to remain a passive consumer in the AI era and must urgently build its own frontier-scale artificial intelligence models if it wants to shape global technology rules, according to Pratyush Kumar, co-founder of Sarvam AI.Speaking at the CII Business Summit, Kumar said Sarvam is now preparing to train its…
[ad_1] Net inflows into equity-oriented mutual fund schemes declined 5 per cent month-on-month to Rs 38,440 crore in April, while contributions through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) also moderated, according to data released by industry body AMFI on Monday, PTI reported.Equity mutual funds had attracted net inflows of Rs 40,450 crore in March.Monthly SIP contributions slipped…
[ad_1] Jewellery industry body All India Jewellers & Goldsmith Federation (AIJGF) on Monday urged the government to focus on domestic gold mobilisation and recycling instead of discouraging gold purchases, warning that any sharp fall in demand could hurt livelihoods linked to the sector, PTI reported.The federation’s comments came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
[ad_1] India expects a US delegation to visit the country for the next round of bilateral trade talks, though dates for the meetings are yet to be finalised, an official told news agency PTI on Monday.The development comes after Indian officials travelled to Washington DC in April for in-person discussions with their US counterparts to…
[ad_1] Wall Street’s main indices traded cautiously on Monday after last week’s record-setting rally as renewed concerns over stalled US-Iran peace talks and rising oil prices weighed on investor sentiment, Reuters reported.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was nearly flat in early trade, slipping 3.54 points, or 0.01 per cent, to 49,605.62.The S&P 500 rose 11.38…
[ad_1] India has sufficient fuel inventories and there is no plan to ration petrol, diesel or LPG supplies despite continuing disruptions in global energy markets, Oil Secretary Neeraj Mittal said on Monday, PTI reported.Addressing the CII Annual Business Summit, Mittal said the country has maintained adequate fuel and LPG stocks during the ongoing West Asia…
[ad_1] The Centre on Monday said India has “ample” fertiliser stocks to meet demand for the upcoming Kharif sowing season and appealed to farmers not to resort to panic buying amid concerns triggered by the Middle East situation, PTI reported.Addressing an inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in Middle East, Aparna S Sharma, Additional Secretary in…
[ad_1] The Centre on Monday announced that the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, or VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, will come into force across India from July 1, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) after nearly two decades.The government has pitched the new legislation as a…
[ad_1] In its sharpest single-day fall in more than a month, the rupee tumbled nearly 0.9 per cent to close at a record low of 95.31 against the US dollar on Monday as surging crude oil prices and escalating US-Iran tensions rattled financial markets, Reuters reported.The currency slide came after US President Donald Trump rejected…
[ad_1] Ongoing turmoil in the Middle East has raised concerns about global economic growth. For India, however, the outlook appears optimistic, with SBI expecting a stable growth path through FY26 and FY27 despite a difficult global backdrop. The State Bank of India (SBI) Research report pegs real GDP growth at around 7.2% in the fourth…
