<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Economic Times</title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com</link><description>The Economic Times: Breaking news, views, reviews, cricket from across India</description><language>en-gb</language><copyright>Copyright:(C)Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:19:19 Bennett Coleman and Co. 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</title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/karnataka-tightens-food-safety-rules-as-hotel-inspections-uncover-tonnes-of-unsafe-food/articleshow/133158792.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/karnataka-tightens-food-safety-rules-as-hotel-inspections-uncover-tonnes-of-unsafe-food/articleshow/133158792.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:54:22 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's highways get a new private-sector pitch]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/road-ministry-revises-model-concession-agreement-for-bot-projects/articleshow/133158841.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/road-ministry-revises-model-concession-agreement-for-bot-projects/articleshow/133158841.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:51:34 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Froggatt marries Malaysian royal Princess]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/british-racing-driver-chris-froggatt-marries-malaysian-royal-princess-ilyana-in-kuala-lumpur-inside-the-grand-wedding-of-sultan-abdullahs-daughter-and-the-ferrari-296-gt3-racer/articleshow/133158777.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/british-racing-driver-chris-froggatt-marries-malaysian-royal-princess-ilyana-in-kuala-lumpur-inside-the-grand-wedding-of-sultan-abdullahs-daughter-and-the-ferrari-296-gt3-racer/articleshow/133158777.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:43:23 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FSSAI bans plastic packs for pan masala]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/tobacco/fssai-tightens-pan-masala-packaging-rules-bans-plastic-and-plastic-laminated-pouches/articleshow/133158404.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/tobacco/fssai-tightens-pan-masala-packaging-rules-bans-plastic-and-plastic-laminated-pouches/articleshow/133158404.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:29:13 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hasina extradition request under examination: MEA]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/examining-sheikh-hasina-extradition-request-as-per-established-procedures-mea-says/articleshow/133157868.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/examining-sheikh-hasina-extradition-request-as-per-established-procedures-mea-says/articleshow/133157868.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:04:27 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pak minister heads to Iran amid mediation bid]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/pakistans-naqvi-visits-iran-for-mediation-talks-amid-ongoing-us-iran-conflict/articleshow/133157570.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/pakistans-naqvi-visits-iran-for-mediation-talks-amid-ongoing-us-iran-conflict/articleshow/133157570.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:46:56 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bangladesh’s new India strategy: ‘Win-win’ ties]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/bnp-govt-seeks-win-win-india-ties-says-bangladesh-foreign-affairs-panel-chief/articleshow/133156710.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/bnp-govt-seeks-win-win-india-ties-says-bangladesh-foreign-affairs-panel-chief/articleshow/133156710.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:27:21 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[America turns nuclear waste into underwater power]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-turns-decades-old-radioactive-waste-into-nuclear-power-technology-that-could-keep-underwater-drones-running-for-nearly-30-years/articleshow/133156320.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-turns-decades-old-radioactive-waste-into-nuclear-power-technology-that-could-keep-underwater-drones-running-for-nearly-30-years/articleshow/133156320.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:19:40 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's $650-bn realty industry has a new formula]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/property-/-cstruction/cement-bricks-and-ai-indias-650-billion-real-estate-industry-has-a-new-formula/articleshow/133142040.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/property-/-cstruction/cement-bricks-and-ai-indias-650-billion-real-estate-industry-has-a-new-formula/articleshow/133142040.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:20:54 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next big iPhone surprise? A phone wrapped in glass]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/apples-next-big-iphone-surprise-a-phone-wrapped-in-glass-for-its-20th-birthday/articleshow/133141907.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/apples-next-big-iphone-surprise-a-phone-wrapped-in-glass-for-its-20th-birthday/articleshow/133141907.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:53:51 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coal India's next big bet is digging lithium in Chile]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/coal-india-weighs-acquiring-wealth-minerals-unit-with-chile-lithium-assets/articleshow/133148030.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/coal-india-weighs-acquiring-wealth-minerals-unit-with-chile-lithium-assets/articleshow/133148030.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:06:10 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vi's funding hunt brings ₹6,400 cr from SBI-led banks]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/vodafone-idea-secures-rs-6400-crore-first-tranche-from-sbi-led-banks-private-lenders-after-agr-relief/articleshow/133149223.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/vodafone-idea-secures-rs-6400-crore-first-tranche-from-sbi-led-banks-private-lenders-after-agr-relief/articleshow/133149223.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:58:10 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Pay coming to India, UPI may be delayed]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/apple-pay-coming-to-india-in-october-upi-support-may-be-delayed-report/articleshow/133148337.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/apple-pay-coming-to-india-in-october-upi-support-may-be-delayed-report/articleshow/133148337.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:30:46 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI can transform banking, but governance is a hurdle]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/revolutionizing-banking-how-ai-is-transforming-customer-service-and-operations/articleshow/133155015.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/revolutionizing-banking-how-ai-is-transforming-customer-service-and-operations/articleshow/133155015.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:42:31 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MacKenzie Scott’s $26B philanthropy sparks debate]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/mackenzie-scott-faced-criticism-from-elon-musk-and-katie-miller-over-her-26-billion-philanthropy-jeff-bezos-ex-wife-drew-backlash-over-donations-to-progressive-causes-as-her-charitable-giving-sparked-fierce-debate/articleshow/133155647.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/mackenzie-scott-faced-criticism-from-elon-musk-and-katie-miller-over-her-26-billion-philanthropy-jeff-bezos-ex-wife-drew-backlash-over-donations-to-progressive-causes-as-her-charitable-giving-sparked-fierce-debate/articleshow/133155647.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:37:55 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[TikTok announces big move for US employees]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/after-250-layoffs-and-a-nashville-office-shutdown-tiktok-makes-another-big-move-us-employees-didnt-expect-and-its-the-same-one-instagram-and-amazon-made/articleshow/133153970.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/after-250-layoffs-and-a-nashville-office-shutdown-tiktok-makes-another-big-move-us-employees-didnt-expect-and-its-the-same-one-instagram-and-amazon-made/articleshow/133153970.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:47:54 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Direct tax collection rises 23% to Rs 8.11 lakh cr]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indias-net-direct-tax-collection-rises-23-to-rs-8-11-lakh-crore-as-of-august-10/articleshow/133154934.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indias-net-direct-tax-collection-rises-23-to-rs-8-11-lakh-crore-as-of-august-10/articleshow/133154934.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:21:43 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s carriers may be vulnerable to submarines]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/chinas-rapidly-expanding-aircraft-carrier-fleet-may-be-vulnerable-to-submarine-attacks-report/articleshow/133154383.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/chinas-rapidly-expanding-aircraft-carrier-fleet-may-be-vulnerable-to-submarine-attacks-report/articleshow/133154383.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:19:50 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Syrian Prez sentenced to death in absentia]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/death-sentence-for-bashar-assad-syrian-courts-landmark-verdict-on-war-crimes/articleshow/133154785.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/death-sentence-for-bashar-assad-syrian-courts-landmark-verdict-on-war-crimes/articleshow/133154785.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:18:20 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMW runs over 48-yr-old woman, disrupts traffic]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/bmw-runs-over-48-year-old-woman-traffic-diverted-near-igi-t-3-terminal-as-villagers-block-road/articleshow/133154641.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/bmw-runs-over-48-year-old-woman-traffic-diverted-near-igi-t-3-terminal-as-villagers-block-road/articleshow/133154641.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:07:07 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers laud US court decision in Gautam Adani case]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/us-court-ends-criminal-charges-against-gautam-adani-sagar-adani-senior-lawyers-laud-decision/articleshow/133153974.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/us-court-ends-criminal-charges-against-gautam-adani-sagar-adani-senior-lawyers-laud-decision/articleshow/133153974.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:55:50 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diageo unit: India skipped due process in rum ban]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/liquor/diageo-india-unit-tells-court-rum-ban-lacked-due-process-report/articleshow/133153900.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/liquor/diageo-india-unit-tells-court-rum-ban-lacked-due-process-report/articleshow/133153900.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:44:56 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[REIT, InvIT unitholders can gain from new tax regime]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/reit-invit-investors-can-benefit-if-trust-switches-income-tax-regime-know-how-effective-tax-rate-of-34-94-under-old-tax-regime-comes-down-to-28-60-under-new-tax-regime/articleshow/133152413.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/reit-invit-investors-can-benefit-if-trust-switches-income-tax-regime-know-how-effective-tax-rate-of-34-94-under-old-tax-regime-comes-down-to-28-60-under-new-tax-regime/articleshow/133152413.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:02:09 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US envoy says India-US ties vital for global security]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/us-envoy-sergio-gor-meets-nsa-ajit-doval-says-india-us-ties-vital-for-global-security/articleshow/133153173.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/us-envoy-sergio-gor-meets-nsa-ajit-doval-says-india-us-ties-vital-for-global-security/articleshow/133153173.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:18:21 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zero forex markup card: Does it mean zero cost?]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/spend/zero-forex-markup-credit-cards-does-it-mean-zero-cost-check-this-before-your-international-travel/articleshow/133142336.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/spend/zero-forex-markup-credit-cards-does-it-mean-zero-cost-check-this-before-your-international-travel/articleshow/133142336.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:23:58 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says ‘jihadists’, communists elected in US]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/trump-claims-jihadists-and-communists-being-elected-a-warning-ahead-of-midterms/articleshow/133152672.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/trump-claims-jihadists-and-communists-being-elected-a-warning-ahead-of-midterms/articleshow/133152672.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:55:45 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPF withdrawal rules for emergency, unemployment]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/save/epfo-withdrawal-rules-minister-reveals-how-much-epf-amount-can-subscribers-withdraw-during-medical-emergency-unemployment-house-repair-more/articleshow/133152221.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/save/epfo-withdrawal-rules-minister-reveals-how-much-epf-amount-can-subscribers-withdraw-during-medical-emergency-unemployment-house-repair-more/articleshow/133152221.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:51:33 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[1991 Mars Bar sparks viral shrinkflation debate]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/i-was-like-wow-look-at-that-1991-mars-bar-found-after-35-years-during-scunthorpe-house-clearance-leaves-social-media-stunned-as-62-5g-chocolate-bar-sparks-shrinkflation-debate/articleshow/133152468.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/i-was-like-wow-look-at-that-1991-mars-bar-found-after-35-years-during-scunthorpe-house-clearance-leaves-social-media-stunned-as-62-5g-chocolate-bar-sparks-shrinkflation-debate/articleshow/133152468.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:55:36 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[50K compensation for denial of confirmed train seat]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/senior-citizen-couple-was-denied-full-access-to-their-reserved-berths-due-to-overcrowding-they-pursued-the-matter-against-indian-railways-in-consumer-commission-and-won-rs-50000-in-damages/articleshow/133150767.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/senior-citizen-couple-was-denied-full-access-to-their-reserved-berths-due-to-overcrowding-they-pursued-the-matter-against-indian-railways-in-consumer-commission-and-won-rs-50000-in-damages/articleshow/133150767.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:08:16 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zuckerberg yacht near stranded Alaska boat rescue]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/mark-zuckerbergs-300-million-yacht-launchpad-was-nearby-as-alaska-cruise-ship-rescued-stranded-skiff-after-it-ran-out-of-fuel-meta-ceo-explains-why-yacht-did-not-respond-immediately/articleshow/133151354.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/mark-zuckerbergs-300-million-yacht-launchpad-was-nearby-as-alaska-cruise-ship-rescued-stranded-skiff-after-it-ran-out-of-fuel-meta-ceo-explains-why-yacht-did-not-respond-immediately/articleshow/133151354.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:17:58 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher stamp value alone can't trigger tax: ITAT Mum]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/paid-rs-6-5-crore-and-bought-a-property-with-stamp-duty-value-of-rs-8-85-crore-got-income-tax-notice-for-unexplained-investment-he-fought-back-won-relief-in-itat/articleshow/133149184.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/paid-rs-6-5-crore-and-bought-a-property-with-stamp-duty-value-of-rs-8-85-crore-got-income-tax-notice-for-unexplained-investment-he-fought-back-won-relief-in-itat/articleshow/133149184.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:25:54 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rahul Gandhi holding Parliament hostage: BJP]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rahul-gandhi-holding-parliament-hostage-bjp-spokesperson-sudhanshu-trivedi/articleshow/133151007.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rahul-gandhi-holding-parliament-hostage-bjp-spokesperson-sudhanshu-trivedi/articleshow/133151007.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:08:19 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 yr jail for aluminium foil in KajuKatli overturned]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/sweet-seller-used-aluminum-foil-on-kaju-katli-instead-of-silver-foil-was-sentenced-to-3-years-jail-he-wins-case-in-gujarat-hc-due-to-this-reason/articleshow/133145889.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/sweet-seller-used-aluminum-foil-on-kaju-katli-instead-of-silver-foil-was-sentenced-to-3-years-jail-he-wins-case-in-gujarat-hc-due-to-this-reason/articleshow/133145889.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:34:03 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was once a valet parker. Now he’s worth $11 bn]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/he-earned-3-10-an-hour-as-a-valet-parker-now-hes-worth-11-1-billion-and-runs-a-trillion-dollar-firm/articleshow/133151327.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/he-earned-3-10-an-hour-as-a-valet-parker-now-hes-worth-11-1-billion-and-runs-a-trillion-dollar-firm/articleshow/133151327.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:27:06 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher EPS pension: Minister replies on cases]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/save/eps-95-pension-latest-news-today-higher-eps-pension-what-is-government-doing-on-pending-application-for-higher-eps-pension-heres-what-union-minister-said/articleshow/133147306.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/save/eps-95-pension-latest-news-today-higher-eps-pension-what-is-government-doing-on-pending-application-for-higher-eps-pension-heres-what-union-minister-said/articleshow/133147306.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:32:58 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GDP stays GOAT despite critics taking aim]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/gdp-gross-domestic-product-economic-statistics-economic-growth-performance/articleshow/133150375.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/gdp-gross-domestic-product-economic-statistics-economic-growth-performance/articleshow/133150375.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:45:16 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serena Williams’ inspiring rise from Compton]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/growing-up-i-wasnt-the-richest-but-serena-williams-inspiring-rise-from-comptons-public-tennis-courts-to-23-grand-slam-titles-and-how-her-parents-overcame-financial-struggles-and-limited-resources-to-help-turn-a-young-girls-dream-into-a-historic-tennis-career/articleshow/133149827.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/growing-up-i-wasnt-the-richest-but-serena-williams-inspiring-rise-from-comptons-public-tennis-courts-to-23-grand-slam-titles-and-how-her-parents-overcame-financial-struggles-and-limited-resources-to-help-turn-a-young-girls-dream-into-a-historic-tennis-career/articleshow/133149827.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:44:32 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employee wins 7.86L for lunch-break accident]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/insurer-denied-claim-against-workplace-accident-during-lunch-break-employee-escalated-the-issue-in-delhi-hc-and-won-7-86-lakh-compensation-with-12-interest/articleshow/133144627.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/insurer-denied-claim-against-workplace-accident-during-lunch-break-employee-escalated-the-issue-in-delhi-hc-and-won-7-86-lakh-compensation-with-12-interest/articleshow/133144627.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:38:10 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prakash Raj claims name deleted from voter rolls]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sir-actor-prakash-raj-claims-his-name-deleted-from-electoral-rolls-in-bengaluru/articleshow/133150480.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sir-actor-prakash-raj-claims-his-name-deleted-from-electoral-rolls-in-bengaluru/articleshow/133150480.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:40:00 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold rate today: 24k vs 22k vs 20k vs 18k ]]> </title><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/invest/gold-rate-today-august-11-2026-check-24k-22k-20k-and-18k-gold-jewellery-prices-from-ibja-joyalukkas-tanishq-kalyan-jewellers-and-malabar-gold-diamonds-in-delhi-mumbai-hyderabad-other-cities/articleshow/133147026.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/invest/gold-rate-today-august-11-2026-check-24k-22k-20k-and-18k-gold-jewellery-prices-from-ibja-joyalukkas-tanishq-kalyan-jewellers-and-malabar-gold-diamonds-in-delhi-mumbai-hyderabad-other-cities/articleshow/133147026.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:30:21 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Syria's Assad: From power to death sentence]]> </title><description><![CDATA[Damascus: Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule of Syria ended abruptly in December 2024 following a lightning advance by rebel forces who struck while the Russian and Iranian allies who had backed him through years of civil war were distracted by conflicts elsewhere.He fled to Moscow, ending more than ​five decades of iron-fisted rule by his family and opening a new chapter for Syria.The historic shift was ​underscored on Tuesday when a Damascus court sentenced him to death in his absence for crimes including killings, arbitrary arrests and torture during the years in which he clung to power.Assad became president in ​2000 after the death of his father, Hafez.Shaped in its early years by the Iraq war and crisis in Lebanon, Assad's rule was defined by the civil war, which spiralled out of the 2011 Arab Spring, when Syrians demanding democracy took to the streets, to be met with deadly force.Assad turned the full power of the Syrian military against his opponents as he sought to crush the rebellion inspired by the Arab Spring movement that had toppled leaders in Egypt and Tunisia.Inquiries by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations concluded that government forces under Assad used the nerve agent sarin and chlorine as a weapon ‌in attacks during the civil war on ⁠rebel-held areas.Following one ⁠poison gas attack in 2018, then-U.S. President Donald Trump declared Assad an "animal". Authorities denied using chemical weapons, which killed and injured thousands during the war.His ruthless approach to fighting rebels, including siege warfare tactics condemned as "medieval" by U.N. investigators, drew comparisons with the way his father had defeated Islamist insurgents in the 1980s.Justifying his response, Assad compared himself to a surgeon ​cutting into a wound. "Do we say to him: 'your hands are covered in blood?' Or do we thank him for saving the patient?" he said in parliament in 2012.Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in the war, cities were flattened, and more than a quarter of the population fled abroad.A ​CRUMBLING ARMYHis grip on power appeared to be slipping in the first years of the war, as much of Syria fell to insurgents, some of them backed by Turkey, Gulf Arab states and the United States.Shi'ite militias backed by his ally Iran began arriving in 2012 to fight on his side, shoring up his hold on Damascus. The arrival of Russia's air force in 2015 allowed Assad to go on the offensive and claw back the bulk of the country.He outlasted many of the foreign leaders who believed his demise was imminent in the early days of ​the conflict.But reliant on Moscow and Tehran for military support and with parts of Syria still beyond his grasp, Assad's rule remained precarious. In late 2024, insurgents seized a moment of ⁠opportunity, attacking when ‌Iran had been weakened by conflict with Israel and Russia was distracted by its war in Ukraine.Syria's demoralised army crumbled as rebels led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group swept towards Damascus. Assad left the ​capital, first to a Russian airbase in Latakia, ​before being evacuated to Moscow on December 8, 2024.'STATE-RUN MACHINERY OF DEATH'Prisoners freed from Syria's notorious jails recounted the torture and abuse they'd endured. An international war crimes prosecutor, visiting Syria after Assad was toppled, said ⁠evidence emerging from mass grave sites exposed a "state-run machinery of death". He accused the Assad-led state of having conducted organised killing comparable to Nazi Germany.In ​October 2025, Reuters revealed that the Assad government had secretly moved thousands of bodies to a site in the desert east of Damascus, to hide evidence of atrocities.From the start, Assad ​described the conflict as an international conspiracy against a country that had stood in opposition to the United States and its Middle Eastern allies, especially Israel. He characterised the rebels as foreign-backed Islamist extremists who would have been easily defeated were it not for their supporters overseas. He dismissed the idea that there was such a thing as a moderate Syrian opposition.After Sharaa, a former al Qaeda commander, seized power in Damascus, Assad issued a written statement saying that "the state had fallen into the hands of terrorism".BARREL BOMBSAssad hailed from Syria's Alawite minority, a group which follows a religion that is an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam and had historically been based in Syria's coastal region.Along with the presidency, he also inherited the leadership of the Syrian branch of the Baath Party, an Arab nationalist movement established in the 1940s.Assad publicly held fast to the idea of Syria as a bastion of secular Arab nationalism even as the conflict appeared ever more sectarian, pitting his Alawite-led state and its Shi'ite backer Iran against insurgents drawn from the Sunni Muslim majority and supported by Sunni-led states.The use of chemical weapons against rebel-held areas of Syria marked some of ‌the most extensive uses of poison gas since World War One.The deadliest such attack was on rebel-held Ghouta in 2013. The attack with sarin gas killed hundreds of people. It prompted no Western military response. The threat of a U.S. missile strike was averted when Moscow brokered a deal for Syria's chemical weapons to be destroyed by the following year.After another sarin attack, in 2017, Trump ordered a cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base.Earlier this ​year, the transitional leadership that took power ​after Assad was toppled said it had located remnants of a clandestine chemical ⁠weapons programme, including raw materials and munitions similar to those used to carry out deadly gas attacks during the civil war.Assad consistently denied accusations that the state was to blame, in one instance accusing the global chemical weapons watchdog of fabricating a report about the use of chlorine gas at Washington's behest, echoing a broader pattern of rejecting allegations of state brutality.In a BBC interview in 2015, he appeared to make light of accusations that the army was dropping barrel bombs - barrels packed with explosives that cause indiscriminate destruction - saying: "I haven't heard ​of the army using barrels, or maybe, cooking pots."When tens of thousands of photos were smuggled out of Syria showing brutal torture of people in government custody, Assad dismissed it as part of a plot funded by Qatar.In 2025, France issued an arrest warrant for Assad and other former Syrian officials over the bombing of a press center in the city of Homs in 2012.EYE DOCTORAssad hadn't always been destined for the presidency: Hafez had groomed another son, Bassel, for the role. But when Bassel died in a car crash in 1994, Bashar was transformed from an eye doctor in London - where he studied as a postgraduate - to heir apparent.The early days of his rule gave rise to cautious optimism about reform in Syria, where a feared security apparatus had underpinned Hafez al-Assad's rule since 1971. But this hope soon evaporated. The police state remained intact, perpetuating repression that ultimately fuelled the uprising against his rule in 2011.Dissidents were jailed and economic reforms contributed to what U.S. diplomats described, in a 2008 embassy cable released by WikiLeaks, as "parasitic" nepotism and corruption.While the elite did well, drought was driving the poor from rural areas to slums where the revolt would blaze.He is married to  British-born former investment banker, Asma Akhras, with whom he has three children.]]> </description><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/syrias-ousted-leader-bashar-al-assads-fall-from-24-years-in-power-to-death-sentence/articleshow/133159113.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/syrias-ousted-leader-bashar-al-assads-fall-from-24-years-in-power-to-death-sentence/articleshow/133159113.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:14:14 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office realty leasing rises 30%, on track to beat last year high]]> </title><description><![CDATA[Mumbai: Robust demand for office spaces has pushed commercial property leasing in the first three quarters of 2019 by 30% from a year ago, taking it closer to entire 2018’s performance and making sure that this year surpasses the peak touched last year.Driven by tech corporates — accounting for about a third of the leasing activity — office space take-up touched 47 million sq ft in the first nine months against entire 2018’s performance of 48.9 million sq ft, showed data from CBRE South Asia. With this, office leasing activity is now expected to touch its highest level ever, estimated to be over 60 million sq ft in 2019.Leasing activity stood at about 15.4 million sq ft during the quarter ended September, rising by nearly 23% on an annual basis. This was dominated by small- to medium-sized transactions. Small-sized transactions of less than 10,000 sq ft accounted for over 40% of the transaction activity in the quarter.
  
  
  
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“With office leasing scaling a historic high in 2019, we expect further strengthening of occupier sentiment in the medium to long term, backed by corporates looking to expand or consolidate their operations. Favourable government initiatives, transparency in the real estate sector and the right reforms will improve investor sentiment greatly in the coming quarters,” said Anshuman Magazine, CEO, India, South-east Asia, Middle East and Africa, CBRE.Like last year, he expects occupiers would put in greater efforts to incorporate flexibility in their portfolios due to changes in the business environment. Occupiers continued to futureproof their portfolios and hedge against future rental escalations by pre-leasing space across various cities.Bengaluru, followed by Hyderabad, dominated large-sized deal closures, while a few large deals were also reported in the NCR and Pune as well. Large-scale deal closures were mostly dominated by tech firms and flexible space operators. Firms belonging to sectors such as research, consulting &amp; analytics, banking, financial services &amp; insurance (BFSI), and engineering &amp; manufacturing also closed large-sized deals.Tech corporates led the office space take-up, followed by research, consulting &amp; analytics companies (19%) and flexible space operators (15%). The rise in the share of flexible space operators (10% in the second quarter of 2019) was primarily a result of their continued expansion across almost all cities.“The share of the tech sector rose from 31% to 40% annually during 2019 year-to-date, which implies that a rise in technology alternatives, insourcing / job preservation in the US and a global slowdown have not had any specific impact on India’s position as a preferred outsourcing destination for both high-skilled and low-skilled tech services, research and development,” said Ram Chandnani, managing director, advisory &amp; transaction services, India, CBRE South Asia.Supply addition rose by more than 80% in 2019 YTD on an annual basis, with about 43.5 million sq. ft. of development completions reported.Four cities — Hyderabad, Bengaluru, NCR and Mumbai — accounted for almost 80% of this supply addition.Compared to the first three quarters in 2018, the share of SEZs in supply dipped from 40% to 27% during 2019 YTD. Supply addition in the quarter also rose by about 6% on a quarterly basis, touching about 15 million sq. ft. More than 70% of this supply was driven by Hyderabad and NCR, followed by Bengaluru.]]> </description><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/office-realty-leasing-rises-30-on-track-to-beat-last-year-high/articleshow/71641557.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/office-realty-leasing-rises-30-on-track-to-beat-last-year-high/articleshow/71641557.cms</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:18:48 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developers may face liquidity crisis on NBFC woes: Fitch]]> </title><description><![CDATA[MUMBAI: Liquidity risk is increasing for Indian-based real-estate developers, as non-bank financial institutions (NBFI; including housing finance companies) are shying away from lending to the sector, said Fitch Ratings.Developers that rely on refinancing from NBFIs, particularly those with weak financial profiles, will be affected the most should conditions persist. The availability of unencumbered assets among large developers may be of limited use, as NBFIs are looking to shed their already-high exposure to the sector, especially to large borrowers.NBFIs have disproportionately increased their share of real-estate sector credit in the previous few years, owing to heightened risk aversion by banks; banks have been cutting exposure due to their own funding challenges that began in late 2018, which have become more acute in the previous few months; domestic bank exposures fell to 2.3% of loans in the financial year ending March 2019 from 2.8% in 2015-16.NBFIs are now also shying away from refinancing maturing debt of even large, proven developers to limit concentration risk to the sector. This is pushing developers towards alternative funding channels, such as private equity. The availability of such funding could be more limited than the value of maturing debt and may only be available to established developers with sufficient unpledged assets. It would also come at a higher cost. We believe banks may still consider exposure to quality real estate, but overall exposure continues to decline.Developers that are focused on high-end projects may face higher risk, as sales of such projects have slowed in the last two years. We believe these developers would be wary of taking sharp price corrections on unsold inventory to boost sales, except in extreme circumstances, as this could diminish the value of unsold inventory and weaken collateral cover for existing lenders.In addition, any boost in sales would be temporary. Meanwhile, developers with substantial exposure to affordable housing may still benefit from marginal access to lenders in light of healthy pre-sales growth, supported by India's substantial housing deficit and government incentives for buyers via the credit-linked subsidy scheme as well as for developers, including tax deductions and grant of infrastructure status, which entitles companies to some benefits and concessions.The government has announced measures to improve NBFI-sector liquidity, but their efficacy remains to be seen. For example, we believe the government's July 2019 announcement to provide a first-loss guarantee of 10% on securitised assets issued by NBFIs to banks could ease funding pressure for NBFIs in the short term. However, the provision refers only to financially sound issuers and there is a lack of clarity about the duration of the guarantee and the definition of what comprises a 'financially sound' entity. In addition, most of the actions by the authorities to alleviate the liquidity squeeze will benefit the largest and least risky NBFIs and is unlikely to address the pressure on the more property focused players.Defaults by two NBFIs - Infrastructure Leasing &amp; Financial Services Ltd (IL&amp;FS) in September 2018 and Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL) in June 2019 - have contributed to the sector-wide liquidity squeeze, as investors have become more risk averse. Banks' low appetite for lending to real-estate developers is evidenced by the usually high risk weights attached to such loans. These are due to developers' typically low credit ratings amid high leverage, making exposure to the sector an inefficient use of banks' already-limited capital.Substantial bank recapitalisation to increase lending capacity could benefit NBFIs as well as real-estate developers, subject to the banks' risk appetite. Although a structural improvement in NBFI asset books would take time. Nonetheless, even under better conditions we expect NBFI's to tighten credit standards, with developers facing funding pressure until there is a broader improvement in their operations, with better end-user demand and pricing support. ]]> </description><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/property-/-cstruction/developers-may-face-liquidity-crisis-on-nbfc-woes-fitch/articleshow/70700244.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/property-/-cstruction/developers-may-face-liquidity-crisis-on-nbfc-woes-fitch/articleshow/70700244.cms</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:59:50 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adani Green to seek board nod to raise up to $1 billion]]> </title><description><![CDATA[Adani Green Energy is set to seek board approval to raise Rs 6,150 crore ($750 million) to Rs 8,200 crore ($1 billion) through the qualified institutional placement (QIP) route, said people aware of the matter.Two group companies had got approval of their boards for fundraising on May 13 —Adani Enterprises (Rs 12,500 crore) and Adani Transmission (Rs 8,500 crore).The exercise is part of a group plan outlined internally last year to build a “three-year equity cushion” to support expansion plans.Adani Green has secured such capital-raising permission every year from its board except in 2021, as per a Bloomberg analysis.The capital raised by Adani Green Energy will be used to repay an outstanding $750 million, three-year bond issued in 2021 that’s due next year. The money is likely to be kept in a dedicated redemption reserve account and paid on the due date, said the people cited above.Renegotiating Terms With TotalThe original plan had been to prepay the bond after special Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval but the company decided against this move.“We do not comment on routine business matters. All public disclosures on business matters are disclosed when appropriate,” an Adani Group spokesperson told ET.Adani Green is also renegotiating the terms of its agreement with French utilities giant TotalEnergies for a proposed $4 billion investment in a green hydrogen venture, having signed a memorandum of understanding in 2022. In February, Total said it was pausing the plan in the wake of the Hindenburg Research report on the Adani Group alleging stock manipulation and fraud. The Adani Group has rejected the report’s findings.Total had said it won’t immediately proceed with the plan that involved taking a 25% stake in Adani New Industries Ltd (ANIL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises.In June last year, ANIL and TotalEnergies had outlined a capex plan of $50 billion to set up a 2.5 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) of green hydrogen manufacturing capacity over the next 10 years, with the first phase of 1 mmtpa expected to be commissioned before 2030. Total had also made a total $10 billion capital commitment to the hydrogen venture, standing guarantor to 50% of the project’s debt, translating to $6 billion, ET had reported February 13.ANIL plans to manufacture green hydrogen and downstream products such as ammonia, urea, methanol and ethanol at its Khavda and Mundra SEZ facilities. The Khavda site has a land bank of 71,000 acres, which has a large-scale renewable deployment potential of 20 GW due to its high wind and solar resource potential.After the initial MoU, a more detailed ‘heads of agreement’ — pre-contractual negotiations for a commercial framework — was originally planned to be signed between May and September this year. But this is unlikely at this juncture.The Adani Group has, however, continued with the project work in Mundra on its own, aiming to complete a substantial part of the first phase of the integrated manufacturing ecosystem for ANIL by December.This involves 4.5 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity and 1.5 GW of wind turbine manufacturing capacity along with electrolysers, glass, aluminium frames etc. Analysts say over 5% of the total capex has already been incurred by Adani though the bulk of the work is scheduled for 2026-2028. Any binding agreement with Total is now expected only in 2024 or 2025 and the valuation and the overall commercial terms is likely to get altered as the French company is not incurring any of the greenfield project risks, they said.“We have 40 GW of land equivalent. We've been doing solar modules for the past five years. We know we will produce modules at 15 cents to 17 cents,” Robbie Singh, chief financial officer of Adani Enterprises, had told ET on January 22.Other than the green hydrogen project, Total has just over $3 billion of investments with Adani, including in gas distribution and solar projects, which it has played down as a small 2.4% slice of its total capital commitments.]]> </description><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/adani-green-to-seek-board-nod-to-raise-up-to-1-billion/articleshow/100459690.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/adani-green-to-seek-board-nod-to-raise-up-to-1-billion/articleshow/100459690.cms</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 06:36:08 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Rs 10,000 crore, Anil Ambani's Reliance Capital recovery may be only 43%]]> </title><description><![CDATA[Lenders to Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Capital are likely to recover just about ₹10,000 crore after the winning bidder, Hinduja Group, declined to significantly improve its offer in the last round of bilateral negotiations that ended on Monday evening, people aware of the development told ET. The recovery, totalling about ₹10,090 crore on factoring in the target company's cash balances and the Hinduja offer, falls short of the ₹12,500-13,000 crore estimated liquidation value. A Hinduja Group entity, IndusInd International Holdings, offered ₹9,650 crore in the extended auction held on April 26. Hinduja improved the offer by only ₹10 crore during the bilateral negotiations, the people cited above said. In addition, the distressed financial services company has around Rs 430 crore as cash balances, which would be distributed among the lenders. This would add up to Rs 10,090 crore, equating to a 43% recovery for verified lenders.Administrator Nageswara Rao Y has admitted Rs 23,666 crore in claims from verified creditors."Hinduja Group will submit a detailed resolution plan by next week while lenders are in the process of finalising distribution of the proceeds," one of the persons cited above said. After this, the administrator will invite lenders to vote on the eligible plans.However, resolution of Reliance Capital will be subject to approval from the Supreme Court, which is scheduled to hear in August the auction-related dispute between Torrent Investments, a bidder also in the fray in the earlier rounds.  100459497Crucial LIC, EPFO RolesThe stand by LIC, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Co on approving the plan will be critical since they are majority debtholders. Yes Bank, an original Reliance Capital lender, sold its debt to JC Flowers ARC. A resolution plan can be approved only if 66% of creditors vote in its favour.Separately, Credit Suisse-led bondholders have decided not to contest a decision by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which directed them to return the custody of Reliance General Insurance shares to the administrator, said the people cited above.This has come as a major relief to the lenders that were worried the resolution might be delayed if Credit Suisse-led bondholders appealed against the tribunal's order.In 2018, Credit Suisse-led investors invested in bonds issued by Reliance Home Finance, a Reliance Capital unit. The home finance company failed to honour the payment on the due date. ]]> </description><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/at-rs-10000-crore-anil-ambanis-reliance-capital-recovery-may-be-only-43/articleshow/100459486.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/at-rs-10000-crore-anil-ambanis-reliance-capital-recovery-may-be-only-43/articleshow/100459486.cms</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 06:01:03 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jupiter Wagons shares rise 4% after Rs 211 crore order wins, Rs 400 crore BESS project]]> </title><description><![CDATA[Jupiter Wagons shares surged as much as 4.48% to an intraday high of Rs 268.95 on Tuesday, following the company’s announcement of a series of major order wins across freight wagons and battery energy storage systems (BESS).The latest developments have strengthened investor sentiment around Jupiter Wagons as the company continues to expand its presence across India’s freight mobility and energy-storage markets.Rs 211 crore Wagon Orders from JSW Group, OASPLJupiter Wagons Limited secured two orders worth a combined Rs 211.27 crore, including GST, from JSW Port Logistics Private Limited and Orissa Alloy Steel Private Limited (OASPL).The company signed a Rs 147.11 crore Letter of Intent (LoI) with JSW Port Logistics for the manufacture and supply of 7 BOSM rakes comprising 329 wagons.This latest order marks Jupiter Wagons’ second order from the JSW Group in just six weeks. Earlier in June 2026, the company received a Rs 122.88 crore order from JSW (South) Rail Logistics Private Limited.With the latest win, Jupiter Wagons’ cumulative order intake from the JSW Group has climbed to approximately Rs  270 crore in less than two months, highlighting the group’s continued confidence in the company’s manufacturing and execution capabilities.In a separate order, OASPL placed a purchase order worth Rs 64.16 crore for the manufacture and supply of 150 wagons under the LSFTO Scheme.Together, the two orders are expected to further strengthen Jupiter Wagons’ order book and capitalize on the rising demand for modern freight transportation solutions from industrial and logistics players.BESS Business adds another Rs 400 crore opportunityAdding another layer to the stock’s positive news flow, Jupiter Wagons has also emerged as the successful bidder for two standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects with a combined capacity of 100 MW/400 MWh in West Bengal.The projects, located at Jeerat and Kharagpur, were awarded by West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (WBSEDCL) through e-reverse auctions under the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) route.The projects will be executed and operated through Jupiter Electric Mobility (JEM), a subsidiary of Jupiter Wagons.The BESS projects involve an estimated Rs  400 crore investment/order opportunity and will operate under a 15-year Build-Own-Operate (BOO) model with WBSEDCL. This long-term arrangement is expected to provide greater revenue visibility while expanding Jupiter Wagons’ footprint in India’s rapidly developing energy-storage market.Following the latest wins, JEM’s BESS order book has increased to approximately 500 MWh, valued at more than Rs  500 crore.The company is targeting a BESS order book of around Rs  1,000 crore by FY27, reflecting its ambitions to build a sizeable presence in India’s emerging energy-storage industry.Jupiter Wagons Share Price: Technical ViewJupiter Wagons shares rallied 4.48% to Rs  268.95 during Tuesday’s session on the NSE. Despite the sharp move, the stock remains well below its 52-week high of Rs  372.85.At current levels, the company commands a market capitalisation of around Rs  11,000 crore.On the technical front, the stock’s 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) stands at 48.5, indicating that the stock is neither in the oversold nor overbought zone. Typically, an RSI below 30 is considered oversold, while a reading above 70 indicates overbought conditions.The stock is currently trading above five out of eight key Simple Moving Averages (SMAs), indicating a relatively constructive technical setup.(Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of Economic Times)]]> </description><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/jupiter-wagons-shares-rally-4-after-rs-211-crore-order-wins-rs-400-crore-bess-project/articleshow/133144988.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/jupiter-wagons-shares-rally-4-after-rs-211-crore-order-wins-rs-400-crore-bess-project/articleshow/133144988.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:47:09 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aarti Pharmalabs shares rally over 33% in two days post Q1 results. What is driving the surge?]]> </title><description><![CDATA[Shares of Aarti Pharmalabs extended their post-earnings rally, gaining 33.4% over two days to trade at Rs 896.05 during Tuesday’s session. The stock has risen after the company reported strong June-quarter results, with consolidated profit surging 65.4% year-on-year and revenue increasing 38.7%.Strong revenue and profit growth drive earningsAarti Pharmalabs reported consolidated revenue from operations of RS 535.79 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, marking a 38.7% year-on-year increase compared to RS 386.19 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year. Total consolidated income reached RS 536.25 crore, up from RS 386.96 crore a year ago.Consolidated net profit after tax (PAT) jumped 65.4% year-on-year to RS 76.14 crore against RS 46.03 crore reported in Q1 FY26. Basic earnings per share (EPS) expanded to RS 8.40 from RS 5.08 in the base quarter. Profitability was further supported by a turnaround in its joint venture, Ganesh Polychem Limited, which contributed RS 7.41 crore to the net profit share compared to a loss of RS 1.80 crore in the same period last year.RS 149-crore capex plan for CDMO expansionAlongside earnings growth, investor confidence received a boost from the Board of Directors approving a capital expenditure plan of RS 149 crore to construct a new Intermediate Block. The facility will add 405 KL of manufacturing capacity to meet rising demand from contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) partners and intermediate clients.The expansion project is targeted for completion within one year and will be funded through a combination of internal accruals and borrowings.Board restructuring and leadership transitionThe board also approved restructuring of its senior leadership, taking effect from October 1, 2026, subject to shareholder approval. Shri Rashesh C. Gogri will transition from Non-Executive Director to Managing Director, while Smt. Hetal Gogri Gala will move from Managing Director to Executive Director.Following the board changes, the company reconstituted key governance bodies, including the Audit Committee, the CSR Committee, and the Stakeholders Relationship Committee.(Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of The Economic Times)]]> </description><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/aarti-pharmalabs-shares-rally-over-33-in-two-days-post-q1-results-what-is-driving-the-surge/articleshow/133144352.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/aarti-pharmalabs-shares-rally-over-33-in-two-days-post-q1-results-what-is-driving-the-surge/articleshow/133144352.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:09:26 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple faces Indian engineer’s bias lawsuit]]> </title><description><![CDATA[Apple Inc. lost an early round in a discrimination lawsuit brought in the U.S. by a female engineer from India who says her two managers -- one from her country, the other from Pakistan -- treated her as they would in their own countries: as a subservient.The woman’s case in California state court is the latest to allege workplace bias in Silicon Valley that focuses on cultural prejudices of some tech workers from South Asia. Cisco Systems Inc. is fighting a suit brought by California’s civil rights agency alleging bias against a member of India’s so-called lower castes, known as Dalits.Anita Nariani Schulze is part of the Sindhi minority -- she is Hindu, with ancestry in the Sindh region of what is now Pakistan. Her complaint alleges that her senior and direct managers, both male, consistently excluded her from meetings while inviting her male counterparts, criticized her, micromanaged her work, and deprived her of bonuses, despite positive performance evaluations and significant team contributions.Schulze claims the managers’ animus reflects sexism, racism, religious bias and discrimination on the basis of national origin. The Sindhi Hindu nationality is “known for its technical acumen” and its gender equality, she says, which “exacerbated the managers’ discriminatory treatment.”In a tentative ruling on Wednesday, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Sunil R. Kulkarni rejected Apple’s request to toss out the suit. While not ruling on the merits of the case, Kulkarni said Schulze had adequately supported her legal claims. Apple had argued her claims weren’t specific enough and were based on stereotypes.But the judge rejected Schulze’s request to represent a class of female Apple employees who suffered job discrimination over the last four years. He agreed with Apple that she didn’t show a pattern of discrimination that could be applied to a broader group.It wasn’t clear from the court’s docket whether the judge will hold a hearing Thursday before issuing a final ruling.Apple didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.In the Cisco case, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing alleged that two Indian employees at the San Jose-based company discriminated against a Dalit co-worker on the basis of caste.Cisco has denied the claims, insisting it has “zero tolerance for discrimination.” It also said the lawsuit should be tossed out because caste isn’t a protected category under U.S. civil rights law.]]> </description><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-faces-indian-engineers-bias-lawsuit/articleshow/81694292.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-faces-indian-engineers-bias-lawsuit/articleshow/81694292.cms</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:14:01 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ravi Shankar Prasad questions Arnab Goswami's arrest]]> </title><description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI: Law Minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday described the arrest of Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami as "seriously reprehensible, unwarranted and worrisome."He also questioned the silence of the Congress leadership when its government in Maharashtra was "blatantly suppressing freedom of press."Police on Wednesday arrested Goswami in Mumbai for allegedly abetting suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer, a police official said."The arrest of senior journalist Arnab Goswami is seriously reprehensible, unwarranted and worrisome. We had fought for freedoms of Press as well while opposing the draconian Emergency of 1975," Prasad said in a series of tweets.The arrest of senior journalist #ArnabGoswami is seriously reprehensible, unwarranted and worrisome. We had fought… https://t.co/d5fY66b1w5&amp;mdash; Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) 1604465175000He said while Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have attacked the Modi government "through motivated charges of attack on institutions" yet they are completely silent when their own government in Maharashtra is "blatantly suppressing freedom of Press."He claimed it to be a "textbook case of hypocrisy."Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have openly attacked @narendramodi Govt through motivated charges of attack on instit… https://t.co/TZHS3W6pFJ&amp;mdash; Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) 1604464512000"One can differ, one can debate and one can ask questions too. However arresting a journalist of the stature of Arnab Goswami by abuse of police power, because he was asking questions, is something which we all need to condemn," the Union minister said.One can differ, one can debate and one can ask questions too. However arresting a journalist of the stature of… https://t.co/uc4hEu3uA4&amp;mdash; Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) 1604463867000The ruling alliance in Maharashtra comprises the Shiv Sena, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party.]]> </description><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ravi-shankar-prasad-questions-arnab-goswamis-arrest/articleshow/79035225.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ravi-shankar-prasad-questions-arnab-goswamis-arrest/articleshow/79035225.cms</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:10:34 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delhi govt to recruit 15,000 more home guard personnel: LG]]> </title><description><![CDATA[New Delhi: The Delhi government will recruit 15,000 home guards, taking their total number to 25,000, an official statement said on Wednesday.  Delhi LG VK Saxena on Tuesday distributed letters of enrolment to 1669 home guards out of 10,000, for which the recruitment process was started in January, said the statement from the Raj Niwas.  Addressing the newly recruited home guards at an event, the LG said that in the near future additional 15,000 home guards will be added, taking their total strength to over 25,000 it said.  The newly recruited home guards included 226 former civil defence volunteers (CDVs) who were working as bus marshals when they were removed in November last year. The new recruits also included 181 women, the statement said.  The LG in January this year cleared enrolment of 10,285 home guards and directed that the CDVs be given preference in the form of extra credit points in the selection process. However, some candidates approached the court, and as a result, the appointment on 7,939 posts of home guards was kept pending as the matter became sub-judice. The LG, had however, directed appointment of 2,346 home guards who qualified physical measurement and efficiency, and written tests. Out of 2,346 posts, 1669 cleared the medical test and were handed over their appointment letters. In response to the advertisement for 10,285 vacancies, total 1.09 lakh applications were received but only 32,511 reported for the physical test. Meanwhile, the some applicants moved the high court over various issues and a status quo was ordered by the court. The LG has also directed the director general (home guards) to ensure that the remaining 7,939 vacancies are also filled up at the earliest after taking cognizance of the court matters, added the statement.]]> </description><link>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/government-jobs/delhi-govt-to-recruit-15000-more-home-guard-personnel-lg/articleshow/115980286.cms</link><guid>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/government-jobs/delhi-govt-to-recruit-15000-more-home-guard-personnel-lg/articleshow/115980286.cms</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:15:01 +0530</pubDate></item></channel></rss>