India’s AI regulation can be a model: Google exec

Google’s stance on the optimism and pro-innovation around artificial intelligence (AI) is very similar to the principles adopted by the Indian government under its IndiaAI Mission, the company’s vice-president of government affairs and public policy in the Asia-Pacific Region, Wilson

Debt funds now look to accruals as interest rate cut cycle peaks

With the interest rate cut cycle nearing its end, several debt fund managers are shifting their focus towards interest income rather than betting on duration in anticipation of capital gains. Debt funds, especially those mandated to invest in longer-dated bonds,

Paddy sowing up 13% to 4.53 lakh hectare

Paddy sowing so far this Kharif season is higher by 13 per cent at 4.53 lakh hectares, according to the government data. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Sowing of paddy stood at 4 lakh hectares in the same period last year. The

Stock markets end lower amid Israel-Iran conflict, rising crude oil prices

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Tuesday amid profit-booking after a sharp rally in the previous session as investors turned cautious in view of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. Photograph: ANI Photo Besides, investors preferred to

RIL sells 85 lakh shares of Asian Paints for Rs 1,876 cr

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries on Monday sold 85 lakh shares of Asian Paints for Rs 1,876 crore through an open market transaction. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The share sale came days after Reliance Industries offloaded 3.50 crore equity shares or

Passenger vehicle wholesales marginally down in May: SIAM

Domestic passenger vehicle wholesales were marginally down 0.8 per cent at 3,44,656 units in May this year as compared to 347,492 units in the same month last year, as vehicle sales across categories showed stable performance, Society of Indian Automobile

Exports fall 2.17% in May; trade deficit narrows

After registering a positive growth for two months, India’s exports slipped into negative territory again, contracting 2.17 per cent year-on-year to $38.73 billion in May due to a fall in global petroleum prices, while trade deficit narrowed at $21.88 billion

Wholesale price inflation dips to 14-month low in May

Wholesale price inflation (WPI) declined to a 14-month low of 0.39 per cent in May on easing prices of food articles and fuel, and experts said geopolitical tensions could push up prices. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives WPI-based

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Stock investors will track the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, Brent crude oil prices, inflation data and the US Fed interest rate decision for further cues this week, analysts said. Tariff-related news would also dictate trends in the equity

Adani’s Haifa port unaffected by Iranian missile strikes, operations normal

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani-led group’s Haifa port in Israel was unharmed by the Iranian ballistic missile attack, with cargo operations progressing unhampered, sources said. Photograph: Ilan Rosenberg/Reuters Late on Saturday night, Iran targeted Israel’s Haifa port and a nearby oil