PV dispatches rise 4%; two-wheelers dip 17%

Passenger vehicles dispatches from factories to company dealerships in the country increased 4 per cent year-on-year to 3,48,847 units in April, industry body SIAM said on Thursday. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Passenger vehicle dispatches stood at 335,629 units in April last

Trump wants Apple to stop iPhone production in India

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to stop producing iPhones in India, and rather make them in the US. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters Apple has no smartphone production in the US – most

Has India offered to drop all tariffs on American goods?

US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that India has offered to drop all tariffs on American goods. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters Speaking at a business roundtable in Doha, Trump also said he had a “little problem” with Tim Cook, and

Board to decide on conversion of pending spectrum dues: Airtel MD

Bharti Airtel vice-chairman & managing director Gopal Vittal on Wednesday said while a call on exercising the option of converting pending spectrum dues into government equity would be taken by its board, the company had reached out to the Department

Generic industry unlikely to be affected by Trump’s EO: Indian drug cos

A fresh US executive order (EO) which seeks to bring down prices of prescription drugs in the country by up to 90 per cent — on par with other developed nations — will affect innovator companies, while sparing the Indian

Explained: India’s trade ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan amid Pak conflict

India’s trade relations with  Turkey and Azerbaijan are expected to come under strain due to Ankara and Baku backing Islamabad and condemning India’s recent strikes on terror camps in Pakistan. IMAGE: A visitor examines the lamps displayed by exhibitors from

Markets end higher on inflation fig; Sensex gains 182 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Wednesday as retail inflation eased to a nearly six-year low of 3.16 per cent in April, creating enough room for the RBI to go for another rate cut in the June

Wholesale price inflation dips to 0.85% in April

Wholesale price inflation dropped to 0.85 per cent in April as prices of food articles, manufactured products, and fuel eased, government data showed on Wednesday. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters WPI-based inflation was 2.05 per cent in March. It was 1.19 per

Cipla Q4 profit up 30% at Rs 1,222 cr

Drug major Cipla on Tuesday said its consolidated net profit increased 30 per cent to Rs 1,222 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2025. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The Mumbai-based drug firm had reported a consolidated net profit of

Siemens net profit down over 37% to Rs 408 crore in Q4

Siemens on Tuesday reported over 37 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 408 crore in March quarter, compared to the same period year ago, mainly due to under-absorption of fixed costs and higher material costs in the