Google’s Willow milestone may revolutionise AI, quantum computing

With Google announcing the milestone of Willow — a state-of-the-art quantum computing chip that can solve complex problems in under five minutes, a computation so complex it would have taken a supercomputer around 10 septillion (10^25) years to complete —

India’s industrial production growth slows to 3.5% in Oct

India’s industrial production (IIP) growth slowed to 3.5 per cent year-on-year in October 2024, mainly due to poor performance of mining, power and manufacturing, as per official data released on Thursday. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters The IIP recorded a growth of

Intense selling in select index majors; Sensex, Nifty end down

Equity market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Thursday due to intense selling in index majors Reliance Industries, L&T and HUL as investors turned cautious ahead of the inflation data announcement. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 236.18

Lab Or Natural? What Diamond Would You Prefer?

Suddenly, the legendary advertising line — a diamond is forever — is losing its shine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bat Sheva Sida/Pixabay Most of the diamonds we have in the

India to continue resilient growth in 2025: S&P

S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday said the Indian economy is set for “resilient growth” in 2025 and projected inflation pressure to recede which will lead to “modest” easing of the monetary policy by the RBI. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters In its

Equity MFs inflow drops 14% in Nov

Equity mutual funds witnessed an inflow of Rs  35,943 crore in November, marking a drop of 14 per cent on a month-on-month basis, amid heightened volatility in stock markets driven by various macroeconomic factors, geopolitical events and US election results.

Cars to cost more from January

Prices of various car models — ranging from entry-level hatchbacks to high-end luxury offerings — are set to rise as automakers have announced price hikes with effect from January. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Carmakers cite an increase in input costs

FDI inflows in India cross $1 trillion

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into India have crossed the $1 trillion milestone in the April 2000-September 2024 period, firmly establishing the country’s reputation as a safe and key investment destination globally. According to data from the Department for Promotion

M&M renames new EV brand BE 6e as BE 6

Mahindra & Mahindra on Saturday said it has decided to rename its new electric vehicle brand as ‘BE 6’ but noted that it will continue to contest strongly in court with InterGlobe Aviation for the trademark ‘BE 6e’. Photograph: Courtesy,

BSE, NSE end marginally lower in highly volatile trade

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower in a highly volatile trade on Friday, snapping their five-day rally, after the Reserve Bank of India kept the policy rate unchanged but sharply cut the FY25 GDP growth forecast. After