July 2026

July 2026

CHSE: The Executive Who Protects People, Safeguards Operations and Builds a Culture of Safety in a High-Risk World

CHSE: The Executive Who Protects People, Safeguards Operations and Builds a Culture of Safety in a High-Risk World

When a power plant or refinery completes another year without a major accident, a metro rail project records millions of safe work hours, a…

CMO: The Executive Who Builds Brands, Drives Growth and Protects Customer Trust in a Digital-First World

CMO: The Executive Who Builds Brands, Drives Growth and Protects Customer Trust in a Digital-First World

Every time an Indian consumer receives a personalised shopping recommendation, watches a targeted digital advertisement, scans a QR code to…

CEO: The Executive Who Shapes Business Strategy While Steering Companies Through an Era of Cyber Risks

CEO: The Executive Who Shapes Business Strategy While Steering Companies Through an Era of Cyber Risks

In an economy where competitive advantage increasingly depends on technology and trust, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has quietly becom…

Modi Govt Acknowledges E20 Fuel May Affect Older BS-3 Vehicles, Says No Engine Replacement Needed for Continued Use

Modi Govt Acknowledges E20 Fuel May Affect Older BS-3 Vehicles, Says No Engine Replacement Needed for Continued Use

The Centre has, for the first time, acknowledged that E20 petrol, which contains 20% ethanol, may affect certain components in older BS-3 v…

Adani Enterprises Swings to Rs 1,160 Crore Loss After US Settlement Payment Despite Strong Revenue Growth

Adani Enterprises Swings to Rs 1,160 Crore Loss After US Settlement Payment Despite Strong Revenue Growth

Adani Enterprises reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 1,160 crore for the April-June quarter of FY2026-27 after making a one-time settle…

Gold Demand in India Falls 6% During April-June Quarter as Higher Duty and PM's Appeal Weigh on Buying

Gold Demand in India Falls 6% During April-June Quarter as Higher Duty and PM's Appeal Weigh on Buying

India's gold demand declined 6% year-on-year during the April-June quarter, reflecting the combined impact of higher import duty and Prime …

Russia Puts Telegram Founder Pavel Durov on Wanted List, Terror Charges Raise Fresh Ban Threat Nationwide

Russia Puts Telegram Founder Pavel Durov on Wanted List, Terror Charges Raise Fresh Ban Threat Nationwide

Russia has placed Telegram founder Pavel Durov on its international wanted list after its main domestic security agency accused him of prom…

X Money Rolls Out in US as Elon Musk Pushes X Closer to Becoming an Everything App

X Money Rolls Out in US as Elon Musk Pushes X Closer to Becoming an Everything App

Washington: Elon Musk has officially begun rolling out X Money in the United States, marking the biggest step yet in his long-term plan to …

CTO: The Executive Who Turns Technology into Business Growth While Preparing Companies for an AI-Driven Future

CTO: The Executive Who Turns Technology into Business Growth While Preparing Companies for an AI-Driven Future

Have you ever considered when India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processes billions of transactions every month, stock exchanges exec…

CISO: The Executive Who Acts as a Business Leader and Crisis Manager, But Thinks Like a Hacker

CISO: The Executive Who Acts as a Business Leader and Crisis Manager, But Thinks Like a Hacker

The world's first recognised Chief Information Security Officer shortly termed as CISO was appointed by Citigroup in 1995, after the intern…

India Reports 576 Billionaires in FY26 as Numbers Quadruple in Five Years, Government Lacks Wealth Data

India Reports 576 Billionaires in FY26 as Numbers Quadruple in Five Years, Government Lacks Wealth Data

The number of Indians reporting annual income of ₹100 crore or more has more than quadrupled over the past five years, reaching 576 in 2025…

Infosys Fined in France Over Work-Hour Records, Renewing Debate on Global Work-Life Balance Standards

Infosys Fined in France Over Work-Hour Records, Renewing Debate on Global Work-Life Balance Standards

Infosys has been fined €175,000 (around Rs 2 crore) by French labour authorities for failing to maintain employee working-hour records in a…

Bank of Baroda Customer Data Allegedly Leaked on Dark Web, Bank Launches Forensic Audit Investigation Immediately

Bank of Baroda Customer Data Allegedly Leaked on Dark Web, Bank Launches Forensic Audit Investigation Immediately

A massive alleged data breach involving Bank of Baroda has raised fresh concerns over cybersecurity in India's banking sector after sensiti…

Gadkari Distances Himself From Ethanol Blending Row, Wins Court Nod to Sue Over AI Deepfake Videos

Gadkari Distances Himself From Ethanol Blending Row, Wins Court Nod to Sue Over AI Deepfake Videos

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has clarified that he has no role in the Centre's ethanol-blended petrol programme…

Meta Restores PM Modi's Facebook Video After Technical Glitch, Says Content Was Removed by Mistake

Meta Restores PM Modi's Facebook Video After Technical Glitch, Says Content Was Removed by Mistake

Meta has restored Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video on Facebook after it was briefly taken down, saying the removal was caused by a tech…

Miami Emerges as America’s New Billionaire Capital with Record Penthouse Deals and Sky-High Luxury Towers

Miami Emerges as America’s New Billionaire Capital with Record Penthouse Deals and Sky-High Luxury Towers

Miami has transformed into America’s newest playground for billionaires, replacing its long-held image of beaches and nightlife with soarin…

Adani Group Rules Out Launching Own Airline, Reaffirms Focus on Airports and Aviation Infrastructure Business

Adani Group Rules Out Launching Own Airline, Reaffirms Focus on Airports and Aviation Infrastructure Business

Adani Group has dismissed reports claiming it is preparing to launch its own airline, saying there is no proposal under consideration to en…

Qantas Project Sunrise Test Flight Reaches Australia After Historic 19-Hour Journey Ahead of 2027 Launch

Qantas Project Sunrise Test Flight Reaches Australia After Historic 19-Hour Journey Ahead of 2027 Launch

Australia's Qantas has completed a major milestone in its ambitious Project Sunrise programme after its first customised Airbus A350-1000UL…

US Imposes 10% Tariff on Indian Imports as New Forced Labour Trade Rules Replace Temporary Global Duties

US Imposes 10% Tariff on Indian Imports as New Forced Labour Trade Rules Replace Temporary Global Duties

Washington DC - The United States has imposed a fresh 10% tariff on goods imported from India from Friday under Section 301 of the US Trade…

BPCL, HPCL Sink into Massive First-Quarter Losses as Costly Crude Oil Squeezes Fuel Margins Hard

BPCL, HPCL Sink into Massive First-Quarter Losses as Costly Crude Oil Squeezes Fuel Margins Hard

India's two leading state-owned oil marketing companies, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (H…

ITR Filing Deadline Nears as Tax Return Offers Easier Loans, Refunds and Five Key Financial Advantages

ITR Filing Deadline Nears as Tax Return Offers Easier Loans, Refunds and Five Key Financial Advantages

With fewer than 10 days left before the income tax return (ITR) filing deadline, taxpayers are being urged to complete the process well bef…

Large-Cap Funds Dominate SIP Inflows Despite Mid- and Small-Cap Funds Delivering Better Returns This Year

Large-Cap Funds Dominate SIP Inflows Despite Mid- and Small-Cap Funds Delivering Better Returns This Year

Investors continue to pour money into large-cap mutual funds through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs), even as mid-cap and small-cap sche…

Deloitte Projects India’s Economy to Grow at 6.5-to-6.8 pc in FY 27

Deloitte Projects India’s Economy to Grow at 6.5-to-6.8 pc in FY 27

Deloitte India in its report has said that it expects the country’s GDP to expand at between 6.5-to-6.8 per cent this fiscal (FY 27).

IndiGo strengthens aviation dominance with record market share as Air India trims capacity and expansion plans shift

IndiGo strengthens aviation dominance with record market share as Air India trims capacity and expansion plans shift

India's largest airline IndiGo has tightened its grip on the country's aviation market, reaching an all-time high domestic market share of …

Brain Drain Deepens as Indian AI Talent Chooses America for Better Pay, Research and Startup Opportunities

Brain Drain Deepens as Indian AI Talent Chooses America for Better Pay, Research and Startup Opportunities

India's brightest artificial intelligence professionals are increasingly choosing the United States over their home country, raising concer…

Brent Crude Surges Past $90 as US-Iran Tensions Deepen, Raising Inflation Risks for India and Markets

Brent Crude Surges Past $90 as US-Iran Tensions Deepen, Raising Inflation Risks for India and Markets

Global crude oil prices have climbed sharply once again as rising tensions between the United States and Iran rattled energy markets, pushi…

Government Rules Out E20 Engine Damage, Says Over 230 Million Vehicles Running Without Fuel-Related Problems Nationwide

Government Rules Out E20 Engine Damage, Says Over 230 Million Vehicles Running Without Fuel-Related Problems Nationwide

The Centre has dismissed concerns that E20 petrol — fuel blended with 20% ethanol — damages vehicle engines, telling Parliament that there …

Maruti Suzuki Raises Car Prices Again, Models to Cost Up to ₹30,000 More From August 2026

Maruti Suzuki Raises Car Prices Again, Models to Cost Up to ₹30,000 More From August 2026

Maruti Suzuki India will increase the prices of its entire passenger vehicle range by up to ₹30,000 from August 2026, marking the second pr…

Chinese Smartphone Brands Lose Ground as India's Budget Phone Market Records Sharpest Six-Year Sales Decline Nationwide

Chinese Smartphone Brands Lose Ground as India's Budget Phone Market Records Sharpest Six-Year Sales Decline Nationwide

Chinese smartphone brands suffered a major setback in India during the April-June quarter, with their combined market share slipping to a s…

Nvidia CEO's Signature Black Leather Jacket Fetches Rs 9.4 Crore, Auction Proceeds to Support Young Innovators

Nvidia CEO's Signature Black Leather Jacket Fetches Rs 9.4 Crore, Auction Proceeds to Support Young Innovators

The black leather jacket that has become synonymous with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been sold for an astonishing Rs 9.4 crore ($960,000) a…

India's First Private Orbital Rocket Reaches Space, Skyroot Aerospace Achieves Historic Maiden Launch Success

India's First Private Orbital Rocket Reaches Space, Skyroot Aerospace Achieves Historic Maiden Launch Success

Hyderabad-based private space startup Skyroot Aerospace on Saturday created history by successfully launching Vikram-1, India's first priva…

Reliance Industries' Q1 Revenue Jumps 25% While Annual Profit Falls 22% Despite Strong Business Growth

Reliance Industries' Q1 Revenue Jumps 25% While Annual Profit Falls 22% Despite Strong Business Growth

Reliance Industries reported a mixed set of financial results for the first quarter of FY2026-27, with consolidated net profit declining 22…

HDFC Bank Q1 Profit Rises Nearly 5%; Earnings Miss Estimates Despite Higher Interest Income Growth

HDFC Bank Q1 Profit Rises Nearly 5%; Earnings Miss Estimates Despite Higher Interest Income Growth

HDFC Bank reported a modest rise in its first-quarter earnings for FY27 on Saturday, with standalone net profit increasing nearly 5% year-o…

Plastic Currency Set for India as RBI Begins Pilot with ₹10 and ₹20 Notes Nationwide

Plastic Currency Set for India as RBI Begins Pilot with ₹10 and ₹20 Notes Nationwide

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is preparing to introduce plastic, or polymer, banknotes in the country through a pilot project that is exp…

Gadkari Defends Ethanol-Blended Fuel, Says E-20 Will Cut Oil Imports, Pollution and Boost Farmers' Income

Gadkari Defends Ethanol-Blended Fuel, Says E-20 Will Cut Oil Imports, Pollution and Boost Farmers' Income

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has firmly defended the government's push for ethanol-blended fuel, dismissing con…

Swiggy Instamart Partners HPCL to Deliver LPG Cylinders Within 45 Minutes, Starting Bengaluru Pilot Service

Swiggy Instamart Partners HPCL to Deliver LPG Cylinders Within 45 Minutes, Starting Bengaluru Pilot Service

Swiggy's quick commerce platform Instamart has entered the LPG delivery segment through a partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation …

India-UK Free Trade Deal Takes Effect, Cheaper Imports and Bigger Export Opportunities Await Businesses

India-UK Free Trade Deal Takes Effect, Cheaper Imports and Bigger Export Opportunities Await Businesses

The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into force on Thursday, marking a major milestone in economic ties between the two countries a…

IRCTC Launches New Ticket Booking Website With Faster Checkout, Unified Seat View and Simpler User Experience

IRCTC Launches New Ticket Booking Website With Faster Checkout, Unified Seat View and Simpler User Experience

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has rolled out the beta version of its upgraded online ticket booking website, …

India Launches First Hydrogen Train, PM Modi Flags Off World's Longest Hydrogen Rail Service in Haryana

India Launches First Hydrogen Train, PM Modi Flags Off World's Longest Hydrogen Rail Service in Haryana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off India's first hydrogen-powered train between Jind and Sonipat in Haryana, marking the co…

Supreme Court Seeks Airfare Regulation Rules Within Two Weeks as Government Prepares Framework to Curb Arbitrary Pricing

Supreme Court Seeks Airfare Regulation Rules Within Two Weeks as Government Prepares Framework to Curb Arbitrary Pricing

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to submit, within two weeks, a copy of the proposed rules aimed at regulating airfares, even as t…

Wholesale inflation hits 44-month high as food and essentials turn costlier, retail inflation rises for sixth straight month

Wholesale inflation hits 44-month high as food and essentials turn costlier, retail inflation rises for sixth straight month

India's wholesale inflation rose to a 44-month high of 9.87% in June as higher prices of food items and daily essentials continued to fuel …

ED Attaches Rs 1,021 Crore Anil Ambani Group Assets, Total Seizures Cross Rs 20,367 Crore in Probe

ED Attaches Rs 1,021 Crore Anil Ambani Group Assets, Total Seizures Cross Rs 20,367 Crore in Probe

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 1,021 crore belonging to the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Gro…

Tata comeback to Singur gains momentum as Bengal government revives talks after two decades of Nano exit

Tata comeback to Singur gains momentum as Bengal government revives talks after two decades of Nano exit

Nearly two decades after the Tata Group walked out of Singur following one of India's most contentious land acquisition battles, the possib…

Nita Ambani tops Fortune India’s 2026 Most Powerful Women list, Isha Ambani also enters top ten rankings

Nita Ambani tops Fortune India’s 2026 Most Powerful Women list, Isha Ambani also enters top ten rankings

Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani has been ranked India’s most powerful woman in Fortune India’s 2026 list of the country’s 100 M…

E20 fuel concerns: Govt orders free replacement of affected parts in older cars, Gadkari admits mileage dips

E20 fuel concerns: Govt orders free replacement of affected parts in older cars, Gadkari admits mileage dips

The Centre has directed automobile manufacturers to replace certain components in older petrol vehicles free of cost if they are affected b…

World’s Strongest Passports Come With Highest Taxes as Citizens Pay Up to 57% for Global Mobility

World’s Strongest Passports Come With Highest Taxes as Citizens Pay Up to 57% for Global Mobility

The freedom to travel across the world without visa restrictions comes at a significant financial cost, according to the Global Passport In…

Luxury Private Vaults Replace Traditional Bank Lockers as Global Wealth Seeks Fortress-Like Security and Exclusivity

Luxury Private Vaults Replace Traditional Bank Lockers as Global Wealth Seeks Fortress-Like Security and Exclusivity

The era of dark, cramped bank lockers is rapidly fading for the world's ultra-rich. In its place, a new generation of luxury private vaults…

Quick Commerce Expansion Drives India’s ₹1.08 Lakh Crore Market as Dark Stores Surge by Nearly Fifty Percent

Quick Commerce Expansion Drives India’s ₹1.08 Lakh Crore Market as Dark Stores Surge by Nearly Fifty Percent

India’s quick commerce sector is racing ahead of traditional e-commerce, with the number of dark stores operated by leading platforms risin…

Air India Rises to Fourth Among World’s Most Punctual Airlines with Strong June On-Time Performance

Air India Rises to Fourth Among World’s Most Punctual Airlines with Strong June On-Time Performance

Tata Group-owned Air India has achieved a major operational milestone by emerging as the world's fourth most punctual airline, according to…

Smartphones, Laptops May Get Cheaper as Centre Waives Customs Duty on Key Electronic Components Till 2029

Smartphones, Laptops May Get Cheaper as Centre Waives Customs Duty on Key Electronic Components Till 2029

The Centre has removed the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on several key components and manufacturing inputs used in producing smartphones, lapto…

India-UK Free Trade Deal Takes Effect on July 15, Making British Whisky, Cars and Luxury Goods Cheaper

India-UK Free Trade Deal Takes Effect on July 15, Making British Whisky, Cars and Luxury Goods Cheaper

India's landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom is set to come into force on July 15, opening a new chapter in economic…

Google’s Updated Backup Policy Makes Free 15GB Storage Fill Faster for Android Users Nationwide

Google’s Updated Backup Policy Makes Free 15GB Storage Fill Faster for Android Users Nationwide

Android users who rely on Google accounts to back up their smartphones may soon find their free 15GB cloud storage filling up faster as the…

Government May Defer Move to 25% Ethanol-Blended Petrol Amid Mileage and Vehicle Compatibility Concerns

Government May Defer Move to 25% Ethanol-Blended Petrol Amid Mileage and Vehicle Compatibility Concerns

The Centre is likely to put on hold its proposal to raise ethanol blending in petrol from the current 20% to 25%, as growing concerns over …

Government Defends E20 Petrol, Says Scientific Testing Shows No Evidence of Vehicle Damage Across India Nationwide

Government Defends E20 Petrol, Says Scientific Testing Shows No Evidence of Vehicle Damage Across India Nationwide

The Centre has strongly defended its nationwide E20 ethanol-blended petrol programme amid mounting criticism from vehicle owners and questi…

Oil Companies Earn Up to ₹11 Per Litre on Fuel, Yet Consumers Get No Relief Despite Cheaper Crude

Oil Companies Earn Up to ₹11 Per Litre on Fuel, Yet Consumers Get No Relief Despite Cheaper Crude

Global crude oil prices have slipped below the 70-dollar-a-barrel mark after tensions in West Asia eased, raising hopes that Indian consume…

Government Makes Air Suvidha 2.0 Mandatory for All International Arrivals to Strengthen India’s Ebola Surveillance Measures

Government Makes Air Suvidha 2.0 Mandatory for All International Arrivals to Strengthen India’s Ebola Surveillance Measures

The Indian government has made it mandatory for every international passenger arriving in the country to submit an online health declaratio…

Bajaj Auto Domestic Sales Climbs 11 pc in June to 2.10-lakh Units

Bajaj Auto Domestic Sales Climbs 11 pc in June to 2.10-lakh Units

Blue-chip company and India’s leading two-wheeler manufacturer Bajaj Auto has reported domestic sales of 2,09,837 units in June 2026, up 11…

Maharashtra Occupies Number One Spot in GST Collection in FY 26

Maharashtra Occupies Number One Spot in GST Collection in FY 26

The western Indian state of Maharashtra has become the number one state in terms of contributing towards GST collections in the country in …

In H1 2026, PE Investments in Real Estate Register 23 pc Slide

In H1 2026, PE Investments in Real Estate Register 23 pc Slide

Private Equity (PE) investments in the country’s real estate segment declined 23 per cent on a Year-on-Year (YoY) basis to USD 1.13-billion…