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New Delhi: The move by the administration of US President Donald Trump to lift restrictions on exports of chip design software to China is being seen with caution in India, with experts advising the government to ramp up its domestic chip design capabilities to take on competition from Chinese companies. For India, developing its own chip design software is a strategic necessity, not only to build resilience but also to lead the next wave of semiconductor innovation, experts said, urging targeted investment in R&D, intellectual property, and advanced skill development.
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local SP office. District Magistrate Anuj Singh said the property is needed for housing officers and other ...Read More >
Himachal Pradesh faced nature's fury. Bridges collapsed in Shimla, Lahaul, and Spiti. Cloudbursts and flash floods caused widespread damage. Over 300 roads closed, disrupting travel. A police post swept away, shops damaged. No casualties reported yet. Orange alert issued for more heavy rain. The state has suffered significant financial losses this monsoon. Many people have died in rain-related incidents. Several bridges were washed away in Shimla and Lahaul and Spiti districts, while over 300 roads, including two national highways, have been closed across Himachal Pradesh following fresh inci ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Easing inflation and favourable monsoon boosted rural demand in India in the April-June period this year, outpacing urban consumption once again, according to a new report. According to the report by global research firm NielsenIQ, rural markets and small manufacturers propelled the packaged consumer goods sector in Q2 2025. Rural markets grew twice as fast as cities, as urban areas showed signs of recovery, particularly in smaller towns. According to the report, e-commerce also rose significantly, led by increased shopper penetration and spending, especia ...Read More >
(Eds: With correction in spelling in Hdg, and adding matter) New Delhi, Jan 27 (UNI) Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday expressed confidence that as the country moves towards 2029, and the second phase of country's semiconductor mission (Semicon 2.0), to expand chip making, natures, India will become a major global player in the area. The minister said that the country has mapped out the path from going to 28 nanometer (nm) to 7 nm, 7 to 3 nm, adding that the country has studied as to how Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and other nations have taken this ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Foxconn, the main iPhone maker for Apple, has sent over 300 Chinese engineers and technicians back home from its factories in southern India. This decision started around two months ago, just as Apple was stepping up its efforts to move production away from China. The sudden loss of skilled workers could slow Apple's growth plans in India, especially as the company prepares to start making the iPhone 17 series in 2025. The reasons behind this recall are not clear. Neither Foxconn nor Apple have explained the decision. Industry insiders think it may be linked to China's push to co ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra , HDFC Bank, Eternal (Zomato), HUL, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Titan and Bajaj Finserv ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Officials of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh have revealed that the top 20 property tax defaulters of the city are yet to clear dues of over Rs 190 crore, while property tax arrear cases worth Rs 62 crore are under litigation in the Punjab and Haryana high court. Citing different reasons, occupants of seven properties, out of the top 20, have challenged the MC's arrears amount, following which the authority failed to recover the amount from them. All these properties fall under the commercial category. As per official data of the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, commercial prope ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has prepared a plan under which Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus drivers and conductors will receive regular training, with a focus on ethical values, customer service and safe driving, transport minister Pankaj Singh said on Friday. The move is for improving the public image of DTC buses.The minister mentioned that DTC bus drivers who fail to halt at designated stops or are found speeding will face strict departmental action.Several commuters have complained about the behaviour of DTC bus drivers. There have alleged that the buses often fail to stop at the designate ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] August 8 (ANI): A proposed 100 per cent US tariff on semiconductor imports, announced by President Donald Trump, could force a strategic shift of Taiwan's chip production landscape, potentially pulling more of the island's semiconductor operations onto American soil, reports Focus Taiwan.Liu Pei-chen, a researcher at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, warned that Trump's tariff threat signals a shift from incentive-driven industrial policy to one defined by force. "Now he is deploying the 'stick' strategy, imposing punitive tariffs unless companies invest in the US," ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, veteran diplomat of nearly four decades and former Indian envoy to Washington, joins the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) as Advisor to the Board and will be the Chairman of the USISPF Geopolitical Institute, USISPF said in an official statement. As per the statement, in this new avatar, Ambassador Sandhu will lend his diplomatic acumen to guide USISPF strategic engagements on the India-Middle-East-Europe-Economic Corridor (IMEC), the Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), and the I2U2 (India, Israe ...Read More >
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said US tariffs-related challenges will dissipate in the next one or two quarters, and urged the private sector to do more as the country navigates through other longer-term challenges. He attributed the growth slowdown in FY25, which saw a deceleration to 6.5 per cent from FY24's 9.2 per cent, to tight credit conditions and liquidity issues. The right agriculture policies can add 25 per cent to ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Cyient Semiconductors on Wednesday said it has completed the acquisition of 74 per cent stake in US-based power semiconductor solutions provider Kinetic Technologies for USD 85 million. In a regulatory filing, the Hyderabad-headquartered company said Kinetic Technologies will continue to operate under its current leadership. "Cyient Semiconductors Singapore Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyient Semiconductors Private Limited, has successfully completed the acquisition of a majority stake of 74 per cent (on fully diluted basis) for a consideration of USD 85 milli ...Read More >
China and Hong Kong stock markets are experiencing a downturn due to rising concerns over the U.S.-China trade war, particularly regarding proposed tariffs and chip sales restrictions. The CSI300 and Shanghai Composite indexes fell, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped 1.32%. Investors are wary of potential new restrictions on semiconductor and AI chip exports to China, further exacerbating market uncertainty. The automotive sector, led by BYD, also suffered from intense price competition among Chinese carmakers. Investor sentiment remains cautious, reflecting fears of escalating trade te ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Silver prices on Thursday, crossed USD 35 mark per ounce and hit its highest level since March 2012, boosted by a combination of factors such as weaker US dollar, rising geopoltical tension and robust industrial demand. 'With the trust in dollar decreasing silver appears to be a good avenue for money to move to and the Gold Silver ratio was recently above 1.10 so the only way forward was either silver prices rise up or gold prices fall, and thats what has happened silver has risen far more than gold,' said Mrinesh Jain Director, Bombay Bullion Metal Hub LLP. ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwad Lene Mat Jana, Gyaan Ka Deepak Jalaana' (You don't go get Kavad, light the lamp of knowledge inste ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the Centre has approved two big-ticket chip plants worth Rs 4,009 crore for Odisha, the state government has upped its game and decided to offer special incentives and additional infrastructure support up to Rs 600 crore for setting up semiconductor parks. As per the recently amended Semiconductor Manufacturing and Fabless Policy, investors intending to set up a semiconductor industrial park in the state through world-class developers will get a subsidy of 25 per cent (pc) of the capital expenditure up to a maximum ceiling of Rs 400 crore. Capital expenditure include core ...Read More >
Martin Saladin, Head of Promotion Activities Directorate at State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Martin Saladin, Head of the Promotion Activities Directorate at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, SECO, the Swiss government, on Wednesday said that Switzerland is shifting its focus towards India as a strategic economic partner amid the US trade tariffs. On US tariffs, Saladin said, "This is a concern. Obviously, Switzerland has also very high tariffs at the moment with 39 per cent. Tha ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population between 3 to 10 lakh. Agra has been recognised as the Emerging Clean City of Uttar Pradesh, securi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] August 8 (ANI): A proposed 100 per cent US tariff on semiconductor imports, announced by President Donald Trump, could force a strategic shift of Taiwan's chip production landscape, potentially pulling more of the island's semiconductor operations onto American soil, reports Focus Taiwan. Liu Pei-chen, a researcher at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, warned that Trump's tariff threat signals a shift from incentive-driven industrial policy to one defined by force. "Now he is deploying the 'stick' strategy, imposing punitive tariffs unless companies invest in the US, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday called India a "lighthouse of stability and growth" amid turbulent global times, and urged global industry leaders to invest in the nation's rapidly expanding semiconductor ecosystem. Speaking at Semicon India 2025, Electronics and IT Minister Vaishnaw highlighted the significant progress made by India in three and a half years since the launch of the India Semiconductor Mission. "In a short span of three and a half years, we have the world looking at India with confidence. Today, construction of five semiconductor units is go ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Indian Armed Forces aspire to achieve self-reliance and aim to reduce external dependence, and the government is committed to developing a robust defence infrastructure in line with this vision. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Indian Armed Forces aspire to achieve self-reliance and aim to reduce external dependence, and the government is committed to developing a robust defence infrastructure in line with this vision. ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Indian equity benchmarks started the day on a cautious note, responding to increasing uncertainty around the looming US tariffs by President Trump. At 11:20 AM , the Nifty 50 traded at 25,536.00, up 13.50 or 0.05%, while the Sensex stood at 83,748.57, up roughly 34 points or 0.02%, although both these indices were marginally down in the opening trade. Weak cues from Asian markets, along with persistent foreign institutional investor (FII) selling, contributed to the negative bias at the open. US President Trump's announcement -- that 50% tariffs on copper and upcoming levies on ...Read More >
'India should look to add an extra bowler' IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane has a piece of advice for head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill- play an extra bowler in the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Photograph: BCCI/X As India gear up for the fourth Test at Old Trafford, former captain Ajinkya Rahane has raised a tactical alarm: the team's all-rounder-heavy approach might be hurting their chances. His solution? A fourth specialist bowler -- even if it comes at the cost of batting depth. Now in England, and having witnessed India's narrow defeat at Lord's, the veteran batter has a piece of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - As India and Singapore explore newer areas of cooperation such as nuclear energy and green initiatives, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said the two Asian partners needed to collaborate even more, given the increasingly "volatile landscape" globally. DPM Gan, who was on an official trip to India earlier this week, visited the financial capital Mumbai on Aug 12 to look at Singapore projects. He then led the Singapore delegation at the third edition of the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) in the capital city New Delhi on Aug 13. The ISMR, which held its first meet ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples manufactured by various firms in June to be "not of standard quality", health ministry officials said on Friday. Further, state drugs testing laboratories have identified 130 drugs samples as 'not of standard quality', they said. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of 'not of standard quality' and spurious drugs are being displayed on the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] August 8 (ANI): A proposed 100 per cent US tariff on semiconductor imports, announced by President Donald Trump, could force a strategic shift of Taiwan chip production landscape, potentially pulling more of the island semiconductor operations onto American soil, reports Focus Taiwan. Liu Pei-chen, a researcher at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, warned that Trump tariff threat signals a shift from incentive-driven industrial policy to one defined by force. Now he is deploying the tick strategy, imposing punitive tariffs unless companies invest in the US, she told ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 14: Ellenox, India's largest venture studio, is accelerating its global push in enterprise AI development. In the past year, the company has grown its headcount by 50% over the last year, bringing in senior AI talent from Amazon and Google to power its next phase of expansion. Already delivering AI transformation for Fortune 50 leaders in fintech, cloud computing, consumer social, and sports-tech, Ellenox has built systems that replace costly call centers with natural-voice AI agents and deployed end-to-end social media pipelines capable of scaling global brand ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw met Katherine Dei Cas, Executive Vice President of Merck Electronics Katherine Dei Cas, to discuss semiconductor collaboration in the country. In a post on X, Vaishnaw said, "Met Ms. Katherine Dei Cas, EVP, Merck Electronics. Merck expressed a strong interest in expanding its engagement with Bharat's rapidly growing semiconductor ecosystem. Discussed new avenues for collaboration." Notably, the Union Budget 2026-27 marked a decisive moment for India's technology ambitions with the announcement of India Semiconductor Missio ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government has adopted a structured and targeted policy for electronics manufacturing across the entire value chain including semiconductors and electronic goods production rose six times in a decade, an official statement said on Wednesday. India's electronics manufacturing sector has expanded significantly over the past 11 years. The electronic goods production rose to about Rs 12 lakh crore in 2024‑25 from roughly Rs 1.9 lakh crore in 2014‑15. Exports of electronic goods jumped eight times to around Rs 3.3 lakh crore from Rs 38,000 crore over the sa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Silver prices on Thursday, crossed USD 35 mark per ounce and hit its highest level since March 2012, boosted by a combination of factors such as weaker US dollar, rising geopoltical tension and robust industrial demand. Also Read | World Environment Day 2025: Essential Tips and Beginner's Guide To Embrace Sustainable Travel for a Greener, Cleaner, and More Responsible Planet. "With the trust in dollar decreasing silver appears to be a good avenue for money to move to and the Gold Silver ratio was recently above 1.10 so the only way forward was either silver p ...Read More >