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Kochi, India - April 09, 2026: Gold loans in India have long been trusted for quick access to credit. The process, however, remains largely manual, time-bound and operationally intensive. Wizzmoni, a flagship brand of Wizz Financial, is now redefining that experience. Wizzmoni has introduced India's first fully Automated Gold Loan Machine, a breakthrough innovation that enables customers to complete the entire gold loan journey, from onboarding to disbursement, in real time. This is not just a ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said he had meaningful virtual interactions with several world leaders to further strengthen bilateral ties and trade. Goyal has a "constructive virtual interaction" with Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, the UAE. "We discussed opportunities to further strengthen India-UAE trade ties and expand avenues for deeper bilateral cooperation. Look forward to advancing our strategic pa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Jewellery and watch maker Titan Co Ltd has registered a 46 per cent growth in its revenue during the March quarter of FY26, aided by surging gold prices, according to the company's latest quarterly update. This is the second successive quarter in which the Tata Group-managed firm has reported a whopping 40 per cent revenue growth. The company recorded a 40 per cent growth in standalone revenue during the October-December quarter of FY26. The jewellery division, which con ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Amid a fragile truce in West Asia, Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra has said the central bank does not expect any immediate disruption to remittance flows due to the Iran war, and indicated that post-war reconstruction demand could, in fact, support inflows. "We are not anticipating a dent to remittances if the crisis is going to be resolved very soon," Malhotra said when asked about the potential impact of the conflict. West Asia, led by the six GCC countries, remains the ...Read More >
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 8: Experion Developers, a leading luxury real estate group, has announced that it has clocked Rs. 1,800 crore in sales at the launch of its luxury residential development located in Sector 151 on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. Also Read | Today's IPL Match Live: Check Indian Premier League 2026 Schedule for April 8. The company has sold approx. 400 units in Experion SAATORI which is situated 3 km from the Sector 148 metro station and is a short drive a ...Read More >
BENGALURU, India, April 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSR, the global leader in establishing and scaling Global Capability Centers (GCCs), today announced the launch of ANSR MedTech, a new capability center being built in India for a Fortune 100 fastest-growing company in the MedTech sector. ANSR MedTech Capability Center will serve as a global innovation hub, bringing together world-class engineering, product, and technology talent to build next-generation healthcare platforms and digital solutions ...Read More >
NewsVoir Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 8: Experion Developers, a leading luxury real estate group, has announced that it has clocked Rs. 1,800 crore in sales at the launch of its luxury residential development located in Sector 151 on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The company has sold approx. 400 units in Experion SAATORI which is situated 3 km from the Sector 148 metro station and is a short drive away from Noida International Airport at Jewar. The project benefits from excellent ...Read More >
Leasing activity remained firmly concentrated in Grade A assets, which accounted for 93% of total transactions, the report said. Meanwhile, Pune (3.1 mn sq ft), Chennai (1.5 mn sq ft), Ahmedabad (0.3 mn sq ft), and Kolkata (0.4 mn sq ft) also contributed to the overall leasing, the data showed. "Notably, transaction volumes in Mumbai and Hyderabad during the quarter exceeded 50% of their total leasing activity for 2025, underscoring the strength and concentration of demand. The quarter also sto ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad's commercial real estate market scaled an unprecedented peak in the January-March quarter of 2026, with office space transactions touching 5.86 million square feet, the highest ever recorded in a single quarter for the city, according to property consultancy Knight Frank India. The figure represents a 48 per cent year-on-year jump from the 4 million sq ft transacted in Q1 2025, and positions Hyderabad as the second-largest office absorption market among eight major Indian c ...Read More >
New Delhi: Louvre Abu Dhabi on Tuesday called for proposals for the 6th edition of its contemporary art initiative 'Art Here', which will be curated by the Museum of Art & Photography's (MAP) founding director Kamini Sawhney. It is also the first time the exhibition has invited participation from Indian artists along with those from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. "'Art Here' 2026 will be conceptualised by guest curator Kamini Sawhney, a distinguished museum leader, known for shap ...Read More >
New Delhi: Among the top cities, Bengaluru led GCC leasing with a 48 per cent share, followed by Hyderabad at 19 per cent and Delhi-NCR at 14 per cent. "Across cities, we are seeing demand broaden both in terms of sectors and geographies," said Ram Chandnani, Managing Director, Leasing Services, India, CBRE. Global capability centres (GCCs) leasing in India reached a record 9.1 million square feet in the January-March period this year -- the highest quarterly GCC absorption on record, a report ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 6 (PTI) The political standoff between Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan escalated on Monday with the former rebutting Vijayan's criticism over development and welfare. In a "point-by-point" response to Vijayan's criticism against his remarks during the election campaign in Kerala, Reddy said virtually every statistic cited by the Kerala CM is from the NITI Aayog SDG Index 2023-24, which makes the data already outdated. "Owing t ...Read More >
EAM Jaishankar thanks Armenia for helping evacuate Indians from Iran via Armenian territory, part of wider efforts that have already brought over 550 Indians home. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday expressed gratitude to the government of Armenia and its Foreign Affairs Minister Ararat Mirzoyan for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen from Iran via Armenian territory. The External Affairs Minister didn't specify the number of fishermen evacuated from the conflict-st ...Read More >
From grounded 'vote flights' to a massive dip in returning NRIs, the 2026 election is becoming a battle of who can best manage a global crisis from a local seat As Kerala prepares for a high-stakes single-phase assembly election on April 9, the shadow of the West Asia conflict is looming large over the ballot box. For a state where the "Gulf connection" is the literal lifeblood of the economy, the current instability in the Gulf is doing more than just denting remittances -- it is actively resh ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (UNI) As India prepares to chair the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in May, the escalating conflict in West Asia is set to pose a tough diplomatic challenge, with divisions among member states and complicating consensus-building within the bloc. Diplomat and West Asia expert Anil Trigunayat said the current geopolitical situation makes it difficult to expect smooth outcomes, particularly given the widening trust deficit between Iran and key Gulf nations such as Saudi Arabia ...Read More >
BENGALURU, India, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSR, the world's leading Global Capability Center (GCC) solutions provider, today announced the launch of a new Healthcare GCC Accelerator Platform, designed to help healthcare enterprises build and scale AI-enabled capability centers with greater speed, confidence, and impact. The Healthcare GCC Accelerator brings together ANSR's end-to-end GCC execution model with advanced healthcare AI capabilities from Optum. Through this collaboration, ANSR ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India's stance on ensuring safe and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, amidst escalating tensions in West Asia. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India stands for free and open commercial shipping and maritime security, in line with international law. Speaking at a media briefing, Jaiswal said that the UK has invited India to talks on the Strait of Hormuz, and India's Foreign ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India's stance on ensuring safe and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, amidst escalating tensions in West Asia. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India stands for free and open commercial shipping and maritime security, in line with international law. Also Read | Pam Bondi Removed as US Attorney General by Donald Trump, Second Cabinet Exit in a Month. Speaking ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India's stance on ensuring safe and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, amidst escalating tensions in West Asia. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India stands for free and open commercial shipping and maritime security, in line with international law. Speaking at a media briefing, Jaiswal said that the UK has invited India to talks on the Strait of Hormuz, and ...Read More >
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The Centre on Thursday denied claims that India was aware of the US and Israel's military action against Iran during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel, which took place a day before the strikes. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said, "no discussions took place related to the matter." The statement came in response to a question by IUML MP Abdul Wahab, who asked whether the government was aware of the mi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Citing the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel on February 25-26, the Centre was on Thursday asked in Rajya Sabha whether the government was aware of the military attack on Iran that took place days later, to which it replied that "no discussions took place related to the matter". The conflict began on February 28 after the US-Israel combine launched military strikes on Iran. Tehran retaliated by attacking countries in the Gulf, which host American bases. Ind ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 2 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday reacted to US President Donald Trump's address to the nation, stating that Trump will now carry out a "military invasion" and expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would step up efforts to end the Iran war. The Hyderabad MP noted the impact of the prolonged Israel-Iran war on the Indians living in the Gulf countries. Speaking with ANI, Owaisi said, "Donald Trump will now carry out a military invasion t ...Read More >
PRNewswire Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 2: ANSR, the world's leading Global Capability Center (GCC) solutions provider, today announced the launch of a new Healthcare GCC Accelerator Platform, designed to help healthcare enterprises build and scale AI-enabled capability centers with greater speed, confidence, and impact. New offering enables healthcare enterprises to build AI-enabled global capability centers by combining ANSR's GCC expertise with healthcare AI capabilities The Healthc ...Read More >
PRNewswire Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 2: ANSR, the world's leading Global Capability Center (GCC) solutions provider, today announced the launch of a new Healthcare GCC Accelerator Platform, designed to help healthcare enterprises build and scale AI-enabled capability centers with greater speed, confidence, and impact. New offering enables healthcare enterprises to build AI-enabled global capability centers by combining ANSR's GCC expertise with healthcare AI capabilities The Healthc ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 2: ANSR, the world's leading Global Capability Center (GCC) solutions provider, today announced the launch of a new Healthcare GCC Accelerator Platform, designed to help healthcare enterprises build and scale AI-enabled capability centers with greater speed, confidence, and impact. New offering enables healthcare enterprises to build AI-enabled global capability centers by combining ANSR's GCC expertise with healthcare AI capabilities Also Read | Anil Gurav: ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, which came into force on April 1 (Wednesday), following directions from the Supreme Court. However, implementation on the ground, particularly by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), continues to lag, with source segregation yet to be effectively enforced. The new framework replaces the earlier rules and seeks to tighten compliance, improve segregation and introduce accou ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The country's largest airline IndiGo on Wednesday announced revised fuel charges ranging from Rs 275 to Rs 10,000, which will push airfares higher for many domestic and international flights amid the rise in jet fuel prices. The announcement from the country's largest airline comes on a day when the Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices were revised, and the government decided to only partially hike the price by 25 per cent for the domestic flights. From March 14 onwards, t ...Read More >
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay opened his election campaign in Chennai on Monday with a rally in Perambur that drew an unusually large crowd for a first stop, underlining both the scale of his appeal and the harder political arithmetic that now awaits him. After filing his nomination from Perambur, the actor-turned-politician used his first major campaign appearance there to launch a direct attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and the ruling DMK, while the turnout itse ...Read More >
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has had three conversations with the Iranian Foreign Minister in recent days, said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal here on Thursday. He added that in the last one, the minister discussed issues about maritime safety and India's energy security. "External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and the Foreign Minister of Iran have had three conversations in recent days. The last one discussed issues pertaining to the safety of shipping and India's ene ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam, Mar 12 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Minister for Education, IT and Electronics Nara Lokesh met Aiman Ezzat, CEO of Capgemini in Visakhapatnam and held discussions on potential investments and expansion opportunities in the state. During the meeting, the minister highlighted that under the leadership of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Visakhapatnam is rapidly emerging as a major IT and data centre hub. He noted that work on the country's largest Google data centre in the city is set t ...Read More >
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