MUMBAI: Nearly three years after splitting from its Silicon Valley parent Sequoia Capital, Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia) has raised $1.3 billion for a clutch of funds to bet on startup founders building in India and the broader APAC region. The capital will be deployed across three funds–India seed, India … Read more
NEW DELHI: IndiGo has finally started acting against officials who were seen to be responsible for last Dec flight fiasco. The airline on Friday appointed Captain Rohit Rikhye as the head of its operations control centre (OCC), removing Jason Herter from the position. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had in its report on … Read more
US stocks traded with modest gains in tentative trading on Friday after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, a move that had previously contributed to market volatility, AP reported. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 128 points, or 0.3 per cent. The S&P 500 gained 0.4 per cent, while the Nasdaq … Read more
US economic growth slowed more than expected in the final quarter of 2025, official data showed on Friday, marking a softer end to the first year of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency.The world’s largest economy expanded at an annualised rate of 1.4 per cent in the October–December period, according to estimates released by the … Read more
National Highaways (File photo- PTI) Commuters on National Highways may soon have to rely entirely on digital payment modes at toll plazas, as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is considering phasing out cash transactions nationwide.Post implementation, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes using FASTag … Read more
The government on Friday announced seven measures, including credit assistance for e-commerce exporters and support for alternative trade finance instruments, aimed at boosting India’s outbound shipments and strengthening export competitiveness.The initiatives form part of the Rs 25,060 crore export promotion mission, under which three of the 10 proposed components had already been rolled out in … Read more
Gold is not just another metal. For centuries, the yellow metal has been a symbol of safety and stability, serving as a reliable hedge when markets turn volatile. Centuries ago, kings hoarded it to display their power, then, as nations modernised, central banks began stockpiling gold to shield their economies against crises. But recently, gold … Read more
IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said that artificial intelligence can fulfil India’s ambition of Viksit Bharat while boosting global growth by 0.8%.Speaking at the AI Impact Summit, Georgieva cited research by the International Monetary Fund and said that AI could accelerate growth significantly across the world. ‘Crucial Role For India In … Read more
Mumbai: ICICI Prudential Pension Funds Management Company has launched the country’s first Swasthya Pension Scheme under the regulatory sandbox of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, seeking to help subscribers build a long-term retirement corpus while creating flexibility to meet medical expenses.Speaking at the launch, PFRDA chairman Sivasubramanian Ramann said that the critical feature … Read more
India is set to operationalise its recently signed trade deals with the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries soon. Earlier this month, India and the US announced that they had reached an interim trade deal, scheduled for formalisation in March. Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that the deal … Read more