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NEW DELHI: The defence ministry’s recent approval of a Rs 30,000 crore contract for long-range drones is set to revolutionise the UAV manufacturing sector in India, according to Economic Times report. Two manufacturers will share the order, establishing separate production facilities capable of handling future expansions and export opportunities.Defence minister Rajanth Singh-led Defence Acquisition Council…

Gold price prediction: Gold prices surged to an all-time high on the domestic front last week. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are expected to be range-bound in the coming days as the global economic uncertainties continue to weigh. Manav Modi, Senior Analyst, Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial services Ltd shares his…

Trump says China should import soybeans from US (AI-image) President Donald Trump on Monday called on China to increase its purchases of American soybeans, framing the move as a way to address Beijing’s trade deficit with the United States. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “China is worried about its shortage of soybeans….

This week will focus on domestic CPI and WPI inflation figures, whilst India-US trade negotiations remain crucial amidst ongoing dialogue for a trade agreement. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Monday. While Nifty50 was near 24,400, BSE Sensex was above 79,900. At 9:19…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities, Kajaria Ceramics Ltd, and Affle 3i Ltd are the top stock picks for this week. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for the week starting August 11, 2025:Nifty View:The benchmark Nifty index extended…

Number of women investors rise (AI image) Women’s involvement in the Indian stock market is showing positive growth across states, despite a minor reduction in younger investor numbers, according to a National Stock Exchange (NSE) reportAs of June 2025, data shows increased women’s participation in equity markets across most states. Maharashtra leads amongst the top…

Jefferies has put a buy recommendation on Titan with the target price at Rs 3,800. Analysts said during the April-June quarter (Q1) the company demonstrated strong growth across brands under jewellery as well as watches, along with margin expansion. Part of the margin gain was bolstered by one off but adjusted for the same its…

BENGALURU: A clutch of India-origin AI startups secured significant early-stage funding, attracting marquee global investors. With a global-first approach, these homegrown startups demonstrated early monetisation potential and commanded premium valuations, reflecting growing confidence in their scalability and global relevance. These AI-native startup deals that TOI learnt about include GigaML, which offers secure on-premise deployment of…

Robert L Goldstein, chief operating officer of BlackRock, the world’s leading asset manager with funds worth about $11 trillion – which is more than double India’s market cap, is involved with the rollout and expansion of the Jio-BlackRock JV, one of his many initiatives. Goldstein, who first visited India in 2010, remains bullish on the…

NEW DELHI: Stellantis, one of the world’s top carmakers, will launch new petrol and electric cars in India, but does not plan to make investments under govt’s revised EV incentive policy for local manufacturing.The company, which has invested Rs 11,000 crore in India and sells cars under the Citroen and Jeep brands, plans to drive…