Women investors shine: Smaller states lead in stock market inclusivity; young investor share sees slight dip

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…

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‘Global-first’ Indian-origin AI startups rake in moolah | India News

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…

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‘Global chaos relatively positive for India’ – Rising middle class can drive consumer growth: BlackRock COO Goldstein

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…

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‘50% is not tariff, it’s an embargo’

Gokaldas Exports is among the largest players in the garments business, supplying goods to top global markets. The company’s managing director Siva Ganapathi speaks to TOI over the impact and plans to tackle the 50% tariff imposed by the US on Indian goods. Excerpts:What will be the impact of the 50% additional tariff on Indian…

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'Europe has lot of opportunities'

Bharat Forge, heavily reliant on the US auto sector, faces potential headwinds from new import duties. Vice-Chairman Amit Kalyani acknowledges possible near-term demand issues but remains optimistic about resolving the situation with American buyers. If talks fail, the company will explore opportunities in Europe, leveraging FTAs. Source link

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