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Tata Motors has agreed to buy Turin-based truck maker Iveco from its principal shareholder, the Agnelli family, for $4.4 billion ($3.8 billion euros) to provide its commercial vehicle (CV) arm–soon to be listed independently–with much-needed technological heft and global access. This will be the largest acquisition by the Tata Group in the automotive space, almost

US President Donald Trump offered a clearest explanation on why he severed ties with the late Jeffrey Epstein, disgraced financer and a notorious sex offender. Trump had to answer a question on Jeffrey Epstein in Scotland as he was asked to explain what led to the rift between him and Epstein, who once used to

Designed to assist academicians, students, and analysts, the platform uses models like Gemini and Claude to summarise documents, and Sarvam’s Text-to-Speech engine to generate voiceovers. A team of researchers at the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-Hyderabad) has developed an AI platform, SARAL AI, that can convert research papers into summarised video presentations. The platform

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the discussion on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha, during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time on Tuesday countered US President Donald Trump’s claim on brokering peace between India and Pakistan by asserting that “no

The Union government would be heard on August 19, 20, 21, and 26.  | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear first a challenge raised by Tamil Nadu and Kerala against the maintainability of a Presidential Reference questioning the power of the court to draw timelines for the President

Nandini Piramal, Chairperson, Piramal Pharma Funding by large bio-pharmaceutical companies continues to remain uncertain and inconsistent, not just because of trade agreements or tariff threats from the US, but because of factors that include taxes and changes around the regulatory authority, said Nandini Piramal, Chairperson, Piramal Pharma, on the outlook for Contract Development and Manufacturing

Analysts note that Indian IT industry is upskilling talent in their own ways through digital training modules, classroom sessions, fresher trainings and the like, but it may not be sufficient today to meet client and market expectations | Photo Credit: iStockphoto Even as top-tier IT companies declare in their annual reports that they have upskilled

Synopsis West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused BJP-ruled states of mistreating Bengali-speaking migrant workers, questioning the silence of national commissions on the issue. This comes as Delhi Police refuted Banerjee’s claim of assault on Bengali migrants in Delhi, alleging a fabricated video. ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in Birbhum’s Ilambazar on

Synopsis NTPC reported an 11% YoY rise in Q1FY26 net profit to Rs 6,108 crore, despite a 3% decline in revenue. Profit and revenue fell sequentially. The board set September 4 as the record date for a Rs 3.35/share final dividend. ETMarkets.com NTPC posts 11% YoY profit growth in Q1, sets September 4 as record

Synopsis Tilaknagar Industries will raise ₹2,296 crore through a preferential issue of equity shares and warrants to fund its ₹4,150 crore acquisition of Imperial Blue whiskey from Pernod Ricard. The issue, priced at ₹382 per security, includes participation from promoters and institutional investors. ETMarkets.com Tilaknagar Industries to raise ₹2,296 crore via preferential issue to fund