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A senior executive of NVIDIA said on Wednesday India needs to significantly scale up its investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure from the current $1.2 billion to align with global levels, describing the Union Budget’s 20-year tax holiday for foreign companies as a major opportunity to build foundational AI capacity. Speaking at the AI Impact…
Cigarette stocks lit up Dalal Street on Wednesday after reports that manufacturers had raised prices to counter higher tax outgo. Shares of ITC Ltd, Godfrey Phillips India Ltd and VST Industries Ltd climbed by as much as 15%, following media reports that companies have implemented price hikes to pass on the impact of the recent…
Oman’s New Tiered Expat Work Permit Fees: Incentives for Omanisation Compliance The Sultanate of Oman is shaking up how companies hire foreign workers by introducing a tiered fee structure for expatriate work permits that directly ties costs to compliance with national employment targets known as Omanisation. The move, announced this week by the Ministry of…
Gold price prediction today: Maneesh Sharma, AVP – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers is of the view that gold prices are likely to resume their upward trend in the long run. He takes a look at the top factors for gold prices in the coming days: Gold ended the last week…
Asian equities edged higher on Wednesday as investors weighed developments in US-Iran nuclear discussions and fresh details of Japan’s investment commitments to Washington.Tokyo led regional gains, with the Nikkei rising 1.23% or 684 points to 57,250 at 10:07 am IST, after the United States confirmed the first batch of funding from the $550 billion Japan…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmarks opened flat in trade on Wednesday. While the 50-share index Nifty was near 25,700, the 30-share BSE Sensex was down marginally. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,716.35, down 9 points or 0.035%. BSE Sensex was at 83,438.94, down 12 points or 0.014%.Experts…
BENGALURU: Unpacking suitcases, arranging wardrobes, handling time-consuming tasks such as peeling pomegranates and garlic, or prepping for weekend gatherings – these are among the chores urban households are increasingly getting done through domestic help apps, alongside routine chores such as dishes and laundry.What began as a convenience experiment is now scaling rapidly across parts of…
Nandan Nilekani (File photo) BENGALURU: Calling the AI shift a “root-and-branch surgery” of how businesses function, Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani urged enterprises to rethink not just technology stacks but also how employees work, adapt, and create value in an AI-first world. Speaking at the Infosys Analyst Day held on Tuesday, Nilekani said the conversation around…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers recommends buying Bharti Airtel, Finolex Industries, and Coal India as the top stock picks for February 18, 2026. The expert shares a detailed outlook on each stock along with target prices:Bharti Airtel – Mean…
The pricing noted applies to the 49 kWh variant and is based on an assumed daily usage of 60 km. NEW DELHI: India’s electric vehicle market is set for intense competition with Maruti Suzuki launching the all-new e-Vitara at a starting price of Rs 10.99 lakh, with a Rs 3.99 per km Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) ownership…
