Ruchika Chitravanshi And Shine Jacob

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Govt affidavit in Apple case finalised, to be submitted soon

Govt affidavit in Apple case finalised, to be submitted soon

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2025

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has finalised the affidavit it will soon submit in the Delhi high court in the matter of Apple's petition challenging the recent amendments to the Competition Act that allow penalties to be based on a company's global turnover, a senior official said.

PM Internship Scheme Sees Lower Take-Up

PM Internship Scheme Sees Lower Take-Up

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2025

While 28,141 applicants accepted internship in round one, in the second phase this was down to 24,638.

Mexico imposes up to 50% tariff on imports from India and China

Mexico imposes up to 50% tariff on imports from India and China

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2025

Mexico on Thursday imposed a tariff of up to 50 per cent on imports from its non-preferential trade partners, including India, a move that might hit New Delhi's annual $5.75 billion shipments to its third-largest car export market.

GST 2.0 Puts Luxury Cars In Fast Lane

GST 2.0 Puts Luxury Cars In Fast Lane

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2025

India's luxury auto market is rebounding after a slow start to 2025, with GST 2.0 emerging as the main catalyst.

Trump Group To Invest Rs 1 Trillion In Telangana

Trump Group To Invest Rs 1 Trillion In Telangana

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2025

The announcement comes a day after the state government proposed renaming a prominent stretch of road, running alongside the US consulate general, in Hyderabad as Donald Trump Avenue.

Telangana summit attracts Rs 1.88 trillion investment proposals

Telangana summit attracts Rs 1.88 trillion investment proposals

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2025

Investment proposals for around Rs 1.88 trillion through 35 major agreements, spread across deep tech, green energy, and aerospace, were the hallmark moment of the first day of the two-day "Telangana Rising Global Summit", which started on Monday.

HD Hyundai plans shipyard in Thoothukudi for $2 billion

HD Hyundai plans shipyard in Thoothukudi for $2 billion

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2025

South Korea's HD Hyundai, one of the world's largest ship manufacturers, is planning to build a shipyard in Thoothukudi. The project may see an investment of around $2 billion, said a government source.

Will New Labour Codes Boost Textile Exports?

Will New Labour Codes Boost Textile Exports?

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2025

While the move may give a competitive edge over rivals like Bangladesh in the global market, several industry bodies raised concerns that many state governments may not implement it on the ground.

IMFreport: 'Zombie firms' reflect inefficient insolvency resolution

IMFreport: 'Zombie firms' reflect inefficient insolvency resolution

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2025

The International Monetary Fund, in its report on the Indian economy, said the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Amendment Bill addresses many deficiencies but it has not provided for the participation of operational creditors or rules for executory contracts. The IMF staff report said that the business dynamism in India remains relatively low, marked by low rates of entry and exit, and a high share of inactive or inefficient firms reflecting structural rigidities and high compliance levels.

GST 2.0 bolstered momentum, economy on stable footing

GST 2.0 bolstered momentum, economy on stable footing

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2025

The reduction in the goods and services tax (GST) rates has increased the momentum in India's economic activity both on the supply and demand sides, while robust agricultural activity - reflected in the strong onset of rabi sowing and adequate reservoir levels - has reinforced the outlook for food supply and rural incomes, the finance ministry said on Thursday.

Digital Connexion lines up $11 bn for data centres

Digital Connexion lines up $11 bn for data centres

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2025

Digital Connexion, a joint venture between Brookfield, Reliance Industries and Digital Realty, on Wednesday announced an investment of $11 billion till 2030 for building 1 gigawatt (Gw) state-of-the-art AI-native, purpose-built data centres in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

India rejects IMF view that US tariffs will stay indefinitely, hit growth

India rejects IMF view that US tariffs will stay indefinitely, hit growth

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2025

The Indian government has expressed its disagreement with the IMF staff's 'baseline' assumption that the 50 per cent US tariffs on its goods exports 'would remain in place indefinitely', based on which the staff pegged the country's GDP growth at 6.6 per cent this year, and pared its 2026-27 projection by 20 basis points to 6.2 per cent.

India on track to surpass $4 trn GDP in FY26: CEA

India on track to surpass $4 trn GDP in FY26: CEA

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2025

India is on track to exceed the $4 trillion milestone in 2025-26 (FY26), surpassing the $3.9 trillion gross domestic product (GDP) mark recorded at the end of March 2025, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said on Tuesday.

'Andhra Will Become Gateway Of India For Investment'

'Andhra Will Become Gateway Of India For Investment'

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2025

'We are expecting investment, public and private, of around Rs 40 trillion by 2029.'

Haircuts in cases resolved under IBC at 67% till Sep

Haircuts in cases resolved under IBC at 67% till Sep

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2025

Creditors took a haircut of around 67 per cent on their admitted claims on the realisation made till September 2025 under the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the latest data released by the insolvency regulator showed.

'Confident of good trade deal with US'

'Confident of good trade deal with US'

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2025

Officials from both India and the US in the recent past have indicated that a "fair deal" will be concluded soon, with Indian officials holding that more formal rounds of talks are not needed.

EAC-PM chair calls for raising investment rate

EAC-PM chair calls for raising investment rate

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2025

India needs to increase the investment rate to 34-35 per cent from 31-32 per cent currently to achieve a growth rate of 7 per cent and above, said S Mahendra Dev, chairman, economic advisory council (EAC) to the Prime Minister, on Wednesday.

Andhra To Build India's First Giga-Scale Air Taxi Hub

Andhra To Build India's First Giga-Scale Air Taxi Hub

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2025

The "Sky Factory" will be one of the world's largest for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), a manufacturing and assembly process to make electric aircraft that can take off, hover, and land vertically. It will put India on the "map of next-generation aviation" and marks one of the most ambitious eVTOL initiatives in the world, said a state government statement.

MCA Rethinks PM Internship Scheme

MCA Rethinks PM Internship Scheme

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2025

With less than six months left for this financial year and poor response from applicants, launching the scheme this year is unlikely.

Supply chains face stress test amid trade shifts: PwC India

Supply chains face stress test amid trade shifts: PwC India

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2025

Supply chains are evolving from operational backbones to strategic growth enablers for organisations, though they remain underleveraged and struggle for recognition at the executive level, a report by PwC India said. The survey highlighted that recent developments in the trade and tariff landscape represent both a stress test and a strategic inflection point for supply chains.