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Apple logs record qtr in India, iPhone defies broad slump

new delhi, May 2 -- Apple Inc. on Friday reported a record March quarter in India-its 18th consecutive record period in the market-with double-digit growth in iPhone sales defying the country's broade... Read More


GIFT treasury push picks pace, but hurdles remain

GANDHINAGAR, May 2 -- Six listed companies have applied for licences to set up corporate treasury centres in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, or GIFT City, said Kalyanaraman Rajaraman, chairper... Read More


Gross GST mop-up increases to record Rs.2.43 lakh cr in April

New Delhi, May 2 -- Central and state governments collected a record Rs.2.43 lakh crore in Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue in the first month of the financial year, data from the finance ministry... Read More


India looks to tap private equity giants for PSU Reits

mumbai/new delhi, May 2 -- The government is exploring partnerships with real estate-focused global investors to form real estate investment trusts (Reits) that will house optic fibre networks and lan... Read More


War fuels costs, shrinkflation in India's FMCG firms

mumbai, May 2 -- Fast-moving consumer goods makers are leaning on a mix of price increases, smaller pack sizes and tighter cost controls to navigate raw-material volatility triggered by the ongoing US... Read More


Iran President, Parliament Speaker seek to dismiss FM Araghchi for following Revolutionary Guard directives: Report

Tehran, May 2 -- Tensions within the Iranian leadership have reached a critical point as President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reportedly seek the removal of Fore... Read More


Crowd clashes with police in Oz town over death of Indigenous girl

Sydney, May 2 -- An angry crowd clashed with Australian police outside a hospital treating the suspected killer of a five-year-old Indigenous girl in the outback town of Alice Springs. Images on local... Read More


Iran FM accuses US of lies in revealing war costs

Tehran, May 2 -- Foreign Minister of Iran, Abbas Araghchi on Friday accused the Pentagon of distorting war costs on Iran. Araghchi said that the 'gamble' war has cost the US $100 billion. In a post on... Read More


US naval blockade will keep pushing up oil prices: Iran

washington/london, May 2 -- US President Donald Trump vowed to maintain a naval blockade on Iran and was briefed by commanders on further military options, according to a report, underscoring the frag... Read More


Zuckerberg blames layoffs on a.i. spending

NEW YORK, May 2 -- Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg attributed the Facebook parent's planned layoffs to increased capital spending for AI, and declined to rule out further job cuts, in comments to... Read More