The IRCTC website is reportedly down for thousands of users who were trying to book train tickets for travel during the upcoming Diwali and Chhath Puja holidays. Complaints of IRCTC outages have spiked in the couple of hours, according to Downdetector. The rush for Tatkal train ticket bookings is seen as the reason for the […]
While gold price is smashing records globally, Indians are now willing to pay so much more for access to physical gold on Dhanteras and Diwali that premiums have risen to their highest level in more than a decade. Gold prices in India hit a record high of ₹1,31,699 per 10 gm this week. (Bloomberg) Gold […]
Peyush Bansal’s net worth could rise to $1 billion with Lenskart IPO planned for next month, Bloomberg reported on Friday, underscoring wealth creation by new-age startups in the world’s third-largest stock market. Peyush Bansal is one of the sharks on Shark Tank India. (HT) Lenskart Solutions Pvt. Ltd., the biggest eyewear retailer in the world’s […]
Prices of gold and silver rose to records as fears about credit quality in the US economy and a “US-China trade war” called out by President Donald Trump strengthened demand for havens. Some traders to book cargo slots on transatlantic flights for silver bars—an expensive mode of transport typically reserved for gold—to profit off higher […]
Gold holds a unique place in Indian households—both as a cultural symbol and as a hedge against uncertainty. With Diwali and Dhanteras around the corner, many will look to buy gold for ritual or gifting. Dhanteras is the time to buy gold but a smart investor would do well to treat bullion less as tradition […]
“We already have AGI”, the definitive verdict of Blaise Agüera y Arcas, VP, Fellow, and CTO of Technology & Society at Google, where he leads the Paradigms of Intelligence (Pi) team on research in artificial intelligence (AI). In an exclusive conversation with HT, Blaise marks a significant departure from the industry’s fixation on artificial general […]
Between 2020 and the end of 2024, Indian equities saw one of their greatest gains over several years. Prices went up swiftly, and the Nifty 500 more than doubled. Mid- and small-cap stocks went up a lot. But history tells us that these types of times don’t last forever. Image for representational purposely only. (Unsplash) […]
Zepto Pvt. Ltd. has raised a mammoth round of funding ahead of a likely IPO next year, and amid a market-share battle with Swiggy Ltd.’s Instamart and Blinkit owned by Eternal Ltd. A Zepto delivery partner. Zepto, founded by Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, is likely to revisit its IPO plans after the $450-million funding […]
NEW DELHI: India’s growth story under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi rests on three strong pillars — strong macroeconomic fundamentals, modern infrastructure, and improved quality of life, Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. Union minister Piyush Goyal addressed the India-Brazil Business Dialogue (X/PiyushGoyal) Speaking about the first pillar, he said the […]
Swiggy Instamart will deliver 1 gm gold to 1 kg silver at your doorstep within 10-15 minutes on Dhanteras day, adding yet another chapter to how quick commerce has evolved in the world’s fourth largest economy. Swiggy Instamart’s gold and silver delivery is limited to key metro cities only. (Representative Image/Bloomberg) The quick-commerce unit of […]