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Chicago: It's official Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its USD 81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The companies completed the deal Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood giant with the now shorter Skydance nametag. The merger brings two of America's oldest moviemaking studios together. And...

New Delhi: The GST Council is scheduled to meet October 8 to take up the next phase of reforms in the indirect tax regime, which include proposals to speed up refunds, make it easier to register companies, and introduce a trust-based administration by taking a...

New Delhi: The government Tuesday committed Rs 10,000 crore to establish an SME Growth Fund for direct equity investments in Small and Medium Enterprises to create future champions. The decision was taken at the Union Cabinet meeting headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The SME...

New Delhi: Senior trustees of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust have accused fellow trustees Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh of "undermining board resolutions and breaching their fiduciary duties by publicly supporting the listing of Tata Sons", the holding company of the Tata Group, according to a...

New Delhi: India's services sector growth touched a three-month high in September, as new orders increased sharply, supported by strengthening domestic demand, a monthly report said Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index rose to 55.2 in September, from 54.1 in...

Mumbai: Passenger vehicle retail sales in India rose a robust 32.1 per cent year-on-year to 4,27,213 units in September even as the total automobile retail sales for the month were 25,36,920 units, registering a growth of 31.82 per cent over September 2025, Federation of Indian...

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher Monday, as softer-than-expected US jobs data reduced expectations of aggressive monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve, supporting risk appetite across emerging markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 472.77 points, or 0.66 per cent, to settle...

New Delhi: India and Switzerland Monday signed a migration and mobility partnership pact, decided to expand Swiss market access for Indian exports and agreed to further deepen cooperation in nuclear energy and defence domains following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Swiss President Guy...

New Delhi: The country's largest airline IndiGo Monday announced a hike in fuel surcharge for domestic and international flights in the wake of rising jet fuel prices. The revised charges will be effective from October 6, and the move will push airfares higher. The quantum...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched what it described as India's first dedicated incentive portal for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) to attract investment and promote business tourism in the state, an official said. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who also holds the tourism...