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India’s top conglomerates—TCS (₹18,000 Cr HyperVault with TPG), Adani-Google ($15 Bn Visakhapatnam), Reliance ($11 Bn + 1 GW Jamnagar), and Airtel Nxtra—are pouring tens of billions into gigawatt-scale AI data centres. Driven by data usage exploding from 8 exabytes (2017) to 229 exabytes (2025), the sector will see $35-50 billion investment, capacity surging from 1 GW today to 8-9 GW by 2030, posi
A sudden surge in Google’s parent company, Alphabet’s stock, has significantly reshuffled the world’s wealthiest rankings. Google co-founder Larry Page has become the world’s second richest person, surpassing Oracle’s Larry Ellison, with his net worth jumping by $8.7 billion to $264.9 billion. Fellow Google co-founder Sergey Brin also climbed, surpassing Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to claim the fourth spo
Apple has sued the Indian government, challenging new antitrust penalty rules that allow fines to be calculated based on a company’s global turnover, not just its Indian revenue. The tech giant argues in the Delhi High Court that the revised formula is “manifestly arbitrary, unconstitutional, grossly disproportionate and unjust,” fearing a potential fine of nearly $38 billion in an ongoing antitr
Meet Amit Kataria, reputedly India’s wealthiest IAS officer, who surprisingly started his civil service career drawing a mere ₹1 salary. Hailing from an affluent Gurugram real estate family with a vast business empire across Delhi-NCR, Kataria chose public service over business, driven by a desire to serve the nation. He passed the UPSC CSE in 2003, securing an All India Rank of 18, and was allott
Bengaluru, India’s tech capital, is facing a severe crisis with CEOs warning it’s “now or never” for the “Garden City.” The city is grappling with crippling traffic congestion, potholes, escalating pollution, and water scarcity, significantly impacting productivity and quality of life. Entrepreneurs like R.K. Mishra highlight two-hour commutes for 16 km, leading to poor work-life balance. Bangalor
IRCTC has introduced a new rule, effective October 28, 2025, stating that only Aadhaar-verified users will be able to book train tickets online from 8 AM to 10 AM on the first day of booking. This initiative aims to enhance the security and fairness of the reservation system, preventing misuse by bulk bookers and ensuring genuine passengers get priority. The Aadhaar authentication requirement supp
Paytm Payments Services Limited (PPSL), the payments arm of One97 Communications, has received the final Payment Aggregator (PA) license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on November 26, 2025. This crucial approval under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, will enable Paytm to manage payments using its POS devices and soundboxes at merchant outlets and support various payment instrume
RBI has fixed the final redemption price of Sovereign Gold Bond 2017-18 Series-IX at ₹12,484 per gram on November 27, 2025. Investors who bought online at ₹2,914 per gram in 2017 will receive a massive 329% capital gain (excluding 2.5% annual interest). A ₹1 lakh investment made eight years ago now matures to approximately ₹4.29 lakh, showcasing SGBs as one of India’s safest and highest-return gol
PPFAS Mutual Fund’s CIO, Rajiv Thakkar, delivered a blunt message to investors: “Your ₹1,000 monthly SIP won’t make you Elon Musk or Mukesh Ambani.” Speaking at the fund house’s 2025 unit holders meet, Thakkar emphasized that the ‘P’ (principal amount) must be significantly higher for such wealth creation, highlighting that factors like investment amount and duration are solely in the investor’s c
Karnataka’s tech ecosystem has experienced a significant 40% drop in funding, raising only $2.7 billion in the first nine months of 2025, down from $4.5 billion in 2024, according to a Tracxn report. While Bengaluru-based firms continue to dominate, late-stage funding saw a massive 59% decline. However, early-stage investments surprisingly increased by 20%. FinTech, Enterprise Applications, and Re