Air India crash puts Boeing 787 Dreamliner back in spotlight: Whistleblower warned of ‘ticking time bomb’

Touted as a game-changer for long-haul travel, the Dreamliner’s legacy has increasingly been overshadowed by a trail of technical flaws, manufacturing lapses, and mounting safety fears. Michael Gordon Whitaker is an American lawyer who served as the 19th administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 2023 to 2025. In picture: Whitaker testifies before the…

Bulls in control till Nifty stays above 24,500, RBI decision awaited, say experts

Analysts said bullish sentiment remained intact so long as the Nifty stays above the key support level of 24,500. Market participants are now keenly awaiting the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decision due Friday. The domestic equity benchmarks rebounded on Wednesday after three straight sessions of losses, supported by firm global cues and strong…

India’s Q4FY25 GDP surges to 7.4% as construction and services lead, economic growth hits 4-year low

Nominal GDP surged by 9.8% over the previous year, reaching ₹330.68 lakh crore, while real GDP at constant prices touched ₹187.97 lakh crore. The fourth quarter alone saw nominal GDP jump 10.8% to ₹88.18 lakh crore.   India’s economy clocked a 6.5% growth in real GDP for FY 2024-25, according to provisional estimates released by…

SEBI bars former IndusInd Bank MD Kathpalia and others for alleged insider trading

Market regulator SEBI has barred former MD&CEO IndusInd Bank Sumant Kathpalia, former Dy CEO Arun Khurana and three others for alleged insider trading. SEBI in its interim order found that they traded during the existence of Unpublished Price sensitive information. The others included Sushant Sourav, Rohan Jathanna and Anil Marco Rao. SEBI whole time member…

RBI’s board approves record ₹2.69 trillion surplus transfer to govt

With respect to the Surplus Distribution Policy, any available equity in excess of 7.5 per cent of the balance sheet size (after considering shortfall in market risk buffers, if any) may be written back from the Contingency Fund to income   The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) central board, which met today, has approved a…

Taking Stock| Sensex, Nifty off lows amid IT selloff; Infosys, Nifty IT at 8-month low

Infosys was the biggest drag on the Nifty 50, falling 3.7 percent on concerns over slowing US client spend. The Nifty IT Index dropped as much as 3.1 percent to its lowest level since July 2025, extending its year-to-date losses to about 16 percentIn a highly volatile session, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally…

Sensex, Nifty zoom as investor wealth jumps Rs 5.8 lakh crore; Techno Electric, Nuvama & Kalyan Jewellers climb up to 13%

The 30-share BSE Sensex pack surged more than 1,400 points to hit above 78,600 level, while the broader NSE Nifty index moved around 400 points to trade above 23,750.   Domestic stocks rose sharply in afternoon deals on Tuesday. The surge was supported by gains in banks, financials, energy, metal and technology stocks. The 30-share…

Pre-Budget Special: Can FM Nirmala Sitharaman deliver growth in the face of a slowing economy?

Budget 2025-26 is expected to lay the blueprint for the Narendra Modi government’s third term. But how will Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman deliver growth in the face of a slowing economy, global uncertainty, high inflation and tepid private investments? The Union Budget is always a significant annual event that sets the policy tone and agenda…