BluSmart crisis: Investors tighten contracts

MUMBAI: Financial and corporate governance lapses at Gensol Engineering and its affiliate BluSmart have nudged investors to tighten the terms of investment contractsand incorporate additional clauses to protect their investments, lawyers told TOI. A series of frauds and governance mishaps at startups over recent years already made investors legally prudent, but now they are seeking…

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Advantage India in US-China tariff war: Air India eyes Boeing jets refused by Chinese airlines

The Tata Group owned airline requires additional aircraft to support its transformation efforts. Air India is exploring opportunities to acquire Boeing Co. aircraft originally intended for Chinese airlines. The airline joins other Asian carriers seeking advantages from the ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China due to Donald Trump’s tariff moves.The Tata Group…

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More than 90% Smart Cities Mission projects worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore completed: SBI

The Smart Cities Mission is heading towards its 10th year anniversary, making major progress with the completion of more than 90% projects under the urban development initiative launched by PM Narendra Modi on June 25, 2015. Out of over 8,000 multi-sectoral projects worth Rs 1.64 lakh crore planned across 100 cities, 7,504 projects totalling Rs…

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Donald Trump vs Jerome Powell: Can US President really oust the US Federal Reserve chairman?

US President Donald Trump fired a fresh salvo against Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, escalating attacks for resisting further interest rate cuts. The clash is rattling financial markets, raising a critical question: Can Trump actually fire Powell?The answer is murky—and the implications could be huge.Under the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, members of the Fed’s…

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Boeing announces $10.55 billion sale of digital aviation assets to Thoma Bravo

Aerospace major Boeing announced on Tuesday that it will sell parts of its digital aviation solutions business to software-focused investment firmThoma Bravo in a deal valued at $10.55 billion.The agreement includes the sale of Jeppesen, an 81-year-old aviation navigation company that Boeing acquired in 2000. Despite the divestiture, Boeing stated it will retain its “core…

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Donald Trump tariffs to hit global economy hard! IMF cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.2% for 2025; says it’s relatively more stable

For India, the growth outlook is relatively more stable at 6.2 percent in 2025, said IMF. (AI image) India’s GDP growth outlook for 2025 has been revised downwards to 6.2% by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook report for April 2025. In its January world growth outlook report, the IMF had…

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‘To my country’: Why Chinese investors are the buying dip amid trade war with the US

As US-China trade tensions heat up, a new wave of patriotic investing is sweeping across China. Spurred by former President Donald Trump‘s tariff threats, everyday citizens are entering the stock market—not for profit, but to show support for their country. From designers to teachers and traders, retail investors are pouring money into sectors tied to…

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