Author: Punit Panchal

New Delhi: Vivo is gearing up to launch its new flagship smartphone lineup and the Vivo X500 Pro Max is already quite a buzz. Having a bigger display, a better display technology and its camera capability, the phone might be one of the most talked-about flagship of 2026. Vivo has announced that the X500 Pro Max will have a 6.85-inch BOE Q11 ZEISS Master Color display. The company says this will be the first smartphone in the world to be equipped with this special display panel. The 2K resolution is expected to provide more clarity and details for videos, games,…

New Delhi: India and Canada are working towards a significant trading deal and the talks could spur a new momentum in the economic relationship between the two nations. Both parties are working towards the conclusion of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by the end of 2026. The pact might create new prospects for Indian companies, export and investment. In the event of conclusion of the trade deal, India’s benefits include increased exports, investment and access to the Canadian market. By 2030, both countries hope to boost bilateral trade to approximately CAD 70 billion (₹4.65 lakh crore). More…

New Delhi: SoftBank Group is looking to raise another $10 billion loan as it works to fund its growing investment in OpenAI, according to a reports. It reflects the extent to which the Japanese technology investor is funded by debt to back its significant investment in AI. SoftBank has pledged to invest a further $30 billion in OpenAI, having already invested $20 billion in the company in April and July. The remaining $10 billion is planned for October 2026. To finance these investments, SoftBank has set up a $40 billion bridge loan facility. Now, it’s turning to various strategies to…

New Delhi: Demand for memory chips required for AI has been rising for South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, which has begun construction on the new advanced chip packaging plant in Indiana, United States. The company’s groundbreaking took place Aug. 27 in West Lafayette, Ind. The facility, at Purdue Research Park, will cost over $4 billion. It will be SK Hynix’s first major manufacturing site in the United States for the next generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) semiconductors, which have a significant role in AI systems and high-performance computing. SK Hynix hopes to finish the build out of the cleanroom area…

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C. Joseph Vijay is certainly a surprise in the national political discourse. Vijay is the third in the list of most preferred names for the charge of Prime Minister following Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, according to the latest several reports. The survey reveals that 48.7% of the respondents preferred Narendra Modi as the next Prime Minister; 27.1% opted for Rahul Gandhi. Vijay won 9.2% of the votes and outranked some opposition leaders. A fast rise in national politics It is Vijay’s speed of entry into the political…

New Delhi: After releasing the Samsung Galaxy S26 5G, Samsung has recently introduced its Galaxy S26 FE offering in the lower part of the Galaxy S26 lineup with some quality-of-life enhancements. The Galaxy S26 FE, on the other hand, has some benefits that might be preferable for those seeking an extended screen, increased battery life, and quicker charging speeds, despite Galaxy S26’s flagship specifications. The most significant upgrade in the recently introduced Galaxy S26 FE it comes with the increased size of its display. It has a 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen with up to 1900 nits brightness and 120Hz refresh…

New Delhi: Tata has unveiled a new identity for its passenger cars brand TATA.CARS is an initiative of its plans to make the car buying experience a more modern and unified one. The new identity will extend to Tata’s passenger vehicle platform such as cars, SUVs and electric vehicles. Tata Motors has also launched a new brand promise with the new identity, “Nothing’s Too Far”. The new branding will be rolled out over time at dealerships, online, service centres and other customer touch points, the company states. Tata dealerships to get a new look One of the biggest changes will…

New Delhi: As competition in the electric two-wheeler market in India is heating up, Hero MotoCorp has upped its bet on Ather Energy, the maker of the electric scooter. The company will spend up to ₹1,758 crores ($184 million) to buy more stake in Ather Energy. The new investment will result in an elevated stake of Ather for Hero MotoCorp, from 29.88% to approximately 32.8%. Ather is already the biggest shareholder of Hero. The additional shares will be acquired from a current shareholder, but Hero MotoCorp doesn’t give any details about the seller. The move comes shortly after Ather allotted…

New Delhi: UK court has ruled Samsung Electronics must pay $11.6 million (around ₹100 crore) to Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group for replicating the designs and trademarks of its high-end watch brands in the smartwatch applications. On Aug. 26, the High Court in London ruled. The case is connected to Samsung’s Galaxy App Store in 2015-2019. Third party were made these applications, and provided digital faces that resembled the design of watches made by Swatch brands (such as Omega, Longines, Breguet, Blancpain and Tissot). Swatch had claimed it suffered damages of approximately $170 million because Samsung used and exhibited its trademarks…

New Delhi: India is making a greater effort to draw in foreign investors as it attempts to bolster foreign capital inflows amid sluggish investor demand in emerging markets. The priorities in the current visit of the Minister of Finance to Canada and the United States by Nirmala Sitharaman include investment and trade in the current visits and strengthening economic cooperation. Along with this, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is also on a visit to Japan, extolling the country’s trustworthiness for doing business. The push arrives when foreign investors have curtailed their investment in Indian stocks and other holdings. Some…