Author: Punit Panchal

New Delhi: Nothing has officially started teasing its upcoming CMF sub-brand’s latest pair of earbuds, by indicating another audio product is about to join the existing CMF lineup. Timing is notable because CMF already has some current earbuds, including the CMF Buds 2, Buds 2 Plus and Buds 2a. Nothing’s official store currently lists these models, with the Buds 2 Plus positioned as the more feature-rich option. A hint of what’s next. pic.twitter.com/dbUdJnmXQb — CMF by Nothing (@cmfbynothing) August 17, 2026 The most interesting possibility is that CMF is extending beyond its traditional in-ear design. Recent reports confirm that CMF…

New Delhi: Adani Group is having an strong comeback in the Indian stock market with its flagship enterprise “Adani Enterprises.” Investors have recently started to regain confidence in the group, by leading to the company becoming one of the top-performing stocks on India’s Nifty 50 index in 2026. Adani Enterprises stocks are up by roughly 34% year to date and are expected to be the most strong performer in the Nifty 50 this year. The similar position has been existed at the end of 2022, just prior to the Hindenburg Research report in January 2023 which has led to a sharp…

New Delhi: The Airtel Payments Bank is also preparing for a change of its leadership as Shabnam Sinha will become chairperson of the bank from October 1, 2026, replacing Sunil Bharti Mittal. Mittal’s term as a non-executive chairman of the bank will end on September 30, when he leaves the bank’s board after taking office in April 2016. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the tenure for Sinha to be three years. The change isn’t necessarily a new chairman for Airtel’s telecom services, however. It is directly tied up with the Airtel Payments Bank. The move, however, could…

New Delhi: In August, India is projected to import a record level of soyoil (soybean oil), as its demand for various oilseeds continues to increase. The continued war between Russia and Ukraine has disrupted sunflower oil supplies to India, where the import of soyoil (soybean oil) in August is forecast to hit a record high. Sunflower oil delivery is delayed and Indian refiners are relying on soyoil as a substitute, partially due its competitive price. As per the traders quoted by Reuters, Indian import of soyoil into the month of August could hit around 620,000MT. This would represent a 46…

New Delhi: Nvidia is spending $1.5 billion on SB Energy, a SoftBank-backed company that is building an AI data center in Ohio for OpenAI. The deal is part of a much bigger initiative to construct the computing system essential for the speedy expansion of AI services. The Ohio project is still under development in Pike County, and will eventually deliver up to 8 gigawatts of computing horsepower. It will be in operation by 2028 with the first 800MW of capacity available. The data center will be built and operated by SB Energy, and leased to OpenAI for 20 years. Under…

New Delhi: The world of AI has rapidly evolved from a trend to one of the largest investment stories. Companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on AI chips, data centres and computing power. However, as investment increases, questions begin to arise regarding the potential for this AI market to be a bubble and what the implications are if it is. There is no worry about AI being fake. AI is already making its presence known in smartphones, search engines, customer service, software, healthcare, and in education. More importantly, investors could be over-allocating to AI businesses and infrastructure investments…

New Delhi: Narendra Modi’s election system has come into focus again as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for tougher voting standards in his country’s electoral process. US lawmakers are considering altering the voting procedure; Trump cites India for its use of voter ID and restriction on postal voting as an example of what the US could do. As he was renewing his call for the SAVE America Act, a proposed bill that would impose harsher standards for voting in federal elections, Trump made the comments. The bill attempts to make the existing law to require proof of U.S. citizenship at…

New Delhi: Jharkhand’s protest students have got a great victory after weeks of protest and long hunger strike. The Hemant Soren government has agreed to one of their key demands which is the cancellation of Jharkhand Staff Selection Board Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination. The decision followed days of massive protest by the students and job aspirants in Ranchi against “malady” in recruitment process. The student leaders had been asking for action on the matter of the alleged issues in government recruitment exams and had also continued their protest even in the face of pressure. The government will cancel the…

New Delhi: Indian banking sector may be going through yet another round of reforms, as the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed the government will soon announce a high-powered committee on banking. The committee is likely to review the role of banks in the future and make the recommendations so that banks can contribute to India’s development towards a developed country by 2047. Sitharaman announced this at the two-day PSB Confluence 2026 in New Delhi on August 17. The committee was introduced in the Union Budget 2026-27 as a part of the overall vision of “Banking for Viksit Bharat”. It is…

New Delhi: The official demand to roll back E10 or to switch the older vehicles to E20 fuel has come under fire and V Anantha Nageswaran, the Chief Economic Adviser of India, has recommended re-introducing E10 petrol for the older vehicles, particularly the two-wheelers. The proposal is being made as the rising use of ethanol-blended fuel brings questions about how it affects older cars to the forefront of the auto industry and vehicle owners. The new petrol grade is E20 (20% ethanol) which is now the common grade of petrol available throughout India. The government has encouraged ethanol blending to cut…