Intelligent Traffic Management System: Delhi traffic gets a ‘brain’: How new Rs 1,789-crore traffic system will change your commute

Delhi’s traffic signals could soon become more responsive to the traffic they are actually handling, rather than operating largely on fixed timings.The Centre has approved a Rs 1,789.52-crore Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) for the capital, bringing signals, traffic enforcement, emergency vehicle movement and commuter information onto an integrated technology platform.Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said … Read more

Tata group profit jumps 5x in six years as market value triples amid big bets on Air India, semiconductors & digital

Tata Group companies tripled in market value and profit rose more than fivefold in six years as the country’s biggest conglomerate funded India’s biggest private-sector bets in aviation, semiconductors, batteries and digital commerce – businesses that together still lose nearly Rs 30,000 crore annually. Group holding company Tata Sons reported a 22% increase in FY26 … Read more

India’s IT model is out of date. Can the industry reinvent itself?

For decades it seemed Indian IT could only grow. The Y2K bug turbocharged their initial expansion in the late 1990s, and though later waves of changing technologies brought down other companies (remember Nokia), the Indian IT sector surfed to success. With every new technology, they pivoted. From SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) to SaaS … Read more

TCS’ $6.5 bn bet marks India’s push against tech colonisation

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has drawn up a $6.5 billion capital expenditure plan that goes beyond simply setting aside risk capital, Times of India reported. The move marks a deeper push to build long-term digital capabilities and potentially guard against what experts call “tech colonisation”. As India’s digital infrastructure demand surges, companies are turning to … Read more

Donakanti family plans to sell ValueLabs at valuation of $1 B

Promoters of Hyderabad-based ValueLabs, a technology services and AI solutions firm, are looking to sell the entire business at a valuation of $1 billion (about ₹8,880 crore).The Donakanti family, which owns the company, has engaged Goldman Sachs to identify potential buyers, said multiple people familiar with the matter. Several global private equity buyout funds have … Read more