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Mercedes not aiming to chase numbers in luxury car space: MD & CEO

German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz posted its best-ever sales numbers in India during the first quarter of 2025-26 (Q1FY26), driven by a stellar showing in electric vehicles (EVs). Santosh Iyer, managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Mercedes-Benz India, talks about growing competition ahead of Tesla’s India entry, and rising craze for sports utility vehicles (SUVs) in a...

Delhi-NCR luxury home sales soar 209% in H1 2025

If you’ve been watching the real estate space for signals on where India’s wealth is heading, here’s a telling one: Delhi-NCR recorded a 209.4%  spike in luxury home sales in the last one year—3,960 homes priced at ₹6 crore and above were sold in just the first half of 2025, up over three times from 1,280 units last year, according...

Tesla shares fall nearly 7% after Musk’s ‘American Party’ intent spooks Wall Street investors

Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing company, Tesla Inc., shares dropped nearly 7% on the pre-market session after Musk’s intent to open a political party named the “American Party” spooked US market investors.  Tesla shares dropped nearly 7% to $291.96 at 4:01 a.m. (EDT) on the premarket Nasdaq on Monday, 7 July 2025, ahead of the Wall Street open. Shares...

FinMin sees investor confidence sustaining in FY26 despite global headwinds

Amid concerns over falling foreign direct investments (FDI), the finance ministry on June 27 said FDI inflows of $8.8 billion in April 2025-26 versus $7.2 billion during the same period last year, indicates sustained investor confidence despite global headwinds. For FY25, gross FDI inflows into India stood at $81 billion. Of this, equity inflows accounted for $50 billion, a 13...

Crisis is the new normal: Nestle India’s outgoing CMD to successor

Crisis is the new normal: Nestle India’s outgoing CMD to successor

Crisis is the new normal and more battles will continue, said Suresh Narayanan, outgoing chairman and managing director, Nestle India, on Thursday, addressing shareholders in his 10th and last annual general meeting.“Adversity is the only thing that does not change. So, I think we will have to battle many more (adversities) as we go forward, but the company is very...

Amazon to invest $233 million in India to expand operations infrastructure, improve tech

Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab will invest more than 20 billion rupees ($233 million) in India in 2025 to expand and update its operations infrastructure, develop new technology for its fulfilment network and improve delivery safety, it said on Thursday. The investment builds on top of Amazon’s prior investments for the creation of an operations network to deliver to all serviceable pin-codes...

DLF sells 1,164 luxury homes in Gurugram for ₹11,000 cr on strong demand

Real estate major DLF Ltd has sold all 1,164 luxury apartments for about Rs 11,000 crore within a week of launch of its new housing project in Gurugram, reflecting that demand continues to be strong for premium residential properties from end-users and investors. In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, DLF announced “sell out of its latest luxury offering, DLF Privana...

Wholesale inflation falls to a 14-month low of 0.39% in May

India’s wholesale inflation eased to a 14-month low of 0.39 percent in May down from 0.85 percent in April, according to data released by the government on June 16. This marks the third consecutive month of easing in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). “Aided by a favourable base, the WPI inflation expectedly flattened further to a 14-month low of 0.4...