New Delhi: The government’s push to transform agriculture in some of India’s most underperforming districts is beginning to show measurable progress, with the average performance score of 100 districts covered under the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY) rising sharply between April and July 2026. The average score across the identified districts increased from 22.54 in April to 38.85 in...

New Delhi: India’s fuel consumption landscape showed a notable divergence in August, with petrol and diesel demand registering strong year-on-year growth even as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consumption continued to weaken. The increase in transport fuels points to sustained mobility, agricultural activity and freight movement, although the broader economic picture remains mixed. According to provisional data from the Petroleum Planning...

Mumbai, September 2, 2026: Indian benchmark equity indices came under heavy selling pressure in early trade on Wednesday, with investors turning cautious amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty and a sharp rise in crude oil prices. At 9:47 a.m., the Nifty 50 was trading at 23,830.90, down 225.75 points, or 0.94 per cent, from its previous close. The BSE Sensex stood at...

CGTN published an article exploring how the SCO has evolved from a security-focused mechanism into a comprehensive regional cooperation platform covering areas such as economic development and technological innovation and what role China has played in advancing cooperation within the organization. BEIJING , Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Deep in Uzbekistan's Jizzakh Region, a vast solar farm is transforming the...

Sonos expands its open platform with AI control, introduces new ways to move sound around the home, and welcomes Beam Ultra and Sonos Ace Ultra globally to the system portfolio   SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 1, 2026 —  Sonos (Nasdaq: SONO) today introduced  Sonos 27 , the latest version of the audio operating system the company has spent more than...

First mission of Sceye's Service Test Program travels more than 15,000 km from New Mexico to Japan in the stratosphere, backhauls into SoftBank Corp.'s core network, verifies Direct-to-Device and edge computing capabilities and HAPS-based communications with drones. TOKYO , Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sceye , a U.S. aerospace and material science company specializing in High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) for...

Business Wire India Ratnaveer Precision Engineering Limited ’s INR 329.99 crore Rights Issue opens today , September 2, 2026, providing eligible shareholders an opportunity to subscribe to additional equity shares at an Issue Price of INR 264 per share . The Rights Issue comprises up to 1,24,99,669 fully paid-up Equity Shares , offered in the ratio of 7 Rights Equity...

C$ unless otherwise stated TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC SEHK:945 TORONTO , Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE: MFC) (the "Company") today announced that it has priced a public offering in the United States of U.S.$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.146% subordinated notes due 2041 (the "Notes") at a public offering price of 100.000%. The Notes are anticipated to qualify...