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Govt approves Rs 10,000-crore ATF fund to curb air fare...
- Jun 04, 2026
The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 10,000-crore Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) Price Stabilisation Programme to cushion airlines from soaring fuel...
Anthropic plans big expansion as more entities rush for...
- Jun 03, 2026
Anthropic has said that it is planning a wider rollout of Claude Mythos Preview, the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) model.Project...
Zee scores a big goal with FIFA World Cup broadcast rights...
- Jun 02, 2026
FIFA has struck a deal with Zee Entertainment to broadcast the 2026 World Cup football in the country. Financial terms of the deal have not been...
LIC mulls floating a fintech arm, eyes strategic investment...
- Jun 01, 2026
State-owned insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is exploring the possibility of setting up a fintech arm either through strategic...
SPIRITUAL CORNER - One Needs The Vitarag Dharma For Moksha
- Jun 01, 2026
Dadashri: Gnan is endless. However, there is no other Gnan (knowledge) beyond that which the Vitarags have conquered. The Vitarag never loses....
Textile industry gets input cost relief as govt scraps...
- May 31, 2026
The government has exempted cotton imports from payment of duty from June 1, according to a notification from the Ministry of Finance.The exemption...
Rupee makes a splash as global trade billing in Indian...
- May 30, 2026
The rupee is being increasingly used for import and export invoicing over the years, data compiled by the Reserve Bank of India, shows.The...
RIL raises $625-million Samurai loan – the largest-ever...
- May 29, 2026
Reliance Industries (RIL) has executed the largest-ever Samurai loan raised by an Indian company.The loan transaction underscores growing confidence...
Supreme Court quashes CCI’s order suspending Amazon’s...
- May 28, 2026
The Supreme Court has set aside the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) order, suspending Amazon’s investment deal with the Future Group and...
India, US clinch framework agreement on critical minerals,...
- May 27, 2026
India and the US have signed a major framework agreement on critical minerals and rare earths during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to...
Sitharaman flags 3Fs – fuel, fertiliser, forex – as...
- May 26, 2026
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged the country to focuson fuel, fertiliser and foreign exchange (forex) and underlined Prime...
DMRC subsidiary eyes global expansion, as foreign countries...
- May 25, 2026
Israel, Egypt, Kenya and some other countries have approached Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for possible collaboration in metro projects, DMRC...
Citi turns to growth hub Asia for a bulk of its hiring in...
- May 24, 2026
Citigroup plans to allocate a significant portion of hiring in its global wealth management to Asia.Asia is where Citi’s private banking is growing...
RBI announces record FY26 dividend of Rs 2.87 lakh crore to...
- May 23, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has declared a record surplus transfer of Rs 2.87 lakh crore to the government for FY26.The all-time high dividend is...
With 15.17 crore workers, informal sector jobs grow by...
- May 22, 2026
The unincorporated, non-agricultural sector recorded notable 15.53 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in employment during the January-March quarter...
Raise R&D spending to 2% of GDP to spur manufacturing:...
- May 21, 2026
India’s manufacturing growth is constrained by low spending on research and development (R&D) at just 0.6 per cent of GDP, and the country...
Government rolls out standards for higher blending of...
- May 20, 2026
India has formally notified fuel specifications for higher ethanol-blended petrol variants, including E22, E25, E27 and E30.This creates a regulatory...
Vi all geared up to triple cash flow in three years to meet...
- May 19, 2026
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has pinned hopes on its target to triple cash flow and generate over Rs 1 lakh crore required in the next three years. The...
Prudential set to purchase 75% in Bharti Life Insurance for...
- May 18, 2026
Prudential will be acquiring a majority 75 per cent stake in Bharti Life Insurance Company for Rs 3,500 crore from Bharti Life Ventures and 360 ONE...
After gold, silver imports too under strict curbs to ease...
- May 17, 2026
The government has tightened control over imports of silver by shifting several categories of the precious metal from the “free” import policy...
Unemployment rate in April hits a six-month high of 5.2%;...
- May 16, 2026
Unemployment rate among people aged 15 years and above hit a six-month high of 5.2 per cent in April, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey...
April WPI inflation surges annually to a 42-month high of...
- May 15, 2026
Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation surged to 42-month high of 8.3 per cent in April on an annual basis, up from 3.88 per cent in March this...
Govt hikes Customs Duty on gold, silver to 15% to curtail...
- May 14, 2026
The Centre has raised the Customs Duty tariffs on imports of gold and silver to 15 per cent from 6 per cent.The rise in the levy is a part of efforts...
West Asia crisis has put India in a live BoP stress test,...
- May 13, 2026
India is facing a “live balance of payments (BoP) stress test” due to the ongoing West Asia crisis. But the country’s macroeconomic...
Government, industry exploring 100 products to spur...
- May 12, 2026
The government is working with industry to identify about 100 products – including those from the auto sector – that are either not produced or...
NTPC set to seek DAE’s approval for its first nuclear...
- May 11, 2026
NTPC will soon submit its first feasibility study for a nuclear project with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and seek its nod to go ahead with...
GCC market size estimated to be $98.4 billion in FY26,...
- May 10, 2026
The global capability centre (GCC) ecosystem in India is projected to have reached a market size of $98.4 billion by the end of 2025-26.This...
Final rules for Code on Wages and Industrial Relations Code...
- May 09, 2026
The Union government has notified the final rules for the Code on Wages and the Industrial Relations Code.The Code on Wages covers the norms to fix...
Guidelines out for uniformity in GSDP calculation for all...
- May 08, 2026
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has issued uniform guidelines for measuring States’ Gross State Domestic Product...
Uttar Pradesh showcases its GCC growth story at NASSCOM...
- May 08, 2026
Uttar Pradesh has reinforced its position as one of India’s fastest-emerging destinations for global capability centres (GCCs) at the NASSCOM GCC...
Air India’s global flights trimmed by over 500 till July...
- May 07, 2026
Air India’s global flights trimmed by over 500 till July amid high ATF prices, airspace curbsAir India has reduced its international schedule by...
Early reforms, strong buffers turn India into the most...
- May 06, 2026
India has emerged as one of the most resilient large emerging markets in weathering multiple global shocks over the past five years, Moody’s...
NCLAT rejects Vedanta’s pleas in JAL resolution row,...
- May 05, 2026
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed two petitions filed by Vedanta.The mining conglomerate’s plea had challenged the...
Finance Ministry urges DRTs to adopt best practices,...
- May 04, 2026
The Union Finance Ministry has held deliberations on reducing pendency and accelerating disposal of cases in debt recovery tribunals (DRTs).It has...
100% FDI in insurance via automatic route notified; LIC...
- May 03, 2026
The Central government has notified 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance companies under the automatic route, which allows...
BoP in stable zone, aided by remittances, services exports...
- May 02, 2026
India’s balance of payments (BoP) retains structural strength, with resilient remittances, services exports and FDI inflows, helping offset weaker...
StanChart to offload 4,50,000 credit cards to Federal Bank...
- May 01, 2026
Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) will sell a portfolio of 4,50,000 Indian credit cards to Federal Bank, the London-headquartered lender has...
PM Narendra Modi opens 594-km Ganga Expressway linking...
- Apr 30, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway, a mega infrastructure project connecting Meerut to Prayagraj.The...
UAE’s decision to quit OPEC set to ramp up crude oil...
- Apr 29, 2026
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said that it is quitting the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).The UAE’s decision deals a...
Sun Pharma’s $11.75-billion purchase of Organon to scale...
- Apr 28, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has agreed to acquire New York-listed women’s healthcare company Organon & Co, in what is likely to be one of the...
NTPC plans to set up two nuclear power plants of 700 mw...
- Apr 27, 2026
State-owned NTPC is looking to set up two nuclear units of 700 mw each in Banka district of Bihar at an investment of around Rs 25,000 crore.NTPC...
Govt unveils rules to activate second tranche of Rs...
- Apr 26, 2026
The government has issued detailed guidelines for operationalisation of the second tranche of Rs 10,000-crore fund of funds (FoF) scheme for...
RBI revokes Paytm Payments Bank’s banking licence after...
- Apr 25, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the banking licence issued to Paytm Payments Bank.The move follows more than two years after the...
Centre slots Rs 5,000-cr sops for States to spur mine...
- Apr 24, 2026
The Centre has earmarked Rs 5,000 crore as incentives for accelerating reforms and boosting production in the mining sector.The incentives focus...
Jio Financial Services, Allianz seal 50-50 JV pact for...
- Apr 23, 2026
Jio Financial Services and Allianz Group have signed a binding agreement to form a 50:50 primary insurance joint venture (JV) to enter India’s...
RBI’s new e-mandate rules set Rs 15,000 limit without...
- Apr 22, 2026
The RBI has issued the Digital Payments – E-Mandate Framework, 2026, to consolidate existing guidelines.The new comprehensive set of rules will...
RBI partially relaxes restrictions on rupee derivative...
- Apr 21, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rolled back restrictions on certain types of rupee derivative trades.On April 1, the RBI had clamped down on...
Odisha set to house India’s first, advanced, 3D...
- Apr 20, 2026
A foundation stone for the country’s first, advanced, 3D chip-packaging unit has been laid at Info Valley in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.The project marks...
Insurance-starved Indian ships get Rs 12,980-crore,...
- Apr 19, 2026
The Union Cabinet has approved a $1.4-billion (Rs 12,980-crore) sovereign guarantee to back a new industry-led pool, with insurance becoming scarce...
With India capacity past 200 mtpa, UltraTech is world’s...
- Apr 18, 2026
UltraTech has surpassed 200 mtpa of installed cement manufacturing capacity in India.The Aditya Birla Group’s flagship company reached this...
Wipro declares Rs 15,000-crore share buyback; bullish on...
- Apr 17, 2026
Wipro has announced a share buyback worth up to Rs 15,000 crore.The IT major has said that it plans to buy back up to 60 crore equity shares,...
HAL, GE Aerospace firm up tech pact to manufacture F414...
- Apr 16, 2026
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Ohio-based defence manufacturer GE Aerospace have reached an agreement on technical matters for co-production of F414...
Passenger vehicle sales hit record 46.43 lakh units in...
- Apr 15, 2026
Passenger vehicle segment posted its highest-ever annual sales of 46.43 lakh units in 2025-26, marking 7.9 per cent growth over the sales during the...
RBI returns Ujjivan SFB’s application to convert into a...
- Apr 14, 2026
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (Ujjivan SFB) has said that the RBI has rejected its application to transition to a universal bank and advised it to...
Shell steps in to boost supplies of natural gas,...
- Apr 13, 2026
Shell has ramped up natural gas supplies to India in the wake of disruptions triggered by the West Asia conflict. The oil and gas company is...
Export Duty on diesel, ATF raised to Rs 55.50 and Rs 42 per...
- Apr 12, 2026
The government has hiked Export Duty or windfall tax on diesel from Rs 21.50 to Rs 55.50 per litre and on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) from Rs 29.50...
RBI moots asset-based norms to classify large NBFCs,...
- Apr 11, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed changes in the criteria for identifying upper-layer non-banking finance companies (NBFCs-UL).The changes...
FIEO sees a 3% decline in India’s goods exports in FY26...
- Apr 10, 2026
The country’s merchandise exports are expected to register a fall of 2 to 3 per cent in 2025-26 due to global economic uncertainties, aggravated by...
RBI keeps Repo Rate unchanged at 5.25%, cites upside risks...
- Apr 09, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept its key policy Repo Rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent.The central bank’s six-member Monetary Policy...
US, Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire minutes before...
- Apr 08, 2026
US President Donald Trump late night on Tuesday announced that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran.The announcement came less than...
Wipro bags Rs 9,314-cr deal from Singapore’s Olam,...
- Apr 07, 2026
IT services firm Wipro has secured an eight-year transformation deal with Singapore-based food and agri-business major Olam Group.The transaction is...
SPIRITUAL CORNER - Understanding Real Religion
- Apr 06, 2026
Dadashri: A person practices his religion every day, but all day long, he runs around in turmoil and restlessness. The Lord tells us that it can be...
AT THE HELM - Deepak Gupta, CMD, GAIL India
- Apr 06, 2026
Deepak Gupta’s ascent to the corner office at GAIL India in March this year is a culmination of a steady journey through the complex world of...
Refiners to absorb rising oil prices, as OMCs fix...
- Apr 06, 2026
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) will pay refineries a discounted price for petrol, diesel, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and kerosene. The...
Emami enters beverages with Rs 200-crore buyout of Axiom...
- Apr 05, 2026
Emami is set to acquire full control of Axiom Ayurveda, marking a decisive push into the fast-growing health and wellness beverage segment.The...
President Trump clamps 100% tariffs on patented drugs...
- Apr 04, 2026
Patented medicines entering the US will face a 100 per cent tariff, with President Donald Trump ordering the long-threatened levies.But...
Microsoft lines up $10-billion investment to expand AI...
- Apr 03, 2026
Microsoft has announced that it will invest $10 billion in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to expand artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure...
Govt notifies lower levies to help units in SEZs to sell...
- Apr 02, 2026
Factories in special economic zones (SEZs) have been allowed to sell goods domestically at lower Import Duties, according to a government...
Unilever, McCormick in $45-billion merger deal, Indian unit...
- Apr 01, 2026
McCormick will buy a major part of Unilever’s food business for a combination of cash and equity.The deal values the Unilever unit at nearly $45...
Airtel, Caryle, two others to infuse $1 billion in Nxtra to...
- Mar 31, 2026
Bharti Airtel, the Carlyle Group, Alpha Wave Global and Anchorage Capital will invest $1 billion into the telecom service provider’s data centre...
NLC, UP power company joint venture begins production at...
- Mar 30, 2026
NLC India has announced commencement of coal production at its Pachwara South Open Cast Project. The milestone marks a significant development for...
PM Modi opens Phase-I of Noida airport, sees big boost for...
- Mar 29, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Phase-I of Noida International Airport in Jewar, pitching it as a major boost to connectivity, jobs...
Special Additional Excise Duty on petrol, diesel cut,...
- Mar 28, 2026
The government has slashed Special Additional Excise Duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 per litre each. This brings the Centre-imposed taxes down to...
Surging oil and gas prices set to disrupt Centre’s FY27...
- Mar 27, 2026
A sharp surge in crude oil and natural gas prices due to the ongoing West Asia conflict is emerging as a key risk to the Centre’s fiscal...
Rs 28,840-crore modified UDAN to fund air connectivity,...
- Mar 26, 2026
The Union Cabinet has cleared a modified UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) Scheme with an outlay of Rs 28,840 crore for ten years. The scheme will...
Maruti unveils Rs 10,189-crore expansion plan with a new...
- Mar 25, 2026
Maruti Suzuki India has said that its board has approved a capacity expansion plan at its upcoming facility in Gujarat. The expansion plan will...
SEBI tightens disclosure norms for top brass to plug...
- Mar 24, 2026
The board of markets regulator SEBI has approved a wide-ranging proposal, including easing fund settlement norms for foreign portfolio investors...
Vedanta moves NCLAT against Adani Enterprises’ bid for...
- Mar 23, 2026
Vedanta has challenged Adani Enterprises’ successful bid for bankrupt infrastructure conglomerate Jaiprakash Associates in the National Company Law...
Air travel to get costlier as government scraps fare cap...
- Mar 22, 2026
Domestic air fares are set to rise from next week, as the government lifts the fare cap imposed during last year’s aviation disruption. This allows...
New Income Tax Act notified with a mix of taxpayers’...
- Mar 21, 2026
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the rules to operationalise the new simplified Income Tax Act, with a mix of taxpayers’...
Government steps in with Rs 497-cr RELIEF to aid exporters...
- Mar 20, 2026
The government has rolled out the RELIEF (Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme with an outlay of Rs 497 crore.The...
Rs 33,660-crore BHAVYA set to power over 100 industrial...
- Mar 19, 2026
In a major push to boost manufacturing and industrial growth, the Union Cabinet has approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA) with an outlay...
SEBI moots new norms to make nomination a default choice...
- Mar 18, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a consultation paper to modify norms for nomination of demat accounts and mutual fund...
ABG Shipyard, Gitanjali Gems, HDIL top defaulters’ list...
- Mar 17, 2026
Top-10 wilful defaulters, including ABG Shipyard, Gitanjali Gems and Housing Development and Infrastructure (HDIL) owe Rs 40,635 crore to banks as of...
After differences over valuation, upGrad to buy Unacademy...
- Mar 16, 2026
Edtech company upGrad has signed a term sheet to acquire rival Unacademy in an all-stock transaction, founders Ronnie Screwvala and Gaurav Munjal...
JSW Steel to develop coking coal mine in Mozambique to...
- Mar 15, 2026
JSW Steel will develop Minas de RevuboA coking coal mine in Mozambique in phases, a statement from the company has said.Located in the Moatize coal...
IDBI sale junked as bids by Fairfax and Emirates NBD below...
- Mar 14, 2026
The strategic sale of IDBI Bank has been scrapped, as the financial bids put in by potential buyers were below the reserve price, according to...
6,600 mw of nuclear power capacity coming up, 7,000 mw...
- Mar 13, 2026
Around 6,600 mw of nuclear power capacity is under construction, and another 7,000 mw is under various stages of planning and approval, Power...
Odisha keeps top rank in NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health...
- Mar 12, 2026
Odisha has retained its top position in the latest Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2026 released by NITI Aayog, securing an overall score of 73.1.The State...
FDI rules for companies from neighbouring countries relaxed...
- Mar 11, 2026
India has eased foreign direct investment (FDI) rules for companies linked to China and other neighbouring countries that share land borders with it....
Flipkart shifts holding company from Singapore to India...
- Mar 10, 2026
Walmart-owned e-commerce marketplace Flipkart has completed the process of shifting the domicile of its holding company from Singapore back to India....
17-member panel formed to assess SEZs and suggest larger...
- Mar 09, 2026
The government has set up a 17-member committee to suggest larger reforms in the policy for special economic zones SEZs, an official has said.The...
SBI unveils over Rs 4,500-crore, social loan scheme to...
- Mar 08, 2026
State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a $500-million (around Rs 4,597 crore) syndicated, social, term-loan facility, focused exclusively on...
MSMEs dealing in overseas e-commerce via courier eligible...
- Mar 07, 2026
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with a proven track record of at least six months of exports through postal or courier channels and...
Post-Supreme Court ruling, economists peg US tariff refunds...
- Mar 06, 2026
A federal judge has ordered the US government to begin paying refunds of President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs that the US Supreme Court has...
SPIRITUAL CORNER - The True Understanding Of Religion
- Mar 06, 2026
Questioner: Where is religion? Dadashri: There are two kinds of religions. One is laukik (worldly), and the other is alaukik (religion beyond the...
AT THE HELM - Uday Kotak, Chairman, Gujarat International...
- Mar 06, 2026
The appointment of Uday Kotak as chairman of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) is both symbolic and strategic. This is a bet on...
Broadcom forecasts revenue from AI chips surging past $100...
- Mar 05, 2026
Chip designer Broadcom has projected that revenue from its artificial intelligence (AI) chip would exceed $100 billion next year. This signals a...
Shell willing to pour $666 million into ailing JV partner...
- Mar 04, 2026
Shell, the healthier joint-venture (JV) partner in Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Raizen, is ready to pour more resources into a...
India, Canada ink $1.9-bn uranium deal, target $50-bn...
- Mar 03, 2026
India and Canada will aim to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of this year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said.Mr Carney is...
Lower yields bring 2024-25 sugar output forecast down by...
- Mar 02, 2026
India’s sugar production has been revised down by 5.57 per cent of the earlier forecast to 32.40 million tonnes (mt) for the 2025-26 marketing...
Andhra Pradesh gives nod to mine rare earth minerals along...
- Mar 01, 2026
With 25 per cent of India’s beach sand mineral (BSM) deposits, Andhra Pradesh is giving a strategic push to tap the immense economic potential of...
India’s real GDP under the new base year grows by 7.8% in...
- Feb 28, 2026
India’s third quarter (Q3) GDP for FY26 expanded by 7.8 per cent under a new series with the base year of 2022-23. In the Q2 of FY26, the GDP was...
SEBI unveils new norms for mutual funds to value their...
- Feb 27, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has revised the valuation methodology for physical gold and silver held by mutual fund schemes. The...
US slaps 126% Countervailing Duty on imports of solar...
- Feb 26, 2026
Tariff shock continues for India, as the US Commerce Department has announced anti-subsidy Countervailing Duties on solar cells and panels imported...
Rs 9,072-crore, rail multi-tracking projects get...
- Feb 25, 2026
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has cleared three major railway multi-tracking projects worth Rs 9,072 crore. These projects are aimed at...
Bharti Airtel set to inject Rs 20,000 crore into Airtel...
- Feb 24, 2026
Bharti Airtel has planned to scale up its non-banking financial company (NBFC) arm, Airtel Money, with a capital infusion of Rs 20,000 crore over the...
IDFC First Bank reports Rs 590-cr fraud in some accounts of...
- Feb 23, 2026
IDFC First Bank has disclosed a Rs 590-crore fraud committed by its employees and others in accounts held by the Haryana government with the private...
India, Brazil raise trade target from $20 billion to $30...
- Feb 22, 2026
India and Brazil have set a target to boost their bilateral trade to $30 billion by 2030, up from the previous goal of $20 billion.Secretary (East)...
US Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s...
- Feb 21, 2026
The US Supreme Court has stricken down a huge chunk of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariff agenda, delivering a major rebuke of the...
Production of rare earth permanent magnets all set to begin...
- Feb 20, 2026
India will begin production of rare earth permanent magnets this year itself, Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy has said. The announcement...
Private credit investments stay flat at $3.4 billion in H2...
- Feb 19, 2026
Private credit investments have remained flat at $3.4 billion in the second half (H2) of 2025 as against $3.3 billion in the H2 of 2024, according to...
$200 billion set to flow into AI and data infrastructure...
- Feb 18, 2026
Union Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw expects India to attract over $200 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) and data...
Realty market set to expand by three-fold to Rs 88 l cr,...
- Feb 17, 2026
The Indian real estate market is projected to reach Rs 88 lakh crore by 2030, a more than three-fold jump from last year’s market size, according...
Blackstone, co-investors bet $1.2-bn on Neysa, one of the...
- Feb 16, 2026
Blackstone-affiliated private equity funds and co-investors have entered into definitive agreements to invest $1.2 billion in Neysa, the artificial...
Rs 1-lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund gets green signal to...
- Feb 15, 2026
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved launch of a Rs 1-lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF). The fund aims to...
Spectrum allotted to telecom companies cannot be asset...
- Feb 14, 2026
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has held that the spectrum allocated to telecom service providers is not an asset to be subjected to...
January CPI inflation rises to 2.75% with new base year...
- Feb 13, 2026
Retail inflation for January 2026 has risen to 2.75 per cent, with recent introduction of a new series of Consumer Price Index (CPI) parameters....
UBS launches GCC in Hyderabad, to employ 3,000 people in...
- Feb 12, 2026
UBS has announced opening of its new global capability centre (GCC) in Hyderabad. This marks a significant step in strengthening the Swiss...
New IT rules mandate labelling of AI-created content,...
- Feb 11, 2026
The Union government has notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021,...
Draft Income Tax rules raise limits across financial...
- Feb 10, 2026
Draft Income Tax (I-T) Rules, 2026, have proposed a significant increase in transaction limits for mandatory quoting of Permanent Account Number...
PSBs’ combined profit set to cross Rs 2 lakh crore in...
- Feb 09, 2026
Buoyed by good health of public sector banks (PSBs), Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju has exuded confidence that the combined profit of these...
India, US unveil interim deal, tariff on Indian exports cut...
- Feb 08, 2026
India and the US have taken a major step forward with the announcement of an India-US trade deal framework designed to lower tariffs, strengthen...
M&M lines up Rs 15,000 crore for an integrated plant in...
- Feb 07, 2026
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has announced a Rs 15,000-crore investment to set up its largest integrated automobile and tractor manufacturing...
Start-up framework widened to include deep-tech firms,...
- Feb 06, 2026
India has overhauled its start-up recognition framework, widening access to policy benefits by raising turnover thresholds. It has also extended...
SPIRITUAL CORNER - Understanding The Knower
- Feb 06, 2026
Understanding The KnowerAre You The Self? Do You Know The Self?Dadashri: What is your name?Questioner: Chandubhai.Dadashri: Are you really...
AT THE HELM - Poonam Gupta, Deputy Governor, RBI
- Feb 06, 2026
Poonam Gupta arrives at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at a moment that calls for steady hands and fresh thinking. In her new role as deputy...
Oberoi Group enters luxury residences with restoration and...
- Feb 05, 2026
The Oberoi Group has opened its first luxury residence, Naila Fort, near Jaipur, Rajasthan. Built in 1849 by the Champawat clan, Naila Fort has been...
Bharat Container Shipping Line set to build a robust,...
- Feb 04, 2026
The government has signed an agreement to set up Bharat Container Shipping Line (BCSL) for building an integrated container ecosystem in the...
US cuts tariff on Indian imports to 18%, scraps 25%...
- Feb 03, 2026
US President Donald Trump has announced a trade deal with India that slashes US tariffs on Indian goods to 18 from 50 per cent in exchange for India...
Budget sticks to fiscal prudence, focuses on manufacturing,...
- Feb 02, 2026
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget for 2026-27 stitched together a familiar pattern of steady fiscal consolidation, coupled with an...
SBI chief calls for tax parity on returns from bank...
- Feb 01, 2026
State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman C S Setty has pitched for parity in tax treatment on returns made on equity investments and bank deposits.Mr Setty...
After a decade-long wait, NSE finally gets SEBI’s green...
- Jan 31, 2026
National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced that it has received the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (IPO) approval for its long-awaited...
Economic Survey pegs GDP growth for FY26 between 6.8 and...
- Jan 30, 2026
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2025-26 in Parliament on Thursday. The survey projected India’s economy to grow...
Amid base year revision, government mulls seasonal...
- Jan 29, 2026
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is undertaking the base revision exercise of the Index of Industrial Production...
India, EU clinch trade deal; tariff concessions for 99.50%...
- Jan 28, 2026
India and the European Union (EU) have concluded negotiations on a long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) as both sides seek to cushion the impact...
China’s Anta to buy 29% in Puma with plans to get its...
- Jan 27, 2026
China’s Anta Sports Products is buying a 29.06 per cent stake in Puma from the Pinault family for 1.51 billion euros ($1.79 billion), making it the...
Samsung likely to begin making HBM4 chips for supply to...
- Jan 26, 2026
Samsung Electronics plans to start production of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips or HBM4 next month and supply them to...
President Trump drags JPMorgan Chase, CEO Jamie Dimon to...
- Jan 25, 2026
US President Donald Trump has filed a $5-billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon. Mr Trump has accused them of de-banking him...
Godrej, Kirloskar, three others make it to round four of...
- Jan 24, 2026
Kirloskar Pneumatic, Indo Asia Copper and Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company are among five companies with committed investment of Rs 863 crore...
US Q3 GDP grows by a high of 4.4%, but low-income groups...
- Jan 23, 2026
The US economy grew a bit faster than initially thought in the third quarter, the government said on Thursday, while corporate profits were also...
SIDBI set to get Rs 5,000-crore equity infusion from...
- Jan 22, 2026
The Union Cabinet has approved an equity infusion of Rs 5,000 crore into Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to strengthen flow of...
PhonePe gets SEBI’s approval for IPO, may mop up Rs...
- Jan 21, 2026
Walmart-owned PhonePe has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to go ahead with its IPO, sources close to the...
PSBs approve Rs 52,300 crore of MSME loans, powered by...
- Jan 20, 2026
Public sector banks (PSBs) have sanctioned over 3.96 lakh MSME loan applications amounting to over Rs 52,300 crore between April 1 and December 31,...
Automobile exports surge by 24% in 2025 to 63,25,211,...
- Jan 19, 2026
Automobile exports from India rose by 24 per cent in 2025, driven by robust demand for cars, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles in the overseas...
OpenAI may soon carry ads in some ChatGPT versions to boost...
- Jan 18, 2026
OpenAI has said that it will start showing advertisements in ChatGPT to some US users. The proposal is aimed at ramping up efforts to generate...
Limited export of wheat, related products permitted as...
- Jan 17, 2026
The government has allowed limited export of wheat flour and related products, lifting a ban imposed in 2022 due to supply concerns.The new rules...
Supreme Court rules that Tiger Global’s Flipkart sales...
- Jan 16, 2026
The Supreme Court has ruled that Tiger Global’s $1.6-billion stake sale in e-commerce company Flipkart to Walmart is subject to taxes. The verdict...
Japan’s SMBC set to get in-principle approval to set up a...
- Jan 15, 2026
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is set to receive in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for setting up a...
Electronics exports grow past Rs 4 l cr in 2025, with...
- Jan 14, 2026
Electronics exports from the country have crossed Rs 4 lakh crore in 2025 and are expected to grow when four semiconductor plants begin production...
