New Delhi, Aug 24 — The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) on Monday announced a nationwide strike on September 11 over the delay in implementing five-day banking, differences over the performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and several pending demands, including pension-related issues.Sharing a…
Tokyo, Aug 24 — Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday urged Japanese companies to expand their operations in India and create success stories similar to Suzuki and said that the country would like to see 1,580 Suzukis emerge from the Japanese firms operating in India.Addressing a…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — India accounted for more than 70 per cent of office leasing across 11 major Asia-Pacific markets in the first half of 2026, anchoring regional demand amid robust uptake of Grade A office space, according to a report released on Monday.A report by property consultancy Colliers…
Tokyo, Aug 24 — Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday began his official visit to Japan with meeting some of the leading CEOs and business leaders and strengthen the India-Japan economic partnership.Goyal is visiting Japan from August 24-27, travelling to Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — India's monsoon situation has improved significantly in recent months and eased concerns over widespread disruption to Kharif crop, although rainfall distribution remains a major factor to watch, according to a report.A report by global brokerage Macquarie said that the…
Kolkata, Aug 24 — As the new West Bengal government is gearing up to announce its new industrial policy by the middle of September this year, the proposed policy is likely to have a separate section to encourage investors to make persons from whom land is taken for setting up industries the…
Mumbai, Aug 24 — Domestic equity markets opened higher on Monday after two straight weekly losses amid decline in crude oil prices, though investors awaited clarity on potential US sanctions on Iran later in the session amid elevated geopolitical tensions.Nifty opened at 24,285.05, up 33.05 points…
Seoul, Aug 24 — The number of attempts to illegally import weight-loss medications, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, from abroad in the first half was more than triple those caught for the whole of 2025, customs data showed on Monday.A total of 4,155 cases involving the illegal import of Wegovy and…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — The recent RBI monetary policy minutes, monetary policy press statement and RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s statement for August, and even earlier months, reveal the conundrum of “chalk and cheese” in monetary policy, an SBI Research report said on Monday.There were clear yet…
Seoul, Aug 24 — Seoul stocks extended losses on Monday morning as investors locked in profits from large-cap tech shares, including semiconductors.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 153.42 points, or 2.22 percent, to 6,759.53, as of 11:18 am (local time), reports Yonhap…
Washington, Aug 23 — US prescription drug prices are falling at their fastest rate in 63 years and are likely to decline further, the Trump administration's Medicare Chief said on Sunday.Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the fall was accelerating as…
Port Louis, Aug 23 — Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri called on Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and discussed possibilities for furthering cooperation in the energy sector, the Indian High Commission said on Sunday."Hon'ble Minister called on Dr. the Hon.…
Seoul, Aug 23 — Net profits of South Korean banks fell in the first half of 2026, mainly due to a fall in non-interest income, while their interest income recorded the highest six-month figure on record, data showed on Sunday.The combined net income of 20 banks came to 13.8 trillion won (US$9.95…
Seoul, Aug 23 — The government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) shared a consensus on Sunday on the need to relax a proposed tax revision that could hurt single-home owners not living in the property, a party spokesperson said.The consensus was reached during a high-level policy coordination…
Guwahati, Aug 23 — The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has achieved a total installed solar capacity of 42.1 MWp across its zone as of July 2026, since launching its solarisation initiative in 2011, officials said on Sunday. NFR's Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — The impact of the gas crisis in Bangladesh, which began on July 21, is spreading across the country’s industrial belts, with factories cutting production, shutting units and sending workers on leave, according to a Bangladeshi media report.The latest deterioration follows the…
Mumbai, Aug 23 — The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) observations on the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) are awaiting completion of a share allocation process between State Bank of India (SBI) and SBI Capital Markets Ltd (SBICAPS), a…
Kolkata, Aug 23 — Public sector shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited will invest more than Rs 2,600 crore in West Bengal to develop and upgrade three shipbuilding facilities, its Chairman and Managing Director Commodore P.R. Hari (Retd.) said on Sunday.In an exclusive…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a new distribution framework modelled on the Mutual Fund Distributor (MFD) system to widen retail participation in corporate bonds and other permitted fixed-income securities, particularly among investors in smaller…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to provide district-level administrative support to expedite the switch from LPG to piped natural gas (PNG) in household kitchens as it is a safer cooking fuel and cuts the logistics burden on oil companies.Petroleum Secretary…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — Empowering youth in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities with future-ready skills will be crucial to achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary said as the government launched a nationwide cloud and AI skilling…