New Delhi, Aug 24 — Unlike Pakistan, most South Asian countries have successfully increased women's economic participation. The female labour force participation rate is 40 per cent in Bangladesh, 54 per cent in Indonesia, 56 per cent in Malaysia and 33 per cent in Sri Lanka. Yet despite various…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — India’s manufacturing sector recorded double‑digit growth in 2025‑26 and continues to accelerate, emerging as one of the world’s fastest‑growing manufacturing hubs, driven by government schemes and rising private investment, a new report has said.The report from Morocco-based…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — Grounded in the historic spirit of the 1949 and 2007 Friendship Treaties, the India-Bhutan bilateral relationship has quietly moved past traditional donor-recipient dynamics into an agile, forward-looking strategic partnership. Over the past year, bilateral cooperation has…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics & Information Technology Jitin Prasada on Monday said India and Morocco are working towards further diversifying bilateral trade, expanding market access and creating new opportunities for investment and industrial…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — Indian Railways has launched a special cleanliness drive across the railway network focused on cleaning and disinfection of drinking-water tanks and filtration systems to ensure the continued availability of safe and clean drinking water for passengers at railway stations,…
Chennai, Aug 24 — Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday announced that the state government would abandon the proposed greenfield airport project at Parandur and identify an alternative site that would cause minimal disruption to farmers and residents. Making a statement in the…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — New SIM card rules came into effect in India from Monday, and telecom companies have been instructed to stop issuing mobile connections to people who have already reached the permitted limit.The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed telecom operators to identify…
New Delhi, August 24 — The government on Monday released provisional estimates of the Service Producer Price Indices (SPPIs) for the first quarter of 2026-27, with banking, pension fund management and transport services sectors showing improvement.As per the data released by the Ministry of…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — The government proposed amendments to the Medical Devices Rules, 2017, to simplify regulatory requirements, standardise testing fees and facilitate faster market access for eligible medical devices, an official statement said on Monday."The government has undertaken key…
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.…