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…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) 2024 certification for its Asset Management System for Mumbai Metro Line-3, becoming the first metro organisation in India to receive certification under the international standard for asset management, an official said on Sunday. The…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — Urban Company on Sunday filed a defamation and disparagement suit against Kent RO Systems before the Delhi High Court, alleging that advertisements and social media posts by the company made false and misleading claims about its Native water purifiers.According to an exchange…
Kolkata, Aug 23 — West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh assured him of more investment in the state in the coming days. Adhikari was speaking at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited where Rajnath Singh laid the foundation…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — With the historic milestone of 100 launches and 548 satellites placed in orbit, including around 460 in the last decade alone, India’s space sector is reaching new horizons, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday."On National Space Day, we come…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — India’s action against at least 57 websites and databases hosted on Google’s Firebase platform has put the spotlight on how cybercriminals are allegedly exploiting a legitimate cloud service to run phishing campaigns, distribute malware and steal sensitive financial information.…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has mandated medical device manufacturers that outsource sterilisation to disclose the licence number of the facility carrying out the process on the labels of their devices, in a move aimed at strengthening traceability and…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — As India commemorates National Space Day on August 23, experts from the country’s space industry on Sunday said the next phase of India’s space journey will be driven not only by launch and satellite capabilities but also by the rapid expansion of downstream applications,…
Mumbai, Aug 23 — The near-term outlook for the Indian stock market remains sideways to cautious, with analysts identifying 77,000-77,380 as an immediate support zone for the Sensex and 77,720-78,000 as a key resistance area, while the Nifty faces resistance at 24,400-24,600.Analysts said a…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, will visit Japan from 24 to 27 August 2026, travelling to Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, leading India’s largest-ever business delegation to Japan, comprising more than 200 business representatives and spanning sectors ranging…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — As part of India’s push for regenerative agriculture, the country’s farmers are adopting practices such as natural farming, agroforestry, micro-irrigation, integrated farming systems, and scientific soil management, according to the factsheet on Sunday.Government support has…
Mumbai , Aug 23 — Four of the top-10 most valued companies in India collectively saw their market capitalisation erode by Rs 87,960.29 crore last week.The Sensex declined 468.42 points, or 0.60 per cent, during the week, while the Nifty fell 114 points, or 0.46 per cent.Commenting on Nifty…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday said that it has taken strict regulatory action against two food businesses in Delhi and Daman after inspections uncovered serious food safety violations and instances of non-compliance.The food safety regulator…