New Delhi, Aug 1 — Over 72 lakh first‑time employees have entered the formal workforce since August 2025, within one year of the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana, an official statement said on Saturday.The scheme strengthens social security coverage and encourages…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday said its concessional foreign exchange swap facility has attracted $40.816 billion in overseas currency inflows since June when it was launched.Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) deposits account for the bulk of the mobilisation,…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — In a bid to support the socio-economic development of Bihar, Indian Railways has approved multitracking of the 29 km Danapur to Fatuha section of East Central Railway for Rs 976 crore, an official statement said on Saturday.The approval reaffirms the commitment of Indian Railways…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — India's passenger vehicle industry witnessed robust growth in July as leading automakers posted strong year-on-year sales on Saturday, led by sustained demand for SUVs, a sharp rise in electric vehicle sales and healthy export momentum.Hyundai Motor India posted its highest-ever…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — India and Rwanda have committed to expand bilateral trade and boost business-to-business engagement, as they reviewed the current state of bilateral trade in goods and services, an official statement said on Saturday.India remains Rwanda's largest source of pharmaceutical…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — More than 5.9 crore income tax returns (ITRs) have been filed for the Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27 by the July 31 deadline, the Income Tax Department said on Saturday, while thanking taxpayers for their timely compliance.In a post on social media platform X, the department said,…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — August brings a slew of financial deadlines and events that could affect taxpayers and banking customers, including an August 31 income tax return (ITR) deadline for businesses and professionals, the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting and bank service…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — Continuing a robust trend, India’s gross goods and services tax (GST) collections surged 15.4 per cent (year-on-year) to Rs 2.11 lakh crore in July — fastest in 14 months, the government data showed on Saturday.This is the second time this fiscal (FY27) that monthly collections…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to keep policy rates unchanged in its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting this month, as consumer price inflation is expected to remain above 5 per cent for the next two quarters and Q1 FY27 domestic product growth may exceed about 7…
Seoul, Aug 1 — South Korea's monthly exports soared to the second highest ever by moving up nearly 63 per cent in July from a year earlier, data showed on Saturday, amid solid global demand for memory chips.Outbound shipments came to $98.89 billion in July, according to the Ministry of Trade,…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — By creating a robust offshore exploration ecosystem through better data, risk-sharing, common infrastructure and domestic manufacturing capabilities, the ‘Samudra Manthan’ scheme will enable India to build national capability in deepwater exploration and production, strengthen…
Mumbai, Aug 1 — Market regulator SEBI has barred Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) and two of its top executives, Punit Goenka and Subhash Chandra, from the securities market after finding that ZEEL’s Hyderabad land was mortgaged against loans availed by Essel Group entities without…
Mumbai, Aug 1 — The Indian equity benchmarks posted strong weekly gains as crude prices eased, alleviating global inflationary concerns.Nifty jumped 2.59 per cent during the week and edged up 0.27 per cent on the last trading day to reach 24,383. At close, Sensex was up 166 points, or 0.21 per…
New Delhi, July 31 — India's private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) fundraises more than doubled to $21.2 billion across 48 funds in the first half (H1) of 2026, reflecting strong investor confidence despite a slowdown in deal activity, according to a report released on Friday.A report by…
New Delhi, July 31 — Passengers travelling by train can now book and pay for excess luggage online while reserving their tickets, as Indian Railways on Friday rolled out a new digital facility aimed at making the travel process more convenient.The service integrates excess luggage booking with the…
New Delhi, July 31 — Petrol prices in Delhi would have risen to around Rs 125 per litre during the recent West Asian crisis without ethanol blending, the government said on Friday, claiming the programme helped consumers save nearly Rs 30 per litre by cushioning the impact of the global crude oil…
Mumbai, July 31 — Shares of Thermax Limited came under intense selling pressure on Friday after the company reported a steep decline in earnings for the June quarter, with investors reacting sharply to the weak profitability and a significant cost overrun in one of its projects.The stock fell as…
New Delhi, July 31 — While for the last 20 years, Western governments have seen India as indispensable to the 21st-century order, they have not matched this with capital investment which has instead been flowing into China over the last 30 years and created a strategic adversary, according to an…
New Delhi, July 31 — The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first-ever air shipment of Karnataka's Neelam and Totapuri mangoes to the Maldives to promote India's late-season mango varieties in overseas markets, an official statement…
New Delhi, July 31 — Most privacy incidents will arise from AI‑generated inferences about individuals by 2029, rather than from direct exposure of personally identifiable information (PII), a report said on Friday.The report from Gartner, Inc said advances in generative AI and machine learning…
New Delhi, July 31 — More than 5.5 crore income tax returns (ITRs) have been filed so far for Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27, the Income Tax Department said on Friday, as taxpayers rushed to complete the filing process on the last day of the deadline.In a post on social media platform X, the…