NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unfurled the national flag for the 11th time in a row from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day. In his address on the country’s 78th Independence Day, Modi said it is a day to pay tribute to the countless people who made sacrifices and […]
NEW DELHI: US short-seller Hindenburg Research launched a fresh broadside against market regulator SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch, alleging she and her husband Dhaval Buch had stakes in obscure offshore funds used in the Adani money siphoning scandal. In a blogpost, Hindenburg said 18 months since its damning report on Adani, “SEBI has shown a surprising […]
NEW DELHI: Despite global economy remaining under the grip of policy uncertainties, India’s economic growth continues to be the shining exception and will remain so in the years ahead. Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament today said that India’s inflation continues to be low, stable […]
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said having two income tax regimes is a “bad idea” that will lead to tax arbitration and people will be confused as to which one to choose. In sops for the middle class, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hiked standard […]
NEW DELHI: Hitting out at the NDA-led Narendra Modi government over three private firms increasing mobile service tariffs, the Congress on Friday accused it of “fleecing” 109 crore cell phone users and asked how can the firms be permitted to unilaterally increase rates without any oversight and regulation. Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala said it […]
NEW DELHI: The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) indicated on Friday that export projections for the current fiscal year are still being finalized. This comes amidst ongoing efforts to ease business operations and realize the ambitious target of $2 trillion in exports by 2030. In FY’24, total exports recorded a slight gain, reaching USD […]
MUMBAI: Amul, marketed by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, is preparing for a significant expansion in the US market. Following the launch of fresh milk in collaboration with the Michigan Milk Producers Association, the federation is now looking to introduce a variety of other dairy products. ‘Fresh products have a good demand in the […]
NEW DELHI: Luxury furniture brand Stanley Lifestyles announced on Thursday that it successfully garnered over Rs 161 crore from anchor investors, just a day before its initial share-sale. The allocated shareholders include prestigious names like SBI Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund, and Max Life Insurance Company, among others, according to a circular on BSE’s website. […]
NEW DELHI: In a strategic move to support global food security, the Indian government has authorized the export of 2,000 tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Malawi and Zimbabwe. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) confirmed this in a recent notification. Although India banned non-basmati white rice exports in July 2023 to stabilize domestic […]
NEW DELHI: Indian tech startups have secured an impressive total of $4.1 billion in funding during the first half of 2024, reflecting a 4% increase from the latter half of 2023, according to Tracxn’s latest report. Although this figure represents a notable decline from the $4.8 billion raised in H1 2023, India continues to hold […]
NEW DELHI: The real estate sector in India has seen a significant debt sanctioning of Rs 9.63 lakh crore during the 2018-23 period, paving the way for further debt financing opportunities amounting to Rs 14 lakh crore over the next three years, as revealed by a joint report from JLL India and Propstack. In the […]
NEW DELHI: Bignonia Towers is the first-ever ultra-luxury high-rise residential project in Sohna and has been launched by Central Park, a leading Gurugram-based real estate developer owned by The Bakshi Group of Enterprises, a legacy name across real estate, infrastructure, hospitality, and automotive industries. This iconic project is strategically located in the heart of Central […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the State Bank of India to make a complete disclosure of all details related to electoral bonds, including the unique bond numbers that would disclose the link between the buyer and the recipient political party, by March 21. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D […]
NEW DELHI: The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, the world’s biggest election exercise, will kick off on April 19 with the counting of votes set to take place on June 4 as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi makes a bid for a third consecutive term in office. Announcing the election schedule on Saturday, Chief Election […]
NEW DELHI: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday held a meeting to take stock of preparations for the ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ proposed to be held at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on March 14. The SKM, which spearheaded the 2020-21 farmers’ agitation, had earlier announced to hold the ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ to press the Centre […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday hailed the Supreme Court for dismissing the SBI’s plea seeking an extension of time to furnish electoral bond details but said it was ”halfway to truth” and the top court should also give directions so that the nation gets to know who contributed funds to the BJP to bag […]
