Category: Business

India on Monday announced a $175 million development assistance package for Seychelles after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with the island nation’s President Patrick Herminie, with the two sides outlining a joint vision to expand bilateral engagement across sectors. The development was announced following the Modi-Herminie meeting, which also saw the signing of […]

Benchmarking its market access strategy to product sensitivity, India will grant quota-based duty concessions in the automobile sector while offering market access to alcoholic beverages under tariff reduction and minimum import price-based formulations under the trade pact with the United States, the government said on Monday, PTI reported. Under the agreement, tariffs on $30.94 billion […]

Silver prices surged more than 6 per cent to Rs 2.72 lakh per kilogram in the national capital on Monday, while gold climbed nearly 1 per cent to Rs 1.58 lakh per 10 grams, supported by firm global trends and a weaker US dollar.According to local marketmen, silver rose Rs 17,000, or 6.66 per cent, […]

Balancing India’s manufacturing expansion ambitions with its net zero commitments is emerging as a key structural challenge, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran said, noting that the country must grow industrial capacity even as it works to lower its carbon footprint.Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the launch of the Niti Aayog study report […]

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin during the inauguration of the Tata Motors passenger vehicles and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) manufacturing facility, in Panapakkam, Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu. (@CMOTamilnadu/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. (TMPV) and its subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover Automotive (JLR) have commenced operations at their new manufacturing […]

Representative image generated by AI (Gemini) In a move aimed at modernising retirement fund access, EPFO is working on a new mobile application that may allow subscribers to withdraw a portion of their EPF savings instantly through the UPI payment gateway. The app, expected to be launched around April, is part of efforts to reduce […]

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty extended their gains for a second straight session on Monday, supported by optimism around the India-US trade deal and strong buying interest in public sector banks, consumer durables and realty stocks.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 485.35 points, or 0.58 per cent, to close at 84,065.75. During the session, the […]

When exchanges are active and predictable, FPOs can aggregate produce and hedge prices before harvest. (AI image) By Dr. Arun Raste, MD and CEO, NCDEXIndian agriculture has always had the backing of strong public policy support. Systems like MSP, procurement and buffer stocking have played a stabilising role for decades. They give confidence to farmers […]

Tax return deadlines have been extended to 31 August in case of non-audit business cases. By Ishita SenguptaIndia’s Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget 2026-27 on 1 February 2026, the ninth of her tenure, terming it as a unique Yuva Shakti-driven Budget. Rather than announcing sweeping tax reductions, the Budget reinforced continuity from […]

Liberty cannot be kept in limbo: Supreme court fixes timelines for bail and anticipatory bail applications (AI image) In a landmark ruling on the interplay between anticipatory bail, individual freedom and judicial expediency, the Supreme Court of India, on 12.09.2025, dismissed the criminal appeals challenging the denial of pre-arrest bail, while simultaneously making forthright observations […]