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The UPI of insurance?

If executed well, Bima Sugam could do for insurance what UPI did for digital payments and ONDC aims to do for e-commerce

20 Oct 2025 12:52 am
Paper gains are naughty

Understanding the difference between profit and notiprofit in investing to avoid overreacting to paper gains

20 Oct 2025 12:34 am
Attractiveness of Small Savings interest rates

Rates are higher than required according to the formula; over the past four to five months, G-Sec yields inched up as the market is looking at end of the current RBI rate cut cycle

20 Oct 2025 12:15 am
ICICI Bank commits 625 crore to set up radiation therapy facilities at Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai

The ground breaking ceremony and unveiling of foundation stone for the building named as ICICI Foundation Block for Radiation Oncology were conducted on October 19

19 Oct 2025 9:14 pm
RBL Bank eyes to join league of big banks post $3 billion deal with UAEs ENBD Bank

Currently 13th largest in terms of market cap, the RBL Bank is eyeing top 5 position among private sector banks in the country

19 Oct 2025 7:20 pm
Centre extends deadline for filing GSTR-3B return till October 25

GSTR-3B is a monthly and quarterly summary return that registered taxpayers file in a staggered manner between the 20th, 22nd and 24th of every month for different categories of taxpayers

19 Oct 2025 11:45 am
What are the new PF withdrawal guidelines? | Explained

Why have the norms been changed? What has been the response? Why are Opposition parties opposing it?

19 Oct 2025 3:08 am
Employees Union protests Emirates NBDs takeover of RBL Bank for 26,850 crore, says its an onslaught of foreign capital on Indian banking

ENBD to make open offer for RBL Banks shares from public shareholders, to amalgamate its Indian branches into RBL Bank

19 Oct 2025 2:30 am
IndusInd Bank swings back into red with 437 crore loss in Q2 on MFI stress

The Hinduja group-promoted lender had reported a net profit of 1,331 crore in year-ago period and 604 crore in the preceding June quarter

18 Oct 2025 10:30 pm
Punjab National Bank's Q2 profit rises 14% to Rs 4,904 crore

It had logged a profit of 4,303 crore in the year-ago period, the state-owned lender said in a BSE filing

18 Oct 2025 10:19 pm
India-E.U. trade talks: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to visit Brussels October end

Engagements between the two sides have increased as they have decided to conclude the negotiations by December

18 Oct 2025 7:39 pm
GST rate cut benefits reaching consumers, government monitoring prices of 54 items

Nirmala Sitharaman said the government has been monitoring price cuts in 54 items across the country since the lower GST rates came into effect on September 22

18 Oct 2025 3:17 pm
WOL3D launches BRAHMA, a 3D printing farm to aid smart manufacturing

BRAHMA is already producing around 10,000 parts per week, and is geared to ramp up to 50,000 units in the coming months

18 Oct 2025 12:23 pm
Samsung Electronics family to sell $1.2 billion stake amid share rally

The purpose of the sale of 17.7 million shares, or a 0.3% stake in Samsung Electronics, is to cover tax payments and loan repayment, according to the late Friday filing with the Korea Exchange

18 Oct 2025 10:23 am
IndiGo to buy 30 more wide-body A350-900 planes

Separately, the airline has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to equip its fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft with Trent XWB-84 engines

18 Oct 2025 7:03 am
Embraer inaugurates India office, signs agreement with Mahindra group to develop a hub for C-390 military transport aircraft

Embraer also plans to build capacity in India to capitalise on opportunities within the countrys aerospace and defense industry

17 Oct 2025 11:06 pm
`Agentic AI a massive opportunity as well as a potential liability for India

Security, privacy, and ethical oversight must evolve as fast as the AI itself, says Saugat Sindhu, Global Head,Advisory Services, Cybersecurity & Risk Services, Wipro

17 Oct 2025 9:42 pm
LTTS posts 2.8% growth in Q2 net profit, announces interim dividend of 18 per share

In the face of shifting market dynamics and geopolitical unpredictability, the companys multi-segment strategy helped, says CEO & MD Amit Chadha

17 Oct 2025 8:37 pm
Stock markets rise for third day, Sensex jumps 484.53 points on gains in banking, oil shares

Among Sensex firms, Asian Paints jumped the most by 4.18%. Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries were also among the gainers

17 Oct 2025 4:22 pm
Rupee falls 7 paise to close at 88.03 against U.S. dollar

Forex traders said renewed foreign fund inflows and lower crude oil prices boosted investor sentiment further and restricted the downfall

17 Oct 2025 4:14 pm
India's Russian oil import rebound in Oct after dip in previous quarter: Kpler

The data pertains to the period prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's statement claiming Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to stop Russian crude imports

17 Oct 2025 3:05 pm
Gold futures hit record 1.32 lakh/10g amid global worries

Gold prices continue to surge, reaching new record highs as concerns about a potential credit crisis in the U.S. outweigh optimism over a likely improvement in U.S.-Russia relations, says CEO of Aspect Bullion & Refinery

17 Oct 2025 12:41 pm
Megha Engineering bags $225.5 million hydrocarbon project in Kuwait

The project involves the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a New Gas Sweetening and Sulphur Recovery Facility (NGSF) in the oil fields of West Kuwait

17 Oct 2025 12:06 pm
Rupee rises 21 paise to 87.75 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Forex traders said renewed foreign fund inflows and lower crude oil prices boosted investor sentiment further

17 Oct 2025 10:20 am
Stock markets recover early lost ground; trade higher on foreign fund inflows

In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi traded in the positive territory while Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng quoted lower

17 Oct 2025 10:15 am
NMDC Steel product bags BIS certification

The certification was presented during the World Standards Day 2025 celebration organised by BIS, Raipur

17 Oct 2025 1:04 am
Restoring fiscal space for the States

With rising public aspirations and widening service gaps, States expenditure commitments are steadily increasing; GST introduction has altered the resource position of the States, in addition to centralising the authority to levy tax

16 Oct 2025 10:51 pm
Wipro posts subdued Q2 net profit at 3,246 crore

Tariff uncertainties continue to impact consumer, energy and manufacturing sectors leading customers to re-evaluate supply chains, says Pallia

16 Oct 2025 9:10 pm
Cyient net dips 23% in Q2, to pay 16 interim dividend

The net profit came on total income that was nearly 4% lower at 1,831 crore (1,900 crore)

16 Oct 2025 8:06 pm
LIC introduces two new insurance plans

Jan Suraksha and Bima Lakshmi are among the first set to to be rolled out by LIC in the new Goods and Services Tax regime, effective from September 22

16 Oct 2025 7:50 pm
Ola Electric rides beyond bikes; forays into battery energy storage systems for homes

There is huge gap between energy production and demand, solar can only fill half of the story, while battery (storage) will complete it, says Ola Electric CMD Bhavish Aggarwal

16 Oct 2025 7:18 pm
Zepto raises $450 million; valuation soars to $7 billion

We now have approximately $900 million of net cash in the bank and are more than well-capitalised for the future, says Zepto CEO and Co-Founder Aadit Palicha

16 Oct 2025 6:53 pm
Next formal round of India-EU FTA talks not set, remaining issues need continuous discussion

The 14th and latest round of negotiations was held on October 6-10 in Brussels

16 Oct 2025 4:57 pm
Rupee jumps 21 paise to close at 87.87 against U.S. dollar

Forex traders said that likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India and a firm trend in domestic equities further enthused investors.

16 Oct 2025 4:52 pm
India in active dialogue for trade pact with U.S., EU, Oman: Goyal

India has implemented trade pacts with Australia, the UAE and EFTA bloc. It has also signed an agreement with the U.K.

16 Oct 2025 4:50 pm
Nestle Indias September quarter profit slips 17.4% to 743 crore

The company said its revenue increased 11% to 5,630.23 crore in the September quarter

16 Oct 2025 1:09 pm
Gold surge 1,185 to record 1.28 lakh/10g, breaches $4,250 an ounce in global markets

Silver prices also surged to new peaks to hit a record 1,64,660 per kilogram

16 Oct 2025 12:51 pm
Gold surges 1,185 to record 1.28 lakh/10g, breaches $4,250 an ounce in global markets

Silver prices also surged to new peaks to hit a record 1,64,660 per kilogram

16 Oct 2025 12:51 pm
Nestle to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide over next two years

The layoffs include 12,000 white-collar jobs, saving the company one billion Swiss francs on top of 4,000 job cuts already underway in production and the supply chain

16 Oct 2025 12:13 pm
Rupee rises 40 paise to 87.68 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading lower by 0.28% to 98.51

16 Oct 2025 10:23 am
Springer Nature invests in AI to protect research integrity: CEO

India is the companys largest location with 20% of its employees based here. The company is planning to increase the head count here

16 Oct 2025 8:15 am