Business
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UIDAI forms high-level expert panel to make Aadhaar future-ready
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India has formed a high-level expert panel to make Aadhaar technology future-ready, especially for scalability and resilience against evolving cybersecurity threats, an official statement said…
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No GST return filing allowed for dues pending over 3 yrs: GSTN
New Delhi: Businesses will not be able to file GST returns which are due for three years or more beginning the November tax period, GST Network (GSTN) has said. In an advisory,…
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India’s forex reserves drop to USD 695.35 bn
Mumbai: India’s forex reserves dropped by USD 6.925 billion to USD 695.355 billion during the week ended October 24, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves…
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US grants 6 months sanctions waiver to India on Chabahar port
New Delhi: The US has granted India a six-month exemption from American sanctions on the Chabahar port in Iran, the External Affairs Ministry (MEA) said on Thursday. The sanctions were to come…
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Modi says right time to invest in Indian shipping sector; meets global CEOs
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday exhorted global investors to take bets on the Indian shipping sector, pointing out that this is the “right time” for such a move. The Prime…
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Stock markets rebound in early trade on US Fed rate cut hopes
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back in early trade on Wednesday, tracking a rally in global peers, amid hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve…
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DGCA flags serious compliance lapses at Akasa Air after safety review
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA has flagged various regulatory non-compliances at Akasa Air, including repetitive procedural lapses, and has asked the airline to take remedial actions, according to sources. The observations have…
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Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia
Washington: Elon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia. Writing on social media, Musk said that “Grokipedia.com version 0.1 is…
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Rupee falls 10 paise to close at 88.29 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 10 paise to close at 88.29 against the US dollar on Tuesday on weak domestic stock markets and foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said a weak US…
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BPCL inks Rs 1 lakh cr MoU with OIL for Ramayapatnam refinery project
Hyderabad: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Tuesday signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Oil India Limited (OIL), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), and Fertilisers & Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT). BPCL and…
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Gold drops Rs 3034 to Rs 1.18 lakh per 10 grams
Mumbai: The downward trend in gold prices continued on Tuesday, with rates falling close to Rs 1.18 lakh per 10 grams amid weak global cues and renewed optimism over trade talks between…
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RBI returns Jana Small Finance Bank’s universal bank application
Mumbai: Jana Small Finance Bank on Tuesday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has returned its application to become a universal bank due to non-fulfilment of criteria. The Small Finance Bank’s…
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Reliance Industries says will comply with US sanctions on Russian oil
New Delhi: Reliance Industries on Friday said it will comply with the latest US and other Western sanctions relating to Russian oil and will tweak refinery operations to meet them. The oil-to-retail…
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Sensex, Nifty open lower amid US-China trade tension
Mumbai: Indian stock markets opened lower on Friday amid reports that the United States may launch a fresh investigation into China over their 2020 trade deal. Rising oil prices, driven by new…
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Telangana targets Rs 1 lakh crore investment in Life Sciences by 2030: Sridhar Babu
Hyderabad: Telangana has set an ambitious target of attracting Rs 1 lakh crore in new investments in the Life Sciences sector by 2030, aiming to generate employment for five lakh people, state…
