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PhonePe launches dengue, malaria insurance at Rs 59 per year

New Delhi: PhonePe on Tuesday announced the launch of a new and affordable insurance plan for dengue and malaria on its platform, starting at just Rs. 59 per year. The affordable health…
Centre has released Rs 50,571 crore to states as special assistance

New Delhi: The Centre has released Rs 50,571.42 crore to states as part of its ‘special assistance for capital investment’ scheme to step up expenditure in various development projects during the first…

Adani Group on solid financial footing despite US-related developments: Bernstein

New Delhi: The US-headquartered financial research major Bernstein has published a report on Adani Group companies, stating that the Group is currently in a much stronger position than it was during the…
Area sown under Rabi crop crosses 428 lakh hectares mark

New Delhi: The area covered under the sowing of the Rabi crop in the ongoing season has gone up to 428.28 hectares as on December 2 up from 411.8 lakh hectares, according…
India to seek closer ties with US under Trump 2.0, says Jaishankar

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday said that India would be exploring more “collaborative possibilities” with the US once the Donald Trump-led administration takes over. Addressing the CII Partnership…
India passenger vehicle sales up 4 pc in Nov

New Delhi: The passenger vehicle (PV) sales in India increased about 4 per cent (year-on-year) at 3,50,000 units in the month of November, data showed on Monday. The total domestic PV wholesales…
UPI transactions may touch 25 billion a month towards 2025 end

New Delhi: The mega success story of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) continues, and it would be no surprise if the number of UPI transactions touches 25 billion a month towards the end…

India records 45 pc surge in FDI in April-Sept

New Delhi: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into India surged by a robust 45 per cent to $29.79 billion in April-September during the current financial year compared to $20.5 billion in the…
Sharp GDP rebound expected driven by private capex, agri growth, buoyant consumption

New Delhi: The dip in India’s Q2 GDP growth is temporary, driven by seasonal monsoon effects and election-related factors, and should begin to correct by January-March period (Q4) FY25, according to industry…
Electric 2-wheeler sales see 29 pc growth in India in Nov

New Delhi: India saw 29 per cent growth (year-on-year) in electric two-wheeler (e2W) sales in the month of November at 118,924 units, which took cumulative 11-month sales of e2Ws to 1.07 million…
25 pc hike in Centre’s capex to spur growth in second half of 2024-25: Report

New Delhi: The Central government’s capital expenditure is expected to increase by a robust 25 per cent in the second half of the financial year 204-2025 compared to the same period of…
Potato prices in Bengal retail markets likely to rise as traders threaten strike

Kolkata: The price of potatoes, which is already high in the retail markets of West Bengal, might rise further in the coming week following the decision of the traders association to go…
Market Outlook: RBI MPC, PMI and global economic data key factors for next week

New Delhi: Indian market outlook for next week will be guided by major domestic and global economic events such as RBI’s interest rate decision, manufacturing and services PMI data, auto sales, US…
ATF price hiked 1.45%, commercial LPG up Rs 16.5 per cylinder

New Delhi: Jet fuel, or ATF, price on Sunday was hiked by 1.45 per cent and rates of commercial LPG used in hotels and restaurants increased by Rs 16.5 per 19-kg cylinder…
Every attack makes us stronger, says Gautam Adani on US allegations

Jaipur: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said on Saturday that the set of allegations being levelled against the conglomerate in the US was another attack on the group from which it would…