Business
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Asian shares mostly higher after Wall Street’s record week
Tokyo: Asian shares traded mostly higher Monday, cheered by a record finish last week on Wall Street. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.5% in morning trading to 45,729.33, rebounding from the decline…
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Air India flight delays, returns to Heathrow after wrong passenger boarding
Mumbai: A Delhi-bound Air India aircraft returned to the London Heathrow airport on Sunday when it was taxiing for takeoff as a passenger who was issued the boarding pass failed to board…
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Patanjali foods lowers MRPs on Food, Non-Food products post GST cut
New Delhi: Patanjali Foods Ltd has reduced retail prices (MRP) of various products, including Nutrela soya chunks, with effect from Monday, passing on the benefits of GST reduction to consumers. In a…
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US decision to raise H-1B visa fees likely to hurt US more than India: GTRI
New Delhi: A decision of the US President Donald Trump to raise H-1B visa fees to USD 100,000 per worker is likely to hurt America more than India, think tank GTRI said…
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FPIs take out Rs 7,945 cr from equities in September
New Delhi: Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 7,945 crore from Indian equities so far in September, weighed down by global uncertainties such as tariffs and persistent geopolitical tensions. This follows heavy…
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Mcap of seven of top-10 most valued firms jumps by Rs 1.18 lakh cr
New Delhi: The combined market valuation of seven of the top-10 most valued firms jumped by Rs 1,18,328.29 crore last week, with State Bank of India and Bharti Airtel emerging as the…
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US H-1B visa fee hike shows Centre’s ‘failure’ says Asadussin Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday lashed out at the Centre over the steep hike in US H1B visa fee, saying it is a “failure” of the union government that if…
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Amid H-1B visa hike, Nasscom urges workers to return within 24 hours
New Delhi: Nasscom has urged its member companies to urgently get their H-1B employees who are currently outside America, to return to the US, amid the tight one-day countdown to visa fee…
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Amul slashes dairy prices; butter, ghee, cheese to be cheaper from Sept 22
New Delhi: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy items under the Amul brand, on Saturday, September 20, announced the reduction of retail prices of more than 700 product packs,…
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Bullet train to multiply India’s economy, claims Vaishnaw; first phase to start in 2027
Mumbai: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project will act as a “multiplier” for India’s economy the way it did when the high speed service was first introduced more than six decades ago in…
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H-1B visa fee hike: Uncertainty looms over Indian IT sector, flags Nasscom
New Delhi: Industry body Nasscom on Saturday said the US’s move to raise H-1B visa application fee to USD 100,000 will impact India’s technology services companies, as business continuity will be disrupted…
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Trump’s H-1B visa decision will affect US economy also: CM Revanth
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said the decision of US President Donald Trump like imposition of high tariffs on India, would affect the American economy as well. Speaking…
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Indian IT faces heat as US hikes H-1B visa fee to USD 100,000
New Delhi: The USD 100,000 annual fee imposed by the US on H-1B visas will escalate costs and erode competitiveness for heavy H-1B users and may potentially disrupt business models and revenue…
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UAE firms keen to invest in Indian infra, banking, startups, logistics sectors: Goyal
Dubai: The UAE companies are looking at multiple sectors, such as infrastructure, data centres, banking, startups and logistics, in India to increase their investments, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on…
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Rupee falls 7 paise to 88.27 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee witnessed range-bound trading in morning deals on Friday and depreciated 7 paise to 88.27 against the US dollar, dragged lower by broad dollar strength and a negative trend in…
