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Pakistan: Economic activity at risk as cargo strike disrupts essential sup
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Business leaders in Pakistan's Karachi have warned that economic activity in the port city and across the province may come to a standstill as a cargo transporters' strike enters its ninth day. According to Dawn, the ongoing strike has severely disrupted the movement of goods and threatens t
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Department of Posts partners BSE to expand Mutual Fund access across India
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Department of Posts (DoP), Ministry of Communications and the stock exchange BSE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in line with the Budget 2025-26 announcement, which emphasised leveraging India Post's vast postal network as a catalyst for economic activity in rural and semi-urb
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FM Sitharaman calls for global cooperation to address new tax challenges a
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the global economy is facing new and complex challenges arising from the digitalisation of economic activity and the emergence of new financial products, and stressed that these issues require joint action by all jurisdictions.
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India's GDP growth numbers for first half of FY26 expected to touch 7.6%:
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The domestic GDP growth in the first half of the current financial year, FY26, is expected to come in at 7.6 per cent, higher than the 6.1 per cent recorded during the same period last year, as highlighted in a report by ICICI.
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"NE means new engine of growth": Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Speaking at the North East Oil & Gas Conclave 2025, the Union Minister said, "Under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the renewed focus on Inland Water Transport (IWT) has enabled smooth and swift cargo movement, reduce logistics costs and provide a reliable mult
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India's Urban Growth Broadens: Dun & Bradstreet's City Vitality Index High
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 13: Dun & Bradstreet, a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, has released the City Vitality Index - Q4 2025, offering a granular view of India's urban economy. Powered by satellite-based Earth Observation (EO) data, the Index tracks
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India records lowest retail inflation drop in October, GST rate cuts helpe
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's retail inflation fell sharply to 0.25 per cent in October 2025, lowest year-on-year inflation of the current CPI series, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Wednesday.
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Bajaj Finserv Banking and Financial Services Fund: NFO Open for Subscripti
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 10: The financial sector plays an important role in supporting economic activity. It includes banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), insurance providers, asset management companies, and fintech firms. Together, these entities facilitate essential
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PM Modi flags off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from Varanasi
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The new Vande Bharat Express trains will operate on the Banaras-Khajuraho, Lucknow-Saharanpur, Firozpur-Delhi, and Ernakulam-Bengaluru routes. By significantly reducing travel time between major destinations, these trains will enhance regional mobility, promote tourism, and support econom
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PM Modi visits border states Arunachal, Tripura; says "North East is the A
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of two major hydropower projects worth over Rs 3,700 crore in Itanagar. The Heo Hydro Electric Project (240 MW) and Tato-I Hydro Electric Project (186 MW) will be developed in the Siyom sub-basin of Arunachal Pradesh.
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We said compensation cess should be increased, but Centre did not agree: P
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a major reform aimed at providing relief to households, farmers, businesses and the healthcare sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a sweeping reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on a wide range of essential items, automobiles, agriculture inputs,
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Wide ranging reforms will improve lives of our citizens: PM Modi on GST re
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a major reform aimed at providing relief to households, farmers, businesses and the healthcare sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a sweeping reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on a wide range of essential items, automobiles, agriculture inpu
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