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Fee row: Google starts removing Indian apps

Shaadi.com, Altt, 99acres & Naukri among those taken off Play Store

GDP cheer for markets

Investor wealth surges by 4.3 trillion

Agencies Will Go After Everybody Who Has Got Black Money: FM

THE TAX DEVOLUTION share of states is decided by the Finance Commission and no finance minister, not even the "wickedest" one, can tweak it in favour of one state or the other, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at the Express Adda organised by The Indian Express in Bengaluru on Wednesday. She also said more than domestic factors, external factors are a cause of worry for the economy.

Demand For Fair OTT Tariff Rises

OTT DTH players urge I&B ministry, Trai for non-discriminatory rates

India's Young Weighed Down By Rising Obesity

INDIA COULD BE facing an obesity epidemic, with alarm bells ringing, particularly for the young. A new global analysis, published by The Lancet, found that 12.5 million children (7.3 million boys and 5.2 million girls) in the country, aged between 5 and 19, were grossly overweight in 2022, up from 0.4 million in 1990.

WTO talks deadlocked over key issues

Formal closing session postponed to Friday afternoon

Oaktree top private credit lender in 2023

OAKTREE CAPITAL, KOTAK Alternative Asset Managers and Varde Partners have emerged as the three biggest lenders in the country's private credit segment last year, according to a report by REDD.

'Micro and nano influencers will gain visibility on Marketplace'

THE INDIAN INFLUENCER marketing industry has experienced rapid growth in recent years, with a projected annual growth rate of 25% by 2026, according to Statista.

Japan's embattled PM Kishida apologises over funds scandal

JAPAN'S BELEAGUERED PRIME minister renewed his apology over his governing party's corruption scandal, promising to not hold any more parties himself as leader during a political ethics committee Thursday.

Israeli troops kill over 100 Gazans waiting for aid

HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN Gaza said on Thursday Israeli fire on people waiting for aid near Gaza City had killed 104 Palestinians and wounded 280, with one hospital saying it had received 10 bodies and dozens of injured patients.

Don't meddle in Ukraine affairs or risk N-war, Putin warns West

'MOSCOW HAS THE WEAPONS TO STRIKE TARGETS IN THE WEST'

Tight liquidity pushes bulk deposit rates up

10-20 basis points higher than Certificate of Deposit rates

Suven Pharma, Cohance to merge

CONTRACT DRUG MANUFACTURER Suven Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday it will merge with Cohance Lifesciences in an allshare deal, as it looks to further scale up its contract and development manufacturing services (CDMO) business.

Coal logistics policy launched

IN AN ATTEMPT to reduce coal imports while enhancing domestic availability, the government has firmed up a plan to increase the share of railways in transportation of the fuel to 87% by FY30 from the current 65%.

CAPEX DECLINES IN JAN: Fiscal deficit till Jan near 64% of target

Tax revenues growth outpaces revised estimate

Sebi moves to limit inflows into small, mid-cap funds

THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked money managers to consider restricting one-off investments from clients in small- and mid-cap stock mutual funds and cut commissions offered for their sale, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

₹75,000-crore rooftop solar scheme gets green light

CABINET CLEARS ENERGY, AGRICULTURE SCHEMES

Nod to ₹1.26-trillion chip-making units

Includes the country's first ₹91,000-crore semiconductor fabrication plant by Tata

GDP stunner: Growth zooms to 8.4% in Q3

Higher GST receipts, lower subsidy outgo widen GVA-GDP gap

Sunil Mittal First Indian To Be Knighted By King Charles III

TELECOM TYCOON SUNIL Bharti Mittal has been awarded Honorary Knighthood by the British King in recognition of his services to the UK and India business relations.

Law panel readies report on joint polls

Presentations made on measures for simultaneous polls in 2029

Berkshire, Lilly may shake tech’s grip on trn-dollar club

BIG TECH STOCKS created, and have so far dominated, the trilliondollar club in the US. For the first time, there's a race brewing for an outsider to join their ranks.

Unacceptable: Google CEO blasts Gemini image failure

GOOGLE IS WORKING to fix its Gemini AI tool, CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in a note on Tuesday, saying some of the text and image responses generated by the model were 'biased' and \"completely unacceptable\".

Apple shelves its electric car in favour of Al and Vision Pro

IN ABANDONING PLANS for a self-driving car, Apple Inc. is giving up on billions in potential revenue and the dream of selling what one executive called \"the ultimate mobile device.\" The hope is that other big bets- including generative AI and mixed-reality headsets - can make up the difference.

Yes Bank MD sees big opportunity in migration of Paytm’s merchant users

YES BANK SEES a huge opportunity in acquiring merchants at Paytm Payments Bank, but the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) must give a formal approval to the lender to onboard the crisis-ridden payments bank's merchants, MD & CEO of the private sector bank, Prashant Kumar, told reporters.

Reserve Bank seeks climate-related risk disclosure by lenders

THE RESERVE BANK on Wednesday proposed to make it mandatory for banks and NBFCs to disclose information about their climate-related financial risks on a standalone basis.

MSME loans rise 20% in July-Sept

LOAN ORIGINATION VOLUMES to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) rose 20% year on-year (y-o-y) in July-September owing to a growth in economic activity, a report from TransUnion CIBIL and Small Industries Development Bank of India showed on Wednesday.

NBFCs bet on insurance in a bid to boost topline

MANY NON-BANKING FINANCIAL companies(NBFCs) are focusing on the distribution of insurance products in a bid to diversify their sources of revenue and increase fee income.

Two in five passengers face delays or lose luggage at airports: Report

AIRLINES, ALONG WITH airports, should be made more accountable for baggage handling and timely delivery, according to a national survey carried out by LocalCircles.

SpiceJet settles 250-crore dispute with AerCap

SPICEJET SAID ON Wednesday that it has settled a 250 crore ($29.9 million) dispute with Celestial Aviation, a subsidiary of AerCap, one of the largest aircraft leasing groups.