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NEW DELHI: Retail inflation eased to a 99-month low in Sept as food prices moderated and a favourable base effect helped, triggering hopes of a cut in interest rates in the months ahead.Data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Monday showed inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), rose an annual…
US stocks rebounded on Monday after President Donald Trump signalled a softer approach on China, easing market fears of escalating tariffs and a potential trade clash.The S&P 500 rose 1.1%, recovering nearly half of its steep decline on Friday, which had marked its worst drop since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 413 points,…
Starting November 15, 2025, the toll collection system on highways will see a major overhaul as the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is set to implement a revised fee structure across all National Highways. The update aims to boost the use of digital payments, reduce congestion at toll plazas, and promote transparency in toll…
Rhea Chakraborty has received major relief from the Bombay High Court, which has reportedly directed the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to return her passport and permanently relax the bail conditions imposed during the Sushant Singh Rajput demise case. Background of Sushant Singh Rajput’s case Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away on June 14, 2020….
MUMBAI: RBI has set about easing lending norms while tightening its financial oversight. Its latest rules promise cheaper and more flexible loans for borrowers, wider access to credit against gold, and easier capital-raising avenues for banks.Draft proposals, meanwhile, would extend repayment terms, sharpen exposure limits and quicken credit reporting to bureaus to weekly from monthly…
Markets regulator Sebi on Friday announced a simplified framework for transferring securities from a nominee to the legal heir, aimed at reducing unnecessary tax and compliance hassles.Under the current system, such transfers were sometimes treated as “sales” and assessed for capital gains tax, even though Section 47(iii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, exempts them….
MUMBAI: In a move that is expected to reduce compliance for companies and allow smooth transition to the new GST regime, the govt has relaxed price sticker norms, making re-stickering of unsold stock manufactured before Sept 22 voluntary (optional) for firms. Companies will no longer be obligated to do so. The FMCG industry, which sells…
India’s unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above eased to 5.1 per cent in August 2025, marking a second consecutive month of decline, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) on Monday.The rate had stood at 5.2 per cent in July…
