New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The recent transformation of India's flagship rural employment guarantee programme puts a greater financial burden on states, highlighting a long-running source of friction in the... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The Indian equity benchmarks concluded the final session of 2025 on a firm note, snapping a four-day losing streak as value buying emerged across sectors. Nifty 50 advanced 190.7... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The number of small businesses going public grew at a slower pace this year as stringent regulatory requirements to curb frenzy and unfavourable macroeconomic conditions dampened ... Read More
Stock market recap, Jan. 1 -- The Indian stock market witnessed healthy cross-segment buying on the last day of 2025, driven by short covering triggered by optimism that the coming year will be better... Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jan. 1 -- A major development comes from the Ministry of Finance as tobacco products are set to become costlier from the beginning of February, following a decision by the Central Governm... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Gross GST collections rose 6.1 per cent to over Rs 1.74 lakh crore in December 2025, even as sweeping tax cuts slowed down growth in revenues from domestic transactions, according... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The Tobacco Institute of India (TII) on Wednesday said it was shocked by the sharp increase in duty announced on December 31, 2025, arguing that it contradicts repeated government... Read More
Hanoi, Jan. 1 -- Destinations across Vietnam greeted the year's first visitors on the morning of January 1, marking an auspicious start to the new tourism season. At the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National ... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- India's total goods and services tax (GST) collections rose 6.1% year-on-year in December 2025 to Rs 1,74,550 crore. The subdued growth in GST collections reflects the sweeping r... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The Centre is preparing to significantly relax a five-year-old rule that shut out Chinese capital and put existing investments in limbo, easing the stringent Press Note 3 (PN3) di... Read More