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Net direct tax collections rise 13% to Rs.12.1 trillion

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Net direct tax collections rose 12.96% year-on-year to Rs.12.12 trillion as of 17 September of fiscal year 2027, as per the income-tax department's provisional data released on ... Read More


Air India new CEO weighs Express merger to cut loss

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Air India Ltd.'s incoming CEO Tewolde Gebremariam is considering folding the no-frills Air India Express unit into the group as he tries to cut costs to counter record loss, acc... Read More


BCCI AGM underway in Mumbai; New men's selection chief appointment on agenda

Mumbai, Sept. 18 -- The 95th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is underway at the Board's headquarters in Mumbai on Friday, with key decisions, including... Read More


No online booking, tourists struggle for Dooars safaris

Alipurduar, Sept. 18 -- The absence of online booking has left tourists facing long queues at Forest Department counters across the Dooars, with visitors waiting for hours to obtain forest entry permi... Read More


Darjeeling set to get India's first Salamander Sanctuary

Darjeeling, Sept. 18 -- Darjeeling Hills is all set to become home to India's first Salamander sanctuary. Very soon these 'living fossils' will be provided with a safe habitat in different wetland are... Read More


PMOS awareness month: 5 supplements women may consider for nutritional support

India, Sept. 18 -- September is recognized as PCOS Awareness Month, now also widely referred to as Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) Awareness Month, making it an important time to under... Read More


Markets close on mixed note amid selling in IT and Tata group shares

Mumbai, Sept. 18 -- Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended mixed on Friday as a drop in crude oil prices was overshadowed by weakness in IT stocks and Tata Group counters. Giving up intraday ... Read More


India's forex reserves drop $4.924 billion to $780.782 billion: RBI

Mumbai, Sept. 18 -- India's forex reserves dropped by $4.924 billion to $780.782 billion during the week ended September 11 due to a fall in foreign currency and gold reserves, according to the RBI da... Read More


India's First Soil Carbon Payments Put Farmers at the Centre of Regenerative Agriculture

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 18 -- India's agricultural carbon market has moved from policy to the farm level, with more than 2,500 smallholder farmers in Punjab and Haryana set to receive digital payments for ... Read More


Rediff.com IPO: New UPI MDR rules open an additional revenue stream for the company: Report

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The government's recent announcement of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select high-value UPI merchant transactions could provide an additional monetisation opportunity for Re... Read More