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Filed ITR? Here's how you can check the refund status online

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- In this income tax return (ITR) filing season, it becomes important to track the status to ensure the ITR has been successfully verified and processed by the Income Tax Department... Read More


Industry body flags concerns over EPFO's facial authentication move

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Association of Industries & Institutions (New Delhi) has urged the labour ministry to reconsider a recent directive by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) mandat... Read More


Trump's 50% tariffs on Indian imports could dent FY26 growth, says Moody's

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- US President Donald Trump's decision to impose an additional 25% penalty tariff on Indian imports for continuing to buy Russian oil and arms could shave 0.3 percentage points off ... Read More


Medistep Healthcare IPO: Issue booked nearly 5x so far on Day 1; GMP signals 35% listing gains - Check other key details

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The initial public offering (IPO) of Medistep Healthcare kicked off on Friday, August 8. The issue sailed through within a few hours on the first day of the bidding process amid a... Read More


Manipal Cigna Sarvah Param health insurance offers 'tatkal benefit' with Day 1 coverage. Details here

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Health insurance policies usually come with a waiting period for pre-existing diseases (PED). While insurers have launched plans that cover PEDs such as diabetes, asthma, and high... Read More


'Vote Chori': EC asks Rahul Gandhi to sign oath. What if he doesn't?

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- After the Congress' massive "vote theft" allegation, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of at least three states - Maharashtra, Karnataka and Haryana - asked Congress MP Rahul Gand... Read More


Indian agriculture and dairy sectors are strong enough to withstand US tariff vagaries

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- India had for long protected its agriculture sector through high tariffs and been reluctant to reduce them in free trade agreements (FTAs). This, however, has changed in recent ye... Read More


LIC gets a ULIP fillip in Q1, still it has lot of catching-up to do

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Street gave a thumbs-up to Life Insurance Corp.'s (LIC) June quarter (Q1FY26) results, with the stock rising 4% on Friday. In a seasonally weak quarter, a 150-basis-point (bps... Read More


SBI Q1 Results: Net profit rises 12% YoY to Rs.19,160 crore; NII, NIM declines

SBI Q1 Results, Aug. 8 -- State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday, August 8, reported a 12.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in its Q1FY26 standalone profit to Rs.19,160.44 crore. In the same quarter l... Read More


Colourful and looks good on social media: Why everyone's rallying for pickleball fashion

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Early in July, to promote the latest season of their show, the cast of Prime Video India series Panchayat chose to swap the rustic settings of their village, Phulera, for a colour... Read More