New Delhi: Former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian Friday said India's latest GDP numbers are 'absolutely mystifying' and difficult to comprehend. India's economy grew by better-than-expected 8.4 per cent in the final three months of 2023 - the fastest pace in one-and-half years. "I want...
New Delhi: Financial services firms like Bajaj Finance, Piramal Enterprises, and Edelweiss Group together purchased electoral bonds worth Rs87 crore between April 1, 2019 and January 2024. Piramal Enterprises, PHL Finvest Pvt Ltd and Piramal Capital and Housing Finance bought bonds worth Rs 60 crore...
New Delhi: New Delhi: The government Friday approved an electric-vehicle policy, under which duty concessions will be given to companies setting up manufacturing units in the country with a minimum investment of $500 million, a move aimed at attracting major global players like US-based Tesla....
New Delhi: Fintech firm One97 Communications, owner of the Paytm brand, has got five handles in partnership with four banks to continue UPI transactions, as per an update on the NPCI website. The company's existing handle @paytm is among the five handles that users can...
New Delhi: BSE Sensex is trading at 72,576.14 points, down by 521.14 points Friday. HPCL was down by 7 per cent, NTPC more than 3 per cent, M&M, Tata Motors more than 2 per cent and IOC, BPCL more than 6 per cent. "The rebound...
New York: The steering committee representing term-loan lenders of Byju's $1.2 billion loan Friday said that a US judge has ordered to prohibit further movement or use of $533 million by the edtech company, which is owed to lenders. According to the steering committee's statement,...
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How is the demand for housing projects in Odisha? There is a huge demand for various categories of housing projects in the Odisha market. Especially the demand for special housing (duplex) and luxury (multi-facility) apartments is higher than other projects. How important are RERA regulations...
New Delhi: Around nine in 10 recruiters in India are expecting either new or replacement hiring to happen over the next six months, as the white-collar job market is expected to witness optimistic hiring sentiments during the first half of this year, a report showed...
Seoul: China's Alibaba Group plans to invest $1.1 billion in South Korea over the next three years, as it seeks to build a logistics centre and expand businesses. As part of the investment plan, the Chinese e-commerce giant plans to spend $200 million this year...
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