New Delhi: Fintech firm Paytm sees an impact of Rs 300-500 crore on its annual operational profit as its customers will not be able to add money to their wallets, FASTag etc following RBI barring Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting deposits or top-ups in...
Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches at the offices of leading Chennai-based cement manufacturer-- India Cements Ltd.-- as part of a foreign exchange violation investigation, official sources said Thursday. Two office premises in Chennai and one in Delhi were covered by the federal probe...
Washington: The US did not comment on a media report that it has put a hold on the proposed sale of 31 armed drones to India under a $3 billion deal but said it routinely consults with members of Congress to address any "questions" over...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has begun her Budget speech as she presents her sixth straight Budget ahead of the Parliamentary elections, matching the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. Sitharaman in her pre-election Budget, which technically is a vote on account and...
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reached Rashtrapati Bhawan to call on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting the interim Union Budget for 2024 in Lok Sabha. The FM will also attend the Union cabinet meeting and then present the budget at around 11 a.m....
Washington: The US Federal Reserve Bank has kept the interest rate unchanged for the fourth consecutive time after its customary two-day meeting, saying the "economic outlook is uncertain" despite the economy was "expanding at a solid pace". The Fed has kept the rate at 5-1/4...
Bhubaneswar: As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her sixth consecutive Budget February 1, surpassing the five budget streak of her predecessors, including Manmohan Singh, Ar un Jaitley, P Chidambaram and Yashwant Sinha, Orissa POST takes time out to speak to a...
New Delhi: The growth of eight key infrastructure sectors slowed to a 14-month low of 3.8 per cent in December 2023, on account of poor performance of sectors like crude oil, electricity, steel and cement, according to the official data released Wednesday. The core sector...
New Delhi: iPhone maker Apple led India market with highest revenue in 2023 for the first time while Samsung topped the chart in terms of sales volume, market research firm Counterpoint Research said Wednesday. While India's smartphone shipments remained flat in 2023 at 152 million...
New Delhi: The Union government's fiscal deficit touched Rs 9.82 lakh crore or 55 per cent of the annual Budget target at December-end 2023, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) Wednesday. In the corresponding period last year, the deficit was...
A recent video of IAS officer Tina Dabi bowing repeatedly to BJP leader Satish Poonia has gone viral, sparking a...
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Voters in Japan have spoken and delivered the loud and clear message to the ruling coalition that they cannot be...
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