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New Delhi: Gross GST collections grew 15.4 per cent to over Rs 2.11 lakh crore in July on higher mop-up from sales and imports, reflecting sustained domestic consumption. Gross GST collections were Rs 1.83 lakh crore in July 2025 and Rs 1.95 lakh crore last...

Washington: India's ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, has met senior US Department of State official Allison Hooker and discussed advancing the bilateral partnership. Kwatra met Hooker, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Friday. Pleased to meet Under Secretary Allison Hooker...

Mumbai: Market regulator SEBI has barred Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) and two of its top executives, Punit Goenka and Subhash Chandra, from the securities market after finding that ZEEL’s Hyderabad land was mortgaged against loans availed by Essel Group entities without necessary corporate approvals....

New Delhi: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) Saturday reduced the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by over Rs 200 across major cities, providing relief to restaurants, hotels and other commercial establishments that depend on the fuel for cooking. The price of 19-kg commercial LPG...

New Delhi: India Friday strongly urged Iran to avoid attacks on commercial shipping and seafarers under any circumstances with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar conveying to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that New Delhi condemns any such strike by any party. Jaishankar said this during...

New Delhi: Days after the US Senate cleared a new Bill that would authorise President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on India, China and other major buyers of Russian oil and gas, New Delhi Friday said it was closely...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Andy Burnham vowed Friday to take the India-UK comprehensive strategic partnership to "new heights" and maximise the benefits of the newly operationalised trade deal during a phone conversation covering key aspects of bilateral ties. It...

New Delhi: Meta's global team, which has been summoned by the government after the social media company restricted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post, will be questioned on issues around algorithmic bias and their role in public order, sources said Friday. Sources further said that...

New Delhi: The central government's fiscal deficit stood at 18.2 per cent of the full-year target at the end of June, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) Friday. The deficit was at 17.9 per cent of Budget Estimates (BE) of...

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India Friday directed banks to ensure that their branches in the districts with international borders are equipped with note authentication/sorting machines, as it found that efforts of some of the lenders were not adequate for the detection of counterfeit currency. The...