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• 6 Oil Marketing Companies Invest RS 290 Crore to Support 303 Startups: Hardeep Puri
  
  Six oil marketing companies (OMC) in India have invested Rs 290 crore from their Rs 550-crore startup fund -- nurturing 303 startups so far -- Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said on Tuesday.The Union Minister said the country continues to...
• Piyush Goyal Discusses India's Opportunities with Top Business Leaders in UK
  
  Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held meetings with members of the Indian business delegation and other top industry leaders in the UK, and discussed avenues for greater collaboration for mutual prosperity.The Commerce Minister is on a five-day visit to...
• CCPA Serves Notices to 5 Delhi Restaurants over Non-refund of Service Charges
  
  The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Tuesday said it has taken suo moto action against five restaurants - Makhna Deli, Xero Courtyard, Castle Barbeque, Chaayos and Fiesta by Barbeque Nation - for failing to refund mandatory service charges despite judgment...
• Solid Monetary Frameworks Helped Emerging Markets Navigate Recent Crises: Gita Gopinath
  
  Emerging markets have shown strong resilience through recent crises by building strong monetary policy frameworks and committing to inflation targeting, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath said on Sunday.Clear and careful communication will be key for central banks to...
• App Store Facilitated RS 44,447 Crore in Developer Billings in India in 2024: Apple
  
  The App Store ecosystem in India facilitated Rs 44,447 crore ($5.31 billion) in developer billings and sales in 2024, a new Apple study showed on Monday.The study was conducted by Professor Viswanath Pingali from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. In one of its...
• Indian Stock Market Opens Higher, Sensex up 400 Points in Early Trade
  
  The Indian equity benchmark indices opened higher on Monday amid mixed global cues, as buying was seen in the PSU bank and financial service sectors in the early trade.At around 9.30 am, Sensex was trading 400.7 points or 0.51 per cent up at 79,613.28 while the Nifty...
• Trade Minister Vows All-out Efforts to Boost Foreign Investment, Reshoring Firms
  
  Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo said on Monday the government will make all-out efforts to attract more foreign investment and support the return of local firms from overseas.Cheong made the remarks during a policy coordination meeting with local government leaders and...
• India Sees 92 PC Surge in Job Applications by Women for Enterprise Job Roles: Report
  
  India's job market is surging ahead with renewed momentum in 2025, with applications from women for enterprise roles seeing a 92 per cent surge, a new report said on Monday.The report based on the first quarter of this year by jobs and professional networking platform Apna,...
• India's Microfinance Sector Projected to Grow by 12-15 PC in FY26
  
  The micro-finance sector (MFI) in India is projected to grow by 12-15 per cent in FY26 under a conservative scenario, returning to FY24 levels, a report showed on Monday.In a more favourable environment, particularly if rural incomes recover on the back of a normal monsoon,...
• India's Engineering Goods Exports Touch All-time High of $116.7 Billion in 2024-25
  
  India's engineering goods exports recorded a growth of 6.74 per cent to scale an all-time high of $116.67 billion in for the financial year ended on March 31, 2025, according to figures compiled by the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC).The total value of...
• YouTube Hires Gunjan Soni as Country Managing Director for India
  
  Global streaming major YouTube on Monday announced the appointment of Gunjan Soni as the Country Managing Director for India.With over two decades of leadership experience spanning business, technology, marketing, and e-commerce, Soni is set to lead YouTube's growth and...
• 70 PC Women Entrepreneurs in India Eager to Improve Business-critical Skills: Report
  
  Seventy per cent of women business owners in India, especially those from tier II and III cites, want to improve their financial, marketing, and digital skills to scale their ventures, according to a report on Monday.The findings, based on a survey of over 1,300 new and...
• Debt, Liquidity of Auto Parts Exporters to Stay Comfortable Despite US Tariff Hikes: Report
  
  Debt metrics and liquidity are likely to remain comfortable for most auto component exporters despite potential decline in margins and increase in working capital requirements in the wake of the US tariff hikes that have been announced by President Donald Trump, according...
• India-Pakistan Tensions: History Shows Sensex Bounced Back Stronger after Every Conflict
  
  Even as tensions between India and Pakistan rise once again following the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack, Indian stock markets have showcased resilience every time the two neighbouring nations went into conflict.While investors may have initially turned cautious,...
• SC issues notice on plea to regulate explicit content on social media, OTT platforms
  
  The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea seeking directions to the government to take immediate and decisive action to regulate explicit content on social media and OTT platforms.A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and A.G. Masih issued a notice to the Centre,...
• CBDT Steps up Drive against Tax Dodgers, Sets Targets for Income Tax Dept
  
  The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has directed the field formations of the Income Tax Department to step up the drive against black money and tax evasion with a comprehensive time-bound strategy to bring unreported and under-reported businesses into the tax net.The...
• India Bans 16 Pak YouTube Channels for Misleading Content on Indian Army, Security Agencies
  
  India has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading provocative and communally sensitive content, along with false and misleading narratives targeting India, its Army, and security agencies.The decision was taken by the Government of India based on recommendations...
• Fitch Ratings Sees Adani Ports' Acquisition of NQXT as Positive Step for Global Diversification
  
  Fitch Ratings has characterised Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited's (APSEZ) acquisition of the North Queensland Export Terminal in Australia as credit neutral, while highlighting its positive strategic implications.The global ratings agency believes the...
• Bengal Recruitment Case: A Section of 'tainted' Candidates Got Salaries without Joining
  
  Amid continuing protests by both "genuine" and "tainted" losers of teaching and non-teaching jobs in state-run schools in West Bengal following a Supreme Court order earlier this month, a new angle of irregularity has surfaced.The irregularity concerns a section of the...
• 15.43 Lakh New Workers Enrolled for Benefits under ESI Scheme in Feb
  
  The provisional payroll data of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) released on Friday shows that 15.43 lakh new employees have been added during February this year.As many as 23,526 new establishments have been brought under the social security ambit of the...
• CNG Fuel Stations Surge by 2,300 PC, PNG Use up 467 PC in 10 Years: Hardeep Puri
  
  Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Friday highlighted that in the last 10 years, the number of CNG stations providing green fuel for vehicles in the country has surged more than 20 times, while the number of households using piped cooking...
• Indian Households Well Positioned to Support 6.5 PC Growth over 3-5 Years: Morgan Stanley
  
  The households in India remain well positioned to support 6.5 per cent growth over the next 3-5 years, a Morgan Stanley report said on Friday.Current household debt level in India is manageable and household debt (core) remains at levels lower than other economies, the...
• Delhi Traders Observe Bandh Today in Tribute to Pahalgam Terror Attack Victims
  
  In a strong display of solidarity and national mourning, trade unions and market associations across Delhi have called for a one-day bandh on Friday, to honour the victims killed in the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.The Confederation of All India...
• 'India Steel 2025' to deliver roadmap on capitalising international market
  
  The three-day 'India Steel 2025' has brought together various stakeholders to discuss the potential, challenges and opportunities in the Indian steel sector and the road-map to capitalise the international market, the Ministry of Steel said on Friday.The inaugural session...
• Helipad to Be Built at City Bus Terminal in Gurugram
  
  To provide the best medical facility to patients in Gurugram, a helipad will be built on the lines of Dubai and Singapore at the proposed city bus terminal in Sector-103 in Gurugram, officials said.The bus terminal will be built near the under-construction Shri Sheetla Mata...

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