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Re-labelling medicines not mandatory, but consumers will avail GST benefits: Govt
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Domestic investors infuse Rs 94,829 crore in Aug, highest in 10 months: NSE report
FPIs, on the other hand, were net sellers of Indian equities, with...
Problem of cybercrime troubling everyone, policing system needs to be reformed: HC
The high court, which listed the matter for further hearing on January 30, asked the Delhi government standing counsel, Santosh Kumar Tripathi, and lawyer Arun Panwar, appearing for Delhi Police, to take instructions on having a simple digital facility for people to...
Red Sea crisis: Exporters holding consignments as shipping costs rise
Around 80 per cent of India's merchandise trade with Europe passes through the Red Sea and substantial trade with the US also takes this route. Both these geographies account for 34 per cent of the country's total exports New Delhi: Indian exporters are holding their...
Over 24.8 cr people moved out of multidimensional poverty in India in 9 years: NITI report
Uttar Pradesh registered the largest decline in the number of poor with 5.94 crore people escaping multidimensional poverty during the last nine years followed by Bihar at 3.77 crore, Madhya Pradesh at 2.30 crore and Rajasthan at 1.87 crore New Delhi: In what can be...
More CEOs fear their companies won’t survive 10 years as AI and climate challenges grow PwC survey says
"Whether it is accelerating the rollout of generative AI or building their business to address the challenges and opportunities of the climate transition, this is a year of transformation,” Bob Moritz, global chairman of PwC, formerly known as PricewaterhouseCoopers...
Tighter rules to be notified soon under IT Act: MoS IT after Tendulkar flags deepfake video
“These videos are fake. It is disturbing to see rampant misuse of technology. Request everyone to report videos, ads & apps like these in large numbers. Social Media platforms need to be alert and responsive to complaints. Swift action from their end is crucial to...
Indian exporters face rising costs after Houthi Red Sea attacks
Exporters said 95% of vessels had rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa, adding 4,000 to 6,000 nautical miles and 14-20 days to journeys from India since Houthi militants began attacking shipping in November. The cost of a 24-foot...
Container rates soar on concerns of prolonged Red Sea disruption, inflation
"Tanker rates will increase and futures are up this morning," said John Kartsonas, managing partner at Breakwave Advisors, who added that dry bulk remains the least affected sector. Major importers like Tesla , Geely-owned Volvo Car and Ikea already have reported...
Markets hit record peaks: Sensex breaches 73,000 level for first time; Nifty goes past 22k mark
Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities, said that shares in Asia were higher after China’s central bank unexpectedly kept a key interest rate unchanged, and in the wake of Taiwan’s election on the weekend. China's central bank left the medium-term...
Govts owe $88 trillion in debt, equivalent almost to the world’s annual economic output
Even in the absence of a new crisis, soaring debt servicing costs will constrain efforts to tackle climate change and care for aging populations. Public services in many countries are already strained after successive budget cuts London: World leaders are flocking to...
Global fungal disease deaths doubled in a decade: Study
Though fungal disease has multiple causes, the updated mortality figures nevertheless dwarf deaths from other single pathogens, killing six times more people than malaria, and almost three times as many than tuberculosis London: The annual total of deaths from fungal...