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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarIndian equities deliver 14 pc CAGR in 20 years, investors’ wealth multiplies 13 times
Looking at a longer horizon, domestic equities have fared even better, delivering a 13.6 per cent CAGR over 35 years and multiplying wealth by 88 times. New Delhi: Indian equities, under the Nifty50 basket, have delivered a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14 per...
Gold prices surge to record high amid safe haven demand
India’s gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw net inflows of $233 million in August 2025, marking a 67 per cent jump from the $139 million reported in July, as per World Gold Council data New Delhi: Gold prices reached record high on Tuesday, surpassing the Rs...
Jaguar Land Rover extends production halt until Sep 24 over cybersecurity breach
The carmaker explained that it is still carrying out a forensic investigation into the cyberattack and is carefully planning different stages of a controlled restart of its operations Jaguar Land Rover had signed a five-year contract worth £800 million with Tata...
Ethanol-blended fuel has no impact on vehicles: Minister Puri reassures
Hardeep Singh Puri,Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas India got its first second-generation ethanol plant on Sunday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the Numaligarh Refinery Ltd's bamboo-based refinery unit in Assam. The Numaligarh Rs 5,000...
Hospitals’ body AHPI demands restoration of cashless services by Star Health
"An entity seeking authorisation to commence or carry on PA business shall have a minimum net-worth of ₹15 crore at the time of tendering application for authorisation; and shall attain a minimum net-worth of ₹25 crore by the end of the third financial year of grant...
Hospitals’ body AHPI demands restoration of cashless services by Star Health
AHPI strongly insists that cashless services must be restored immediately to all affected hospitals, to protect patients from financial and emotional stress and empanelment of new hospitals must be expedited, so that patients can access care across India without...
Govt extends ITR filing deadline by a day to Sep 16 as tech snags hit e-filing portal on last day
A record over 7.3 crore ITRs were filed till September 15, surpassing last year's 7.28 crore, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a post on X. New Delhi: The government on Monday extended the due date for filing income tax returns (ITRs) for Assessment...
Govt asks insurers to pass on full benefits of 18% GST exemption to both existing and prospective retail Life and Health policyholders
M. Nagaraju, secretary, Department of Financial Services Further, the insurers have been directed M. Nagaraju, secretary, Department of Financial Services(DFS) to proactively undertake outreach campaigns to publicize the reforms and highlight their prospective...
India adopts techno legal approach for AI safety Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw,Minister of Electronics and Information Technology "When there is a trade off between regulation and innovation, we tend to tilt more towards innovation. That's very different from Europe and many other parts of the world, where the tilt is more...
Life Insurance: Current offerings do not align with financial priorities of next-gen customers
The life insurance industry is facing a critical challenge as its next generation of customers redefines their major life milestones The World Life Insurance Report 2026, conducted jointly by the Capgemini Research Institute and LIMRA, shows that even though 68% of...
Entire Himalayan range facing ecological crisis: SC
A report filed by Himachal Pradesh said the recent devastations in the form of high-intensity rainfall, cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides, variations in snowfall patterns, and receding glaciers were manifestations of climate change, an undeniable global phenomenon...
I4C Amazon join hands to combat online frauds ahead of festive shopping season
I4C data shows Indians lost about Rs 7,000 crore to online scams in the first five months of 2025, with more than half of the money going to scammers operating from high-security locations in Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries. New Delhi: Indian Cybercrime...
Passenger vehicle sales down in Aug as consumers await GST cut, 2-wheeler sales up: SIAM
Two-wheeler market recorded a steady increase. Dispatches rose 7 per cent to 18,33,921 units from 17,11,662 units a year ago. Within the segment, scooter sales grew 13 per cent to 6,83,397 units, while motorcycle dispatches climbed 4 per cent to 11,06,638 units New...
Chances of dying from chronic disease increased in India, women affected more: Lancet study
Among men and women in India, women have been affected by a bigger increase in risk compared to men.Deaths from most causes of chronic disease increased (in India), with heart disease and diabetes contributing heavily," researchers, led by those from the UK's Imperial...
AI not static, regulation must match pace of tech advancement: Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister "Artificial Intelligence is not static. It is a rapidly progressing, real-time and dynamic. Therefore, all of us will have to be conscious that we don't sit back on the ethics. We need to be clear that regulation has to run the...
US calls on G7, EU to impose tariffs on China, India over Russian oil purchases
A U.S. Treasury spokesperson called on G7 and European Union allies to impose "meaningful tariffs" on goods from China and India to pressure them to halt their purchases of Russian oil WASHINGTON: Group of Seven nations' finance ministers discussed in a call on Friday...
PM Modi to launch ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan’ on Sep 17
Narendra Modi,Prime Minister The campaign will cover specialist services in gynaecology, paediatrics, dental care, dermatology, eye and ENT care, and mental health, supported by AIIMS, defence and railway hospitals, ESIC centres, and private hospitals New Delhi: Prime...
Tobacco kills 1.35 million Indians every year, but quit rates remain very low despite widespread awareness
Dr Sunaina Soni, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, AIIMS-CAPFIMS Centre, said, "Traditional cessation tools often have limited success in India. Safer, tobacco-free nicotine alternatives, when strictly regulated, could support smokers in moving away from...