New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) More than 7.6 lakh Pakistanis left the country for work in 2025, a figure that highlights the growing economic stress and lack of job opportunities at home, according to the data by finance ministry’s Monthly Economic Update and Outlook for January 2026.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The current regime in Pakistan is outdoing even those that preceded it in accumulating short-term debt, promoting conspicuous consumption, and engaging in resource grabs, a new report has said.
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Stove Kraft on Saturday posted a 66.6 per cent year-on-year fall in profit for the December quarter (Q3 FY26) as weak demand in the consumer durables market affected sales.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) As the Pakistan’s government goes gaga over record remittances — $38.5 billion in FY25 – the narrative actually obscures the devastating reality that the country is haemorrhaging its future, a new report has revealed.
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India expects to conclude a robust trade agreement "quite soon" with the United States, with negotiations continuing in parallel to its recently concluded pact with the European Union.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rises to present her ninth consecutive budget on Sunday, February 1, farmers across India look ahead for a mix of assurances that range from subsidies, a guarantee on a profitable Minimum Support Price (MSP), expanding credit access, investing in modern technology and infrastructure, to providing climate-resilient support.
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) State Bank of India Chairman CS Setty on Saturday said that expectations in the financial sector ahead of the Union Budget remain anchored in continued fiscal prudence and called for a level playing field for financial savings instruments.
Gandhinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) Gujarat has emerged as the largest contributor to India’s renewable energy capacity, accounting for 16.50 per cent of the national total, with the state’s installed renewable power reaching 42.583 GW as of December 2025, according to official figures.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) e-Jagriti, National Consumer Helpline, BIS standards, and Legal Metrology were some of the flagship reforms and high-impact initiatives undertaken in 2025 to boost consumer protection, said the government on Saturday.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) From February 1, the government is bringing a new tax structure for cigarettes, tobacco products and pan masala, aiming to tighten regulation and keep tax levels high on these so-called ‘sin goods’.
