New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Traders’ bodies have requested the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to defer the rollout of recently announced merchant discount rates (MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions scheduled for October 15, according to a report.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Telecom industry leaders on Thursday highlighted India's growing role in the global digital and telecommunications ecosystem at the 10th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026 here as the four-day event brought together companies, startups and policymakers.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Institutional investment into Indian real estate reached $5.9 billion in the first three quarters of 2026 (January-September), up 39 per cent year‑on‑year and marked the strongest nine‑month total in recent years, a report said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India's telecom sector has evolved beyond networks, spectrum and internet speeds with mobile connectivity emerging as a key enabler of governance and access to public services.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Climate change is not only an environmental crisis, but also a crisis of livelihoods, access, representation and power, leading experts have emphasised.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The government on Thursday refuted a social media post by billionaire Elon Musk, which claimed that India’s regulatory framework for satellite communication services is being applied in a “discriminatory manner’.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) India’s economy could double in size to more than $8 trillion over the next decade as structural reforms, infrastructure spending and formalisation support faster growth and global investment, according to a report.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Domestic equity benchmarks opened largely flat on Thursday with Nifty opening around 22,600 mark as gains in IT and pharma stocks were offset by weakness across financial, FMCG and auto stocks.
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) President of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Prof. Mahendra Kumar Chouhan, said on Wednesday said that the Reserve Bank of India’s 25-basis-point repo rate hike to 5.5 per cent is likely to raise the cost of doing business, particularly for SMEs and MSMEs, and urged the central bank to adopt a measured stance amid other underlying strengths in the economy.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Montana (US) Governor, Greg Gianforte, who is here with a delegation of more than 30 professionals from higher education and advanced technology, said on Wednesday that he has held some "very, very productive meetings" on quantum technology and photonics as well as aerospace and defence technology.
