New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Maldives Monetary Authority has announced the successful go-live of the integration between the Maldives Instant Payment System, ‘Favara’, and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a press statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Friday.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India seeks closer cooperation among the world's medicine regulators, supported by its expanding network of trade agreements, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India's private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) fundraises more than doubled to $21.2 billion across 48 funds in the first half (H1) of 2026, reflecting strong investor confidence despite a slowdown in deal activity, according to a report released on Friday.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Passengers travelling by train can now book and pay for excess luggage online while reserving their tickets, as Indian Railways on Friday rolled out a new digital facility aimed at making the travel process more convenient.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Petrol prices in Delhi would have risen to around Rs 125 per litre during the recent West Asian crisis without ethanol blending, the government said on Friday, claiming the programme helped consumers save nearly Rs 30 per litre by cushioning the impact of the global crude oil price surge.
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Shares of Thermax Limited came under intense selling pressure on Friday after the company reported a steep decline in earnings for the June quarter, with investors reacting sharply to the weak profitability and a significant cost overrun in one of its projects.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) While for the last 20 years, Western governments have seen India as indispensable to the 21st-century order, they have not matched this with capital investment which has instead been flowing into China over the last 30 years and created a strategic adversary, according to an article published Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first-ever air shipment of Karnataka's Neelam and Totapuri mangoes to the Maldives to promote India's late-season mango varieties in overseas markets, an official statement said on Friday.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Most privacy incidents will arise from AI‑generated inferences about individuals by 2029, rather than from direct exposure of personally identifiable information (PII), a report said on Friday.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) More than 5.5 crore income tax returns (ITRs) have been filed so far for Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27, the Income Tax Department said on Friday, as taxpayers rushed to complete the filing process on the last day of the deadline.
