Business News: Economy & Markets

Indians travelling to US fall for 1st time in over 20 years, June numbers down 8 pc

IANS | August 31, 2025 5:45 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) For the first time since 2001, excluding the Covid-19 years, the number of Indians visiting the United States has fallen as 2.1 lakh Indians travelled there in June 2025, which is an 8 per cent drop compared to 2.3 lakh in the same month last year, according to the US Commerce Department’s National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO).

Dish TV penalised by BSE, NSE again over board composition issues

IANS | August 31, 2025 4:07 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Direct-to-home operator Dish TV India Limited has once again been penalised by leading stock exchanges Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) for failing to meet requirements related to the composition and quorum of its board of directors.

India’s horticulture output leaps to 367.72 million tonnes

IANS | August 31, 2025 2:58 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India’s horticulture sector recorded impressive growth over the past decade, driven by the government’s strategy to diversify into high-value agriculture as part of the goal to double farmers’ income in the country.

HDFC Bank loses Rs 47,482 crore in market value this week

IANS | August 31, 2025 2:48 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) HDFC Bank’s market valuation fell by Rs 47,482.49 crore this week to Rs 14,60,863.90 crore, making it one of the biggest losers among India’s top 10 most-valued companies.

WaveX, IICT Mumbai launch ‘media tech incubator’ to support AVGC-XR startups

IANS | August 31, 2025 2:08 PM

Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) Mumbai, has launched a new media tech startup incubator under its WaveX accelerator platform.

Robust Q1 GDP growth shows resilience of Indian economy: DEA Secretary

IANS | August 31, 2025 1:29 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The strong 7.8 per cent GDP growth recorded in the April-June quarter of 2025-26 (Q1 FY26) reflects the basic resilience of the Indian economy and the strengthening of its growth momentum, a senior government official has said.