Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Indian stock markets ended Friday’s session on a strong note, supported by steady buying in heavyweight stocks.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) In a bid to promote entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe-run Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) Scheme, to fulfill the mandated 4 per cent of procurement from SC/ST MSEs under the Public Procurement Policy, the government said on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India’s telecom sector saw major gains in 2025 as 5G services were rolled out across all States and Union Territories and became available in 99.9 per cent of the country’s districts, Ministry of Communications said on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Consistent foreign institutional investor (FII) selling weighed on the Indian rupee in November while domestic flows supported equity markets and bond yields hardened, a report said on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A total of 93 airports in India have switched over to 100 per cent green energy use, Murlidhar Mohol, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, informed the Parliament.
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Japan’s banking major Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on Friday announced that it has acquired a 20 per cent stake in Shriram Finance through a preferential allotment of shares in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, or about Rs 39,600 crore.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, aims to achieve self-reliance in the nuclear sector and meet India’s 2047 clean energy goals.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Pune’s real estate market recorded 14,234 property registrations in November 2025, up 6 per cent (year‑on‑year), with stamp duty collections touching Rs 565 crore, a report said on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Centre has released Rs 94.236 crore to strengthen rural local bodies in Uttarakhand during the financial year 2025-26, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India’s net direct tax collections recorded an 8 per cent growth to Rs 17.05 lakh crore so far in the current financial year (2025-26), on the back of a steady growth in corporate tax receipts, according to figures released by the Income Tax Department on Friday.
