India's services sector growth surges in Oct

IANS | November 6, 2024 12:00 PM

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Indian service providers maintained a strong rate of output expansion in October, with growth recovering from September's ten-month low, which also led to the creation of more jobs during the month, according to HSBC's survey released on Wednesday.

Indian stock market opens in green ahead of US election outcome

IANS | November 6, 2024 10:12 AM

Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) As counting for the keenly-contested US presidential election went underway, the Indian stock market opened in green on Wednesday as buying was seen in sectors like realty, media, energy, private bank and infrastructure.

India's wedding season biz expected to surge 41 pc to Rs 6 lakh crore: CAIT

IANS | November 5, 2024 11:31 AM

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The upcoming wedding season in India which will extend from November 12 till December 16 is likely to generate business worth nearly Rs 6 lakh crore from 48 lakh weddings which constitutes a 41 per cent increase over the corresponding figure of Rs 4.25 lakh crore recorded for 35 lakh weddings last year, according to a study carried out by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT).

India's power consumption rises amid strong growth

IANS | November 2, 2024 12:37 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) India's power consumption increased to 140.47 billion units (BU) in October, which is a one per cent increase over the high base of the same month last year during which an over 22 per cent jump was recorded, according to the latest official data.