New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India remains the world’s fastest growing major economy with a 7.8 per cent growth in the April-June quarter of FY27, which places it ahead of every other large economy in the comparison.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The NPCI International (NPIL) has paved the way for Indian tourists, business travellers and students to use UPI for making instant cross-border merchant payments by scanning Uzbekistan’s national interoperable QR code, UZQR, according to a Finance Ministry statement issued on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The semiconductor ecosystem being developed in India is expected to create 50,000–60,000 direct jobs, Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A combination of brain and gastric electrical signals along with clinical symptoms can help predict antidepressant treatment outcomes within 7–10 days of starting treatment, a study showed on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Income Tax Department on Monday said more than 7.5 crore income tax returns (ITRs) have already been filed for assessment year 2026-27 and urged taxpayers with business or professional income who are not subject to audit requirements to complete the filing process before the due date ends.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Toll collections on national highways in India are expected to grow 10-12 per cent in 2027-28 because of higher toll rate revisions and stable traffic growth of 4-5 per cent, a report said on Monday.
Ahmedabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Even as Indian forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025, the Pahalgam terror attack and its fallout was unfolding not only across the border but also in cyberspace, as Indian government websites were being targeted in a separate campaign that investigators later described as an attempted act of "cyber terrorism".
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake the annual performance review of 16 defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) here on Tuesday, underscoring the importance of developing new indigenous technologies and enhancing exports, according to an official statement issued on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Maruti Suzuki India chairman RC Bhargava said on Monday that GST 2.0 reforms rolled out by the government have given “a new impetus not only to the automobile industry but to several sectors of the economy,” leading to robust growth despite the adverse impact of the West Asia crisis.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Industry leaders on Monday highlighted Gujarat's investor-friendly policies, strong infrastructure and faster decision making process as major factors making the state one of India's most attractive investment destinations, ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027.
