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Crisil suggests excluding gold from India’s core inflation index for clear domestic trends

IANS | June 18, 2025 1:54 PM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A Crisil report on Wednesday suggested that similar to food and fuel categories, which are excluded from the core inflation index, gold too may be kept out while assessing the true impact of domestic demand pressures on prices, particularly during periods of high global economic uncertainty when gold prices tend to spike.

Centre launches Rs 3,000 FASTag annual pass for cars to ease highway drive

IANS | June 18, 2025 1:51 PM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Wednesday announced the launch of a FASTag-based annual pass priced at Rs 3,000 for cars, with effect from August 15 this year, in what he termed as “a transformative step towards hassle-free highway travel.”

Indian defence entities projected to see revenue expansion of 15-17 pc in FY26: Report

IANS | June 18, 2025 11:53 AM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Entities operating in the Indian defence sector are expected to sustain robust growth momentum, with likely revenue expansion of 15-17 per cent in FY26, a report showed on Wednesday.

India’s residential sales surge by nearly 77 pc since FY 2019: Report

IANS | June 18, 2025 11:36 AM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) India’s residential real estate market has rebounded sharply in the post-pandemic period, and from FY 2019 to FY 2025, total residential sales in major cities surged by nearly 77 per cent, a report showed on Wednesday.

Axiom Mission 4 launch to ISS rescheduled for June 22

IANS | June 18, 2025 11:16 AM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) NASA has again rescheduled the launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), to no earlier than Sunday, June 22.

Piyush Goyal embarks on UK visit to reinforce momentum on bilateral trade pact

IANS | June 18, 2025 10:09 AM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday embarked on a high-level, two-day visit to the United Kingdom, to reinforce strategic momentum on India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and deepen bilateral economic cooperation.

Indian stock market trades in green amid rising geopolitical tensions

IANS | June 18, 2025 9:41 AM

Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) The domestic benchmark indices opened lower on Wednesday amid rising geopolitical tensions, but turned green in the early trade as buying was seen in the auto, IT and PSU bank sectors.

No major safety concerns with Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet: DGCA

IANS | June 17, 2025 9:53 PM

Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday said that it did not find any major safety concerns with Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.

IPO-bound Arisinfra's net loss widens to Rs 17.3 crore, revenue drops nearly 7 pc in FY24

IANS | June 17, 2025 6:33 PM

Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Arisinfra Solutions Limited, a company that provides procurement solutions for infrastructure and construction firms, is launching its initial public offering (IPO) on June 18 to raise nearly Rs 500 crore from the primary market.

India at forefront of the global digital economy in 11 years: Arundhati Bhattacharya (IANS Interview)

IANS | June 17, 2025 5:58 PM

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Arundhati Bhattacharya, President and CEO at Salesforce-South Asia, on Tuesday said that the digital ecosystem in India has grown rapidly in the last 11 years under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary government.

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Crisil suggests excluding gold from India’s core inflation index for clear domestic trends

Centre launches Rs 3,000 FASTag annual pass for cars to ease highway drive

Indian defence entities projected to see revenue expansion of 15-17 pc in FY26: Report

India’s residential sales surge by nearly 77 pc since FY 2019: Report

Axiom Mission 4 launch to ISS rescheduled for June 22

Piyush Goyal embarks on UK visit to reinforce momentum on bilateral trade pact

Indian stock market trades in green amid rising geopolitical tensions

No major safety concerns with Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet: DGCA

IPO-bound Arisinfra's net loss widens to Rs 17.3 crore, revenue drops nearly 7 pc in FY24

India at forefront of the global digital economy in 11 years: Arundhati Bhattacharya (IANS Interview)

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