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September 12, 2025 1:42 PM

Affordable Vehicles, Stronger Industry: India’s New GST Reforms in Automobiles

India has just implemented a comprehensive set of Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms targeted specifically at the automobile sector, a move that aims to make vehicles more affordable, support Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), boost dem...

September 12, 2025 1:14 PM

UK economy stagnated in July, GDP data shows

Britain's economy recorded zero monthly growth in July, in line with economists expectations, after a strong 0.4% bounce in June, official figures showed on Friday. Gross domestic product in July was 1.4% higher than a year earlier - unchanged from ...

September 12, 2025 12:45 PM

India, EU reaffirm commitment to early conclusion of FTA talks: Piyush Goyal

India and the European Union (EU) have reiterated their commitment to the early conclusion of negotiations for a long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA), aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investment. In a post on X, Union Commerce and Industry M...

September 12, 2025 11:43 AM

Sensex, Nifty open in green; expert says big catalyst for India will be relief in US tariffs

The Indian stock market on Friday opened higher, with all major indices remaining in green territory, exhibiting strong gains. On the opening of the trading session today, Sensex was up about 200 points at 81,758.95, while Nifty 50 at National Stock...

September 11, 2025 5:24 PM

India reaches 251.5 GW non-fossil capacity, targets swadeshi solar value chain: Pralhad Joshi

India’s 2030 vision of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil capacity is already more than halfway achieved, with the country crossing 251.5 GW of non-fossil capacity, said Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Thursday. Joshi also...

September 11, 2025 7:21 PM

Oracle hovers near $1 trillion valuation on AI-driven gains

Oracle's shares dipped slightly on Thursday, following a record-breaking surge in the previous session driven by strong gains in the company's AI cloud business. The enterprise software maker's remarkable rise, fueled by a wave of multi-billion-dol...

September 11, 2025 4:45 PM

Sensex, Nifty close higher; indices sustain winning momentum

Indian equity markets ended higher on Thursday, extending their winning run for the fourth consecutive session. The Sensex closed at 81,548.73, up 123.58 points (0.15%), while the Nifty settled at 25,005.50, gaining 32.40 points (0.13%). The 30-sha...

September 11, 2025 3:51 PM

GST reforms in mining sector to boost housing and small enterprises

The 56th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has approved a series of tax rate changes aimed at easing costs for households, boosting the housing sector, and supporting small-scale e...

September 11, 2025 3:23 PM

Indian Railways begins apple parcel service from Kashmir to Delhi, daily train from Sep 13

In a boost for apple growers in Kashmir, the Indian Railways on Thursday began loading fresh apples into two parcel vans for transportation to Delhi, and announced that a daily parcel train will be introduced on the Badgam–Adarsh Nagar route from S...

September 11, 2025 1:52 PM

UK to mass produce Ukrainian-designed interceptor drones

Britain said on Wednesday it would mass produce Ukrainian-designed interceptor drones to help Ukraine counter Russian missiles and one-way attack drones. The joint project had a target to produce thousands of drones per month, which would each cost ...

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