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October 12, 2025 2:06 PM

Over 10 crore crore Indian households use affordable LPG: Hardeep Singh Puri

Nearly 10.6 crore Indian households are cooking with affordable LPG, and about 6.7 crore people refuel their vehicles each day, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday. In a post on X, Puri said India has emerged a...

October 11, 2025 2:41 PM

India-EFTA Trade Pact: A landmark deal to spur $100 billion investment, 1 million jobs

In a historic step for India’s trade policy, the India–European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), signed on March 10, 2024, came into effect on October 1. This marks India’s first free trade agreemen...

October 10, 2025 9:23 PM

Google faces stricter regulation in UK over search dominance

Google could be forced to change its search operations in the UK after it became the first company subject to new powers from Britain's competition regulator to tackle the dominance of Big Tech. Competition regulators have long had Alphabet-owned Go...

October 10, 2025 10:36 AM

Indian stocks gain amid global cues and geopolitical calm

Indian stock markets opened flat on Friday but quickly moved higher, supported by positive global cues and easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Optimism over a potential trade deal between the US and India further bolstered investor confi...

October 9, 2025 10:01 PM

India aims for USD 5 trillion economy by 2027, surpasses Japan as third-largest auto market: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Thursday reiterated the government's ambitious target of achieving a USD 5 trillion economy by 2027, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while outlining a vision to t...

October 9, 2025 9:32 PM

PM Modi highlights India’s technological inclusion at Global Fintech Fest 2025 in Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Global Fintech Fest 2025 in Mumbai on Thursday, emphasizing India's transformation into one of the world's most technologically inclusive societies. Describing Mumbai as a city of energy, enterprise, and end...

October 9, 2025 6:45 PM

India democratises digital technology, PM Modi highlights at Global Fintech Fest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted India’s efforts in democratising digital technology, making it accessible to every citizen and region of the country. Addressing the Global Fintech Fest at Jio World Centre here, PM Modi said Ind...

October 9, 2025 6:40 PM

China expands rare earth restrictions, targets defence, semiconductor users

China tightened its rare earth export controls on Thursday, saying it planned to limit exports to overseas defence firms and semiconductor users and adding five rare earth elements to its list. The world's largest rare earth producer also added doze...

October 9, 2025 4:43 PM

Stock market ends higher amid buying in IT, pharma, and metal stocks

Domestic equity indices ended Thursday’s session on a positive note, driven by value buying in IT, metal, and PSU bank stocks. The pharma sector also received strong support after the Donald Trump administration clarified that it does not plan to i...

October 9, 2025 4:26 PM

India telecom sector to contribute 20 pc to GDP in next decade: Scindia

India’s telecom sector is poised to increase its contribution to the country’s GDP from the current 12-14 per cent to 20 per cent over the next 10 to 12 years, Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya...