K'taka Industries Minister meets US chip manufacturer AMD officials

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development, M.B. Patil, on Saturday had a 'productive discussion' in San Francisco, California, around skilling, Center of Excellence, and stimulating…

Crude supply, inflation risks for India if war spreads to West Asia: Economists

Chennai (IANS) Senior Economists are in a wait and watch mode as to the impact of Israel - Hamas war on the Indian economy while agreeing there may be a crude oil supply challenge if the war spreads across West Asia.

They said it is a bit early…

HONOR 90 5G: Shakes up status quo in saturated Indian phone market; get it for as low as Rs 26,999

New Delhi (IANS) The saturated Indian smartphone market was waiting for a new entrant to shake up the status quo and HTech, a comprehensive solutions provider, has now brought HONOR 90 in India that not only breaks walnuts but sets new standards for…

GST Council meeting today likely to take up steel scrap issue too

New Delhi (IANS)The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council at its meeting on Saturday, is expected to take up the issue of GST on steel scrap among the items on its likely agenda which include exemption of tax on millets in powdered form and the tax…

Air India unveils first look of A350 aircraft

New Delhi (IANS) Air India on Saturday unveiled the first look of its A350 aircraft following its rebranding and the introduction of a fresh logo and livery, following its acquisition by the Tata Group.

“Here's the first look of the majestic…

GST on e-gaming firms not retrospective, Centre tells dissenting states

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government has clarified to the states that the goods and services tax (GST) on online gaming companies is not being levied retrospectively since some online games involved in betting were already being charged a 28 per…

RBI retains repo rate; GDP growth at 6.5%, inflation at 5.4%

Chennai (IANS) As predicted by economists, the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) did not change the repo rate from 6.50 per cent.

Announcing the decision of the MPC after its three-day deliberations, RBI Governor Shaktikanta…

Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance top gainers of Nifty after fundraise plan

New Delhi (IANS) Shares of Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance were among the top two gainers in Nifty 50 on Friday's session following the Bajaj Finance board's approval of a Rs 10,000 crore fundraising plan, said Vaibhav Vidwani, Research Analyst…

Indian gaming platform WinZO enters Brazil amid 400% GST hike

New Delhi (IANS) Homegrown vernacular social gaming platform WinZO on Thursday announced the launch of its app in Brazil, as gaming companies in the country feel threatened by a massive 400 per cent hike in GST.

WinZO will invest $25 million…

India’s services sector growth surges to 13-yr high in Sep: S&P survey

New Delhi (IANS) India’s services sector grew at a robust pace in September, as a positive demand environment boosted intakes of new business and output volumes, according to the S&P Global survey released on Thursday.

The seasonally adjusted…