From February 1, the Government of India will implement a revised tax structure on tobacco products, including Cigarettes, Pan masala, Gutkha and Similar items, leading to a likely increase in retail prices. Under the new system, these products will attract a 40% Goods and Services Tax (GS...
Mobile users across India may soon have to spend more on their monthly recharge plans with reports indicating that telecom companies are preparing to increase tariff rates from 1 December 2025. While no official confirmation has been issued by the operators yet industry sources and media r...
Analysts and economists are sounding alarm bells despite reports of vast gold deposits in several countries, global gold demand is exploding and prices are climbing fast. The question is: why? And what does this mean for the global economy? Why Are Gold Prices Still Going Up? Safe Haven Bu...
New York: The dramatic selloff in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks that rattled Wall Street this week has sparked a fierce debate among investors, is this the beginning of an AI bubble bursting, or merely a temporary pause in a longer term boom? Shares of major AI players, including NVI...
A silent financial conflict is reshaping the world one that doesn’t involve missiles or soldiers, but Money, Gold and Trust. The United States and China, the two economic giants, are locked in a quiet but powerful struggle for financial dominance. Behind the headlines about trade and techn...
Amazon is preparing to reduce its corporate workforce by as many as 30,000 jobs starting this week, marking the company’s largest round of layoffs since late 2022. The move affects roughly 10 % of Amazon’s 350,000 strong corporate staff, while its total global workforce stands at about 1.5...
Internal Indian government documents reveal a proposed support strategy worth approximately USD 3.9 billion (roughly ₹32,500 crore) for the Adani Group, owned by Gautam Adani a close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi even as U.S. authorities bring charges of fraud and bribery against th...
Understanding how wars and instability abroad ripple through your daily expenses When news breaks about clashes in Gaza, tensions in the Red Sea, or sanctions in Europe, most Indians see it as a far away headline. But within weeks, the impact is often felt much closer to home at petrol pum...
A major Income Tax operation has unearthed an alleged ₹500 crore scam in dal (pulses) trading across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, exposing a nexus of traders, middlemen, and officials suspected of manipulating government procurement and market supply. Raids Across Two States Over the past...
India’s private sector continued to grow in September, but the pace eased compared to August, according to the HSBC Flash India Composite PMI released today. The headline index fell to 61.9 from 63.2 in the previous month still well above the neutral 50 mark that separates growth from cont...
