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India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

Users are free to delete it, if they wish: Scindia as privacy row erupts on Sanchar Saathi directive

New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) As a government order to manufacturers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app, Sanchar Saathi, on all phones kicked up...

Gold declines Rs 1,670 to Rs 1,31,530/10g amid weak global cues

New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) Gold prices plunged Rs 1,670 to Rs 1,31,530 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, amid...

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India’s strong growth lowers odds of RBI rate-cut, economists say

GDP for July-September quarter rose an unexpectedly strong 8.2 percent from a year earlier, beating even the most bullish forecasts.

India current account gap widens as Trump tariff hits exports

The wider current account gap may put additional pressure on the rupee, which slid to a record low of 89.64 per dollar on Monday.

Users free to keep or delete Sanchar Saathi: Jyotiraditya Scindia

New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said the Sanchar Saathi app, a fraud reporting app the government wants...

RBI likely to cut repo rate by 25 bps in Dec amid low inflation, strong growth: Report

Kolkata, Dec 2 (PTI) The RBI could announce a 25-basis point repo rate cut in its upcoming December monetary policy meeting, driven by...

Digitalisation, new financial products call for timely global tax info exchange: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said with the growing digitalisation of the economy and emergence of new...

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

On Camera

I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.