New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) In a big relief for the middle class consumers, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms came into effect on Monday, giving relaxation in prices of several essential and non-essential items, ranging from food, automobiles,...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The US government's order, which restricts entry for H-1B visa petitioners unless they pay a one-time fee of $100,000, is unlikely to significantly impact large- and mid-cap IT services firms in India, a report said...
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Ultra Gas & Energy Ltd (UGEL), an Essar venture, has emerged as India’s largest private operator and highest dispensing LNG refuelling outlets (RO), with six stations operational across major freight corridors.These ROs are strategically located in...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India continues to stand out as a promising country within the Asia Pacific’s (APAC) real estate investment landscape, attracting significant capital inflows of $3.0 billion in the first half of 2025 (H1 2025), a report...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India's revamped Goods and Services Tax system, dubbed next-generation GST or "GST Bachat Utsav", was implemented on Monday, reducing taxes on around 370 products, including daily essentials and lifesaving medicines.Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Even with a quarter remaining in 2025, domestic institutional investors have net bought a record Rs 5.3 lakh crore of equities, surpassing the full-year total of Rs 5.22 lakh crore in 2024, according to the...
Seoul, Sep 22 (IANS) South Korea's labour productivity remains low compared with advanced countries, a report showed on Monday, raising concerns over the push for shorter working hours without first improving efficiency.According to the report, co-published by the Sustainable Growth...
Seoul, Sep 22 (IANS) Data from around 20 asset management firms in South Korea were breached in a hacking incident earlier this month, industry sources said on Monday.A cloud server maintained by an IT subcontractor and used mostly by local...
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices opened marginally lower on Friday, despite positive global cues, with IT stocks leading losses owing to some concerns over the new US H-1B visa rules.As of 9.26 am, the Sensex was down...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Indian IT and tech industry is spending more than $1 billion on local upskilling and hiring in the US, and the number of local hires has increased tremendously, the industry’s apex body Nasscom said...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) With inflation poised to decline to a historical low since 2004 with GST rationalisation amid India-US trade talks back on track, a rate cut in September is the best possible option for RBI which also...
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) US government clarification that visa holders returning to the country are exempt from the new $100,000 fee will act as relief to Indian IT companies as markets open tomorrow, analysts said on Sunday.The government clarification...