[ad_1] Bank holidays can be quiet confusing sometimes as they differ from state to state in the country, depending on the occassions and local festivals. Since holidays are determined by a mix of national events and regional festivals, there is no single calendar followed uniformly by bank branches across the country. As April has just…
[ad_1] Centre has urged states and Union territories to step up efforts to counter rumours around LPG supply, warning that inadequate public communication is contributing to unnecessary concern and panic buying in some areas. In a letter addressed to chief secretaries, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas said that at present, only 17 states…
[ad_1] Pakistan has announced a sharp increase in petrol and diesel prices for the second time in less than a month, amid the ongoing Middle East war that has deeply impacted the global oil crisis.The latest hike is expected to worsen inflationary pressures and add to the economic burden on citizens already struggling with rising…
[ad_1] MUMBAI: Staging a spirited recovery, stock markets pared early losses to close higher on Thursday, sensex rising by 185 points and Nifty settling above 22,700 on strong value buying in IT and banking shares and a sharp rebound in the rupee.Rebounding more than 2,000 points from the day’s low, sensex finally settled higher by…
[ad_1] MUMBAI: Peace hopes in West Asia led to a global rally since late Tuesday that spilled over to the Indian market on Wednesday and boosted investor sentiment on Dalal Street. As a result, stocks rallied smartly with the sensex closing 1,187 points (1.7%) up at 73,134 points. The day’s rally in the stock market…
[ad_1] Stock market today: Equity benchmark indices closed higher, with the Sensex gaining 185.23 points to settle at 73,319.55 and the Nifty advancing 33.70 points to 22,713.10. This came after US President Donald Trump said in an address that the United States would hit Iran “extremely hard” within weeks, ending hopes of a quick end…
[ad_1] Foreign investment in India’s real estate sector dropped sharply during January-March, falling 75 per cent quarter-on-quarter to $400 million amid global uncertainty triggered by the West Asia conflict, according to PTI.Data from real estate consultant Colliers showed that total institutional investments declined 61 per cent to $1.6 billion in Q1 2026 from $4.2 billion…
[ad_1] The rupee staged a sharp rebound on Thursday, rising 156 paise or 1.6 per cent to settle at 93.14 (provisional) against the US dollar, logging one of its steepest single-day gains in many years after regulatory measures by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), according to PTI.The surge followed a series of steps by…
[ad_1] The government has asked oil refineries to divert part of the feedstock used for cooking gas (LPG) towards petrochemical units, as industries grapple with acute raw material shortages triggered by supply disruptions amid the West Asia conflict, according to PTI.The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on April 1 directed refiners to allocate a…
[ad_1] The labour codes aim to simplify and consolidate India’s complex labour law framework. India’s new labour codes have introduced a structured distinction between the terms “employee” and “worker”. While all workers are employees, not all employees are workers. This distinction is more than just terminology – it determines the applicability of several statutory benefits…
