Coming up with the much anticipated demand boosting measures, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a ‘Cash Voucher Scheme for leave travel concession (LTC) for government employees and staff of state-run organisations. ....

The Central government has taken several steps to control the prices of several varieties of dal (pulses) including 'tur', 'urad', 'moong' and 'chana'. One such measure is to provide 'urad' and 'tur' dal to consumers at cheaper rates. However, traders dealing in pulses consider it an unsatisfactory move. ....

Driven by industries like pharma, fast-moving consumer goods, education and IT, hiring activity in India saw a growth of 24 per cent in September compared to the previous month, according to a new report by job portal Naukri on Monday. ....

The Ministry of Power has issued the Draft (Late Payment Surcharge Electricity Rules, 2020, to reduce the extremely high rates of late payment surcharge. ....

The key Indian equity indices traded on a positive note on Monday with the Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) touching the 12,000 mark for the first time since February 2020. ....

Fuel consumers did not face any change in petrol and diesel prices for the entire week as stable global oil prices ensured that oil marketing companies did not need to go for a revision. ....

In a move to expand its footprint and reach a bigger audience, US-based video meet platform Zoom on Friday announced that it will now support rupee as the localised pricing for the India market. ....

The Centre on Friday decided to give partial relief to onion exporters by easing restrictions on certain varieties of the staple for foreign shipments. ....

Despite a status quo in key lending rates, the Indian equity indices remained in the green during Friday's afternoon trade session. ....

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to enhance the threshold limit of retail portfolio of banks to Rs 7.5 crore, with a view to improve the credit flow to small businesses. ....