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Indian Pharmacopoeia standards are recognised in 25 countries, and India now has a seat where they are written

Punjab, Sept. 21 -- Indian Pharmacopoeia standards are now recognised in more than 25 countries, Union Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel said on Monday. The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission h... Read More


The iPhone 18 Pro is on sale in India, and the top configuration costs Rs 3,29,900

Punjab, Sept. 21 -- The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max went on sale in India on 18 September, with queues outside Apple stores in Delhi, Noida, Mumbai and Bengaluru from before opening. The Pro starts at R... Read More


The big SEMICON commitments were not fabs, and that is the better outcome

Punjab, Sept. 21 -- The investment announcements out of SEMICON India last week were not fabs. Applied Materials committed $5 billion over ten years, Lam Research around Rs 10,000 crore, and Fujifilm ... Read More


India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 is a 13.5 billion dollar programme, up from 8 billion

Punjab, Sept. 21 -- The Prime Minister inaugurated SEMICON India 2026 on 17 September and put a number on the second phase: India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 has an outlay of $13.5 billion, against $8 b... Read More


NSE's IPO closes subscribed 5.70 times, with institutions at 12.68

Punjab, Sept. 21 -- The NSE's Rs 22,562 crore issue closed on Monday subscribed 5.70 times. Investors bid for 50,56,07,512 shares against 8,86,42,911 on offer. Qualified institutions took it to 12.68 ... Read More


Direct tax is up 12.96 percent, and the gap to gross collections is entirely refunds

Punjab, Sept. 21 -- Net direct tax collections rose 12.96% year on year to Rs 12.12 lakh crore as of 17 September. Advance tax was up 16.18% at Rs 5.22 lakh crore. Refunds rose faster than either, at ... Read More


Sensex adds 564 points after six weekly falls, but the breadth was negative

Punjab, Sept. 21 -- The Sensex closed 564.03 points higher at 74,858.99 and the Nifty added 67.90 to 23,414.30 - the first real gain after six consecutive weekly declines. Pharma, FMCG and realty led.... Read More


India and New Zealand ratify their trade deal, and dairy stayed out of it

Punjab, Sept. 21 -- India and New Zealand ratified their free trade agreement on Monday. It comes into force on 20 October. From day one, 100% of Indian exports to New Zealand enter duty-free - and da... Read More


Korea to provide $39.286m grant to BD; deals signed

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- The government of Bangladesh and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS), and the Rural Development Administration (R... Read More


Sammilito Islami Bank's subsidiary EIIL gets new body

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Mohammed Ahsan Habib Chowdhury, FCA, a member of the Board of Directors of state-owned Shariah-based Sammilito Islami Bank PLC, has been appointed Chairman of EXIM Islami Inves... Read More