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PM directs solutions to achieve 2025 economic growth target

Hanoi, Aug. 13 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need to promote growth across all three sectors of industry-construction, agriculture-forestry-fisheries, and services; proactively adapt ... Read More


Will Centre pay 18 months' DA arrears to employees, pensioners frozen during Covid? Finance Ministry gives MAJOR update

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The government has responded to a question on whether or not central government employees and pensioners will get their three instalments of Dearness Allowance (DA) and arrears f... Read More


[Update] BlueStone IPO: Issue Closes With 2.7X Oversubscription

India, Aug. 13 -- Update | August 13, 19:11 IST The IPO of BlueStone closed with an oversubscription of 2.7X, with investors bidding for 4.46 Cr shares as against 1.65 Cr shares on offer. The portio... Read More


Nifty IT is 2025's worst-performing sector, down 20%; seven index stocks plunge 20-35% from recent peaks

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Domestic tech stocks have emerged as the worst performers in 2025 so far, with persistent selling across the board leading to a sharp erosion in value and pushing them to multi-m... Read More


On Field Marshal Munir's Dinner Table Nuclear Threat

Srinagar, Aug. 13 -- Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir's unabashed nuclear threat to India during his address to the Pakistani diaspora that had congregated for dinner at Tampa in Flor... Read More


Value of top 3 Indian family businesses equivalent to the Philippines' GDP: Report

India, Aug. 13 -- The Ambanis continue as the largest family business in the country. Kumar Mangalam Birla is in the second spot, while the Jindal family is in third on the 2025 Barclays Private Clien... Read More


Central Bank of India gets RBI nod to set up IFSC Unit at GIFT City

Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- The opening of IBU in Gift City will be significant milestone in bank's growth story. This development will benefit the bank to expand its international banking business and provide... Read More


China breaks investment record in Punjab with $150M textile project

Pakistan, Aug. 13 -- LAHORE - China has set a new record for the fastest foreign investment in Punjab. Major textile firm Challenge Textile Group will invest $150 million to build Pakistan's largest a... Read More


Audit flags lapses in UP's urban waste management; overhaul recommended

India, Aug. 13 -- LUCKNOW A performance audit of solid waste management (SWM) in Uttar Pradesh's urban areas has revealed alarming deficiencies in planning, implementation, staffing and fund utilisati... Read More


Again, Nigeria's oil production exceeds OPEC quota

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Nigeria's crude oil production rose in July, data from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has shown. According to the oil cartel's direct communication data,... Read More