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'It's an essential good now': Association wants mobile phones in 5% GST slab

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- India Cellular & Electronics Association wants mobile phones and related components be placed in the 5% GST slab reserved for essential goods. The current 18% GST is regressive for... Read More


NPA against outstanding amount rises to 9.81% till March 2025

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Non-performing Asset (NPA) rate against outstanding amount under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) for Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) has risen from 5.47 per cent at the ... Read More


Sensex & Nifty close higher on gains in RIL, Tata Motors

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Rising for the fourth consecutive day, benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Tuesday following gains in oil major Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Tata Motors a... Read More


DRI seizes mephedrone worth Rs 92 crore in Bhopal; Congress slams govt

Bhopal, Aug. 19 -- The Madhya Pradesh Congress today targeted the state government following a major drug bust by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), which seized mephedrone worth crores in... Read More


Amit Shah "ultimately responsible" for Rs 50,000 cr alleged land scam: UBT's Sanjay Raut

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday flagging an alleged Rs 50,000 crore land scam in Ma... Read More


Bangladesh-origin teen who joined Elon Musk's SpaceX at 14 years age is quitting because.

India, Aug. 19 -- Kairan Quazi, who joined Elon Musk's SpaceX as an engineer at just 14, is leaving the aerospace company after two years to start a new role at Citadel Securities in New York. The 16-... Read More


Google fined $36m for anti-competitive android search deals in Australia

Published on, Aug. 19 -- August 19, 2025 4:41 PM Google has agreed to pay a penalty of US$36 million after admitting it made anti-competitive deals with Australian telecom companies to pre-install it... Read More


LGT Business Connextions IPO: Issue booked 21% on Day 1. Check GMP and other key details

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The initial public offering (IPO) of LGT Business Connextions, which opened on the BSE SME platform today, August 19, will remain open for subscription till Thursday, August 21. ... Read More


"People around the world excited about Gaganyaan mission," says Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla during meeting with PM Modi

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who returned to Earth in July after completing NASA's Axiom-4 space mission. During the meeting, Shukl... Read More


Patel Retail IPO subscribed 6.39 times

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- The initial public offer of Patel Retail received bids for 4,99,04,186 shares as against 78,15,612 shares on offer, according to stock exchange data at 17:00 IST on Tuesday (19 Augu... Read More