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large-value tax payment: NBR launches bKash-enabled services

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to launch the payment of large amounts of tax through mobile financial services (MFS) to simplify tax payments by corporates. The countr... Read More


"Modi govt attempting to cover up scale of its incompetence": Jairam Ramesh slams Centre on air pollution issue

New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday, while flagging the air pollution issue, accused the Centre of downplaying its health impacts, arguing that it is not just ignorance on th... Read More


Pre-budget meet: Punjab seeks special fiscal package, cites border tensions & floods

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Jan. 11 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday urged the Union government to extend immediate fiscal assistance and announce a special economic package for Punjab, s... Read More


Medicines shortage hits health facilities in Dolpa's Tripurasundari Municipality

Dolpa, Jan. 11 -- Health facilities in Tripurasundari Municipality of Dolpa district are facing an acute shortage of medicines, with procurement not made for nearly seven months since the start of the... Read More


States back 'Viksit Bharat' in FM Sitharaman's pre-budget meeting

New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- A majority of states on Saturday supported the Union government's reform agenda aimed at the goal of "Viksit Bharat" (developed India) by 2047 and urged the Centre to continue th... Read More


CII calls for value unlocking of PSUs through fast-tracking privatisation

New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- To sustain capital expenditure and address developmental priorities amid global economic uncertainties, the industry chamber Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in its proposa... Read More


सेविंग्स से लेकर FD के ब्याज पर टैक्स से राहत मिलने की उम्मीद, बजट में ऐलान संभव

नई दिल्ली, जनवरी 11 -- Union Budget 2026: ज्यादातर भारतीय परिवारों के लिए बैंक में जमा पैसा और उस पर मिलने वाला ब्याज कोई अतिरिक्त कमाई नहीं, बल्कि रोजमर्रा की जरूरतों और भविष्य की सुरक्षा का सहारा हो... Read More


India forex reserves fall sharp $9.8 billion in week that ended Jan 2

New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- India's foreign exchange reserves dropped sharply, by USD 9.809 billion in the week that ended January 2, to USD 686.801 billion, driven by a slump in both gold reserves and fore... Read More


Vijay L Bhambwani's Ticker: Time to prioritise capital preservation

New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- Ticker is a weekly newsletter by Vijay L Bhambwani. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your email inbox. Dear reader, Last week, I wrote that the Nifty was... Read More


Huff and puff: The making and stalling of India's herbal cigarettes market

Mumbai, Jan. 11 -- Sometime in late-2021, 40-something Mumbai-based film writer Abhishek found in a routine checkup that his haemoglobin was higher than normal. His doctor told him it was because of h... Read More