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Interest to remain at 8.25% for PF deposits

India, March 1 -- The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the State-run retirement fund manager, has decided to maintain the interest rate on provident fund deposits for 2024-25 at 8.25%, k... Read More


Core Sector Growth Slows to 4.6% in January

New Delhi, March 1 -- Annual growth in eight key infrastructure sectors, as measured by the combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI), was 4.6% in January 2025, according to data released by the m... Read More


EPFO retains 8.25% interest rate on EPF deposits for 2024-25

New Delhi, March 1 -- The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the State-run retirement fund manager, has decided to maintain the interest rate on provident fund deposits for 2024-25 at 8.25... Read More


Fiscal deficit hits Rs.11.7 lakh-cr in Apr-Jan of FY25

new Delhi, March 1 -- India's fiscal deficit for the April-January (FY25) period stood atRs.11.70 lakh crore, 74.5% of the estimate for 2024-25, according to the data released by the Controller Genera... Read More


Govt may lead highway work as pvt interest wanes

new Delhi, March 1 -- The road ministry may have lower highway awards under the build-operate-transfer (BoT)-toll model in 2025-26 and continue to rely on the tested hybrid annuity model (HAM) and eng... Read More


Bears trample bulls as global fears shake mkts

Mumbai, March 1 -- On a day global stock indices were battered by rising international trade tensions induced by US President Donald Trump, Indian markets followed their slump, with all gauges dipping... Read More


Power plants brace for summer demand with high coal stock

new Delhi, March 1 -- Stocks of domestically produced coal have touched 50.6 million tonnes (mt) at thermal power plants, showed data from the Central Electricity Authority, as power and coal firms ra... Read More


'7.8% growth key to high-income dream'

New Delhi, March 1 -- India will need to raise its average annual growth rate to 7.8% between 2024 to 2047 to become a high-income country by 2047, the World Bank said in a report released Friday, but... Read More


Oz enter semis after match vs Afghanistan washed out

New Delhi, March 1 -- With the Group B showdown between Afghanistan and Australia ending without a result at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday, Australia qualified for the semi-finals of the Cha... Read More


'Irrespective of surface, you have to go for wickets'

Dubai, March 1 -- A key hand who worked behind the scenes with New Zealand to help them beat Rohit and Co in India in 2024 was their spin bowling coach Rangana Herath. The Sri Lankan had finished his ... Read More