Indian households are now investing much more in mutual funds than before. According to an RBI report, the share of mutual funds in people’s total financial savings has risen from 0.9% in 2011-12 to 6 ...

India’s state-owned oil companies — Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) — reported strong profits in the April–June ...

India’s white-collar job market is set for strong growth in the second half of 2025. According to Naukri’s bi-annual Hiring Outlook report, nearly 72% of employers plan to hire more people by creating ...

The Indian government has decided to remove customs duty on raw cotton imports for 40 days, from August 19 to September 30. This step has been taken to reduce the price of cotton and help textile ...

India remains an important growth market for many global companies, but sales in the April–June quarter showed mixed results. The main reasons? Uneven demand in urban areas and early rains that ...

Lower sales volumes across different vehicle segments A decline in earnings from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) The absence of a one-time ₹4,975 crore gain that came last year from the sale of Tata Motors ...

Bahrain has announced its first big solar power project — a 150 megawatt (MW) solar plant that will produce enough clean electricity to power around 6,300 homes. This marks a major step in the country ...

Football legend Lionel Messi is coming back to India after more than a decade! His last visit was in 2011 when he played in Kolkata. This time, he will tour Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Delhi in ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Thursday that the state government will give ₹1.10 lakh to each of the 40,000 Durga Puja committees in the state this year. Speaking at a ...

Labubu dolls, which have recently become popular as collectible toys, are creating a new kind of business in China — toy repair shops. These plush dolls, loved by many, are not only being bought in ...

Amazon, one of the world’s biggest companies with 1.5 million employees globally, hired around 11,300 foreign workers in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2025. These workers are on H-1B visas, ...

Indian Railways is planning to earn more money from sources other than just passenger and freight fares. To help with this, NITI Aayog, the government’s think tank, is working on a new plan to ...