Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Over two lakh entities have been recognised as startups by the government so far, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said on Wednesday (December 10, 2025). Under the Startup India initiative, the recognised units are eligible to avail incentives such as income tax. “As on…
Passengers waiting at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, in Hyderabad, amid continued cancellations of IndiGo flights. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed crisis-ridden IndiGo’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pieter Elbers to appear at its office on Thursday (December 11, 2025) and submit a complete report, along…
With Pakistan’s per capita income of $1,677, this trajectory points more to economic containment than recovery. | Photo Credit: AFP “The latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections for Pakistan suggest that Pakistan’s economy has regained short-term stability, but it remains burdened by high debt, weak investment and slow employment growth,” a media report said on…
Amazon has already invested $3.7 billion in India between 2016 and 2022. File | Photo Credit: Reuters E-commerce giant Amazon plans to make a mega investment of $35 billion — more than ₹ 3.14 lakh crore — in India by 2030 across its businesses with a focus on AI-driven digitisation, export growth and job creation,…
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) after two days of sharp decline amid value-buying at lower levels. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 259.31 points, or 0.31%, to 84,925.59 in early trade. The 50-share NSE…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 20 paise to 90.07 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (December 10, 2025), facing pressure from importer dollar demand, tariff concerns and market anticipation of U.S. Fed Reserve policy decision. Forex traders said all eyes will be on the…
Gold inched higher on Wednesday as investors prepared to parse Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s guidance on the day when the bank is expected to cut interest rates, while silver continued to push its record-breaking run above $60 an ounce. Spot gold edged up 0.2% to $4,215.61 per ounce, as of 0309 GMT. U.S. gold…
Passengers crowd at the platform as they arrive to board a train to their hometown a day after the Chhath Puja festival at a railway station in Patna on October 29. | Photo Credit: AFP In the past couple of months, India has witnessed its transport infrastructure come under massive strain. In October and November,…
The coinciding increase in demat accounts and companies listing in the stock market may be good for promoters , but no so much for the retail investor, according to an analysis. The growth in demat accounts and the growth of IPO issues coincide with each other in India and this signals a development in the…
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