India's daily new cases continue to rise and a record 1,84,372 fresh coronavirus cases were registered in a span of 24 hours

India's debt to GDP ratio increased from 74 percent to 90 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has said

Backed by vaccinations and the experience from controlling the first wave of coronavirus pandemic, the Indian economy is well prepared to handle any downside risks posed by the second wave of COVID-19 cases, said FM Nirmala Sitharaman; Indian state refiners will buy 36% less oil from Saudi Arabia in May than normal, three sources said, in a sign of escalating tensions with Riyadh even after the Kingdom supported the idea of boosting output from OPEC and allied producers last week; Indian social commerce platform Meesho has entered the unicorn club after raising $300 million in the latest round of funding. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Covishield 90% effective if doses given after gap of 2-3 months: Adar Poonawalla

In the current interest rate scenario, fixed income investors look better off with small savings schemes like PPF, NSC, KVP, etc. instead of various debt mutual funds categories

We've decided that Air India will be 100 per cent disinvested. The choice isn't between disinvestment and non-disinvestment. It's between disinvestment and closing down, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

FM Sitharaman launches Central Scrutiny Centre to scrutinise user filingsMinister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday virtually launched Central Scrutiny Centre (CSC), an initiative of Corporate Affairs Ministry, to scrutinise the filings by users under straight through processes. The finance minister also launched the mobile app of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA). The two initiatives aim to strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision ...

Centre is planning to invite financial bids for the privatisation of Air India by end of this month. Plan is to wrap up disinvestment process in second half of current calendar year

Around 20-25 gunmen stormed into the store and started firing when the staff tried to stop them; no injuries or casualties have been reported yet

The appeal against a three-member tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague invalidating India's Rs 10,247 crore tax claim on Cairn Energy and ordering the government to return the value of shares it had sold, comes weeks before UK PM Boris Johnson's visit to India

On the status of e-way bill generation, Thakur told the Upper House that 62.87 crore and 57.75 crore e-way bills were generated in FY 2019-20 and FY 2020-21 (till March 14, 2021), respectively

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FM Sitharaman, while moving the bill for consideration and passage, said that expanding the FDI limit in the insurance sector to 74% was necessary as it will help insurers deal with matters regarding financial stress

Stock Market News Update Today: Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and Infosys were among notable gainers, while IndusInd Bank, Power Grid Corporation of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries were among top losers

Going forward, private vehicles will be de-registered after 20 years if found unfit or in case of failure to renew registration. Enhanced re-registration will be applicable on private vehicles from the 15th year of original registration

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar further said India needs to be prepared for the next pandemic as the country was caught unprepared during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Government of India held 26.12 per cent stake while Panatone Finvest had 34.80 per cent, Tata Sons 14.07 per cent and the remaining 25.01 per cent was with the public before the transaction

Unicorn, which operates under the brand name Uni, has 29 Apple stores across the country out of a total of 150 stores that sell Apple products

Responding to a question on pollution in the national capital during the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Javadekar said air pollution in Delhi is the \"most serious problem\", and noted that the air quality along the Indo-Gangetic belt is poor

A crore might not be enough. Why do we say so? Well, a number which looks big enough today to take care of your daily expenses as well as goals, might not suffice to take care of same expenses and goals, a few years later. Inflation will eat away the value of your money

GST officers are using unauthorised communication means such as phone calls, WhatsApp and messages to demand 'maximum tax liability' in 'cash' from taxpayers