Will follow Gandhian way, says Ajay Rai after receiving notice to postpone Sambhal visit

Lucknow, Dec 2 (IANS) Lucknow Police issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai on Monday, asking him to postpone his scheduled visit to Sambhal. The notice cited the need to uphold public order and adhere to restrictions imposed by the District Magistrate of Sambhal under Section 163 BNSS, considering the communal sensitivity […]
PM Modi, HM Shah wish BJP chief JP Nadda on his birthday

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended warm wishes to BJP National President and Union Minister J.P. Nadda on his birthday, praising his significant contributions to the party and the nation. Taking to social media platform X, PM Modi lauded Nadda’s dedication and leadership, stating, “Birthday wishes to BJP National […]
Ahead of PM Modi’s visit, HM Shah reaching Chandigarh today

Chandigarh, Dec 2 (IANS) A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Chandigarh to review the progress of three newly introduced criminal laws aimed at overhauling the criminal justice system, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is reaching here on Monday evening. Newly recruited Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from across the country will […]
AIF investments in India at Rs 4.49 lakh crore in H1 FY25, real estate dominates: Report

Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) India attracted around Rs 4.5 lakh crore alternative investment funds (AIFs) in the H1 (April to September) financial year (FY) 2024-25 due to strong economic growth among the large economies. Latest SEBI data compiled by ANAROCK Research indicates that out of a total of Rs 4,49,384 crore AIF investments made across […]
Petrol, diesel, jet fuel sales surge in Nov as economy picks up

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) India’s petrol, diesel and jet fuel sales shot up in November this year compared to the same month last year, reflecting the higher level of economic activity in the country, data compiled by the public sector oil companies showed. Petrol sales of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum jumped […]
India’s electronics manufacturing services sector to reach Rs 6 lakh crore in FY27

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Driven by government initiatives like production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector is likely to grow to Rs 6 lakh crore in FY27 from Rs 1.46 lakh crore in FY22, and do well over short to medium term, a report showed on Monday. The electronics manufacturing sector […]
India records 45 pc surge in FDI to $29.79 billion in April-Sept

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into India surged by a robust 45 per cent to $29.79 billion in April-September during the current financial year compared to $20.5 billion in the same period during 2023-24, according to figures compiled by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The […]
Indian NBFCs to see asset growth at 15-17 pc over 2 fiscals, still above decadal average

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The assets under management (AUM) growth of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in the country is set to moderate to 15-17 per cent in the current and next fiscals (FY25 and FY26), according to a report on Monday. The expected growth will still be above the decadal average of 14 per […]
Top 8 Indian cities see 11 pc average housing price growth, Delhi-NCR leads

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Led by sturdy demand and positive market sentiments, average housing prices in top eight cities in India continued to increase steadily, witnessing a 11 per cent growth (on-year) at Rs 11,000 per square feet during the July-September period this year, according to a report on Monday. All the eight major […]
UPI transactions may touch 25 billion a month towards 2025 end

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The mega success story of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) continues, and it would be no surprise if the number of UPI transactions touches 25 billion a month towards the end of 2025, industry experts said on Monday. After reaching a record high in October 2024 of 16.58 billion transactions and […]