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Toll rates slashed by up to 50% for highways with bridges, flyovers, tunnels

New Delhi, July 5: In a major relief for motorists, the government has reduced toll rates by up to 50 per cent on certain sections of National Highways that include structures like tunnels, bridges, flyovers, and elevated roads.The move is aimed at lowering travel costs and making road...
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US to start sending letters to trade partners on tariff hikes kicking in from...

New Delhi, July 4: President Donald Trump has announced that the US administration will start sending letters informing trading partners of their tariff rates as soon as Friday, even as negotiations with various countries including India to avoid higher US levies have stretched into the last...
SAIL expands footprint to Middle East with new office in Dubai
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SAIL expands footprint to Middle East with new office in Dubai

New Delhi, July 4: Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has inaugurated its first representative office for the Middle East in Dubai, marking a significant step in the public sector steel giant's global expansion strategy.The office was inaugurated by Union Minister of Steel and Heavy...
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India holds 3rd rank globally in fintech startup funding with $889 million in...

Bengaluru, July 4: India continues to be the third largest fintech startup ecosystem in the world, behind the US and the UK, a report said on Friday, adding that the sector raised a total of $889 million in the January-June period (H1 2025).Early-stage funding stood at $361 million, a 10 per...
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Corporate profits in India grew nearly 3x faster than GDP between FY20–25:...

Mumbai, July 3: India Inc has shown remarkable financial strength over the last five years, with corporate profits growing nearly three times faster than the country's GDP between FY20 and FY25, a new report said on Thursday.The profit-to-GDP ratio has risen significantly to 6.9 per cent --...
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LIC shares make strong comeback, jump over 34% in last 4 months

Mumbai, July 3: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) shares have staged a sharp rebound, rising nearly 34.41 per cent from their 52-week low of Rs 715.30, driven by improved technical indicators, positive market sentiment, and upbeat brokerage ratings.The public sector insurer’s stock, which had...
HDFC Bank CEO moves Supreme Court to quash FIR filed by Lilavati Trust, hearing on July 4
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HDFC Bank CEO moves Supreme Court to quash FIR filed by Lilavati Trust, hearing...

New Delhi, July 3: HDFC Bank CEO and Managing Director Sashidhar Jagdishan has filed a petition in the Supreme Court to quash the first information report (FIR) lodged against him on a complaint by the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, alleging that he has accepted a bribe of Rs 2.05...
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Air India cancels Delhi-Washington flight due to technical snag in Vienna

New Delhi, July 3: An Air India flight AI 103 from Delhi to Washington, D.C., was cancelled due to a technical snag that the aircraft faced during its fuel stop in Vienna, the airline said on Thursday.Flight AI 103, which took off at 12.45 a.m. on Wednesday and was scheduled to reach...
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India projected to clock 6.8-7% growth in Q2, current fiscal to register 6.3% :...

New Delhi, July 2: India’s GDP growth is projected at 6.3 per cent in current fiscal (FY26) despite external headwinds, an HSBC report said on Wednesday, adding that with 70 per cent of the indicators growing positively, the Q2 growth (April-June) is trending at 6.8-7 per cent, with the...
India poised to become 3rd-largest economy by 2030, overtaking Germany: Hardeep Puri
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India poised to become 3rd-largest economy by 2030, overtaking Germany: Hardeep...

New Delhi, July 2: India has recently overtaken Japan and is poised to become the third-largest economy by 2030, overtaking Germany, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said.In the past 11 years, India has risen from the eleventh to the fourth largest economy in the world.“Our GDP...
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India, US may sign interim trade agreement this week: Report

New Delhi, July 1: India is on course to finalise an interim trade agreement with the US as early as this week to escape the tariff hike on its exports proposed by President Donald Trump, according to a report in the Financial Times.India's negotiating team, led by Special Secretary Rajesh...
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India to empower Global South, chart a cleaner and sustainable future: Minister

New Delhi, July 1: India is playing a key role in helping the Global South move towards a cleaner and more sustainable future, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday.Highlighting the impact of solar energy in the global clean energy transition, the minister...
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