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Rise in Sugar prices: Quick-commerce firms put cap on order volumes
New Delhi: With sugar prices rising sharply in recent weeks, quick-commerce platforms and organised retailers have limited the quantity customers can order in several markets.
BigBasket, Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart have…
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Decline seen in NRI deposits by 23% in First Quarter of Current Financial Year
Mumbai: Fresh deposits from non-resident Indians (NRIs) fell 23 per cent year-on-year to USD 2.775 billion during April-June 2026, according to the latest data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Inflows stood at USD 3.614 billion…
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Costs, lack of availability hampering access to subsidies for affordable housing
New Delhi: The costs and lack of availability of affordable houses are emerging as key constraints for lower-income people to access subsidies meant for such a purpose.
The Niti Aayog’s affordable housing framework points to gaps across…
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Govt moving to privatise 11 more airports through PPP model
New Delhi: The Central government has giving an in-principle approval to a proposal to offer 11 Airports Authority of India (AAI) airports to private operators under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
The Public Private…
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Gold prices rise as US dollar weakens and crude prices ease
New Delhi: Gold prices in India’s retail market moved higher in early trade today, supported by a weaker US dollar and softer crude oil prices.
Precious metals also continued to draw investor interest amid uncertainty surrounding the…
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Stock Market today: Nifty Smallcap hits 52-week high
Mumbai: The Nifty Smallcap 100 index hit a fresh 52-week high today, supported by gains in select small-cap stocks even as benchmark indices remained subdued.
The index was trading at 20,054.60, up 148 points, or 0.74 per cent, after…
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E-boarding passes enough now for international travellers
New Delhi: There is no need anymore for international air travellers to have paper boarding passes for their flights as they can use E versions displayed on their smartphones at Indian airports.
In an announcement, the Bureau of…
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ITC gets interim relief from Delhi High Court on food licence
New Delhi: Providing interim relief to ITC, the Delhi High Court has directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) not to cancel the company’s food licence for now over its use of ‘100 per cent’ claims on Aashirvaad M.P…
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Bank Unions announce strikes in September and October
New Delhi: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has announced a day-long strike on September 11 over the delayed implementation of a five-day banking week, the revised performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and several pending…
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After Sugar, Prices of onion rise sharply
New Delhi: Along with sugar, the retail prices of onion have increased sharply over the last few days.
The all-India average retail price of onion rose 59 per cent year-on-year to Rs 43.53 per kg on 24 August, compared with Rs 27.37 per…
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