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Pension ULIP Sales Surge Nearly 10-Fold In FY26 As Indians Prioritise Retirement Planning
New Delhi, June 02: Retirement planning is becoming a major financial priority for Indian households, with Pension ULIP sales witnessing a sharp rise in FY26.
According to data released by Policybazaar, Pension ULIP purchases grew nearly…
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Railways continues to have increased freight operations, passenger load
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, June 2: Indian Railways continued to record a growth momentum in passenger and freight operations in May 2026 as against the corresponding month last year.
The Railways ferried 145 million tonnes of…
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UK Trade Minister visiting Delhi, to hold talks with Piyush Goyal on Enhancing Commerce
New Delhi, June 1: India and the United Kingdom (UK) are set to discuss ways to enhance their bilateral trade which is the tune of £48 billion.
UK's Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle is arriving here for talks with India’s Commerce…
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Commcercial LPG made costlier; prices of 19 kg and 5 kg cylinders raised from today
New Delhi, June 1: Commercial LPG cylinders have got more costlier from today, a development that will have impact on lakhs of roadside eateries, dhabas, restaurants and hotels.
Once again, the price of 19-kg cylinder has been increased,…
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CBSE admits to problems in its OSM digital paper checking infrastructure
New Delhi, May 31: Amidst a huge controversy surrounding the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) finally admitted today that there are “vulnerabilities” in the digital platform used for evaluating…
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Export duties on petrol, diesel, ATF reduced
New Delhi, May 31: Export Duties on petrol, diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) has been reduced by the government for a fortnight with effect from tomorrow.
According to a government notification, Export Duty on petrol has been…
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Indian Railways starts operations of heavy-haul freight locomotives made by Siemens
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, May 30: In a significant milestone in India’s rail freight modernization journey, commercial operations of 9000 horsepower (HP) electric freight locomotives has been commenced.
The D9 electric locomotives,…
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Monsoon rainfall forecast revised downwards; Worries increase
New Delhi, May 30: The news on the Monsoon front is not good and when combined with the adverse impact of the West Asia crisis, it could mean worsened economic condition of India.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has…
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Govt asks oil companies to have at least 30-day LPG reserves
New Delhi: The Government has asked State-run oil marketing companies to have at least 30 days of LPG reserves as energy imports continue to be disrupted because of the conflict in West Asia.
“We are working on strategic reserves (for…
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Labour Code being operationalised: Govt
New Delhi, May 29: The Government is in the process of operationalising the Code of Social Security Rules under the Labour Code, which was notified earlier this month, a senior official said today.
“We are in the process of…
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