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Fuel export duty revised: What changed, what did not and what the reports leave out
The Centre has raised the windfall export duty on petrol to Rs 2.50 per litre and cut it on diesel to Rs 8.50 per litre, effective October 16; domestic pump prices are…
Delhi Industrial Policy 2026: What the Cabinet approved and what the details leave open
The Delhi Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has approved the Delhi Industrial Policy 2026, a 10-year roadmap with Rs 1,000 crore earmarked for the Mukhyamantri Udyamshree Yojana and incentives for…
Kapil Porwal’s Krumbee & Co Puts Kota on the Map of Emerging Food-Brand Entrepreneurship
The Rajasthan-based venture is developing a cookie brand around familiar flavours, a clear product identity and ambitions to serve customers beyond its home city. KOTA, RAJASTHAN — Building a consumer brand outside…
Market close October 12: What fell, what rose and what the data does not say
The Sensex fell 547.65 points to 71,924.68 and the Nifty 50 lost 157.10 points to 22,363.35 on October 12, after early gains faded on foreign fund outflows, elevated crude oil and a…
Musk vs Ambani over Starlink in India: What was said, what the government says
Elon Musk escalated a public dispute over Starlink's entry into India on October 9, addressing Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani as Prime Minister Ambani, while the government called claims of unfair treatment baseless…
Why TCS results lifted Sensex on October 9
The Sensex rebounded 879 points to close at 72,472.33 and the Nifty gained 289 points to 22,520.45 on October 9, snapping a two-day losing streak as IT stocks rallied and crude prices…
Operation Economic Outcast: The US campaign behind the sanctions on Mumbai firms
The US State Department has sanctioned two Mumbai-based companies and five Indian nationals over alleged dealings in Iranian petroleum products, as part of a wider action against 10 entities, six individuals and…
Why markets fell on October 8: Oil, FII selling and US yields
The Sensex fell 1,045 points to 71,593.24 and the Nifty lost 371 points to 22,231.80 on October 8 as Brent crude rose above $104, foreign investors kept selling and the RBI's rate…
GST input tax credit: What the Council allowed on October 8
The 57th GST Council meeting on October 8 decided on no broad rate changes but on removing arrest powers, raising the prosecution threshold from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore and…
Why crude rose on October 7: Airport attacks, a Gulf storm and thin supply buffers
Brent crude moved back above $100 a barrel on October 7 after attacks on two Saudi airports in the south, one near an Aramco refinery, revived supply fears, even as Saudi Arabia…