NEW DELHI: State-owned oil marketing companies on Monday reduced the price of commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 10 per unit, offering relief to the hospitality sector.However, airlines are set to face renewed cost pressure as Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices were hiked for the third month in a row.With the latest revision, the price of…
Japan is preparing to overhaul how it taxes cryptocurrency gains, moving toward a flat 20% levy that would bring digital assets in line with equities and investment trusts, per Nikkei. The shift marks the country’s most significant policy update for the sector in years and reflects a growing view among regulators that crypto has matured…
NEW DELHI: The feud between Shashi Tharoor and the Congress saw a new high after he skipped the party’s key huddle a day before the start of the Winter Session of Parliament.Chaired by Sonia Gandhi, the Congress on Sunday held a strategic group meeting to discuss the party’s strategy for the Winter Session.Tharoor, however, clarified…
GST collections: The Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for the month of November came in at over Rs 1.70 lakh crore. This is a rise of 0.7%, according to official data.SBI Research in a report in November had estimated that the gross domestic GST collections may come around Rs 1.49 lakh crore for…
Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday, slipping below $86,000 in early Asian trade as renewed selling hit the cryptocurrency market at the start of December.The world’s largest digital asset dropped by 6%. Ether also declined more than 7% to around $2,800, while other major tokens, including Solana also registered steep losses. Traders said that the broader…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: On the opening day of the Parliament Winter Session on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on behalf of the House, welcomed Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan as he presided over the Rajya Sabha for the first time. Radhakrishnan assumed office in September, becoming the country’s new Vice President and succeeding Jagdeep…
One of the key changes is the wage redefinition, as this forms the base for all calculations under the codes. (AI image) By Parizad SirwallaIndia’s labour landscape is witnessing one of the most significant transformations in decades. As of 21 November 2025, most of the provisions under the four Labour Codes have been made effective….
Ethereum developers are preparing for the network’s second upgrade of 2025 to go live on the blockchain’s mainnet on Wednesday. Fusaka — a blend of the names Fulu + Osaka — consists of two upgrades happening on Ethereum’s consensus and execution layers at the same time. The goal of the upgrade is to enable Ethereum…
UP CM Yogi Adityanath addresses public grievances, concerns during ‘Janta Darshan’ in Lucknow (Photo credit: ANI) LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday addressed public grievances and concerns during ‘Janta Darshan’ in Lucknow, where he met people from different parts of the district and personally listened to their issues.During the public outreach event,…
Representative image (AI) CHENNAI: Chola MS General Insurance (Chola MS), the JV between Murugappa Group and Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, expects an improvement in Q3 and H2FY26 after posting drop in PAT in H1 FY26. It reported a gross written premium of `2,220cr in Q2 FY26 (`2,191cr in Q2 FY25) and a PAT of…
