Mumbai, September 20: Kunal Bahl, entrepreneur, investor, and Shark Tank India judge, shared an inspiring story on social media about how a career setback became a turning point in his life. The former CEO and co-founder of Snapdeal, one of India’s largest e-commerce platforms, recounted how his H‑1B visa application at Microsoft was rejected in...
New Delhi: The Department of Consumer Affairs on Saturday announced the launch of a dedicated GST grievance category on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) to address queries and complaints related to the upcoming GST 2.0 reforms. The NCH can be accessed through its toll-free number 1915 or online in 16 Indian languages and English, serving...
Dubai: UAE-based companies are set to ramp up their investments in India across multiple sectors, including infrastructure, data centres, banking, startups, and logistics, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. Speaking to reporters during his visit for the 13th India-UAE High-Level Joint Task Force on Investments, Goyal highlighted that both nations have “reset...
Apple’s latest iPhone 17 series is officially on open sale across India after a successful pre-order phase. Customers can now buy the new iPhones from Apple’s online and offline stores, Amazon, Flipkart, and other authorized retailers. Quick commerce platforms such as Blinkit and Zepto have joined the race, offering instant deliveries — with Blinkit promising...
Ahmedabad: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Thursday strongly criticised the allegations made by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research, demanding a “national apology” from those who propagated what he described as “false and baseless narratives.” His statement comes after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) officially gave the Adani Group a clean chit in...
A shocking incident has come to light where a 40-year-old employee died of a sudden cardiac arrest just minutes after requesting sick leave from his team leader due to severe back pain. The tragedy has left colleagues and family members in deep shock, raising serious concerns about workplace health awareness and hidden medical risks. The...
Chandigarh: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday announced that the state government has released ₹679.37 crore towards sugarcane payments for the 2024-25 crushing season. The payment benefits 18,771 farmers who supplied sugarcane to Punjab’s nine cooperative sugar mills, which collectively crushed 194.66 lakh quintals during the season. Cheema said that with a payment...
New Delhi: India’s authentication and traceability (A&T) industry is set for robust growth, projected to reach ₹10,612 crore in FY 2024-25 and ₹16,575 crore by FY 2028-29, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.3 percent, according to a report released on Thursday. The sector, which stood at ₹9,705 crore in FY 2023-24, has...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India and Mauritius will soon work towards enabling trade in local currency, further deepening their economic and strategic ties. The announcement came during Modi’s high-profile bilateral talks with visiting Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam in Varanasi on September 11. The two leaders held wide-ranging discussions covering economic cooperation, infrastructure...
London: The UK Parliament has debated a proposal to double the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) for overseas skilled workers from five to ten years, a move that has sparked widespread backlash and triggered an online petition that gathered over 168,000 signatures. ILR, also known as permanent residency, is the first step...