Airfares to Colombo have shot up sharply as Indian cricket fans scramble to secure last-minute travel for Sunday’s India–Pakistan T20 World Cup clash, with uncertainty around the fixture now resolved.Bookings spiked after Pakistan rolled back its boycott stance around February 9–10, setting off a surge in demand for flights and hotels in the Sri Lankan…
New Delhi: More than 75% of state real estate regulators, Reras, have either never published annual reports, discontinued their publication or not updated them despite statutory obligation and directions from the housing and urban affairs ministry, claimed homebuyers’ body FPCE on Friday. It released status report of 21 Reras as of Feb 13.The availability of…
NEW DELHI: State-owned power sector financiers Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and REC Ltd on Thursday informed stock exchanges that they are moving ahead with a proposed merger following the 2026-27 Budget announcement, aiming to create a single large govt-controlled financing institution for the electricity sector.In separate but identical regulatory filings, both companies said the combined…
The government on Friday approved the second tranche of the Startup India Fund of Funds Scheme with a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore, aimed at encouraging early-stage startups and deep-tech research, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a social media post.On his first day at Seva Teerth, his new office, PM Modi signed files linked…
Software major Infosys on Friday announced an average organisation-wise performance bonus payout of 85% for the quarter ended December (Q3FY2025-26), with a large section of employees receiving higher variable pay, ET reported.Employees will receive the bonus along with their February salary, the company said in an email to staff.The higher payout follows a quarter marked…
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India now accounts for about 16% of global economic growth and is positioned to become a key driver of world expansion in the coming years.Speaking at the ET Now Global Business Summit, Modi said the current decade has marked a phase of unprecedented development for India despite multiple…
US stock markets traded largely steady on Friday after a softer-than-expected inflation update helped calm investor nerves, even as concerns about artificial intelligence-driven disruption continued to weigh on sentiment.The S&P 500 was nearly unchanged in early trade, a day after recording one of its worst losses since Thanksgiving. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 109…
The administration of US President Donald Trump has added several major Chinese companies, including Alibaba and Baidu, to a Pentagon list of firms allegedly supporting China’s military, increasing pressure on Beijing ahead of an expected meeting between leaders of the two countries, according to a Reuters report.The Pentagon’s 1260H list does not directly impose sanctions…
A key measure of US inflation fell to nearly a five-year low in January as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices declined, offering some relief to consumers after years of sharp cost increases.Inflation dropped to 2.4% in January compared with a year earlier, down from 2.7% in December and moving closer to the…
India may import aircraft, engines and spare parts worth about $100 billion from the US under the interim trade pact, a move that could help boost tourism and bring down airfares, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. According to a joint statement issued by both sides on Saturday on the framework for…
