India’s 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since March 2023 as hawkish signals from the RBI, rising inflation and rupee pressure fuelled bets on another rate increase. Indian government bonds fell further on Wednesday, pushing the benchmark…
India’s identity authority has recognised Protean’s use of facial biometrics and Aadhaar status notifications to streamline verification and help institutions manage compliance and fraud risks. Protean eGov Technologies has been recognised by India’s Unique Identification Authority for work it says…
Tatkal NPS lets eligible BHIM users open pension accounts using bank-verified KYC details, with an initial contribution of ₹250 and six banks supporting the launch. NPCI BHIM Services Ltd. has made “Tatkal NPS” available on the BHIM Payments App, giving…
Profits from selling physical gold must be reported to India’s tax authorities, with the rate depending on how long the jewellery was held and whether it was inherited. Selling old gold jewellery can look like a simple household transaction, but…
Bharat Heavy Electricals shares climbed nearly 5% after September-quarter profit surged to ₹820.94 crore, while higher income and a ₹500 crore Haridwar investment strengthened the case for a power-sector revival. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) shares climbed to a record…
India has brought a new anti-abuse rule into force under its Mauritius tax treaty, giving authorities powers to deny benefits where securing them was a main purpose of an arrangement. India has tightened the rules governing investments channelled through Mauritius,…
With compulsory controls now covering 145 Indian Standards, steelmakers and importers face mounting pressure to match every product to the correct specification, documentation and certification route before it reaches the Indian market. BIS certification has become a practical necessity for…
The proposed overhaul would replace paid-up capital criteria with market-cap thresholds, ease institutional share-sale rules and bring selected SME listing requirements closer to the mainboard. Sebi has proposed a significant rewrite of the rules governing small and medium enterprise IPOs,…
India’s markets regulator has proposed replacing paid-up capital tests with market-capitalisation thresholds, cutting the minimum application size and easing offer-for-sale rules as it seeks to reshape the SME listing market. India’s markets regulator has put forward a sweeping rewrite of…
Bharti Airtel is expanding beyond telecoms, targeting consumer lending, sovereign cloud and data centres while deepening its financial services ambitions across India and Africa. Bharti Airtel is widening its ambitions well beyond voice and data, with Sunil Bharti Mittal now…
