MANGALURU: One of the slowest states in completing rural housing under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), Karnataka has proved to be a real laggard in the field. This was highlighted by several Members of Parliament in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament. According to queries by multiple MPs, the primary reason cited is the low unit cost sanctioned for house construction, which they argue is insufficient to meet current material and labour costs. According to sources, the lac...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 21 (PTI): Stock markets extended the winning run to the sixth consecutive day on Thursday, with benchmark Sensex closing higher by nearly 143 points on buying in blue-chip shares ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 142.87 points or 0.17 per cent to settle at 82,000.71 in a restricted trade. During the day, it rallied 373.33 points or 0.45 per cent to 82,231.17. As many as 14 Sensex shares closed higher, while 16 ended with losses. The 50-share NSE Ni...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 21: With its glittering launch on August 2, 2025, City of Dreams Sri Lanka redefines luxury tourism in South Asia. This resort not only transforms Colombo skyline but also sets a new benchmark in hospitality, entertainment, and economic promise. Colombo witnessed a historic moment with the launch of City of Dreams Sri Lanka, a landmark development poised to reshape South Asian travel and tourism. Backed by a $1.2 billion investment and a decade of planning the luxury r...Read More
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 21 (ANI): The Assam Cabinet on Thursday announced that no new Aadhaar cards will be issued to individuals above the age of 18, except those belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and tea garden communities, for the next one year, a move aimed at curbing issuance to illegal foreigners. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, addressing a press conference, said the restriction has been enforced to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining Aadhaar c...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 21: TVS Motor Company, a global leader in two and three-wheeler manufacturing, today launched the TVS King Kargo HD EV - engineered for the evolving needs of the urban and semi-urban logistics segment. The TVS King Kargo HD is purpose-built to combine cutting-edge technology, robust design, performance and reliability. The company also showcased the TVS King Kargo HD CNG variant, which will be launched before the end of the calendar year 25. The TVS King Kargo HD EV is...Read More
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], August 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on August 25 and 26. During his visit, he will inaugurate 1,449 houses and 130 shops, built at a cost of Rs 133.42 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), from Nikol, Ahmedabad. The project will provide modern homes with improved facilities to families living in slum areas. Under the leadership of PM Modi and the guidance of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, PMAY has transformed lives in Gujarat...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The initial share sale of Patel Retail Ltd was subscribed 95.70 times as the three-day IPO drew to a close on Thursday. The Rs 242.76-crore initial public offer received bids for 74,79,89,402 shares against 78,15,612 shares on offer, according to data available with the NSE. Qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) received a whopping 272.43 times subscription, while the quota for non-institutional investors got subscribed 108.17 times. The retail individual investors (RII...Read More
New Delhi: Good news for taxpayers! The Finance Ministry has extended the deadline for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR) for the assessment year 2025-26 to 15 September 2025, giving everyone an extra 46 days beyond the original cut-off of 31 July. The extension comes in response to delays in return processing and the recent rollout of updated ITR filing utilities. This year, the Income Tax Department rolled out the Excel utilities for ITR-1 and ITR-4 on 29 May, nearly two months later than usual....Read More
Kolkata: Equity investment on foreign shores by Indian companies reduced by 22% in July as compared with the same month last year, Reserve Bank of India data showed. India Inc invested $1.592 billion in overseas companies in July against 2.047 billion in the year ago period. Their equity investment was at $2.098 billion in June. The fall in investment volume was seen amid a tighter regulation on outward foreign direct investment. The RBI told compliance heads of banks to inform their corporate...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 21: TransUnion CIBIL, India's pioneering insights and information company, is celebrating 25 years of building trust in India's credit ecosystem with a storytelling-led brand and consumer outreach campaign. Also Read | Jaipur Shocker: Woman Suffering From Scrub Typhus Dies After Driver Abandons Vehicle As Ambulance Runs Out of Oxygen in Rajasthan, Case Registered. At the heart of its silver jubilee celebration is 'CIBIL Ki Kahaniyan', a special edition of t...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 21: The Ministry of Textiles has reopened the portal for filing of fresh applications under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles, covering Man-Made Fibre (MMF) Apparels, Fabrics and Technical Textiles. The Portal for application will remain open till 31st August 2025 . Also Read | Meta Superintelligence Labs Hiring on Hold: Mark Zuckerberg's Company Temporarily Pauses Its Massive AI Talent Hiring Spree for 'Organisational Planning' and I...Read More
New Delhi: India's private sector activity expanded at the fastest pace on record in August, as the headline HSBC Flash India composite purchasing managers' index (PMI) output index witnessed a significant jump over four points to 65.2 in the month. A historic surge in demand was led by the dominant services sector, which allowed firms to hike prices at the fastest clip in over 12 years, a private survey showed on Thursday. As per the survey, HSBC's flash India Composite PMI, compiled by S&P Gl...Read More
Kolkata: Ahead of coming to West Bengal on Friday with an array of infrastructural projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday about "public anger against Trinamool Congress" and how West Bengal is looking forward towards BJP for growth and development. "I am eager to be among BJP4Bengal Karyakartas at a rally in Kolkata. With each passing day, public anger against the TMC is increasing. West Bengal is eagerly looking towards the BJP with hope because of our development agenda," Mod...Read More
Navi Mumbai: In order to avoid heavy traffic during the Ganesh festival, movement of vehicles weighing more than 16 tons has been banned on Mumbai-Goa National Highway (NH-66) for specific days, Panvel Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Nilesh Dhote announced. Dates and Timings of Restrictions The ban will be in force from August 23 (00:01 hrs) to August 28 (23:00 hrs), on August 31 (08:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs), on September 2 (08:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs), and from September 6 (08:00 hrs) to September 7...Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he had a "very good conversation" with French President Emmanuel Macron.In a post on X, PM Modi said: "Had a very good conversation with my friend President Macron. Exchanged views on efforts for peaceful resolution of conflicts in Ukraine and in West Asia. Reaffirmed our commitment to further strengthen the India-France strategic partnership."Macron has taken a tough line against Moscow, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin remai...Read More
Mumbai, 21 August 2025: Shares of Vedanta Ltd. are increased by 0.36% as the board of the company has declared the second interim dividend of Rs 16 per share. The total amount of dividend payout will be Rs 6,256 crore. According to the exchange filing, the Board of Directors of Vedanta Limited at its meeting held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, has considered and approved the Second Interim Dividend of Rs 16/- per equity share on a face value of Rs 1/- per equity share for the Financial Year 2025...Read More
New Delhi, 21 August 2025: Shares of IRCON International are in focus as the Railway PSU has declared the record date for the final dividend for the financial year 2024-25 as Thursday, 11th September 2025. Meanwhile, the date of dividend payment, if declared, is Wednesday, 1st October, 2025. The shares of IRCON International closed at Rs 169.75, down by 1.13% in Thursday's trading session. However, the stock has fallen by over -22.08% as of YTD with a P/E ratio at 23.91. Ircon International Lt...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 21: With its glittering launch on August 2, 2025, City of Dreams Sri Lanka redefines luxury tourism in South Asia. This resort not only transforms Colombo's skyline but also sets a new benchmark in hospitality, entertainment, and economic promise. Also Read | Is Ryan Reynolds Getting Cancelled? Netizens Flood 'Deadpool' Actor and Wrexham Co-Owner's Aviation American Gin Instagram Post With Angry Comments Amid Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni Legal Drama. Colombo witnessed ...Read More
NewsVoirNew Delhi [India], August 21: TVS Motor Company, a global leader in two and three-wheeler manufacturing, today launched the TVS King Kargo HD EV - engineered for the evolving needs of the urban and semi-urban logistics segment. The TVS King Kargo HD is purpose-built to combine cutting-edge technology, robust design, performance and reliability. The company also showcased the TVS King Kargo HD CNG variant, which will be launched before the end of the calendar year '25.The TVS King Kargo H...Read More
MOSCOW: India and Russia on Thursday vowed to expand their bilateral trade in a "balanced and sustainable manner" with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underlining the need to "swiftly" address non-tariff barriers and regulatory impediments. The resolve by the two countries to enhance two-way trade, including by increasing Indian exports to Russia, came amid growing estrangement in ties between India and the US over President Donald Trump's policies on trade and tariffs. "We believe that...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Mining major Vedanta Ltd on Thursday said its board has approved the second interim dividend of Rs 16 per share for the current fiscal, amounting to an outgo of Rs 6,256 crore. The company had earlier announced a dividend of Rs 7 per share in June this year. The first dividend had led to an outflow of Rs 2,737 crore. "The board of directors of Vedanta Ltd at its meeting held today...has considered and approved the second interim dividend of Rs 16 per equity share on fac...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Solar module maker Vikram Solar's initial public offer garnered 54.63 times subscription on the last day of bidding on Thursday. The IPO received bids for 2,47,81,57,740 shares against 4,53,61,650 shares on offer, as per NSE data. The portion for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) fetched a huge 142.79 times subscription. Non Institutional Investors' part received 50.90 times subscription while the quota for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) got subscribed 7.65 time...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The proposed amendments to the insolvency law will help in saving time and ensure faster resolution of stressed assets, IBBI Chairperson Ravi Mital said on Thursday. On August 12, the government introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), proposing a raft of changes, including provisions to reduce the time taken for admission of insolvency resolution applications. The bill, which has been referred to a select committee of the Lo...Read More
Vijayawada, Aug 21 (UNI) The flood situation of rivers Godavari and Krishna is grim, hundreds of island villages were surrounded by the Godavari flood water in East Godavari, Eluru and Konaseema districts and flood hit people are being shifted to relief camps. Aggravating the flood situation, the Gowthami, Shabari, Vashista and Vaitai, the tributaries of the river Godavari are also in spate. The official machinery of ASR, East Godavari, Kakinada, Eluru, West Godavari and Konaseema districts wer...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the Centre prepares to revamp GST rates, the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to implement a uniform 5 per cent GST rate with input tax credit to make tourism affordable. The FHRAI argued that India's GST rates are higher than Asian peers like Thailand and Singapore, where rates are as low as 6 to 10 per cent. India's higher GST structure reduces affordability and weakens its appeal...Read More
Mumbai, India: The Ministry of Textiles has announced the reopening of its portal for fresh applications under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles. The initiative focuses on sectors like Man-Made Fibre (MMF) Apparels, Fabrics, and Technical Textiles, and aims to stimulate large-scale investments. Eligible companies will be incentivized based on incremental turnover resulting from new investments and expanded production capabilities. Shri Shaleen Toshniwal, Chairman of the ...Read More
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore District Powerlifting Association and Apollo Gym will be jointly organising Bench Press Championship - 2025 in sub-junior, junior, senior and masters categories for both men and women on Aug. 23 at Lions Club of Mysore Central, University of Mysore Sports Complex, opp. Old DC Office. For sub junior category participants should be between the age group of 14-18 years, junior category 18-23 years, senior category 23-40 years, masters-1category 40-49 years, masters-2 category ...Read More
MUMBAI: Indicating more curbs needs to be brought into the derivatives segment, as the volume continue to remain high even after the many measures introduced since last November, Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has there is a need to increase the tenure and maturity of equity derivatives. The statement led to sharp decline in key listed industry players like the bourse BSE, and listed brokerages Motilal Oswal and Angel One on Thursday. Addressing the industry lobby Ficci-organised annual capi...Read More
Moscow: India is "very perplexed" at the logic of the US argument in imposing an additional 25% tariff for buying oil from Russia. "We are not the biggest purchasers of Russian oil, that is China. We are not the biggest purchasers of LNG, that is the European Union. We are not the country which has the biggest trade surge with Russia after 2022; I think there are some countries to the south," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said during a joint press briefing in Moscow on Thursday, after ...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 21 (PTI) Rapidly expanding global capability centres of banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector has led to an acute shortage of talent, widening skill gap and higher workforce expense for enterprises, a report said on Thursday. India's BFSI GCC sector was valued at USD 40-41 billion in 2023 and is projected to touch USD 125-135 billion by 2032, which reflects a CAGR of 12-13 per cent, according to 'BFSI GCC Talent Report 2025' by staffing and workforce solutions prov...Read More