Petrol, Diesel prices today (June 16, 2026): Fuel rates remain unchanged across major Indian citiesFuel prices held steady on June 16, 2026, providing relief after recent hikes. Global oil prices saw a rebound due to supply concerns and g...
16 Jun, 2026, 08.09 AM IST
Consumer goods majors eye stronger sales as inflation pushes both volumes and pricesConsumer goods companies anticipate stronger sales growth. Inflation from the West Asia conflict is expected to boost both product volumes ...
08 Jun, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
Stock picks of the week: 5 stocks with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 35%The price hikes in petrol and diesel follow the increase in the duty on gold. The way these hikes are being implemented makes it clear that...
15 May, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Tata Motors turns cautious on capex amid West Asia war headwindsTata Motors is proceeding with caution on its spending plans. The West Asia crisis has created several challenges for the company. Despite ...
13 May, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Maruti Suzuki lines up record capex of Rs 14k cr to add capacityMaruti Suzuki plans a record Rs 14,000 crore capital expenditure for FY27. This investment will expand manufacturing capacity to meet risin...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Coming soon: Price hike round 3 in four months for durablesConsumers face another price hike on electronics like ACs, TVs, and smartphones by end April. This marks the third increase in four months....
18 Apr, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
Mobile phone makers call for 5% GST slab for handsetsThe mobile phone industry wants a lower GST rate. Currently, it is at 18%. The industry requests the government to reduce it to 5%. They sa...
21 Aug, 2025, 06.02 PM IST
Hike lays off around 55 people after GST hike on online gamingThe development comes within a week of gaming unicorn Mobile Premier League (MPL) laying off about half of its India team or close to 350 p...
10 Aug, 2023, 04.35 PM IST
Mobile GST hike gives government more than PLI outlay: Industry ExecutivesIn fact, the five-year smartphone PLI scheme will leave a revenue surplus of ₹11,000 crore if only the Centre's GST (goods and services tax...
10 Jun, 2023, 08.32 AM IST
Handset companies hike prices of mobile phones on high GST“The rupee has depreciated significantly against the US dollar. Since we maintain less than 5% profit margin for all our hardware products,...
02 Apr, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
Mobile phone makers seek rollback of GST increaseIn a recent letter to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Indian Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) said the hike in the GST ra...
28 Mar, 2020, 09.21 AM IST
Handset companies say GST hike will hit jobs, consumersHandset makers and mobile retailers said the proposed GST hike on mobile phones is a “counter-intuitive and insensitive” move that will pla...
16 Mar, 2020, 07.15 AM IST
GST hike on phones will lead to job losses, dampen investments: Handset makers, retailersThe decision to hike GST on mobile phones to 18% from 12% was taken at the GST Council meeting chaired by finance minister Nirmala Sitharam...
15 Mar, 2020, 09.27 PM IST
Bengal FM against GST hike for mobilesIn the letter, Mitra said that the proposal should not be considered in the GST Council meeting on Saturday. "May I urge you not to make an...
14 Mar, 2020, 10.19 AM IST
Cellphone retailers appeals to Finance Minister requesting her not to raises taxes on mobile phones"We strongly appeal to you to not increase GST on mobiles. The increase of 6% would directly lead to hike in prices of product, impacting c...
13 Mar, 2020, 12.02 PM IST
Appliance makers bat for manufacturing incentives in Budget 2018The makers are also expecting tax reduction on the energy efficient 5 star and 4 star products to increase adoption by the consumers.
26 Jan, 2018, 02.17 PM IST
GST: Small retailers still selling mobile phones, gadgets at old ratesConsumer electronics industry insiders said backdated billing may continue for next couple of days till fresh stock billed on GST rate arri...
05 Jul, 2017, 01.11 AM IST