Born out of microfinance, Bandhan Bank now bets big on AI and digital bankingAs Bandhan Bank accelerates its transition from a microfinance-led institution into a universal bank, Executive Director & COO Ratan Kumar ...
20 May, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Import tariff values for gold, silver raisedIndia's customs board has increased import tariff values for gold and silver. This move aims to manage import costs due to global commodity...
16 May, 2026, 12.58 AM IST
Peak XV fully exits Mobikwik in Rs 130 crore block dealVenture capital firm Peak XV Partners has fully exited fintech firm One MobiKwik Systems. The firm sold its stake for over Rs 130 crore. Th...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Foreign universities drive hiring boom in IndiaIndia's educational landscape is on the cusp of transformation as NEP 2020 invites a host of foreign universities to set up campuses here. ...
24 Apr, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
Gold loan fintech companies build own loan books as RBI tightens normsGold loan fintech startups are pivoting from loan sourcing to building their own loan books due to tightened RBI regulations. Companies lik...
24 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Hyderabad laid-off techie turns 'ganja engineer' on terrace; 17 plants that could yield 10 kg seizedExcise officials in Hyderabad arrested a former software engineer for cultivating cannabis plants on his terrace. Investigators linked the ...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
War preparedness: Why India must spend smarter, not just moreIndia's journey towards a modernized defense sector is fraught with obstacles. While military budgets are on the rise, the country's over-d...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Paytm’s cap table turns Indian: What changes now?Domestic investors now own 50.3% of the digital payment firm's equity, marking a transition to majority Indian ownership and control. This ...
15 Apr, 2026, 10.32 PM IST
Govt relaxes export norms for dual-use telecom equipment, information security softwareThe government has issued a new policy for the export of certain telecom and information security-related items. Under this policy, one-tim...
27 Mar, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
DGFT notifies policy for general authorisation for export of certain goods under SCOMET categoryCommerce ministry's SCOMET policy allows bulk licences for telecommunication and info security items. DGFT outlines the detailed applicatio...
27 Mar, 2024, 10.01 PM IST
Minimum Rs 500 crore net worth must for licence to sell petrol, diesel to retail, bulk usersLast year, the government had relaxed norms for retailing of auto fuels, allowing non-oil companies to venture into the business - a move t...
04 Aug, 2020, 04.49 PM IST
ArcelorMittal challenges Gujarat Government, Essar Group over Hazira port licenceEssar Steel owns a 10 million tonnes per annum steel plant at Hazira in Gujarat, which is serviced by a captive jetty constructed at port.
26 Jul, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
Easier norms likely to pump-prime fuel retailing segmentAramco, France’s Total & Trafigura could be the immediate beneficiaries of a change in the licence rule.
07 Aug, 2019, 08.28 AM IST
Panel for eliminating investment rule for fuel marketing licenceThe panel wants companies to seek separate licences for retail and bulk business. Bulk is defined as minimum 12,000 litres per delivery to ...
30 May, 2019, 08.23 AM IST
- Idea under scanner for 3,640 connections to one person
In a major breach of licence terms and conditions, Idea Cellular has issued 3,640 connections to one person and his company, endangering na...
05 Aug, 2010, 04.22 PM IST
- Private security agencies will be allowed to possess arms
Private security agencies will soon be allowed to possess arms for use by the security personnel employed by them, the Union home ministry ...
01 May, 2010, 04.06 AM IST
- Centre examining issue of bulk arms licence for pvt agencies
In a letter sent to the states late last month, MHA has sought their views and suggestions on the how the outdated Arms Act, 1959, can be r...
16 Feb, 2009, 05.37 AM IST