The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has instructed Ola, to implement a consumer-friendly mechanism allowing customers to choose their preferred refund method. According to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, consumers will now have the option to receive refunds either directly to their bank accounts or via coupons, a significant change from […]
RIL Q2 results: Revenue from operations saw a slight increase of 0.2% year-on-year (YoY), reaching Rs 2.35 lakh crore. RIL Q2 FY25 results: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), owned by Mukesh Ambani, announced on Monday a decrease of 5% in its consolidated net profit for the quarter that ended in September 2024, amounting to Rs 16,563 […]
EPA Sir Keir Starmer has defended the government’s plans to overhaul and increase workers’ rights as “pro-growth”. The prime minister also told a major business summit in the UK he would scrap regulation that “holds back investment” and would ask regulators to prioritise growth. The government’s Employment Rights Bill proposes a number of changes including […]
Getty Images Harland and Wolff was bought out of administration in 2019 Spain’s state-owned shipbuilder Navantia is in exclusive talks to buy Harland and Wolff, the Belfast-based shipyard. Harland and Wolff, best known for building the Titanic, also has operations at Appledore in England and Methil and Arnish in Scotland. Navantia already has a business […]
The average price of newly launched residential projects in India’s top 10 cities has surged by a staggering 88 per cent over the past five years, according to a report by real estate data analytics firm PropEquity released on Monday. Gurugram witnessed the most dramatic price growth, with average prices catapulting by 160% from Rs […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its bullish momentum, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index reaching new highs. The index surged by 600 points, crossing the 86,000 mark to close at 86,100 points, marking a significant milestone in market activity. Earlier in the day, the KSE-100 Index had traded up 335 points, settling at 85,818 points […]
New Delhi: India saw 25 deals worth $1.3 billion in the real estate sector in the July-September period (Q3), maintaining strong deal volumes and marking an all-time high in deal numbers and second-highest values since Q2 2023, a report showed on Monday. Deal values were primarily driven by the qualified institutional placement (QIP) activity, private […]
The World Bank building is pictured in Washington, April 5, 2021. WASHINGTON: The world’s 26 poorest countries, home to 40% of the most poverty-stricken people, are more in debt than at any time since 2006 and increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and other shocks, a new World Bank report showed on Sunday. The report finds […]
On October 14, market participants will focus on several key events, including the September quarter earnings of major companies along with Hyundai’s upcoming IPO. Global factors such as US retail sales, the ECB interest rate decision, China’s Q3 GDP data, and oil price fluctuations will also play a significant role. Indian markets are expected to […]
BBC Hindi Prakash Sharma has been mining diamonds for 50 years “I feel sick if I don’t search for diamonds. It’s like a drug.” Prakash Sharma, 67, speaks about diamonds with a passion that has defined his life for the past five decades. A diamond hunter in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh, he spends […]