Hasanpur is often cited among key battlegrounds as it lies in a region with mixed caste and minority presence; whoever wins here indicates alliance strength. Back then with RJD, Lalu Yadav’s son Tej Pratap Yadav is the incumbent from the seat. He won the last polls with 80,991 votes in his favour, defeating JD(U)’s Raj Kumar Ray who garnered 59,852 votes.
Factory growth has picked up in recent years, rising 2.66 per cent in FY24 and 2.64 per cent in FY25, yet more factories do not automatically mean higher industrial capacity
AAs are entities that move a customer's financial data from one institution to another, such as from a bank to a lender, but only with the customer's consent
Amazon India says non-metros account for 70-80 per cent of new customers, while demand for premium products rises in smaller cities and its Amazon Now quick-commerce service expands
EPFO 3.0 may take another year to roll out after tendering is completed, potentially delaying social-security benefits for gig, platform, unorganised and construction workers.
Retail inflation rose from 4.83% in August as food inflation climbed to 7.74%, led by a sharp rise in onion prices, while transport and services costs added to pressure
Poll respondents expect the depreciation bias to persist, with some suggesting that the RBI may need to raise interest rates more aggressively to counter pressure on the rupee
Organised used-car players expect 25-30 per cent growth during the festive quarter, supported by rural demand, first-time buyers and rising interest in SUVs and luxury cars
Hughes India CEO Shivaji Chatterjee says its satcom and non-satcom businesses are now equal in size, while faster regulatory approvals could unlock growth in satellite connectivity.
FPOs formed before 2021 had a median paid-up capital of ₹5 lakh, compared with ₹1 lakh for newer entities, while seven in ten surveyed FPOs lacked institutional credit
GST Council proposes curbs on transit-state inspections, while pushing wider e-invoicing, stronger data analytics and a facilitative approach to tax compliance
Four IPOs worth a combined ₹8,827 crore are set to open on October 15, while ICICI Prudential AMC reports a 6.1% rise in Q2 profit and Alpha Wave sells a 1.52% stake in Lenskart
Bloomberg Economics estimates that India's expanding trade agreements could lift GDP by up to 2.1 per cent by 2035, while stronger exports elsewhere help offset US tariffs