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Offshore platforms gained engagement after ban on real money games in India

A CUTS International survey shows offshore real-money gaming platforms saw sharp increases in usage and spending after India's ban, with domestic users shifting activity to overseas operators

Paddy payments jump nearly 11% to ₹14,900 crore in Uttar Pradesh

Last year, the state's institutional paddy payments stood at about ₹13,370 crore

India bridges funding gap to back high-innovation, long-gestation startups

India's technological landscape is bridging the investment gap needed to support high-innovation and long-gestation startups

Home insurance policy: Know coverage nuances to avoid claim surprises

Some risks are covered, others require purchase of add-ons, and yet others are completely excluded

Rajasthan govt to lease JDA's vacant plots and spaces for short durations

Commercial activities include site offices, maintenance storage, exhibitions, car washing, stone and marble sales, game zones, circuses, and other activities

West Asia war tests India's oil shock absorbers amid supply worries

Strategic reserves offer limited cover as shipping disruptions slow the arrival of replacement barrels

West Asia war: 45K Indian containers stuck; export costs increase fivefold

Exporters stare at either a diversion in routes, or a U-turn to India

West Asia conflict clouds cast shadow on India-Gulf labour corridor

Rising tensions in West Asia are slowing recruitment of Indian workers to Gulf countries, potentially delaying over 300,000 overseas job placements in the coming months

Ministries have Feb-Mar to bridge 26% average revised estimate gap

Some ministries are over 45% short of revised estimates

US waiver unlocks Lukoil, Rosneft crude oil for India amid West Asia crisis

Alternative routes for LPG, LNG supplies being explored, say officials

Awareness of TReDs among MSMEs needs to improve: RXIL's MD & CEO

Ketan Gaikwad speaks about the potential of TReDs and issues involved

States spent only 51.8% of capex budget till January, shows data

States spent only 51.8 per cent of their combined FY26 capital expenditure budget during April-January, trailing the Centre's capex pace, according to CAG data

West Asia crisis: Centre working for smooth gas supply to fertiliser plants

Amid Middle East tensions, the Government of India assures fertiliser makers it is working to ease LNG shortages and safeguard urea output despite supply disruptions from Qatar

MFIs may have to grin and bear for some time amid rising credit costs

Experts are calling for a reimagination of microfinance as credit costs rise with higher risk provisions and writeoffs

EXIM Matters: Deferred duty payment scheme extended to eligible importers

Now, CBIC has prescribed the eligibility criteria not only for manufacturers but also for traders who send imported goods to job-workers registered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) laws

Building trust in open finance framework anchors India's financial future

In the wake of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the industry must transition from passive compliance to radical transparency

CBIC eases procedures for export cargo returning amid Hormuz disruption

CBIC has issued temporary relaxations for handling export cargo returning to Indian ports due to the Strait of Hormuz disruption, outlining simplified processes to speed up clearances

AI puts India's office market back to work with rising tech space demand

Tech firms and AI-first startups expand leasing across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai

India eyes reset in Nepal ties under Balen Shah's stable government

With Balen Shah's Rashtriya Swatantra Party heading for a landslide in Nepal's polls, New Delhi hopes a stable majority government will reset strained ties after the K P Sharma Oli era

Govt eyes private investment in bullet trains with new PPP framework push

Centre explores PPP model for at least one of seven proposed bullet train corridors as India plans ₹16-trillion high-speed rail expansion