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Govt faces leadership gaps across key financial regulatory bodies

The applicant should have a minimum of two years of residual service as on the date of vacancy

AERA allows class-based tariff on Delhi airport's international passengers

However, operator's proposal to charge higher tariff during peak hours refused by AERA

Pledging mutual funds? Keep extra units handy to handle margin calls

Previously, availing these loans was a cumbersome physical process that took five-seven working days

Family brew: Reticent Karan Paul offers rare glimpse into his private life

His marriage to Indrani Dasgupta in 2014 had caused quite a flutter in Kolkata circles, particularly because it took one of the city's most suitable boys off the market

Cropin secures Walmart project to boost sourcing in US, South America

The partnership aims to mitigate risks associated with weather, market volatility, and supply chain disruptions, ensuring a steady supply of high-quality perishable goods

MSME bodies raise critical financing issues before parliamentary committee

"The industry highlighted issues impacting industry access to finance before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance in a session," said a source

Cornerstone Ventures to raise $200 million in its second fund by 2025 end

Through its second fund, the company aims to focus on companies operating in the domains including agentic AI, quantum tech, and Web3

More than 5.1 million farmers registered for Agri Stack in Rajasthan

Under the Agri Stack scheme, Kisan Registry Camps are being organised in all villages of all the districts

Sick units in Uttar Pradesh to make way for auto industry, IT parks

These defunct mills are scattered across Sitapur, Fatehpur, Prayagraj, Ghazipur, Farrukhabad, and Bulandshahr districts

Uttar Pradesh govt sees 40% jump in registered factories in 2 years

Uttar Pradesh has witnessed an increase of nearly 14,000 registered factories over the past eight years under the Yogi Adityanath government

ATM interchange fee hike puts spotlight on micro-ATMs, financial inclusion

The gap of nearly Rs 4 could affect the business correspondent network, which derives nearly 40 per cent of its revenue from the micro-ATM network

Just not cricket: WPL's success is a rare break for Indian sportswomen

Gender disparity in other sports continues: In participation, recognition, and reward

How the auto component industry is gearing up for Trump's 25% tariffs

Indian auto component companies say fear the US could grant selective relaxations to certain countries which could adversely impact them

Govt may ask aggregators to pay 2% of gig workers' income towards pension

All major platform aggregators such as Swiggy, Zomato, Uber, and Blinkit are likely to contribute to the pension fund

Global telecom equipment manufacturers cold to sharing source codes

A top European Union delegation, which recently visited India for free-trade agreement (FTA) talks, raised concerns on the contentious issue with the government

Trump tariffs: India needs short- and medium-term agricultural trade plans

From 2022 to 2024, India earned $5.75 bn per year from agri-export to the US, which constituted one-tenth of India's agri exports to the world. In the same period, India imported agricultural product

Insurance sector sees record deals worth over Rs 38,000 crore in two weeks

The biggest among them is the Bajaj Group's acquisition of Allianz's stake in their two insurance joint ventures for Rs 24,180 crore

NSE IPO hangs in the balance as Sebi flags regulatory gaps in fresh letter

In a detailed communication, regulator spells out areas that bourse has to address before it goes for an IPO

Data localisation norms a key sticking point in India-US BTA talks

Among digital services, one of the contentious issues on the table is India's data localisation norms - cross-border flow of data - that have been a concern for American companies

Accounting for performance: MPs need better pay to deliver results

When MPs' salaries were raised in 2018, then finance minister Arun Jaitley introduced a proposal for automatic revision every five years