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Massive and historic economic transformation underway in UP: Nitin Agarwal

Minister Nitin Agarwal outlines how state's quadrupled excise revenue and robust infra are catalysing industrial investment and helping it to become a developed state

'Safety, connectivity in UP have led to exponential growth in tourism'

Minister Jaiveer Singh explains how religious corridors, improved security and robust infra are driving record-breaking footfall to propel state toward a trillion-dollar economy

IndiGo to boost pilot allowances, weeks after mass flight cancellations

IndiGo, which according to government data employs roughly 5,000 pilots, did not immediately respond to a request for comment

BS Samriddhi: Uttar Pradesh racing ahead on all fronts, says Pathak

With sharper focus on infrastructure, industry, MSMEs and policy delivery, the Yogi Adityanath government aims to make Uttar Pradesh a $1 trillion economy and boost India's $5 trillion goal

After muted start, GST cuts boost consumer durables demand in 2025

Cooling appliance makers had started the year with high hopes, but an early arrival of monsoon splashed away their enthusiasm

How energy flowed between hiccups and hope as solar stayed bright in 2025

Solar was a bright spot in a year marked by domestic challenges, like oil imports, and global concerns, such as climate change

Aramco, Oil India likely to pick up stake in BPCL's Andhra refinery

State-run BPCL is setting up a greenfield refinery and petrochemicals project near Ramayapatnam port in Nellore district to meet rising domestic demand and boost petrochemical exports

BS Samriddhi: 'Uttar Pradesh has turned into a vibrant startup hub'

Indian Bank's Sudhir Kumar Gupta outlines how credit, fintech partnerships and startup funding can help Uttar Pradesh move towards a $1 trillion economy

GST Council may weigh 5% levy on air, water purifiers as AQI worsens

The GST Council may consider cutting tax on air and water purifiers from 18% to 5%, amid worsening air quality and calls to treat them as essential public health equipment

BS Samriddhi: 'Uttar Pradesh has a healthy pipeline of foreign investments'

UP's industrial push gains momentum with strong policy incentives, rising land demand, and a major fifth ground-breaking ceremony set to roll out projects worth lakh-crores

Ex-Karnataka minister HD Revanna discharged from sexual harassment case

A court here on Monday discharged senior JD(S) MLA and former minister H D Revanna from a sexual harassment case registered in 2024.

FinMin colloquium to brainstorm ways to check rising debt recovery cases

DFS will meet DRT and DRAT heads and senior bank executives on December 30 to discuss measures to speed up recoveries as pending cases rose to 0.137 million by September 2025, officials said

Bank NPAs at multi-decade lows as gross NPA ratio falls to 2.1%: RBI data

RBI's Trends and Progress report shows banks' asset quality improved, with gross NPAs down to 2.1% by September 2025 and net NPAs at 0.5%, aided by recoveries and provisioning

Half of new bank branches in FY25 opened in tier-1 centres; ATMs dip: RBI

RBI's Trend and Progress report said scheduled commercial banks expanded branches mainly in tier-1 centres in FY25, while ATM numbers declined modestly due to fewer off-site machines

Bank fraud amount rises 30% to ₹21,515 crore in April-September H1FY26

Banking system fraud amount rose to ₹21,515 crore in April-September FY26, up 30 per cent year-on-year, even as the number of cases fell sharply to 5,092

Tough job market has people using dating apps to get interviews

The overall US unemployment rate continued to climb throughout 2025, reaching 4.6 per cent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

IPO frenzy? Data shows only 1 in 4 IPOs drew Mutual Fund anchors in 2025

What Anchor Allocation Numbers Reveal About IPO Quality

Silver retreats from $80/ounce peak, gold softens on profit-taking

Spot platinum slid by 6.9 per cent to $2,281.15 an ounce after touching a record peak of $2,478.50 while palladium plunged 11.9 per cent to $1,694.75 an ounce

Recovery under IBC improves to nearly 37% in FY25 despite fewer cases

RBI data shows banks improved recovery outcomes under the IBC and SARFAESI in 2024-25 even as the number of cases referred for resolution declined

Datanomics: Quality lens changes HDI story, puts J&K and Tamil Nadu on top

Adjusting HDI for quality reshapes state rankings, with J&K and Tamil Nadu overtaking Kerala in the quality-adjusted human development index