Gold monetisation scheme: Government discontinues parts of gold deposit scheme – check details

[ad_1] India has decided to discontinue parts of its gold monetisation scheme, which had encouraged households and institutions to deposit idle gold in exchange for interest payments. The scheme, which was introduced in 2015, offered the option of gold deposits for 1-to-3 years, 5-to-7 years, and 12-to-15 years.The finance ministry announced late on Tuesday that…

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UPI users take note! New mobile number verification rules from April 1, 2025 for banks and UPI apps

[ad_1] Banks and UPI applications must conduct weekly updates of their mobile number records. (AI image) UPI users should take note of new mobile number verification rules from April 1, 2025. The NPCI has released fresh guidelines for banks, UPI payment applications, and third-party UPI service providers concerning numeric UPI IDs. These new regulations seek…

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Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel becomes world’s most valuable steelmaker with over $30 billion market cap

[ad_1] JSW Steel is now ahead of US-based Nucor Corp, which held a market capitalisation of $29.92 billion. Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the world’s highest-valued steelmaker, with its market capitalisation exceeding $30 billion on Tuesday.The impressive performance of JSW Steel’s stocks is attributed to a broader upward trend…

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Noida’s Jewar airport to have an edge over Delhi’s IGI? Aviation Ministry asks Delhi CM Rekha Gupta to cut VAT on ATF or risk flight diversion

[ad_1] The new airport at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, situated near Greater Noida and southeast of Delhi, will serve as the capital’s second aviation hub. (Concept image) Noida’s Jewar Airport to have an edge over Delhi’s IGI airport? The civil aviation minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu has requested Delhi’s new chief minister Rekha Gupta to lower the…

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S&P trims India’s growth forecast to 6.5%

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ratings agency S&P Global on Tuesday trimmed India’s GDP growth forecast for 2025-26 and asserted that Asia-Pacific economies will feel the strain of rising US tariffs specifically and a pushback on globalisation.It said domestic demand momentum should broadly hold up, especially in the region’s emerging-market economies. “India’s GDP will grow 6.5% in…

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$601 million tax & fine notice to Samsung

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Tax authorities have ordered Samsung and its executives in the country to pay $601 million (nearly Rs 5,150 crore) in back taxes and penalties for dodging tariffs on import of key telecoms equipment, a govt order showed, for one of the biggest such demands in recent years. The demand represents a substantial…

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India orders Samsung, its executives to pay $601 million in back taxes and penalties for telecom imports: Report

[ad_1] The tax demand constitutes a significant portion of Samsung’s net profit in India, which stood at $955 million last year. (AFP Photo) India’s tax authorities have demanded Samsung and its local executives to pay $601 million as back taxes and penalties for allegedly evading tariffs whilst importing essential telecommunications equipment, a Reuters report says….

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