At least 30 startups raised $248.87 million in funding last week as the Indian startup ecosystem continues to shine due to strong fundamentals of the economy. NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a new round of the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) scheme with a Rs 10,000 crore corpus, reaffirming the…
NEW DELHI: For second year in a row, there were cheers for Bihar in the Union Budget as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several sops for the state where assembly polls are due towards the end of this year. The Centre’s focus on Bihar was evident right from the word go as Sitharaman donned a…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs will be established over the next five years to encourage scientific thinking among students. While presenting the 14th consecutive budget under the Narendra Modi government, she also said that five national centers for skilling will be set up with global expertise….
H&M cannot win on price alone and must make its clothes more trendy and of higher-quality in the fiercely competitive fast-fashion sector, its CEO Daniel Erver told Reuters. In his first year as CEO, Erver has spearheaded investments in marketing to boost the H&M brand‘s appeal, as well as a push to speed up product…
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2025-26, outlined an ambitious roadmap aimed at sustaining India’s rapid economic growth. The budget prioritizes agriculture, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), investment, and exports, positioning them as key drivers of job creation, self-reliance, and enhanced global competitiveness. A budget for growth and inclusion…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2025. NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented Budget 2025 in Lok Sabha with focus on ‘garib, youth, anndatqa and nari‘ (poor, youth, farmers and women).“In this Budget, the proposed development measures span 10 broad areas, continuing efforts to accelerate growth and provide inclusive development….
NEW DELHI: Bihar assembly elections are due this year, so it was no surprise that Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman turned up in Parliament donning a Madhubani saree to present the Union Budget 2025. In the first five minutes into speech, Sitharaman also announced establishment of a ‘Makhana Board’ to improve production and processing of fox…
Suryakumar Yadav during the 4th T20I against England in Pune. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After a terrible start, India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav praised his team’s tenacity, giving Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube credit for leading the innings to a respectable total as they defeated England by 15 runs in the fourth Twenty20…
Kia India has finally launched the new Kia Syros sub-compact SUV in the Indian market with prices starting from Rs 8.99 lakh (ex-showroom). The bookings for the new Syros have already begun with the booking amount set at Rs 25,000 and the deliveries will begin in mid-February. The Syros is offered in two engine options…
Chinese New Year elebrations in Beijing. (AP) Since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic about two years ago, China’s economy has been anything but dynamic, grappling with a series of problems.At home, Chinese consumers have been holding off on spending. At the same time, a long-simmering real estate crisis has made many people poorer and…
