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India seeks to secure rare-Earth supply chain The Centre on Tuesday intensified efforts to secure the supply chain for rare-earth materials critical to manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs), electronics, and defence equipment. In a series of high-level meetings, officials from various ministries came together to review the local availability of these strategic resources.“This inter-ministerial effort will…

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani is expected to lead a new task force focused on digitising and decentralising India’s power sector, according to officials familiar with the matter.If formalised, this will mark the second time the government has sought Nilekani’s expertise to shape reforms in the power domain.The proposed task force will operate under the Ministry…

The Annual Pass will facilitate efficient and economical travel on National Highways across India. FASTag-based Annual Pass announced! Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced the rollout of FasTag-based annual pass for users. The FASTag-based Annual Pass will cost users Rs 3,000, and will be effective from August 15, 2025. This pass,…

The revised locker agreement now includes provisions allowing customers to seek legal remedies if banks fail to safeguard their locker contents. (AI image) Have you signed the updated locker agreement with your bank? If not, you are at the risk of losing your locker. Customers who have bank lockers face the risk of losing access…

Future market movements will likely be influenced by international factors. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Wednesday. While Nifty50 was below 24,850, BSE Sensex was down over 100 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 24,824.65, down 29 points or 0.12%. BSE…

24 Karat gold price could remain subdued in the near term amid lack of fresh demand cues in global markets. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold rates have been in focus for the last few days due to increased safe haven demand amidst the escalating Iran-Israel conflict. All eyes this week will be on…

Pharma scrips fall on Trump tariff threat NEW DELHI: Pharma stocks fell up to 4% on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said there could be potential tariffs on the sector soon. Granules India and Lupin were top losers, dropping nearly 4% each. Laurus Labs and Aurobindo followed, plunging 3% each, while Natco fell by…

Tax Deducted at Source or TDS is the tax that is deducted before making a payment to the recipient. (AI image) ITR filing FY 2024-25: It’s that time of the year when every taxpayer gets together documents to file their income tax return. This year the last date of filing the income tax return has…

NAGPUR: A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with 157 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Nagpur Tuesday after receiving a bomb threat, reports Shishir Arya. The flight, which originated from Muscat, was on its way to Delhi after its scheduled stop in Kochi.After a thorough scanning at Nagpur, the threat was declared a hoax. Apart…