Fuel prices were raised again on Monday, with petrol becoming costlier by Rs 2.61 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.71 per litre, marking the fourth hike in less than two weeks.The latest increase is expected to add further pressure on household budgets and transportation costs, as consumers continue to grapple with rising fuel expenses…
BENGALURU: A customer books a cleaner through an app. A worker arrives. But this time, there is a camera strapped to the worker’s head.The image has sparked widespread unease online after on-demand home services startup Pronto confirmed to TOI that a small subset of customers can opt into a programme where household jobs are recorded…
MUMBAI: After a bull run in the IPO market over the past two years, Indian startups are finding it hard to take the road to Dalal Street. The US-Iran war has thrown a spanner in their IPO plans with many companies delaying listing timelines and going slow on filing draft papers. PhonePe has pressed pause…
MUMBAI: A proxy advisory firm is pressing India’s central bank to require Tata Sons to go public, arguing that its size and systemic importance demand disclosure standards closer to those applied to major financial institutions rather than those typical of private holding companies.InGovern, in a report titled “Tata Sons: The Listing Imperative,” said that where…
Indians sharply cut back on overseas travel spending in March, with remittances for foreign trips dropping by more than $212 million from the previous month, according to Reserve Bank of India data. The fall in outbound travel expenditure came amid rising oil prices linked to the Middle East conflict and persistent pressure on rupee, even…
Dalal Street is heading into the new trading week with global uncertainty firmly in focus, as investors keep a close watch on the evolving situation in the Middle East, fluctuations in crude oil prices and the behaviour of foreign investors. Analysts said that sentiment is likely to remain fragile and heavily influenced by developments in…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Sunday, hinted at a “beneficial” and a “sustainable” trade deal agreement with India, as he is on a visit to India.“We’ve made tremendous progress, and I think we’re going to wind up with a trade agreement between the US and India that is going to be enduring and…
Got a bank visit planned? You may want to check the dates first. Bank customers are being advised to plan their bank visits in advance as banks in several states are headed for holidays. Since these dates vary from state to state, officials are asking people to confirm their local branch status before visiting in…
NEW DELHI: Power giant NTPC on Saturday reported a 15% increase in consolidated profit, which rose from Rs 23,953 crore in 2024-25 to Rs 27,546 crore in 2025-26. It said the group’s strong performance was bolstered by a 29% increase in the share of joint venture profits, which reached Rs 2,864 crore, along with Rs…
NEW DELHI: Public sector oil companies increased petrol and diesel prices by nearly 90 paise per litre on Saturday, the third hike since May 15, as they sought to partly offset mounting losses from selling fuels below market rates amid a sharp rise in global crude prices due to supply concerns.But that still leaves them…