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In Kenya's Kibera slum, residents use Bitcoin for payments, with support from AfriBit Africa. Bitcoin offers low-cost transactions, but its volatility poses risks. While some see it as a path to financial freedom, others worry about overexposure to crypto's instability

The MSC IRINA vessel arrived at Vizhinjam at 8 am on June 9, receiving a traditional water salute on arrival

Sector consolidation in the cement industry by the big players is expected to continue as the leading companies are likely to enhance their capacity share to more than 60 per cent in the next two years, said the Dalmia Bharat leadership

Jewellery player Lalithaa Jewellery Mart has filed preliminary papers with markets regulator Sebi seeking its approval to raise Rs 1,700 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO)

US and China will hold trade talks in London amid fresh tensions over semiconductors, rare earths, and student visas. A recent agreement to pause tariffs is at risk as both sides clash over technology limits and new economic measures

Apple is set to unveil major AI and OS upgrades at WWDC 2025. With Apple Intelligence 2.0, deeper Siri integration, and privacy-focused AI, the company aims to reclaim leadership in the AI space and transform smartphone experiences

Infosys announced that the GST department has closed tax proceedings related to a Rs 32,403 crore notice for 2017-2022. The case involved IGST under the Reverse Charge Mechanism. With this, the matter is now officially resolved

"The President has appointed T Rabi Sankar, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as a part-time Member of the 16th Finance Commission (XVIFC)," the ministry said

In an advisory, GSTN said taxpayers can make changes in declared outward supplies in GSTR-1A before filing their GSTR-3B in the same return period. Such changes will be auto-populated in tax payment form GSTR-3B

The RBI allows a single foreign institution to hold 15 per cent in a lender and has made some exceptions like that of CSB Bank, and, recently, Japan’s SMBC

Gross foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows remained strong, rising by around 14 per cent to USD 81 billion in 2024-25, from USD 71.3 billion a year ago. However, net FDI inflows moderated to USD 0.4 billion in 2024-25, from USD 10.1 billion a year ago.

India and Switzerland already have an automatic exchange of information framework in place for bank accounts and other financial assets held by Indians in Switzerland, and vice versa

Markets regulator Sebi has ordered the attachment of bank accounts and shares and mutual fund holdings of absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi to recover dues totalling Rs 2.1 crore in a case of violation of insider trading rules in the shares of Gitanjali Gems

Shares of IndusInd Bank rose as much as 5.3 per cent on Friday, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said the problems at the private sector lender are likely to settle soon

Top bankers hailed RBI's decision to reduce repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.50 per cent and CRR by 100 basis points in four tranches, saying the policy move is expected to provide the necessary drive for credit expansion in priority sectors which will enhance the financial inclusion

RBI decided to cut Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by a huge 1 per cent, which will unlock Rs 2.5 lakh crore liquidity to the banking system for lending to productive sectors of the economy

Starlink is the third company to secure the licence from the Department of Telecom (DoT). DoT sources confirmed that Starlink has indeed received licence, and said they will be granted trial spectrum in 15-20 days of applying for it

Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said there is very little scope for rate cut in the current circumstances after the central bank reduced the policy rate by 50 basis points

The number of registered startups has reached 1.76 lakh in the last 11 years, with 118 unicorns, thus fueling youth entrepreneurship: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

OYO expects to double revenue from its company-serviced hotels by FY26, raising their contribution to 44%. With over 1,300 such hotels in India, OYO plans further expansion across cities as part of its profitability and customer experience focus.