Business Inside Gujarat’s ‘business-minded’ jails:₹44 crore annual turnover, inmates earn while learning trades, from prison workshops to petrol pumps September 24, 2026 Special Correspondent Gujarat’s prisons are not just correctional facilities but are also running a range of revenue-generating activities, with industries, agriculture and…
Business Cooking oil to get cheaper, govt cuts customs duty:Duty on soya and palm oil cut from 10% to 5%; removed on sunflower oil September 24, 2026 Special Correspondent The central government has cut the basic customs duty on edible oils. This could make cooking oil cheaper in the…
Business Gautam Adani, not Mukesh Ambani, is now the richest person:Wealth rises 13% to ₹9.23 lakh crore as per Hurun list September 23, 2026 Special Correspondent Gautam Adani and his family have become the richest in the country. According to the M3M Hurun India Rich List…
Business ‘We cannot stop buying Russian oil’:Says Sitharaman as Trump prepares to levy up to 100% tariffs September 23, 2026 Special Correspondent Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made it clear that India cannot suddenly stop buying crude oil from Russia or…
Business Silver rises by ₹2,366 to ₹2.35 lakh per kilogram:Gold becomes ₹130 more expensive today September 23, 2026 Special Correspondent Gold and silver prices rose today, 23 September. According to the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA), the price of…
Business All public-sector banks to stay open this Sunday:Centre’s decision comes ahead of bank unions’ strike from 28-30 Sept September 23, 2026 Special Correspondent All public-sector banks and regional rural banks will remain open on Sunday, 27 September 2026, due to the nationwide bank…
Business GenZs love to stay in hotel rooms during vacation:78% youth spend half of travelling time resting; property main reason for selecting holiday destination for 63% September 23, 2026 Special Correspondent Changing vacation habits in India are opening up fresh business opportunities for the travel and hospitality industry. Instead of traditional…
Business Power price hike adds crores to burden:‘Yarn prices rise as soon as crude gets dearer, so why don’t they fall when crude prices drop?’ September 23, 2026 Special Correspondent Ahead of Diwali, the textile industry is facing a growing crisis due to alleged artificial inflation of raw material prices,…
Business Stock markets rise in early trade as US, Iran talk:Oil slips below $100/barrel mark to 2-week low September 23, 2026 Special Correspondent India’s stock markets rose in early trading on Wednesday, 23 September, 2026 on US-Iran talks. Sensex was up 200 points…
Business ‘More than half of app-based personal loans sanctioned in non-metros’:Instant credit fever catches cities like Bhopal, Surat September 23, 2026 Special Correspondent A textile trader in Surat needs money in two days to buy stock before the wedding season. A family in…
