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August 22, 2025 5:18 PM

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Rupee depreciates by 26 paise to close at 87.52 against US dollar

   In the Forex market, the rupee today depreciated by 26 paise to close at 87 rupees and 52 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was trading at 98.75 in intra-day trade.

August 21, 2025 7:38 PM

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SEBI plans to raise tenure & maturity for equity derivatives 

  The Securities and Exchange Board of India - SEBI is planning to increase the tenure and maturity of equity derivatives contracts in a calibrated manner. Addressing the FICCI Capital Market Conference 2025 in Mumbai today, SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said consultations will be held with stake...

August 21, 2025 7:15 PM

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Over 19 lakh new enrollments in ESI in June this year

  Over 19 lakh new workers have been enrolled under Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Scheme in June this year, including 4.13 lakh female employees and 87 transgenders. In a statement, Ministry of Labour & Employment said that over 34 thousand new establishments have been brought under the socia...

August 21, 2025 11:57 AM

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Misleading Promotions: CCPA Directs Immediate Withdrawal of Bike Taxi Ads

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has ordered a private bike taxi company to pay a penalty of 10 lakh rupees for publishing misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices. CCPA took cognisance of the misleading advertisements of the ride-hailing platform that promised consumers ...

August 20, 2025 7:28 PM

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Asian markets show mixed trend

Asian stock markets displayed a mixed trend today. Shanghai Composite Index gained over one percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index moved more than 0.1 per cent, Singapore’s Straits Times Index ended nearly flat. On the other hand, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell one and half per cent and South Korea’s Kospi I...

August 20, 2025 6:56 PM

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EPFO records highest ever net addition of nearly 22 lakh members in June

  The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has recorded all time highest net addition of 21.89 lakh members during the month of June this year. The figure represents an increase of 9.14 per cent, marking the highest recorded addition since payroll data tracking began in April 2018. In a sta...

August 20, 2025 7:03 PM

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Domestic markets maintain winning streak for fifth consecutive session

  Benchmark domestic equity indices today ended with modest gains driven by buying across IT pack. Both the indices extended their winning streak for the fifth consecutive session. Sensex rose 213 points or 0.26 per cent, to close at 81 thousand 858 and Nifty gained 70 points, or 0.28 per cent, to s...

August 18, 2025 8:36 PM

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Decline in country’s unemployment rate from 5.6% to 5.2%

  India’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 per cent in July 2025, down from 5.6 per cent in June, for individuals aged 15 years and above. According to Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) monthly labour force and unemployment data, the unemployment rate for female was at 5.1 ...

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