Air India has hired 9,000 employees, including 5,000 crew members, in the last two years to meet the workforce requirement for its expanding fleet and network, the airline's chief Campbell Wilson said on Friday.

Markets regulator SEBI on Friday allowed mutual funds to both buy and sell Credit Default Swaps (CDS), a move aimed at increasing liquidity in the corporate bond market.

This flexibility to participate in CDS would serve as an additional investment product for mutual funds, SEBI said in a circular.

Food price volatility remains a contingent risk even as the overall retail inflation has remained below the target of 4 per cent for the second consecutive month in August, said the latest Bulletin of the Reserve Bank released on Friday.

Housing sales are estimated to decline 18 percent during July-September quarter across nine major cities to 1,04,393 units on high base, according to PropEquity data.

Real estate data analytic firm PropEquity on Friday released the data for housing sales across nine major cities.

Tata Motors on Friday said it has tied up with ESAF Small Finance Bank to offer financing solutions to its commercial vehicle customers.

The government is expected to extend the existing import management system for imports of certain IT hardware products including laptops and tablets for three months, an official source said.

The deadline for review of the system is September 30.

hree out of five consumers surveyed in India believe it is normal for people to exaggerate income on loan applications, according to a report on people’s attitudes toward first-party financial fraud.

Health Minister J. P. Nadda on Friday stressed the need for rigorous food safety standards and an adaptable regulatory framework to address innovative food trends such as plant-based proteins, insect proteins, and lab-grown meat.

LIC Mutual Fund on Friday launched a new Manufacturing Fund, an open-ended equity scheme following the manufacturing theme.

The Sweden-based firm announced that the BPEA Mid-Market Growth Partnership (or the MMG fund) would acquire the mortgage firm subject to regulatory approvals, a joint statement issued on Friday said.

The US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) conducted a routine GMP inspection of the company's formulation manufacturing plant at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh from September 16-20, the drug maker said in a regulatory filing.

Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah said on Friday it has raised $210 million in a funding round led by Hornbill Capital at a 2.5 times higher valuation of $2.8 billion.

Lightspeed Venture Partners, along with existing investors GSV and WestBridge, also participated in the funding round.

The government has notified October 1 as the starting date for direct tax dispute resolution scheme Vivad Se Vishwas 2.0.

Vivad Se Vishwas scheme 2.0 was originally announced in Budget 2024-25 presented in July for resolution of certain income tax disputes pending appeal.

State-owned power giant NTPC on Thursday said its board has approved an investment of ₹9,790.87 crore for stage-III of the Sipat Super Thermal Power Project.

The decision was taken at the meeting of the board of directors of the company, NTPC said in a regulatory filing.