The Telangana government is preparing domestic and international roadshows to attract investors to the Invest Telangana Global Summit, scheduled for December at Bharat Future City. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday directed officials to prepare a coordinated plan covering investor outreach, summit arrangements, publicity and roadshows. The proposed outreach programme will run during October and November, focusing

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held bilateral meetings with representatives of Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Jordan and Nepal on the sidelines of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s annual meeting in Doha. The discussions covered investment agreements, infrastructure opportunities, trade, financial services and Nepal’s recovery needs after flooding. The Finance Ministry had listed the bilateral meetings as part of her September 2

Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai has criticised Chief Minister Joseph Vijay’s recent visit to the United Kingdom, questioning the economic value of seeking investments in London. He urged the state government to focus on businesses in Tamil Nadu and other major Indian cities before organising overseas investment missions. Vijay led a state delegation on a six-day UK visit from September 10 to attract investme

Cabinet decision announced after the meeting, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | Saral Keralam will offer time-bound, single-window clearances for investment proposals through district and state bodies. Kerala Cabinet Clears Saral Keralam for Faster Investment Nod The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday approved Saral Keralam, a new single-window mechanism designed to simplify and accelerate investment approvals by bringing departme

India and Canada have agreed to deepen investment and financial cooperation while targeting CAD 70 billion in bilateral trade by 2030. Treaty talks could strengthen investment ties India has expressed its readiness to begin negotiations with Canada on a Bilateral Investment Treaty at the earliest, marking another important step in the revival of economic relations between New Delhi and Ottawa.

Parliament has cleared an amendment allowing the Centre to reshape the zero-MDR framework for UPI and other notified digital payments. No new UPI charge has taken effect yet, while the government says customers will not directly bear MDR charges. India has moved closer to potentially introducing Merchant Discount Rate charges on some UPI merchant transactions after Parliament cleared changes to the law governing digital payment charges. The Taxation a

India has proposed a legal change that could permit merchant fees on selected UPI payments, including transactions above Rs 2,000. No fee has been finalised, and the proposals mainly target large merchants rather than customers, small shops or personal transfers. UPI Fee Has Not Been Introduced Yet UPI payments above Rs 2,000 are not automatically becoming chargeable. A proposed amendment to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act woul

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy urged US Ambassador Sergio Gor to support faster student visa appointments and smoother H-1B processing. The meeting also focused on university partnerships, research, technology, investment and stronger Telangana-US cooperation. Revanth Reddy Seeks Faster US Visa Processing Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has urged US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor to support increased visa access for

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Karnataka Targets 500 New GCCs, 3.5 Lakh Jobs And $50 Billion Output By 2029 Karnataka is preparing a major expansion of its Global Capability Centre ecosystem, with a target to attract 500 new GCCs, create 3.5 lakh jobs, and generate USD 50 billion in economic output by 2029. The plan was discussed at Katalyst Connect, a government-industry interaction hosted by the IT/BT Department and the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission in Bengaluru. The move is par

AustralianSuper Invests A$500 Million In India’s NIIF As PM Modi Backs Safe Growth Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described India as a safe, stable, and reliable long-term investment destination after Australia’s largest pension fund, AustralianSuper, announced a fresh A$500 million investment in India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, also known as NIIF. The AustralianSuper NIIF investment 2026 announcement became a key highlight of