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Gold, silver open flat ahead of the US Fed policy outcome
Mumbai : Gold prices were steady in early trade on Tuesday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.
On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold February contracts were unchanged at Rs…
Centre approves Rs 68.67 crore for 25 new road projects in Tripura
New Delhi : The Ministry of Rural Development on Tuesday approved 25 new road projects in Tripura under the Road Connectivity component of the PM-JANMAN scheme.
These projects cover a total length of 65.38 kilometres and will be…
LT Foods drops over 6.5 pc, other Indian rice stocks also slide
Mumbai : Shares of leading Indian rice companies fell sharply on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump hinted that he may impose fresh tariffs on agricultural imports, specifically targeting Indian rice and Canadian fertilisers.
The…
Nifty, Sensex open 0.7% down, as Trump’s fresh tariff threats on rice trigger heavy selling
Mumbai : Indian stock markets opened in heavy selling mode on Tuesday after fresh remarks by US President Donald Trump indicating an additional 25 per cent tariff on rice imports into the United States.
The comments have dampened any…
Costs of veg, non-veg thalis dip 13% in Nov amid easing vegetable prices: Crisil
New Delhi : Riding on the decline in prices of vegetables and pulses, the cost of preparing home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis fell 13% each on a year-on-year basis in November, according to Crisil's monthly indicator of food…
Sensex, Nifty down about 0.7-0.9%, experts point to caution ahead of Fed meet
New Delhi : Indian stock benchmarks sharply tilted downwards on Monday, starting the fresh week on a dampening note, with all sectoral indices in the red, due to a host of factors, both local and global.
Media, metal, pharma, PSU banks,…
Shivraj Singh Chouhan pushes for mission-driven agri research as government seeks to expand exports,…
New Delhi : As the government sharpens its focus on making agriculture a profitable enterprise and boosting India's presence in global markets, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday urged scientists and institutions to…
Germany commits EUR1.3 billion to India for climate, energy, sustainable development
New Delhi : Germany on Monday committed about EUR 1.3 billion in India, primarily in the form of concessional loans, across the key areas of climate and energy, sustainable urban development, green urban mobility, and sustainable management…
India’s export policy sends positive signal to trading partners in Southeast Asia: Report
New Delhi : The government’s approval of a Rs 45,000 crore ($5 billion) export support package has sent a positive signal that India is ready to deepen its engagement with fast-growing markets, especially across Southeast Asia, according to…
5 top companies add over Rs 72,000 crore in market value last week
Mumbai : The combined market valuation of five of India's 10 most valuable companies increased by Rs 72,284.74 crore last week, even as the overall market remained largely flat.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys emerged as the…
Elon Musk refutes reports that SpaceX is raising $800 billion
New Delhi : Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday refuted reports that SpaceX is raising money worth $800 billion or NASA gives subsidies to his space company.
The Wall Street Journal reported that SpaceX is kicking off a secondary…
RBI slashes India’s inflation forecast to 2 pc for 2025-26
Mumbai: The RBI’s monetary policy committee (MPC) on Friday slashed its forecast for India’s inflation rate for the financial year 2025-26 to 2 per cent -- from 2.6 per cent predicted in October due to the sharp decline in food prices and…
RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent to spur growth
Mumbai: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced on Friday that the monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting has unanimously decided to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent from 5.5 per cent earlier to spur growth in the…
Sensex, Nifty settle lower amid weakening rupee, FII outflow
Mumbai : The domestic equity indices ended slightly lower on Wednesday after a volatile session amid a weakening rupee, FIIs' outflow and persistent selling in broader markets.
Sensex closed at 85,106.81, down 31.46 points. Sensex…
India now crosses 5.08 lakh 5G towers: Govt
New Delhi : India’s rollout of next-generation mobile networks has gathered strong momentum, with Telecom Service Providers installing 5.08 lakh 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) across the country as of October 31, the Parliament was…
India’s manufacturing leasing to take 46 pc share of industrial, logistics market by 2027
New Delhi : India’s manufacturing leasing activity is projected to reach 33.7 million square feet by 2027 in the top eight cities -- representing nearly half of India’s total industrial and warehousing absorption, a report showed on…
India’s defence tech market expected to reach $19 billion by 2030
New Delhi; India’s defence technology market, valued at $7.6 billion in 2025, is projected to reach $19 billion by 2030, growing at close to a 20 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), a report said on Tuesday.
Technology‑led systems…
IndiGo receives Rs 117.52 crore penalty over input tax credit denial
New Delhi: InterGlobe Aviation, parent of IndiGo airlines, on Tuesday informed that it received a penalty order of around Rs 117.52 crore from the Joint Commissioner of Central Tax and Central Excise, CGST Kochi Commissionerate. The order…
India’s FY26 inflation likely to average below 2 pc, GDP growth at 7.7 pc
New Delhi; India's inflation is expected to average just below 2 per cent in FY26 and to remain below the Reserve Bank of India’s 4 per cent target in FY27, a report said on Tuesday.
As the October inflation came in at 0.25 per cent, the…
Economic governance must rest on fairness and responsibility: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India’s approach to tax transparency is rooted in a larger belief that economic governance must be fair and responsible.
Speaking at the 18th Global Forum Plenary Meeting…
