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Mumbai: Stock markets closed with losses for the fourth consecutive day Monday with the benchmark Sensex declining by 548 points as fresh US tariff threats shook investor confidence and triggered selling in blue chip banking, metal and oil shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 548.39...

Berhampur (Odisha): Tomato farmers in Odisha's Ganjam district are facing severe losses as prices have crashed to Rs 3 to Rs 5 per kg at the farm level, despite being sold for Rs 10 to Rs 15 per kg in the market. Unable to recover...

New Delhi: In a significant step towards deepening economic ties with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal along with his counterparts from the EFTA bloc will inaugurate the EFTA Desk at Bharat Mandapam in the national Capital...

New Delhi: The new Income Tax Bill is contemplated to raise the level of transparency in tax laws by adopting unambiguous language in tax provisions which allows the taxpayers to easily understand their obligations and rights, industry experts said Monday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

Mumbai: The domestic benchmark indices opened lower Monday as US President Donald Trump threatened to start imposing a new 25 per cent tariff on all steel and aluminium imports, including those from Canada and Mexico. The new tariffs are expected to be imposed from Monday...

Washington: President Donald Trump said he will announce Monday that the United States will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. “Any steel coming into the...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of six of the top-10 most valued firms surged Rs 1,18,151.75 crore last week, with HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel emerging as the biggest gainers, in line with firm trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 354.23...

Mumbai: The market outlook for the next week of February will be guided by key factors like Delhi polls outcome, inflation data and Q3 earnings. The announcement of the Delhi Assembly election results was another significant event as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a...

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said that she is hopeful of introducing the new Income Tax Bill in the coming week, which would go to the Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance for scrutiny. Aiming to put more money in the hands of...

New Delhi: The monetary policy in India has been easing for the last few months and as rate cuts transmit with a lag, it makes sense to act with a forward-looking estimate if the monetary policy has to work its way on the real economy,...