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Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tanked over 1 per cent Tuesday due to heavy selling pressure in market heavyweights Reliance, Bajaj Finance and M&M amid escalating geopolitical tensions. Besides, ongoing weakness in the rupee and persistent foreign fund outflows dented investors' sentiment....

New Delhi: Silver prices extended its record-setting surge Tuesday, approaching the Rs 3.2 lakh per kilogram, while gold futures soared to a lifetime high of Rs 1.48 lakh per 10 grams, as investors flocked to safe-haven assets amid deepening global geopolitical uncertainties. On the Multi...

Davos: Tech giant Cisco sees India as a strategically very important market and will continue to invest there, its senior executive Jeetu Patel has said. Speaking to PTI here during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the company's President and Chief Product Officer said India...

New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates Monday set a target of USD 200 billion in annual trade by 2032 and agreed to seal a strategic defence pact while boosting cooperation in energy, space and civil nuclear sectors with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...

New Delhi: India and the European Union are set to announce the conclusion of a free trade agreement, firming up of a defence partnership pact and a framework for mobility of Indian professionals at the summit talks next week, diplomatic sources said Monday. European Council...

Washington: The International Monetary Fund Monday, raised India’s economic growth projection for 2025 by a sharp 0.7 percentage point to 7.3 per cent, citing stronger-than-expected performance in the second half of the year, even as it expects growth to moderate in the coming years. In...

Mumbai: Silver prices surged to a fresh lifetime high on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) Monday, with the precious white metal touching the Rs 3 lakh per kg mark during the intra-day session. The rally was driven by strong safe-haven demand amid rising global uncertainties....

New Delhi: Highlighting the challenges of cross-border terrorism faced by India, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Monday urged Poland to display zero tolerance for terrorism and not help fuel the terrorist infrastructure in India's neighbourhood. In his opening remarks during a meeting with Polish...

Davos: Artificial Intelligence is not just about creating text, images, graphics and videos online; it can make a big change in physical life and for humanity by even predicting road crashes. The assertion was made by SaveLife Foundation Founder and CEO Piyush Tewari here during...

New Delhi: World leaders from government, business, civil society and academia have convened in Davos to engage in forward-looking discussions to address global issues and set priorities. The call for bold collective action makes the meeting particularly relevant, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)....