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Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged over 1 per cent Friday, propelled by buying in banking counters and a positive trend in global equities. Investor sentiment improved amid hopes of further easing in the West Asia crisis ahead of US-Iran negotiations and...

Bhopal: Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday said unseasonal rains and hailstorms have damaged standing rabi crops across 2.49 lakh hectares so far across several states, with the wheat crop being the most affected. Speaking to reporters ahead of the "Unnat Krishi Mela" launch in...

Suman Dalmia is the visionary Chairperson of Indian Public School (IPS) in Sambalpur, Odisha. Under her leadership, the institution has grown into a premier CBSE-affiliated day-cum-residential school known for its holistic approach to education. Dedicated to student-centric learning, she has integrated modern infrastructure with specialised...

Washington: The US Thursday said it looked forward to hosting the Indian delegation here later this month to discuss the bilateral trade deal agreed to in February. US Ambassador to India Sergei Gor announced the Indian delegation’s upcoming visit to Washington after a meeting with...

New York: The doors to India-US trade have been opened wider with the launch of a digital portal to bring businesses from the two countries together in the march to $500 billion annual trade between the two great democracies, according to Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal....

Bhala Chandra Mohanty is a prominent industrialist and the Managing Director of Oriclean Private Limited. Since founding the company in 1990, he has transformed a small-scale unit in Cuttack into a multi-crore manufacturing powerhouse. Under his leadership, Oriclean has become a critical strategic partner for...

Washington: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Wednesday launched the India-US Trade Facilitation Portal as the two countries eye the USD 500 billion bilateral trade target. Misri, who is on a three-day visit to the US, launched the portal at a virtual event that was attended by...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended nearly 4 per cent higher on Wednesday, following an impressive rally in global markets and a drop in crude oil prices, after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. Rallying for the fifth day in a...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Wednesday projected retail inflation for the current financial year at 4.6 per cent, well within the government-mandated inflation target range of 4 per cent with a tolerance band of +/- 2 per cent. Before the outbreak of the West Asia conflict,...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Wednesday projected India's GDP growth for the current financial year at 6.9 per cent, lower than 7.6 per cent estimated for 2025-26, driven by concerns over elevated commodity prices and supply chain disruptions originating from the West Asia crisis. Unveiling the...