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New Delhi: As India prepares to welcome the top European leadership to the Republic Day celebrations January 26, EC President Ursula von der Leyen is upbeat on the India-Europe free trade agreement. Von der Leyen has made it clear that Europe is diversifying its markets...

Mumbai: The rupee hit an all-time low of 92 Friday and recovered marginally to settle at 91.88 (provisional) against the American currency, amid selling pressure from foreign funds and risk-off sentiment in global markets. Forex traders said the Indian rupee gave up early gains and...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty resumed their downward journey to end nearly 1 per cent lower Friday, dragged by widespread sell-off and the rupee depreciating to hit a record low against the US dollar. Besides, investors rushing to safe-haven assets from riskier assets...

New Delhi: Shares of Adani group companies tumbled up to 13 per cent Friday amid reports that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has sought the court's approval to serve summons to Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani over alleged fraud and a USD 265-million bribery...

New Delhi: The central government has approved wage revisions for PSU General Insurance companies and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), as well as a pension revision for retirees of the Reserve Bank of India and NABARD. A total of 46,322 employees,...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday issued fresh notices to Anil Ambani and the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) on a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into alleged massive banking and corporate fraud involving the firm and its group companies. The top court asked the...

Washington: TikTok has finalised a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200 million Americans. The social video platform...

New York: The US has finalised its withdrawal from the World Health Organisation, one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday. But it's hardly a clean break. The US owes more than USD 130 million to...

Beijing:  A stable policy environment and a predictable, reform-oriented investment climate have ensured India's emergence as the world's fastest-growing major economy in recent times, Consul General in Shanghai Pratik Mathur said Friday. Speaking at the 11th Edition of the Shanghai International Business Cooperation Forum, Mathur...

New Delhi: Gold and silver prices surged to record highs Friday, as the US dollar weakened and geopolitical tensions surged over threats of US intervention in Iran. MCX gold February futures rose 1.23 per cent to Rs 1,58,261 per 10 grams around 11.25 am. Meanwhile,...