New Delhi: Gold prices continue to rise amid heightened tension in the Middle East, as the precious metal saw a definitive surge this week. The Iran-Israel conflict has kept buyers' position intact even after prices were overbought. Gold prices experienced a minor increase Saturday as...
New Delhi: Contrary to the claims of “jobless growth,” the latest government data shows that employment in India increased by 36 per cent (17 million jobs) between 2016-17 and 2022-23. During the same period, the gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an average rate of...
Brussels: European Union countries Friday voted to impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China, as talks continued between Brussels and Beijing to find an amicable solution to their trade dispute before an end-of-October deadline. Electric vehicles have become a major flash point in...
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry is closely watching developments in West Asia but is not worried about crude oil prices, government sources said. The government has tools to deal with volatile crude oil prices, sources said. India has seen much higher crude oil prices, crude...
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped nearly 1 per cent in a topsy-turvy trading session on Friday, dragged by intense selling in FMCG, auto and energy stocks amid escalating tensions in West Asia and persistent foreign capital outflows. Besides, a spike in global...
New Delhi: India's services sector activity fell to a 10-month low in September as new businesses, international sales and output growth moderated, a monthly survey said Friday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services Business Activity Index fell from 60.9 in August to 57.7 in September,...
New Delhi: Fuelled by overall economic growth, per capita income in the country is likely to increase by at least $2,000 over the next five years, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday. The Finance Minister said that it took 75 years to reach a...
New Delhi: Driven by the positive response to its Mumbai and Delhi retail stores, Apple Friday said it is geared up to launch more exclusive, own-branded stores in the country where the iPhone maker is witnessing a surge in domestic sales as well as export...
New Delhi: Salaries in India are projected to increase by 9.5 per cent in 2025, compared to an actual increase of 9.3 per cent this year, a report showed Thursday. The engineering manufacturing and retail industries project double-digit increases at 10 per cent, closely followed...
New Delhi: Amid suggestions for excluding food inflation while setting benchmark interest rates, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that he is against excluding food prices from headline inflation, as it would erode the 'great faith' of people in the central bank, which has...
The already strained ties between India and Canada escalated to a full blown diplomatic row 14 October, as both countries...
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A new government has come to Jammu and Kashmir after its first election in 10 years, shifting some powers from...
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The government has decided to extend the term of RBI Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao for another year, until October...
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The National Conference-Congress alliance will form the government after winning a comfortable majority in the Jammu and Kashmir elections, while...
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