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Mumbai: The domestic equity market closed sharply lower Thursday, extending losses for the fourth consecutive trading session amid heightened concerns over rising energy prices, volatile bond yields and the possibility of further monetary tightening. The Sensex declined 570.59 points, or 0.79 per cent, to settle...

New Delhi: Switzerland's President Guy Parmelin will be on a State Visit to India from October 5-7 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. President Parmelin and PM Modi will hold discussions October 5, where they will review progress in bilateral cooperation across various...

Milwaukee: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said that he met European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting here and reviewed progress towards the signing and entry into force of the India-EU...

New Delhi: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have increased commercial LPG rates by Rs 62.50 per 19-kg cylinder effective from Thursday in line with firming international benchmark prices. Apart from that, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices were also increased by Rs 16 per litre. ATF...

Bhubaneswar: The 29th General Council Meeting of Omfed, held here Wednesday, set a turnover target of Rs 1,300 crore for the 2026-27 financial year. The meeting was chaired by Omfed president Kishore Chandra Pradhani and was attended by Omfed Managing Director Vijay Amruta Kulange along...

Milwaukee: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is representing India as Trade Ministers from the world's major economies gather in Milwaukee Wednesday for a two-day G20 meeting focused on the future of global trade, supply chains, excess industrial capacity and the rules governing international commerce....

New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump, saying the PM's account of his talk with his "good friend" was eloquent in its silence on key issues "agitating" the people of...

Mumbai: The Indian rupee was among the worst performers in Asia this quarter and over the last 30 days, hit by worries over elevated crude prices and surging global bond yields that added to headwinds for local assets. The currency declined 0.7% on the month...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump to evaluate progress in bilateral ties and the discussion covered major areas of mutual interest and strategic cooperation, including trade, defence and energy. The two leaders spoke against the...

New Delhi: Leading traders’ bodies have withdrawn their call to observe October 2 as “No UPI Day” following a meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday in the national capital. A delegation of around 20 trade representatives from various states met the finance minister on...