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New Delhi: Centre's fiscal deficit increased to 29.9 per cent of the full-year target at the end of July, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) Friday. The fiscal deficit was 17.2 per cent of the Budget Estimates (BE) of 2024-25...

New Delhi: Gold prices rallied Rs 2,100 to hit a fresh all-time high of Rs 1,03,670 per 10 grams in the national capital Friday due to persistent buying by stockists and depreciation in rupee, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said India is negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with the US, indicating that the steep 50 per cent tariff imposed by America on Indian goods will not have much impact on the country's economy. "If somebody...

Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba Friday participated in the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit being held at Kantei, the official residence of PM of Japan. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, India's Ambassador to Japan Sibi...

New Delhi: India's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 7.8 per cent in April-June, its fastest pace in five quarters, before US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs that now cloud the outlook, threatening key exports like textiles. The gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first...

New Delhi: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani Friday announced the formation of a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Reliance Intelligence, that will house large-scale AI infrastructure, and also unveiled new partnerships with global tech titans Meta and Google, as the company outlined its vision of AI for...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell Friday, extending their downward journey to the third day, as investors continued to reel under pressure caused by the imposition of high tariffs and relentless foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 270.92 points or 0.34...

New Delhi: Opposition-ruled states Friday said the Centre's proposal for GST rate rejig could result in a revenue loss of about Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 2 lakh crore and demanded compensation for the losses incurred by them. Finance ministers from eight states -- Himachal...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Oman will be finalised soon, and Qatar also wants to negotiate a pact with India. He said that India has already signed such acts with a number of...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said the government will soon announce various measures to expand the country's domestic outreach and global foray, aiming to boost exports. He also assured exporters of all support in dealing with the current global uncertainties at...