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New Delhi: India's exports declined 2.17 per cent to USD 38.73 billion in May, while trade deficit stood at USD 21.88 billion in the month, the latest government data showed Monday. Imports declined 1.7 per cent year-on-year to USD 60.61 billion in May. During April-May...

Bangkok: China's economy managed a mixed economic performance in May, as retail sales jumped while factory output slowed in the face of higher US tariffs. Data released Monday showed retail sales rose 6.4% from a year earlier, helped partly by promotions of products stranded as...

Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded by nearly 1 per cent Monday following value buying in IT and oil shares and a rally in global shares amid a drop in Brent crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 677.55 points or 0.84...

New Delhi: Negotiations for the proposed India-US trade agreement are in good progress and the two sides are expected to agree on an early tranche of the pact before July 9, a top government official said Monday. "We are working on the early tranche and...

Mumbai: A Delhi-bound Air India Dreamliner Boeing 787-8 from Hong Kong returned to its airport of origin Monday after the pilot in command suspected a technical issue shortly after takeoff. The flight, AI 315, landed safely in Hong Kong and all passengers have disembarked from...

New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation (WPI) declined to 0.39 per cent in May as prices of food articles, manufactured products, and fuel eased, government data showed Monday. WPI-based inflation was 0.85 per cent in April. It was 2.74 per cent in May last year. "Positive...

New Delhi: Amitabh Kant Monday announced his decision to step down as the G20 Sherpa. His resignation comes after 45 years of "dedicated government service" in various roles as G20 Sherpa, CEO of NITI Aayog, Secretary of the Department for Industrial Policy and Promotion, among...

New Delhi: Domestic passenger vehicle wholesales were down 0.8 per cent at 3,44,656 units in May this year as compared to 3,47,492 units in the same month last year, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said on Monday. Two-wheeler dispatches from manufacturers to dealers were up...

New Delhi: Stock investors will track the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, Brent crude oil prices, inflation data and the US Fed interest rate decision for further cues this week, analysts said. Tariff-related news would also dictate trends in the equity market, experts noted....

New Delhi: Indian startups continued to attract investor interest as 20 startups raised around $184.75 million in funding this week. The deals included five growth-stage and 14 early-stage startups, while one startup chose not to disclose its funding details. Seed funding dominated the funding types...