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Mumbai: Stock markets closed lower in a range-bound trade Friday following losses in IT shares and sluggish trends in Asian markets due to trade uncertainty after a US appeals court temporarily reinstated reciprocal tariffs. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 182.01 points or 0.22 per...

Mumbai: Markets regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Thursday barred Hindi film actor Arshad Warsi, his wife Maria Goretti, and 57 others from the securities markets for periods ranging from 1-5 years. The regulator imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh each...

New Delhi: Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal Wednesday disposed of complaints alleging impropriety and conflict of interest against former SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch based on a Hindenburg Research report, terming the charges as "presumptions and assumptions" not supported by any verifiable material. The Lokpal said that...

New Delhi: India's industrial production growth slowed to 2.7 per cent in April 2025 due to poor performance of the manufacturing, mining and power sectors, according to official data released Wednesday. The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), rose...

New Delhi: Chief economists from across the world are the most optimistic about a strong economic expansion in South Asia, with India looking set to be the primary engine of growth in 2025 and 2026, a new survey showed Wednesday. The chief economists, however, warned...

New Delhi: Centre Wednesday raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy by 3 per cent (Rs 69) to Rs 2,369 per quintal, while up to 9 per cent rise in pulses and oilseeds rates for the 2025-26 kharif marketing season. The agriculture ministry's proposal...

Mumbai: Stock markets declined for the second straight day with benchmark Sensex falling by 239 points, dragged by FMCG major ITC after British multinational BAT Plc trimmed its ownership in the conglomerate. The 30-share BSE barometer declined 239.31 points or 0.29 per cent to settle...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved the continuation of the interest subvention component under the modified interest subvention scheme (MISS) for loans to farmers during the financial year 2025-26, and approved the required fund arrangements, according to an...

New Delhi: With a team of US officials expecting to visit India next month for trade talks, there is a possibility that the two countries may agree on an interim trade pact by June 25, sources said. "Talks are moving. Things are on track," they...

New Delhi: India's FDI inflows increased to $81.04 billion in FY 2024-25, marking a 14 per cent increase from $71.28 billion in FY 2023–24, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. There has been a steady rise in...