New Delhi: The year-on-year inflation rate, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), eased to a 7-month low of 3.61 per cent in February this year, which is 0.65 per cent lower than the corresponding figure for January, as food prices came down further during...
New Delhi: India's industrial production rose by 5 per cent in January 2025 mainly due to good performance of the manufacturing sector, according to official data released Wednesday. The government also revised upward industrial growth figure to 3.5 per cent for December 2024 from the...
New Delhi: Retail inflation slipped to 3.61 per cent in February mainly due to the decline in the rate of price rise in vegetables and protein-rich items, creating space for the Reserve Bank of India for second reduction in interest rate next month. The consumer...
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed moderately lower on Wednesday due to heavy selling pressure in IT, telecom, and realty stocks amid growing concerns over a possible global economic slowdown. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 72.56 points or 0.10 per cent to close...
New Delhi: Moody's Ratings Wednesday said India's economic growth will exceed 6.5 per cent in the next fiscal, up from 6.3 per cent this year, on higher government capex and consumption boost from tax cuts and interest rate reduction. Projecting a stable outlook for the...
New York/Washington: The US again raised the issue of tariffs that India imposes on its goods, citing high tariffs on American alcohol and agricultural products. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made references to high tariffs by India during a press briefing on Tuesday when...
Washington: President Donald Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on Wednesday, promising that the taxes would help create US factory jobs at a time when his seesawing tariff threats are jolting the stock market and raising fears of an...
New Delhi: The Reliance Industries' digital services company Jio Platforms Limited has signed an agreement with SpaceX to offer Starlink's broadband internet services to its customers in India, the company said Wednesday. The agreement is subject to SpaceX receiving authorisation to sell Starlink in India....
Washington: US President Donald Trump Tuesday escalated the trade war with Canada by doubling the tariff on steel and aluminum imports from that country. Trump announced the additional 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel — taking it up to 50 per cent — in...
New Delhi: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Tuesday said it has partnered with Elon Musk's SpaceX for providing Starlink's high-speed internet services to its customers in India. This agreement is subject to SpaceX receiving authorisations to sell Starlink's satellite communications-based services in India, Airtel said in...
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