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India’s Manufacturing and services sector’s performance reflected in Purchasing Manager’s indices

New Delhi , August 22 (ANI): India's manufacturing sector has shown resilience and growth in the first four months of FY25, with several key...

Shares gain, dollar subdued as Fed readies rate cuts

By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) -Stocks gained ground and the dollar remained subdued on Thursday after Federal Reserve minutes signalled U.S. interest rate cuts were set to begin in a few weeks' time.

GST slab changes unlikely soon; request for GST rate cut on insurance proposed by few states

New Delhi August 22 (ANI): Before the crucial Goods and Services Tax (GST) council meeting scheduled for September 9th, the reconstituted Group of...

ICICI Lombard focuses on retail with innovative health products

Kolkata, Aug 22 (PTI) ICICI Lombard General Insurance on Thursday said it is focusing on product innovation to increase its retail share in...

GoM on GST rate rationalisation discusses cutting taxes on some items

New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) The ministerial panel on GST rate rationalisation on Thursday broadly converged towards retaining a 4-tier slab structure and asked...

Pound at new 13-month high, wage data nudges euro

By Kevin Buckland and Alun John TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) -Business activity data helped lift the pound to a new 13-month high against the dollar on Thursday and kept the euro just shy of a similar peak,

Not against e-commerce firms, want them to be fair and honest: Goyal

Mumbai, Aug 22 (PTI) Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that India is not against e-commerce companies but wants them to be...

Sensex gains 147pts, Nifty ends above 24,800 on firm global trends

Mumbai, Aug 22 (PTI) Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 147 points to settle above 81,000 level while Nifty closed above 24,800 following buying in...

Wipro Hydraulics opens Rs 250 cr manufacturing facility in Jaipur

Jaipur, Aug 22 (PTI) Wipro Hydraulics on Thursday inaugurated its sixth manufacturing facility in Jaipur, Rajasthan, built with an investment of about Rs 250...

Monthly economic review of July affirms real GDP growth at 6.5-7.0 per cent for FY25

New Delhi , August 22 (ANI): In the first four months of FY25, the Indian economy has demonstrated impressive resilience and sustained momentum, underscoring...

On Camera

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?