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Cabinet approves near doubling of Rajasthan oil refinery cost to Rs 79,459 cr

New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a sharp increase in the cost of the...

Sensex, Nifty soar nearly 4 pc on US-Iran ceasefire, correction in crude prices

Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 4 per cent on Wednesday, following an impressive rally in global markets...

US-Iran ceasefire set to ease pressure on India’s energy supplies

New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) India's energy outlook brightened on Wednesday after a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the US triggered a sharp drop...

Interest rates to remain low in medium to long term: RBI Governor

Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday expressed confidence that interest rates will remain low in the medium to long...

RBI expects 6.9 pc economic growth this fiscal

Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) The Reserve Bank on Wednesday projected India's GDP growth for the current financial year at 6.9 per cent, lower...

Crude oil futures tumble 18 pc on US-Iran ceasefire; global benchmarks below USD 100/barrel

New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Crude oil prices nosedived by 18 per cent to Rs 8,775 per barrel in futures trade on Wednesday,...

No governance or conduct-related issues found, RBI Guv on HDFC Bank

Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) The Reserve Bank did not come across any governance or conduct-related issues during supervisory inspection of HDFC Bank, Governor Sanjay...

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25% amid global uncertainties

MPC unanimously kept repo rate after reviewing macroeconomic outlook; SDR stays at 5%, while MSF and bank rate remain at 5.5%, said RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra.

RBI projects FY27 retail Inflation at 4.6 pc, within government-mandated target

Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) The Reserve Bank on Wednesday projected retail inflation for the current financial year at 4.6 per cent, well within...

RBI keeps policy rate unchanged amid inflationary pressure

Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) The Reserve Bank on Wednesday expectedly kept interest rates unchanged amid hopes of a global recovery on the back...

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.