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Oil prices fall for fourth week as US job growth disappoints

By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell by more than $1 on Friday, remaining on course for a fourth successive weekly drop after data showed the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected

FAME III scheme nears completion, timeline yet to be announced: Union Minister

New Delhi , August 2 (ANI): The third leg of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme is in...

Dollar drops as jobs growth disappoints, unemployment rises

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar dropped on Friday after a weaker than expected employment report for July raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by

Coal sector shows highest growth of 14.8 pc among eight core industries in June 2024

New Delhi August 2 (ANI): The coal sector has demonstrated the highest growth of 14.8 per cent, among the eight core industries for...

India’s kharif crop sowing outpaces previous year figures; paddy, pulses, oilseeds all leading

New Delhi , August 2 (ANI): Farmers in India have sown Kharif crops across 904.60 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 879.22...

Dollar slips as investors brace for US payrolls, yen and franc rise

By Kevin Buckland and Sruthi Shankar TOKYO (Reuters) -The dollar slipped on Friday as investors fretted U.S. payrolls data could be weak after an unexpected slump in manufacturing raised concerns

Forex reserves drop USD 3.47 bn to USD 667.386 bn

Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) India's forex reserves dropped by USD 3.471 billion to USD 667.386 billion for the week ended July 26, according...

Gold rises Rs 350; Silver slips Rs 200

New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) Rising for the fourth straight day, gold prices gained Rs 350 to Rs 72,850 per 10 grams in the...

Sensex tanks 885 pts, Nifty retreats from 25K level as weak US data triggers global equity rout

Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) Halting its five-day winning run, benchmark BSE Sensex plunged 885 points on Friday due to profit-taking in metal, auto and...

UPI transactions cross Rs 20 trillion for third successive month in July 2024

New Delhi , August 2 (ANI): Payments through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) reported a 45 percent yearly growth, according to data from the...

On Camera

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

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?