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Interim Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman carries ‘bahi-khata’

New Delhi, , February 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday used her trademark 'bahi-khata', a tablet wrapped in a red-coloured cloth...

Investment in infrastructure is key to holistic growth: Ajit Mangrulkar, DG IMC ahead of interim budget

Mumbai (Maharshtra) , February 1 (ANI): Ahead of the presentation of the Union Interim Budget, Ajit Mangrulkar, Director General of the IMC Chamber of...

Gold prices gain as traders assess hopes for sizeable Fed rate cut

By Harshit Verma (Reuters) - Gold climbed for a fourth straight day on Thursday as investors held onto hopes the Federal Reserve would trim interest rates by a significant margin this year, even after

IMF Executive Director K Subramaniam says, Government will take forward the good work done in last few years

New Delhi , February 1 (ANI): Ahead of the interim budget, Executive Director of the IMF and the former Chief Economic Advisor K Subramaniam...

Oil nudges higher on Fed rate cut expectations

By Katya Golubkova and Florence Tan TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed on Thursday, supported by signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve on a possible start to rate cuts and as China unveiled

Foreign portfolio investors sold Rs 25,744 crore worth Indian stocks this January

New Delhi , February 1 (ANI): Foreign portfolio investors have aggressively sold Indian stocks in January, turning net sellers in the Indian equity market,...

US Fed leaves policy rate unchanged for fourth straight time

Washington , February 1 (ANI): The US Federal Reserve in its January meeting voted to leave the key interest rate unchanged at 5.25-5.50 per...

Interim budget 2024 highlights: Tax rates unchanged; fiscal deficit target for FY25 at 5.1% of GDP

Budget 2024 | Indian economy witnessed a profound positive transformation over the past decade, says Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Asia ponders Fed fallout, bonds still bullish on rate cuts

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares faltered on Thursday after Wall Street took a late spill, while investors stuck to bets for sizable cuts in U.S. interest rates this year even if the kick

Dollar hovers near 7-week high as Fed cut bets shift to May

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hovered close to the highest level in seven weeks against the euro on Thursday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back on the idea of a

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.