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Futures steady ahead of US jobs data, tariff reprieve

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. stock futures steadied on Friday ahead of U.S. payrolls data, with investors cautiously optimistic that the world might avoid a full-on trade war, while the

Significant progress achieved in Kolkata city gas distribution network: GAIL CMD

Kolkata, Feb 7 (PTI) GAIL (India) Ltd chairman and managing director Sandeep Kumar Gupta on Friday said significant progress in the Kolkata city...

RBI rate cut fails to cheer markets, amid volatility; Sensex, Nifty close in red

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , February 7 (ANI): The Indian stock market ended in the red on Friday following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) announcement...

Bank unions give 2-day strike call beginning March 24

New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) Bank unions have given a two-day nationwide strike call beginning March 24 to press for their various demands,...

National Highways construction to decline by 7-10% in FY25, amid execution challenges: CareEdge Ratings

New Delhi , February 7 (ANI): The pace of National highway construction in India is expected to decline by approximately 7-10 per cent in...

New I-T law explainer: No new taxes, simple read for common man

New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) The new Income Tax Bill, which will replace the six-decade old Income Tax Act of 1961, will make...

US dollar steady before jobs data, yen hits 9-week high

By Brigid Riley and Harry Robertson TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar held steady on Friday ahead of key U.S. payroll figures later in the day, after the yen climbed to a nine-week high as

India to start monthly release of unemployment figures in April, govt official says

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government will begin publishing monthly unemployment figures from April, a senior official said on Friday, in a move aiming to provide more frequent

Stocks hold ahead of US jobs data, tariff reprieve

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks steadied on Friday ahead of key U.S. payrolls data, with investors cautiously optimistic that the world might avoid a full-on trade war, while the

Mahindra & Mahindra reports strong Q3 FY25 results, consolidated PAT rises 20%

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , February 7 (ANI): Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) has reported a 20 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase in consolidated profit after...

On Camera

How startups are falling into lenders’ debt traps

Increasingly, lenders have stepped in where equity funding has slowed amid global market volatility. But instead of helping startups, they end up extracting a pound of flesh that outlasts the crisis itself.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.