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Govt continues to push solar sector, budgetary allocation hiked 60 pc this year: Jefferies

New Delhi , February 6 (ANI): The government continues the push for the solar sector in the FY26 Budget, with a year-on-year (YoY) rise...

Global shares push higher, Treasury yields under pressure

By Rae Wee and Stephen Culp SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Thursday in a slight relief rally as fears of an escalating trade war between the U.S. and its major trading partners

Yen rises to 8-week high on BOJ hike bets, receding trade war risk

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen climbed to an eight-week top versus the U.S. dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated continued interest-rate hikes. The

More accommodative stance for NBFCs, banks needed in RBI monetary policy: HSBC

New Delhi , February 6 (ANI): Upcoming monetary policy announcement by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to provide clarity on crucial...

Auto sales up 6.6 pc in January, dealers have mixed expectations for coming months: FADA

New Delhi , February 6 (ANI): The Indian automobile retail sector saw a strong start to 2025, with overall sales increasing by 6.6 per...

Oil little changed as Trump policies continue to weigh on prices

(Reuters) - Oil prices edged up in Asian trading on Thursday after Saudi Arabia's state oil company sharply raised March oil prices, but the increase was barely a blip on the biggest slide in

Indirect tax to rise by 8.3 pc, corporate tax by 10.4 pc in FY26: Report

New Delhi , February 6 (ANI): The government's indirect tax collection is expected to increase by 8.3 pc in the financial year 2025-26...

Nifty, Sensex open flat as investors in wait and watch mode before RBI rate cut

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , February 6 (ANI): Indian stock markets opened on a positive note on Thursday, with investors maintaining a cautious stance ahead of...

RBI may cut Repo Rate by 25 bps on February 7: Bank of Baroda

New Delhi , February 6 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps)...

Asia shares track Wall Street higher, Treasury yields languish near lows

By Stephen Culp and Rae Wee NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asia shares rose on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street following a see-saw session, while U.S. Treasury yields came under pressure after

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New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

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.