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Global stock index up, yields dip as traders focus on rate cuts

By Sinéad Carew New York (Reuters) -MSCI's global stock index was gaining ground on Tuesday and U.S. Treasury yields were falling slightly as investors focused on the prospect of 2024 interest rate

Oil rises 2% as U.S. launches Red Sea task force, tankers reroute

By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) -Oil prices rose more than a dollar a barrel on Tuesday, extending the previous session's gains after attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants on ships in

International Conference on systems & technologies for smart agriculture opens

Kolkata, Dec 19 (PTI) The two-day 'International Conference on Systems and Technologies for Smart Agriculture (ICSTA 2023)' kicked off on Tuesday, featuring extensive...

Rupee falls 8 paise to close at 83.18 against US dollar

Mumbai, Dec 19 (PTI) The rupee declined by 8 paise to settle at 83.18 against the US dollar on Tuesday due to dollar buying...

Oil rises as U.S. launches Red Sea task force, tankers reroute

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil rose on Tuesday, extending the previous session's gains, after attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea disrupted maritime trade

Dollar jumps vs yen as BOJ sticks with ultra-loose policy

By Rae Wee and Alun John NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar jumped against the yen on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan gave no sign that its ultra-loose monetary policy was set to end, but the dollar

Gold gains as dollar, yields ease; traders eye U.S. economic data

By Anushree Ashish Mukherjee (Reuters) - Gold prices firmed on Tuesday as U.S. dollar and Treasury yields slipped, while investors strapped in for U.S. economic data due this week that could provide

India tops remittance flows at USD 125 bn in 2023: World Bank

New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) India saw the highest amount of remittance inflows in the world in 2023 at USD 125 billion, driven...

Bandhan Bank introduces new facility for senior citizens

Kolkata, Dec 19 (PTI) Private lender Bandhan Bank on Tuesday announced the introduction of a new facility aimed at the senior citizens of...

India to auction nearly 100 more blocks of critical minerals before Feb 2024 – minister

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will auction nearly 100 more blocks of critical minerals before February 2024, the country's minister for mines said on Tuesday. India launched the first part of its

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Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

What is ‘ROCKS’, India’s first air-launched quasi-ballistic missile

A next generation extended stand-off air-to-surface missile test fired by IAF, ROCKS has been designed & manufactured by Israeli defence major Rafael, keeping India’s needs in mind.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.