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Indian cenbank says aligning inflation with 4% target far from assured

By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian central bank's objective of aligning inflation with its 4% target on a durable basis is far from assured and a failure to do so could risk economic growth,

Central public sector enterprises achieved 50% capex spending in first half of 2023-24

New Delhi , December 20 (ANI): Capital expenditure by central public sector enterprises are on track to meet its target for the year 2023-24,...

Vibrant Gujarat: Event focusing petrochemical sector to be held in Bharuch

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) , December 20 (ANI): As a precursor to the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, an event focusing on the petrochemical sector of...

Sensex, Nifty go into tailspin after hitting fresh all-time high levels; tank over 1 pc

Mumbai, Dec 20 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty went into a tailspin after hitting their fresh all-time high levels on Wednesday,...

Oil perks up as Red Sea tensions spark investor jitters

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) - Global oil benchmark Brent topped $80 a barrel on Wednesday amid jitters over global trade disruption and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East following

Gold jumps Rs 300; silver rallies Rs 800

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) Gold price jumped Rs 300 to Rs 63,100 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday amid...

Gujarat attracted highest investment in manufacturing sector in 2023: Colliers report

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) , December 20 (ANI): India's manufacturing sector is poised to scale up to USD 1 trillion by 2025-26 and the state of...

Margins of North Indian tea gardens to shrink during FY24: ICRA

Kolkata, Dec 20 (PTI) Leading credit rating firm ICRA said that tea gardens of North India will suffer from shrinkage in the margins...

World shares hit highest in nearly two years, UK bond yields tumble

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) -World shares rose to their highest since March 2022 on Wednesday and Britain led a rally in government bonds as inflation dropped far more than expected, giving the latest

Alstom launches digital experience centre in Bengaluru

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) French multinational Alstom on Wednesday launched a digital experience centre in Bengaluru for next-generation signalling solutions development in...

On Camera

NTA was supposed to rescue exams from ‘Munna Bhais’. Now it’s part of the problem

National Testing Agency’s charter is to assess the 'competence of candidates' for admission and recruitment, but NEET and UGC-NET firestorms have put its own competency in question.

Fewer millionaires set to emigrate this yr, India produces ‘far more’ than those leaving — Henley report

The report predicts net emigration of 4,300 millionaires in 2024, lower than the outflow in 2023 & 2022. Congress has raised concerns about the outflow of HNIs from the country.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.