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Gold advances to 4-week peak as US rate cuts expected soon

By Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) - Gold started March on a positive note, with prices rising to a four-week high on Friday after data showing signs of abating inflation hardened expectations of a U.S.

FIU slaps Rs 5.49 cr penalty on Paytm Payments Bank for violating anti-money laundering law

New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) In fresh trouble for Paytm Payments Bank, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has slapped a penalty of Rs...

Rupee slips 2 paise against US dollar

Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) The rupee declined 2 paise to close at 82.91 against the US dollar on Friday amid rising crude oil prices...

Sitharaman virtually launches 7 infra projects worth Rs 1,000 cr

New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday virtually launched seven infrastructure projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore, the finance...

Deadlocked WTO talks drag into fifth day with no breakthrough

By Emma Farge and Rachna Uppal ABU DHABI (Reuters) -World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators extended talks again in Abu Dhabi on Friday as they struggled to break a political deadlock after five

Rupee ends flat after shedding early gains, logs third straight weekly rise

By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian rupee ended little changed on Friday after rising to its highest level in a week as dollar demand from importers and a mild uptick in the dollar index

Google starts removing apps from Play Store for not paying service fee

New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Google on Friday began removing some apps, including popular matrimony apps, from its Play Store in India over...

Oil rises almost 2% as markets await OPEC+ decision

By Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Friday and were set for weekly gains as markets awaited an OPEC+ decision on supply agreements for the second quarter while weighing fresh U.S.,

GST revenues grow 12.5 pc to Rs 1.68 lakh cr in Feb, 4th highest since rollout

New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) GST collections rose by 12.5 per cent to Rs 1.68 lakh crore in February 2024 compared to the...

Logjam continues on fifth day of WTO ministerial meet

Abu Dhabi, Mar 1 (PTI) WTO members have not yet reached a consensus on key issues of agriculture, fisheries subsidies and e-commerce moratorium...

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.