Rupee continued its fall on Thursday, sliding to 92 mark against the US dollar. The currency has been in constant pressue due to persistent demand for the greenback and a cautious global market.According to currency dealers, the domestic unit was dragged down after the dollar index rebounded from multi-year lows, following the US Federal Reserve’s…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday strongly rebutted Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s criticism of the India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA), questioning the opposition’s credibility and defending the pact as a landmark, win-win economic deal that could unlock major growth and employment opportunities for India.Responding to an X post by Ramesh…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmarks, opened in red on Thursday on weak global cues. While Nifty50 went below 25,300, BSE Sensex was down almost 300 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,262.65, down 80 points or 0.32%. BSE Sensex was at 82,055.85,…
India and the EU recently announced the conclusion of what has been touted as the “mother of all deals”, but a key question remains: will Turkey be able to reroute its goods to India under the agreement? Officials have clarified that while Indian products can move into Turkiye through Europe, Turkish goods cannot enter India…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Top stock market recommendations: According to Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President – WM Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group, the top buy calls for today are: Coal India, Jindal Steel, and HCL Technologies. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty, and the top stock picks for January 29, 2026:Index…
New Delhi: The benefits of lower duty access for passenger vehicles will flow to European Union’s “traditional” carmakers, providing further comfort to domestic players as the market opening up is for vehicles priced above Rs 25 lakh and for specific numbers.Under the agreement, India will grant an annual quota of 1.6 lakh diesel and petrol…
New Delhi: India has come a long way from the early days of its journey towards FTAs, which really began with an “early harvest scheme” with Thailand that had limited coverage of under 100 products. The duty concessions to the South East Asian country meant that companies such as Honda and Sony began importing gear…
NEW DELHI: Pointing out that the union government’s spending on health has continued to decline in the post-Covid period, as a percentage of GDP and in terms of its share in total expenditure, a network of 350 organisations and individuals have demanded that the health budget be at least doubled this year. A statement issued…
The Maharashtra state government has declared a three day state mourning after the passing away of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. The veteran leader of Nationalist Congress Party, died in a plane crash on Wednesday morning in Baramati.Along with Pawar, his personal security officer, an aide, and two crew members comprising the pilot in command…
US stocks edged higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 breaching the 7,000-point mark for the first time, underscoring sustained investor optimism around artificial intelligence, resilient Big Tech earnings prospects and expectations of eventual monetary easing.The benchmark index rose 0.3 per cent, extending gains after its latest record close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced…
