Piyush Goyal holds talks with EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic on India-EU FTA negotiations The negotiating teams of India and the European Union are making significant progress on tariff-related issues, with an EU delegation set to visit New Delhi next week to further narrow gaps for an early conclusion of the proposed free trade agreement (FTA).Commerce…
CHENNAI: Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company (Chola MS), a joint venture between the Murugappa Group and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group of Japan, posted a 28.3% dip in Profit after Tax (PAT) at Rs 91 crore in the quarter ended Sept 30, 2025, against Rs 127 crore in the corresponding last year. Its Gross Written Premium…
For most Indian households, gold represents safety — a store of value kept securely in lockers. But increasingly, more Indians are discovering how to make idle gold work through loans, monetisation schemes, leasing options, and even digital gold funds.According to a Morgan Stanley report, cited by ET, Indian households collectively hold 34,600 tonnes of gold,…
File photo: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri (Picture credit: PTI) Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said there is sufficient crude oil supply in the global market and disruptions in one source can be offset by alternative streams. Speaking at an interactive session, Puri asserted that “trade is not governed…
US stocks hovered around record levels on Tuesday as investors awaited key events, including the Federal Reserve’s policy decision and an upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.In morning trade, the S&P 500 rose 0.1 per cent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 190 points, or 0.4 per cent, and…
Indian oil refiners, including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), may not completely halt purchases of Russian crude despite fresh US sanctions, as the measures target specific Russian suppliers rather than the oil itself. Officials said that while four Russian oil companies have been sanctioned so far, India’s largest supplier, Rosneft, which handles nearly 45 per cent…
A tale of contrasts: A soy farm in US state of Minnesota and a family in Maharashtra’s Nagpur preparing a field for cultivation of the crop in India. Farmers in US enjoy better output, thanks to large landholdings and heavily mechanised agriculture. That’s in stark contrast to small plot sizes and labour intensive farming in…
File photo: President Droupadi Murmu (Picture credit: ANI) India is working not only to achieve its clean energy goals but also to emerge as a global hub that aggregates global solar demand and drives innovation, manufacturing and knowledge exchange by 2050, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday.Addressing the 8th Session of the International Solar Alliance…
In a few days, millions of American families could find their cupboards bare. As the government shutdown drags on, food stamp payments are set to stop from 1 November, cutting off a vital lifeline for 42 million people and exposing how close hunger lies beneath the surface of the world’s richest nation. The big picture…
India is planning to make it mandatory for all liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals to build an additional 10% storage capacity that the government can access during supply or price disruptions. According to a draft proposal by the oil ministry, this change will amend the registration rules for LNG terminals under the Petroleum and…
