Indore: A nationwide bank strike over the demand for implementing a five-day work week and other pending issues brought operations to a halt at around 7,000 branches in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, affecting daily business worth around Rs 5,500 crore, a bank employees’ organisation said. Madhya Pradesh Bank Employees Association chairman Mohankrishna Shukla told PTI…
Silver has had a wild ride. It went from about $30 an ounce in early 2025 to an all-time high of $121.67 on January 29, 2026. Then it fell hard. As of early September 2026, it is trading around $66 to $67, which is about 45% below that peak. Along the way, a lot of…
The construction equipment sector loves a good contradiction, and Schwing Stetter India is marching into the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, with an absolute behemoth of one. It takes a certain breed of corporate audacity to occupy 2,500 square metres of real estate at bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026 while preaching the gospel of an environmentally…
From earthmoving and mining equipment to road construction, concrete, lifting, tunnelling, transport, tyres and specialised machinery, bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026 will bring together a wide cross-section of the construction equipment industry at Greater Noida. When the exhibition opens at the India Expo Centre on September 15, visitors will encounter a market that has changed considerably…
From Ammann’s headquarters in Langenthal, Switzerland, India is a long way away. But as bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026 approaches, that distance may matter rather less than it once did. There will be machines to see in Greater Noida, customers to meet and competitors to measure, but there will also be something less visible to watch:…
There is a larger story behind Volvo Construction Equipment India’s presence at bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026. The machines on display will naturally attract attention, but the more significant development is the way India is becoming increasingly connected to Volvo’s wider technology, engineering and industrial network. From the locally developed EC215 to the L120 Electric and…
New Delhi: State-owned fuel retailers are losing Rs 5 per litre on petrol and Rs 23 a litre on diesel as fresh hostilities in West Asia pushed international oil prices above USD 100 per barrel — the highest since last July — analysts said on Wednesday. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose…
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has busted an international gold-smuggling syndicate allegedly run by Chinese nationals, seizing gold valued at Rs 1.10 crore concealed in an imported treadmill in Mumbai, officials said. A Chinese national and an individual associated with an importing firm have been arrested, the officials said on Tuesday. The probe indicated…
Singapore: In comments on its 25.1 per cent stake in Air India, Singapore Airlines on Tuesday said its investments in India have been, and will continue to be, funded through internal resources. The statement came after opposition member Kenneth asked in parliament whether losses from SIA’s foreign associates have been assessed against its capacity to…
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 10 paise to 94.66 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, as surging Brent crude prices near USD 97/bbl and Middle Eastern geopolitical friction dampened investor confidence. Forex traders noted that ongoing RBI dollar sales and strong foreign-currency inflows under special schemes helped keep the rupee range-bound despite heavy…
