New York: India’s economic growth journey is a huge opportunity for its international partners, the country’s envoy in Washington, Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra, said, underlining that the US is “front and centre” and among New Delhi’s most consequential partnerships. Kwatra made the remarks during a special address on Saturday at the Columbia Indian Economy Summit…
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday held discussions with Saudi Arabia’s Trade Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al Qassabi on ways to strengthen supply chains disrupted due to the West Asia crisis, after holding talks with his counterparts from the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait. All these countries are members of the Gulf…
Katwa (WB): (Apr 11) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised to accelerate the provision of citizenship under CAA for Matua, Namasudra and other refugee communities if the BJP came to power in West Bengal, while warning “infiltrators” to “pack up their bags”. Addressing a rally at Katwa in Purba Bardhaman district, Modi sought to…
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Friday, driven by a rally in bank stocks and a positive trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 630.08 points to 77,261.73 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 203.6 points to 23,978.70. From the 30-Sensex firms, Axis Bank, Asian…
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped on Thursday afternoon trade after an impressive rally in the previous session as fresh tensions in West Asia threatened the ceasefire reached between the US and Iran. Weak trends in Asian markets and unabated foreign fund outflows also drove the markets lower. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped…
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading sharply higher on Wednesday afternoon trade in-tandem with an impressive rally in global markets and a drop in crude oil prices after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 2,988.82 points or 4 per cent to 77,605.40. The 50-share NSE…
Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday expressed confidence that interest rates will remain low in the medium to long term, given the benign inflationary conditions. Addressing the media, in a post-monetary policy conference, Malhotra said the Indian economy is very strong, resilient and robust. “We are in a neutral state…possibility either way, any…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday, as expected, kept interest rates unchanged amid hopes of a global recovery on the back of a ceasefire in the six-week-long US/Israel-Iran conflict. The policy decision comes as a month-and-a-half-long conflict in West Asia has disrupted energy supplies, driven up crude oil prices, and created fiscal and inflationary pressures…
Washington: US envoy to India Sergio Gor met US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick here and discussed the commercial roadmap for the two countries and the opening up of a market of 1.4 billion people for American products. In a social media post, Gor said he discussed with Lutnick a new Memorandum of Understanding that seeks…
New York: Billionaire Gautam Adani has moved a US court seeking dismissal of a US Securities and Exchange Commission’s securities fraud lawsuit, arguing the case represents an impermissible extraterritorial application of US law and fails for lack of personal jurisdiction. The SEC had sued Adani Group founder and his nephew, Sagar, in November 2024, alleging…
