The city of Seattle has agreed to a $29 million settlement with the family of 23-year-old Indian graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula, who was fatally struck by a speeding police officer in 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The city of Seattle has reached a USD 29 million settlement with the family of a 23-year-old graduate student […]
Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex pared early morning losses to end the day higher on Friday, February 6 as the Indian rupee logged its best week in over 3 years. The Reserve Bank of India left its policy repo rates unchanged at 5.25%. The decision to keep interest rates on hold was also taken “unanimously.” […]
Indian equities are entering what Morgan Stanley’s Ridham Desai calls a “rare combination” phase that, in his view, strengthens the case for a valuation re-rating of domestic stocks. Indian stocks, Desai argues in a strategy report, now offer an unusual mix of “inexpensive relative valuations, poor trailing performance, strong policy stimulus and a consequent growth […]
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Government has said that it undertakes negotiations for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) only after carefully safeguarding the interests of Indian agriculture sector. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and […]
The Indian textile and leather industry woke up this morning by hearing the good news that the exports to the US will now have a reduced tariff of just 18 per cent – thus making Indian products competitive in the global markets. The reduction in tariff was announced late Monday night by President Trump. US […]
Indian equities are primed to narrow their rare underperformance versus Asian peers after New Delhi and Washington clinched a long-awaited trade agreement, removing a key overhang that had weighed on the nation’s financial assets and triggered record foreign outflows. The accord, announced late Monday night India time, saw President Donald Trump cut the reciprocal tariff […]
Indian shares are set to open higher in a special trading session ahead of the federal budget on Sunday as investors look for cues on support for growth from government capital spending and relief for export-oriented sectors hit by U.S. tariffs. GIFT Nifty futures closed at 25,443 on Friday, indicating the NSE Nifty 50 will […]
The sell-off echoed the 1980 “Silver Thursday” collapse, as investors booked profits amid shifting global macroeconomic signals. The precious metals complex had its worst day since March 27, 1980, while gold and silver prices recorded their largest single-day decline in the Indian futures market on Friday. Silver futures dropped below ₹3 lakh a kg, while […]
Agriculture’s future success now hinges on resilience, adaptability and climate-smart innovation. For many years, agriculture relied on a predictable pattern. Seasons followed a certain rhythm, and farmers planted their crops with confidence gained from years of experience. This predictability is fading fast. Climate change is no longer just an issue for policymakers and scientists. It […]