Govt extends customs duty exemption on cotton imports till December 31
The government has extended the customs duty exemption on cotton imports by two months till December 31, 2026, to improve supplies and ease input costs…
EAM Jaishankar slams sanctions, chokepoints disrupting global energy trade, holding prices hostage
Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar strongly disapproved of disruptions in global oil supplies through sanctions and chokepoints, saying deliberate attacks on energy trade and…
India-Brazil bilateral trade set to reach $20 bn with focus on critical minerals, AI, defence: Envoy
New Delhi: Brazil’s Ambassador to India, Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nobrega, on Friday highlighted the growing strategic and economic partnership between the two countries, saying…
Wall Street tumbles to worst day since June: 5 key points amid tech sell-off
US stocks ended sharply lower on Friday, as a sell-off in technology shares dragged major indexes to their biggest daily losses since June. Intel was…
Nasdaq 100 falls nearly 4%, Intel shares tumble roughly 30% amid AI spending concerns
Wall Street stocks fell sharply on Friday as disappointing results from major technology companies raised fresh concerns about the money being poured into artificial intelligence…
Fiscal deficit in H1 rises to 42.1% of FY27 target on higher capex, subsidies
New Delhi: Higher capital spending and subsidy outlays widened the Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first half of 2026-27 to ₹7.14 lakh crore, or 42.1%…
Indian tech funding: ETtech Deals Digest: Even Healthcare, Different lead October funding to $694 million, down 51% on-year
Bengaluru: Indian tech and startup funding fell to $693.8 million across 101 rounds in October, down 22.8% from September and 50.5% lower than the same…
Niti Aayog’s Lahiri flags growth risks in case of further monetary policy tightening
Kolkata: Policymakers need to balance output growth and inflationary expectations, Niti Aayog vice chairman Ashok Lahiri said on Friday in Kolkata, as bets mount on…
RBI Central Board of Directors meet: RBI deliberates economic risks at 625th Central Board meeting chaired by Governor Sanjay Malhotra
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday conducted the 625th meeting of the Central Board of Directors under the Chairmanship of Governor Sanjay Malhotra,…
India’s services trade surplus rises to $53.39 billion in Q2
Kolkata: India logged a $53.392 billion surplus from international trade in services in the second quarter, higher than the first quarter’s $52.2 billion, according to…