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November 2, 2026 10:50 AM

Binance sees outflows stabilising as exchange returns online after $6.3 billion heist

Binance customers pulled $3.64 billion, or 2.1% of its assets, as the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange resumed service after a security breach linked to North Korea saw $6.3 billion stolen from the platform last week. The exchange moved to re...

November 2, 2026 10:00 AM

Indian equity markets open up to 1 pc higher despite mixed global cues

Indian equity benchmarks opened strong on Monday, surging about 1 per cent each despite mixed global cues amid buying in energy, auto and information technology (IT) sector stocks. At open, Sensex was up 718.71 points or 0.97 per cent at 75,178.24,...

November 2, 2026 9:14 AM

GST mop-up surges 23 pc to 2nd-highest level of Rs 2.31 lakh cr in Oct on festive demand boost

GST collections jumped 23 per cent year-on-year to the second-highest level of over Rs 2.31 lakh crore in October as festive buying boosted domestic demand, according to government data released on Sunday. October is the second consecutive month whe...

November 2, 2026 8:37 AM

Shares steady as Apple earnings near, oil eases

Share markets steadied in Asia on Monday as investors hoped for Apple earnings later in the day to provide some relief from AI cash-burn worries, while oil prices eased after talks continued between Iranian and Qatari mediators. Apple has been an oa...

November 1, 2026 11:32 AM

India’s Coal Imports Decline 5.83% in August 2026

India’s coal imports declined by 5.83 per cent in August 2026, falling to 104.57 million tonnes (MT) from 111.05 MT in the corresponding month last year, according to the Ministry of Coal. The country imported 6.48 MT less coal in August compared ...

November 1, 2026 9:38 AM

UAE announces reduction in petrol & diesel prices for November, despite rising crude prices

The Gasoline and Diesel Prices Follow-up Committee of the UAE has approved a 5.6% reduction in petrol prices and 1.04% reduction in diesel prices for the month of November 2026. The announcement is expected to offer some relief to motorists across th...

October 31, 2026 5:00 PM

Centre Removes Export Duty on Petrol, Raises Levies on Diesel and ATF

The Centre has withdrawn the special additional excise duty on petrol exports while increasing export levies on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), according to notifications issued by the Ministry of Finance on Saturday. Under the revised rates...

October 31, 2026 1:09 AM

DigiDukaan Connects Over 21,000 Retailers with More Than 450 Brands Across Three Cities; Piyush Goyal Chairs Chintan Shivir on Trade Digitisation

ONDC's DigiDukaan has connected over 21,000 retailers with more than 450 brands across Hyderabad, Jaipur and Mumbai as of September 2026, marking an increase from over 12,000 retailers in the previous quarter. The initiative, which digitises kirana s...

October 30, 2026 11:13 AM

India’s extreme poverty rate fell from 27.1% to 2.6% between 2011 and 2023: World Bank

India lifted an estimated 496 million people out of poverty between 2011 and 2023, with the extreme poverty rate declining from 27.1 per cent to 2.6 per cent, according to the World Bank's October 2026 Poverty and Equity Brief. The report described ...

October 30, 2026 10:33 AM

IDBI Bank sale: Government says reserve price unchanged, second bidding round raised value by Rs 3,917 crore

The Ministry of Finance has said the reserve price for IDBI Bank’s strategic disinvestment remained unchanged during the second bidding round, which increased the bid-discovered price by Rs 3,917 crore, enhancing the transaction’s value for the g...