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July 7, 2025 3:41 AM

India has never faced fuel shortage, says Hardeep Puri

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said India has never faced a shortage of petroleum products, even during the Covid pandemic or global conflicts, crediting the government’s foresight for ensuring uninterrupted supplie...

July 4, 2025 5:04 PM

World food prices tick higher in June, led by meat and vegetable oils

Global food commodity prices edged higher in June, supported by higher meat, vegetable oil and dairy prices, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in a basket of ...

July 4, 2025 4:52 PM

Indian stock market settles in green amid hopes for potential India-US trade deal

After a highly volatile session, the Indian stock market ended in the green on Friday, supported by value buying in IT and banking stocks as talks progressed on an interim India-US trade deal. Touching an intra-day low of 83,015, the Sensex bounced ...

July 4, 2025 3:53 PM

Government extends NPS tax benefits to new Unified Pension Scheme

The Finance Ministry on Friday announced that all tax benefits currently available under the National Pension System (NPS) will also be extended to the newly introduced Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). The decision aims to make the Unified Pension Sche...

July 4, 2025 10:30 AM

Indian stock market opens marginally higher, Nifty above 25,400

The domestic benchmark indices opened marginally higher on Friday amid mixed global cues, with early buying seen in the IT, PSU bank and financial services sectors. At around 9:34 am, the Sensex was trading 32.52 points, or 0.04 per cent, higher at ...

July 4, 2025 4:23 PM

PM Modi hails Indian Diaspora for their role in shaping modern Trinidad &Tobago

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome as he addressed a large gathering of the Indian diaspora in Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday during his historic visit to the Caribbean nation. The event, attended by over 4,000 people, featured ...

July 3, 2025 4:18 PM

India’s GDP growth projected at 6.4-6.7% for FY26: CII

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has projected India’s real GDP growth to remain in the range of 6.4% to 6.7% in the financial year 2025-26, reiterating the country’s position as the fastest-growing major economy globally. Speaking at ...

July 3, 2025 3:36 PM

Corporate profits in India grew nearly 3x faster than GDP between FY20–25: Report

India Inc has shown remarkable financial strength over the last five years, with corporate profits growing nearly three times faster than the country's GDP between FY20 and FY25, a new report said on Thursday. The profit-to-GDP ratio has risen signi...

July 3, 2025 3:35 PM

Can carbon pricing curb climate change and where does India stand?

Carbon pricing is increasingly recognized worldwide as a powerful tool to combat the devastating impacts of climate change. But what exactly is it, how does it work and where does India stand? Let's explore this transformative approach to driving a g...

July 3, 2025 1:08 PM

Gujarat becomes third Indian state to cross 1 crore stock market investors: NSE

Gujarat has become the third state in the country to record more than one crore registered stock market investors, according to the latest data released by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). In a statement, the NSE said that Gujarat has joined Mahar...

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