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October 6, 2025 1:13 PM

Piyush Goyal to visit Qatar to co-chair India-Qatar joint commission on trade and commerce

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Doha on October 6–7 to co-chair the India-Qatar Joint Commission on Trade and Commerce, alongside Qatar’s Commerce Minister Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani. The visit underscores...

October 6, 2025 1:17 PM

Japan’s stocks zoom, yen slumps as Takaichi win dims BOJ hike bets

Japanese shares surged to a record high on Monday, while the yen and long-term bonds tumbled as Sanae Takaichi was all but confirmed to become the country's next premier, stoking bets on a revival in big spending and loose monetary policy. The Nik...

October 6, 2025 10:22 AM

Indian markets open flat amid FII outflows, caution ahead of earnings season

The Indian stock markets opened the week on a flat note on Monday, as investors remained cautious amid continuous foreign fund outflows and concerns over high valuations. At the opening bell, the Nifty 50 index rose 22.30 points, or 0.09 per cent, t...

October 5, 2025 5:11 PM

OPEC+ agrees modest oil output hike from November, sources say

OPEC+ will raise oil output from November by 137,000 barrels per day (bpd), the same fairly modest increase as in October, three people close to the matter said on Sunday. The group comprising the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pl...

October 5, 2025 1:39 PM

Piyush Goyal commends transformative progress in India-Singapore bilateral ties

Marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore, the business session titled “India-Singapore @60: Partnership for Growth & Engagement” was held in Singapore on Saturday. The event was co-organized by FICCI, C...

October 6, 2025 7:15 AM

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to visit India on Oct 8-9, hold talks with PM Modi in Mumbai

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer will undertake his first official visit to India on October 8-9 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the visit, Starmer and ...

October 4, 2025 5:21 PM

India adds 16.83 crore jobs in six years as unemployment dips to 3.2%, women lead workforce surge

Employment in India has surged to 64.33 crore in 2023-24 from 47.5 crore in 2017-18, marking a net addition of 16.83 crore jobs over six years, according to data released by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Friday. The unemployment rate has p...

October 4, 2025 5:18 PM

New toll fee rules to boost digital payments at national highway plazas from November 15

In a move to promote digital payments and phase out cash transactions at toll plazas, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has introduced National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025. The amended ...

October 4, 2025 3:32 PM

MoSPI releases discussion paper 2.0 to integrate free PDS items in CPI framework

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released Discussion Paper 2.0 on incorporating free Public Distribution System (PDS) items into the Consumer Price Index (CPI) compilation framework, as part of the ongoing base revision of ...

October 4, 2025 2:40 PM

Over 15,000 fishers, farmers join virtual sessions to shape India’s fisheries roadmap

Over 15,000 fishers and fish farmers from 34 States and Union Territories participated in a six-month series of virtual interactions organized by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, from April to Septemb...