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August 11, 2025 4:20 PM

Indian stock market soars amid FII return; Sensex surges 746 points

The Indian equity market closed with gains of around 1 per cent on Monday, rebounding from the previous session’s correction as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) returned to buying. Positive Q1 earnings from PSU banks and strong participation ...

August 11, 2025 3:14 PM

FM Sitharaman tables revised Income Tax Bill in Parliament to enhance fairness, clarity

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced a revised version of the Income Tax Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha, incorporating most of the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Select Committee headed by BJP leader Baijayant Panda....

August 11, 2025 12:25 PM

Indian rupee strengthens against US dollar despite tariff concerns

The Indian rupee opened stronger on Monday, amid additional 25 per cent tariff proposed by US President Donald Trump on India, which is set to take effect from August 27. The rupee likely inched up higher on optimism that the Russia-Ukraine war will...

August 11, 2025 11:56 AM

Women’s participation in Indian stock market continues to rise across states: NSE report

Women's participation in the Indian stock market has been steadily increasing across states, even as the proportion of young investors has seen a slight decline, according to a report by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). As of June 2025, women's pa...

August 11, 2025 11:34 AM

Sensex, Nifty inch higher; PSU bank stocks lead gains

Indian benchmark indices began the week higher on Monday, led by gains in the PSU bank stocks. The BSE Sensex advanced 122 points or 0.15 per cent to 79,980 while the Nifty 50 inched up to 24,405, up 42 points or 0.17 per cent. The Nifty Bank rose 0....

August 9, 2025 3:14 PM

India’s defence production hits record ₹1,50,590 crore, private sector share rises

India’s annual defence production has reached an all-time high of ₹1,50,590 crore in the financial year 2024-25, marking a jump of over 18% from last year’s ₹1.27 lakh crore and a massive 90% rise since FY 2019-20, when the figure stood at �...

August 8, 2025 4:56 PM

Centre withdraws Income-Tax Bill, 2025; to come with amended legislation

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday moved to withdraw the Income-Tax Bill, 2025, following suggestions from the 31-member Select Committee chaired by BJP MP Baijayant Panda. The Lok Sabha approved the withdrawal amid uproar from Opposi...

August 8, 2025 4:00 PM

World food prices at 2-year high on rising meat and edible oils, FAO says

World food commodity prices rose in July to their highest in over two years, as a jump for vegetable oils and record levels for meat outweighed falling cereal, dairy and sugar prices, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said. The F...

August 8, 2025 1:59 PM

Huge push to agri-sector under PMKSY, ₹1,920 cr additional budget approved

The Union Cabinet has approved a total outlay of ₹6,520 crore for Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) to support the farmers and strengthen farm-to-market infrastructure in India. This budget also includes an additional ₹1,920 crore. Tra...

August 8, 2025 12:06 PM

US tariffs on Indian goods “bad policy”, will hurt its own citizens: SBI report

A proposed 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods by the United States could backfire on American interests and hurt its own consumers, the State Bank of India’s research wing has said in a report. The report warns that the imposition of a 25 per cent...