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July 23, 2025 12:39 PM

Nifty, Sensex open with gains on US-Japan trade deal optimism

Indian stock markets continued their upward momentum on Wednesday, with both key indices, the Nifty 50 and the BSE Sensex, posting early gains. This positive movement came as investor confidence received a major boost following the recent trade agre...

July 23, 2025 11:55 PM

PM Modi’s fourth UK visit to spotlight $53.75 billion bilateral trade and FTA gains

Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a two-nation visit on Wednesday, beginning with an official tour to the United Kingdom at the invitation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer from July 23-24. This marks PM Modi’s fourth visit to the UK, reflec...

July 22, 2025 3:41 PM

India expected to clock 6.6 pc growth in FY26 despite uncertain global outlook

India is expected to expand close to its trend growth in FY26, supported by better consumption demand on recent monetary easing, income tax reductions, good monsoon rains, and the prospect of continued lower oil prices, according to a report on Tuesd...

July 22, 2025 3:31 PM

PLI schemes see actual investment of Rs 1.76 lakh crore, create over 12 lakhs jobs: Minister

The production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes have realised actual investment of Rs 1.76 lakh crore till March 2025 across 14 sectors, which has resulted in incremental production/sales of over Rs 16.5 lakh crore and employment generation of over 12 ...

July 22, 2025 10:59 AM

GST at Eight Years: Report Highlights Growth in Revenue and growing Women’s Inclusion in Formal Economy

There are over 1.52 crore active Goods and Services Tax (GST) registrations and one-fifth of registered GST taxpayers in India now have at least one woman, and 14 per cent of registered taxpayers have all female members (on the basis of the constitut...

July 22, 2025 10:20 AM

Sensex, Nifty open higher as banking stocks continue to gain

The Indian stock market opened in the green on Tuesday as heavyweight banking stocks continued to lead amid mixed global cues. At 9.23 am, Sensex was up 152 points or 0.19 per cent at 82,359 and Nifty was up 38 points or 0.15 per cent at 25,129. Ba...

July 22, 2025 12:11 PM

IMF’s Gita Gopinath to step down in August, return to Harvard University

Gita Gopinath, the No. 2 official at the International Monetary Fund, will leave her post at the end of August to return to Harvard University, the IMF said in a statement on Monday. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will name a successor t...

July 21, 2025 5:40 PM

EU to ramp up retaliation plans as US tariff deal prospects dim

The European Union is exploring a broader set of possible counter-measures against the United States as prospects for an acceptable trade agreement with Washington fade, according to EU diplomats. An increasing number of EU members, including German...

July 21, 2025 5:13 PM

EPFO sees record addition of 20.06 lakh net members in May

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) reported its highest-ever net member addition in a single month, with 20.06 lakh new members joining in May 2025 — the best growth since tracking began in April 2018. This figure represents a 4.8 ...

July 21, 2025 4:30 PM

Indian stock market rebounds sharply amid buying in banking heavyweights

Snapping the losing streak, the Indian stock market closed in the positive territory on Monday, following value buying in banking heavyweights, as Sensex gained over 442 points. Sensex settled at 82,200.34, up 442.61 points or 0.54 per cent. The 30-...