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July 7, 2025 3:03 PM

India’s auto retail sales rise 4.84 percent in June; EV share doubles

India’s total automobile retail sales across segments rose 4.84 percent year-on-year in June 2025, crossing 20.03 lakh units, supported by demand during the festive and marriage seasons, the Federation of Automotive Dealers Associations (FADA) said...

July 7, 2025 12:48 PM

Global capability centres show impressive 30.8 pc growth in India in Jan-June

Global Capability Centres (GCCs) showed remarkable 30.8 per cent year-on-year growth in India in January-June period (H1 2025) this year, reaching 13.85 million square feet and exceeding previous annual totals, a report showed on Monday. GCCs are le...

July 7, 2025 10:39 AM

Indian stock market opens marginally lower amid mixed global cues

Indian indices opened marginally lower on Monday amid mixed global cues, as selling was seen in the metal, auto, IT, PSU bank, pharma and financial service sectors in the early trade. At around 9.28 am, Sensex was trading 75.59 points or 0.09 per ce...

July 7, 2025 1:12 PM

Oil tumbles as OPEC+ hikes August output more than expected

Oil prices slipped on Monday after OPEC+ surprised markets by hiking output more than expected in August, while uncertainty over U.S. tariffs and their potential impact on global economic growth weighed on demand expectations. Brent crude futures LC...

July 7, 2025 12:17 PM

Trump says US nears trade deals as tariff deadline delayed

The United States is close to finalizing several trade pacts in coming days and will notify other countries of higher tariff rates by July 9, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, with the higher rates set to take effect on August 1. Since taking o...

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 1:49 PM

SAIL opens representative office in Dubai to strengthen global presence

In a move to strengthen its international presence, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), one of India’s largest steel producers, inaugurated its Representative Office in Dubai on Wednesday. The office was officially inaugurated by Union Minist...