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April 29, 2025 8:56 PM

Piyush Goyal highlights investment opportunities at India-UK business roundtable

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday highlighted opportunities for further investments to strengthen India-UK bilateral economic ties at a roundtable of businessmen and CEOs of the two countries. "Addressed the India-UK Busin...

April 29, 2025 4:15 PM

Sensex ends higher amid volatile trade; Nifty closes at 24,336

Equity markets witnessed a choppy session on Tuesday, with benchmark indices oscillating between gains and losses before ending marginally in the green. Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and investor caution, the Sensex closed 70 points higher, w...

April 29, 2025 4:14 PM

India’s gold demand crosses 800 tonnes in 2024: report

India's gold demand surged past 800 tonnes in 2024, driven by a rise in jewellery consumption and increased investments in gold exchange traded funds (ETFs), according to a new report released on Tuesday. The report by Zerodha Fund House revealed th...

April 29, 2025 4:11 PM

NPCI directs banks to limit ‘check transaction’ API usage to avoid UPI outage

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has directed banks to limit the use of the 'Check Transaction' application programming interface (API) following a major outage in the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on April 12. The outage, which ...

April 28, 2025 6:38 PM

India’s index of industrial production grows by 3% in March 2025

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Monday released the Quick Estimates of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for March 2025, reporting a year-on-year growth of 3%. This comes slightly higher than the revised figu...

April 28, 2025 4:16 PM

Indian stock market rebounds sharply; Sensex surges 1,006 points

The Indian stock market staged a strong rebound on Monday, ending the day with robust gains despite ongoing geo-political tensions. The rally was largely fueled by a sharp uptick in select banking stocks and renewed optimism over a potential India-US...

April 28, 2025 6:06 PM

Indian markets show resilience amid rising India-Pakistan tensions

India’s stock markets have rebounded after a brief decline triggered by escalating tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad following the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives. During Monday’s intraday trade, the Sensex s...

April 28, 2025 1:05 PM

CBDT launches aggressive drive to curb black money, targets Rs. 2.4 lakh crore in undisclosed income

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has instructed field formations of the Income Tax Department to intensify efforts against black money and tax evasion through a comprehensive, time-bound strategy aimed at bringing unreported and under-reporte...

April 23, 2025 5:06 PM

Centre fast-tracks 17 mega infra projects worth Rs 14,096 crore across 4 states

The Centre has accelerated work on 17 major infrastructure projects worth over ₹14,096 crore across Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, and Uttarakhand, as part of its ongoing efforts to boost development and streamline project execution. The ...

April 23, 2025 4:34 PM

Sensex, Nifty extend winning streak to seventh consecutive session

Indian stock markets extended their rally for the seventh straight session on Wednesday, driven largely by strong gains in IT stocks. The Sensex opened on a firm note, surging 548 points to reach 80,142 and later touched an intraday high of 80,255. ...