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May 1, 2025 11:12 AM

Goyal holds talks in Oslo to strengthen India-Norway trade and investment ties

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held separate meetings on Wednesday with Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and the Scandinavian country’s Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth to discuss the implementation...

April 30, 2025 8:23 PM

India’s GCCs record robust rise in women staffers at senior levels

While India is rapidly becoming a hub for Global Capability Centres (GCCs), the development has ushered in a promising trend in women's career advancement with a significant increase in female representation in mid and senior positions in the sector,...

April 30, 2025 4:22 PM

Sensex ends slightly lower as caution prevails amid geopolitical tensions

The Indian stock market remained subdued for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, as investors adopted a cautious stance amid global geopolitical uncertainties and ahead of Thursday’s trading holiday for Maharashtra Day. Both benchmark ind...

April 30, 2025 9:54 AM

Indian stock market opens flat amid geo-political tensions

The Indian stock market opened on a muted note on Wednesday, weighed down by mixed global cues and prevailing geopolitical tensions. Early trade witnessed selling pressure in PSU bank and financial services sectors. As of 9:32 AM, the Sensex was dow...

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...