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March 19, 2025 4:30 PM

India and Malaysia hold bilateral meeting to strengthen trade and economic cooperation

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday with Malaysian Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry, Liew Chin Tong, to explore ways to strengthen trade relations and review progress...

March 18, 2025 6:28 PM

Piyush Goyal supports New Zealand PM’s proposal for FTA signing in 60 days

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has endorsed New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's ambitious proposal to finalize a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two nations within 60 days. Speaking at the 'India-New Zealand Economic Forum' organize...

March 18, 2025 4:24 PM

Sensex soars 1,131 points, Nifty ends above 22,800 as markets rally

Indian stock markets closed sharply higher on Tuesday, with both the Sensex and Nifty delivering notable gains, driven by broad-based buying across sectors. The Sensex jumped 1,131.31 points, or 1.53 per cent, to settle at 75,301.26, while the Nifty...

March 18, 2025 3:02 PM

Coal India requests BSE, NSE to waive penalty

Coal India Ltd (CIL) has approached the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE), requesting a waiver of the penalties imposed on the company for non-compliance with SEBI’s regulations concerning the appointment of Independ...

March 18, 2025 1:28 PM

Women’s elite sports to generate more than $2.35 billion in 2025, says Deloitte

Global revenues in women's elite sports will surpass $2.35 billion in 2025, up from $1.88 billion last year, Deloitte said on Tuesday. The projected amount based on match day, broadcast, and commercial revenues is predicted to have increased by 240%...

March 18, 2025 11:56 AM

India’s direct tax collections rise 16% to ₹25.86 lakh crore

India's direct tax collections have increased by 16.2%, totaling ₹25.86 lakh crore during the period from April 1, 2024, to March 16, 2025, as per the most recent figures from the Income Tax Department, compared to the same period in the previous f...

March 18, 2025 11:24 AM

India’s CPI Inflation to Average 4% in FY26, 75 bps Rate Easing Likely: Morgan Stanley

A report by Morgan Stanley on Tuesday projected that India’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation is expected to average 4% in FY26, paving the way for a cumulative 75 basis points (bps) rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)—an upward revis...

March 18, 2025 10:00 AM

Indian stock market opens higher, Sensex above 74,600

The domestic benchmark indices opened higher on Tuesday amid positive global cues, with buying interest observed in the realty and media sectors during early trade. At around 9:27 am, the Sensex was trading 448.91 points or 0.61% higher at 74,618.86...

March 17, 2025 9:11 PM

New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon highlights strong Kiwi-Indian ties at Raisina Dialogue

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, while speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2025 in New Delhi on Monday, emphasized the deep-rooted ties between Indians and New Zealanders, tracing back more than two centuries. "It is more than 200 years si...

March 17, 2025 8:53 PM

Top creditor China approved no loans to Cambodia in 2024, data shows

China signed no new loans to Cambodia last year, latest data from Cambodia's finance ministry shows, in a dramatic reversal by the country's top creditor that if continued could affect infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian nation. With abou...