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November 24, 2025 3:00 PM

India and Canada to boost critical minerals, tech ties under fast-track trade talks: Goyal

India is looking to significantly scale up its cooperation with Canada in areas such as critical minerals, clean and nuclear energy, mineral processing, and supply-chain diversification, as both countries work to deepen economic engagement, Commerce ...

November 24, 2025 9:57 AM

Sensex, Nifty open higher; IT stocks lead early market

Indian stock markets opened on a positive note on Monday, supported by buying in global markets. The benchmark indices gained up to 0.1 per cent in early trade. The Sensex was trading at 85,354, up 122 points, while the Nifty stood at 26,109, higher...

November 24, 2025 12:57 AM

PM Modi, Carney push to expand India–Canada trade to USD 50 billion by 2030

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg on Sunday. The Prime Minister said they have set a target of achieving USD 50 billion in bilateral trade with Canada by 2030. ...

November 23, 2025 2:26 PM

Canada says it will resume US trade talks ‘when appropriate’

Canada will resume trade discussions with the United States "when it's appropriate," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday, noting he did not have a pressing issue to address with President Donald Trump. Trump last month suspended the t...

November 23, 2025 12:37 PM

India, Georgia enhance cooperation in sericulture and textile trade

India has strengthened its textile and sericulture partnership with Georgia following a high-level multi-sectoral engagement held between November 17 and 21. A delegation from the Ministry of Textiles, led by P. Sivakumar—Member Secretary of the Ce...

November 22, 2025 11:02 AM

India’s trade momentum stays strong; FY26 CAD seen near 1% of GDP

India’s trade momentum remains firm despite global volatility, and the current account is expected to slip into a modest deficit before returning to positive territory later in the fiscal, SBI Research said in a report on Saturday. According to th...

November 21, 2025 4:26 PM

Indian stock markets slip on weak global cues

Indian stock markets ended lower on Friday as weak global cues weighed on investor sentiment. Selling pressure was visible across most sectors, and overall market breadth was tilted towards the bears. The Sensex fell 400.76 points, or 0.47 per cent...

November 21, 2025 4:30 PM

FM holds 11th pre-budget meeting with experts from infrastructure and energy sectors

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday chaired the 11th Pre-Budget Consultation with experts from the infrastructure and energy sectors in New Delhi, as part of preparations for the Union Budget 2026–27. The Ministry of Finance said o...

November 21, 2025 4:01 PM

India’s private-sector growth maintains expansion in November, PMI at 59.9

India’s private sector growth expanded in November but at its slowest pace in six months, with the HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index falling to 59.9 from 60.4 in October. Though still comfortably above the 50-point threshold that separates e...

November 21, 2025 10:32 AM

Sensex, Nifty slip in early trade amid global tech sell-off and fading fed cut hopes

Indian benchmark indices opened in mild red zone on Friday, amid negative global cues and fading investor hopes of a US Fed rate cut in December. As of 9.25 am, Sensex declined 80 points, or 0.09 per cent at 85,551 and Nifty dipped 15 points, or 0.0...