Tata Steel on Friday reported a more than two-fold jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,965 crore for the January-March quarter of FY26, supported by higher revenues from its India operations and improved volumes, PTI reported. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,201 crore in the corresponding quarter of the…
New Delhi: Strengthening its International feed from Punjab, Air India has started a twice-daily service between Delhi and Ludhiana (Halwara) from Friday. The airline expects a very strong connecting traffic from this flight at its Delhi hub to feed its widebodies operating to rest of the world from IGIA. Ditto on the way back. Meanwhile,…
Wall Street retreated sharply on Friday as a sell-off in artificial intelligence-linked technology stocks and rising concerns over inflation triggered by elevated oil prices pushed major US indices lower from record highs, AP reported.The S&P 500 fell 1.1 per cent after hitting an all-time high a day earlier, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped…
After the hike today, petrol is now retailing at Rs 97.7 per litre in Delhi. (AI image) A hike in petrol and diesel prices has been in the offing for some weeks now, and hence today’s Rs 3 per litre raise comes as no surprise. This is especially true since there is no early resolution…
India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by $6.295 billion to $696.988 billion during the week ended May 8, helped largely by a sharp rise in gold reserves, PTI reported citing Reserve Bank data released on Friday.The overall forex kitty had declined by $7.794 billion to $690.693 billion in the previous reporting week.India’s reserves had touched an…
NEW DELHI: India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday signed seven key agreements during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief stopover in the Gulf nation, the first leg of his five-country tour that will now take him to Europe.“Substantive outcomes that will add further vigour to the India-UAE friendship,” PM Modi posted on X…
Gold hallmark numbers are often overlooked, yet they quietly reveal one of the most important details about jewellery. Most people only notice them after years of wearing a ring or necklace, when curiosity finally kicks in. These tiny stamps, like 375, 585, 750, 916, and 999, are not random. They are a direct measure of…
A US delegation is expected to visit India next month for trade negotiations under the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Friday, PTI reported.“We expect the US team to visit soon..not this month..may be next month,” Agrawal told reporters.However, he said the dates for the visit have not been finalised…
India’s merchandise trade deficit widened sharply to $28.38 billion in April as imports rose 10 per cent year-on-year despite a steep decline in inbound shipments from Middle East amid continuing geopolitical disruptions.Government data released on Friday showed India’s imports increased to $71.94 billion in April from $65.38 billion in the year-ago period, while exports stood…
Commenting on the fuel price revision, Arvind Kumar of IOCL said that the hike was relatively small despite mounting global pressures. (AI image) Calling the petrol and diesel price hike a ‘small rise’, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)‘s Director (Refineries) Arvind Kumar has said that refineries are running at over 100% capacity to maintain uninterrupted…