NEW DELHI: India and the US have discussed issues going beyond trade in goods to include non-tariff measures, customs and trade facilitation and economic security alignment, among other issues, an official statement said Thursday.A team from USTR office was in India since Monday to advance negotiations on the trade agreement, which has been in the…
MUMBAI: Citi’s global CEO Jane Fraser has said that India should not “sell itself short” by focusing disproportionately on short term challenges. It should rather focus on execution and stay confident about its long-term story.Speaking at the Citi India conference, Fraser said that while near-term headwinds persist, the structural case for India remains compelling and…
MUMBAI: Digital entertainment startup Kuku Technologies has confidentially filed for IPO, said people aware of the matter. The company is seeking to raise up to Rs 3,500 crore ( up to $360 million) through a mix of fresh issue of shares and an offer for sale. Eyeing a listing later this FY, Kuku is targeting…
India’s largest airline IndiGo on Thursday announced the temporary suspension of flights to six international destinations, including Hong Kong, Shanghai and Thailand’s Krabi, as it moves to optimise its network amid softer travel demand and rising operating costs.The budget carrier said services to Langkawi, Krabi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong and Shanghai will be…
Foreign companies are increasingly using India’s booming initial public offering (IPO) market to cash out investments and send billions of dollars back to their home countries rather than raise fresh capital for expansion, according to a Reuters analysis.As per the report, only one of the six foreign-based companies that listed their Indian subsidiaries in Mumbai…
The US stock market began trading on a mixed note on Thursday, as a pullback in several artificial-intelligence-linked stocks offset broader gains across the market, while easing oil prices provided support to investor sentiment.The S&P 500 gained 0.02% to 7,555.08 after retreating from its record high a day earlier, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.58%…
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) continue to face under-recoveries of nearly Rs 700 on every domestic LPG cylinder despite a range of measures taken by the government to strengthen supplies, ministry of petroleum and natural gas said on Thursday.Addressing an inter-ministerial briefing, Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the ministry of petroleum and natural gas, said that…
India is set to hit the accelerator on its ethanol drive, laying the groundwork for a wider ethanol fuel network as it looks to cut down dependence on imported fossil fuels. Under the plan, ethanol dispensing stations will begin appearing in several cities, with the network set for a sharp expansion over the next two…
Russia, for the first time, has publicly acknowledged a dip in its oil production this year, even as it assured that the country was continuously stepping up its “export infrastructure to its maximum capacity.”Speaking to reporters at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday, deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that current output was…
In addition to the restrictions imposed on Mehta, Sebi instructed the company to ensure accurate and transparent disclosures. (AI image) Rajesh Exports share price today: Shares of jewellery exporter Rajesh Exports Ltd came under heavy selling pressure on Thursday, slipping 5% and hitting the lower circuit after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)…