Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Indian equities opened firm, but GIFT Nifty suggested caution. Asian markets advanced; crude oil prices declined post-OPEC+ output. Hormuz traffic remained steady, easing global crude oil prices. Indian equity benchmarks started the week on a firm note, even as investors remain cautious ahead of…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and state BJP functionaries participate in a Swaach Bharat programme organised to mark PM Narendra Modi completing 12 years in office, in Bengaluru on Sunday Bengaluru: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday said the ongoing West Asia crisis and India’s dependence on import of three major commodities — crude oil…
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday attacked the BJP-led govts at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that rising inflation, corruption and economic mismanagement had pushed the state’s “double-engine govt” into crisis.Talking to reporters in Mainpuri, former CM Akhilesh Yadav claimed that prices of diesel, petrol and…
The rupee weakened by 44 paise to close at 95.70 against the US dollar on Tuesday, pressured by renewed geopolitical tensions in West Asia, rising crude oil prices and a stronger American currency, PTI reported.Forex traders said weak domestic equities also added pressure on the local currency.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened…
T’puram: With the rupee weakening against the US dollar, foreign travel has become more expensive. People now have to dish out 15-20% more as costs of accommodation and flight tickets have increased.In addition to increasing value of the dollar, the flight fares have also been impacted by a cutdown of schedules and disruptions in the…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Sustained rupee decline may impact India’s economic outlook. Rupee Today: INR slide is showing no signs of slowing down. The rupee touched yet another all-time low against the US dollar on Wednesday, opening 33 paise weaker at 96.86. The fall came just a day…
Lucknow: Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s austerity appeal, BSP national convener Akash Anand on Thursday said that at a time when the economy is under strain, the govt should work to boost demand rather than suppress it further.In a post on X, Anand said the country needed “not an appeal but a clear way…
