Talking about hotspots, it said that smuggling remained concentrated in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and West Bengal, serving as entry points or redistribution hubs due to their strategic location | Photo Credit: REUTERS Gold smuggling seems to have come down with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) data showing that the volume of seizures dipped…
The 30-share Sensex edged higher by 158.51 points while Nifty climbed 47.75 points. File | Photo Credit: PTI Snapping the four-day losing run, benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday (December 4, 2025) on buying in tech and IT shares. The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index Sensex edged higher by 158.51 points…
The Rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels and appreciated by 19 paise to close at 89.96 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday (December 4, 2025), on weakness in the U.S. dollar index and on reports of the Reserve Bank of India‘s supposed intervention. Forex traders said the greenback fell after Automatic Data Processing (ADP)…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha during the winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday. File | Photo Credit: ANI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (December 4, 2025) said the proposed Health and National Security Cess will not be levied on essential commodities, and the proceeds will be shared with…
The Indian rupee logo seen inside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai | Photo Credit: Reuters The Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) said the government is not losing sleep over declining rupee, which has breached the 90-level against the U.S. dollar. The falling rupee is…
Gold bars, wealth and investment, 3d rendering istock photo for BL | Photo Credit: iStockphoto Gold prices fell to ₹1,30,374 per 10 grams while silver futures rose to ₹1,82,672 per kilogram on Wednesday as mixed global trends and weak US economic data prompted cautious trading among investors. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures…
Representational image of Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slipped in early trade on Thursday (December 4, 2025), but later bounced back to trade in positive territory, amid value buying at lower levels. The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex declined 156.83 points to 84,949.98…
The Indian Rupee logo is seen inside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee slumped 28 paise to an all-time low of 90.43 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (December 4, 2025), amid substantial Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) outflows and restrained intervention from the…
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s smartphone exports to the U.S. more than three-fold year-on-year to $1.47 billion in October despite global challenges, according to the government data. The export stood at $0.46 billion in October last year. Cumulatively, smartphone exports to the United States surged to $10.78 billion during April-October this fiscal…
The four labour codes — Code on Wages, 2019, Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 – were notified on November 21. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The four labour codes ushering another wave of reforms in the country are likely…
