PDP legislator Waheed-ur-Rehmaan Parra. File. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) demanded an all-party meeting in the Assembly on Kashmir’s apple crisis in the wake of the India-U.S. trade deal. Speaking in the House, PDP leader and legislator Waheed-ur-Rehmaan Parra said the all-party meeting was important “to…
Precious metals declined for the second consecutive day to high a 10-day low on Tuesday on profit-booking, after a sharp rally in the past few months. Most importantly, gold dropped below $4,900 an ounce and silver to $72 an ounce. In the domestic market, the yellow metal declined by Rs 2,233 or one per cent…
Gold prices drop on February 17 | Photo Credit: SAHIBA CHAWDHARY Gold prices in India saw a decrease in all key cities today on February 17. The price for 8 grams of 24-carat gold also dropped in all cities compared with the previous session. Below is a detailed breakdown of gold prices in key cities….
The BSE Smallcap Select Index rose 0.49%, and the Midcap Select Index gained 0.26%. File | Photo Credit: PTI Stock markets closed higher for the second straight session on Tuesday (February 17, 2026), driven by gains in bank, IT and capital goods shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 173.81 points, or 0.21%, to close at…
Infosys CEO and managing director Salil Parekh said our collaboration with Anthropic marks a strategic leap toward advancing enterprise AI. | Photo Credit: Reuters Shares of IT major Infosys rose more than 3% on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) after the company said it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Anthropic to develop and deliver…
Gold and silver prices fell on Tuesday, extending recent volatility in the precious-metals market as subdued global participation and shifting investor expectations weighed on sentiment. The decline comes after a strong rally earlier in the year, with traders increasingly booking profits and reacting to quieter trading conditions across major financial centres. Precious metals continued to…
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty dropped in early trade on Tuesday (February 17, 2026). | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty dropped in early trade on Tuesday (February 17, 2026), but buying in blue-chip stocks Infosys and ITC helped the markets recover the lost ground. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 289.72…
Image for representative purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee rose by 1 paisa to 90.73 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday (February 17, 2026), aided by a fall in global crude oil prices. However, a stronger greenback and FII outflows capped gains in the local unit, according to forex…
Gold slipped further below $5,000 an ounce in thin trading, with much of Asia closed for the Lunar New Year and after a US holiday on Monday. Bullion fell as much as 1.4% on Tuesday, having lost 1% in the previous session. The metal had rallied briefly on Friday when modest US inflation data boosted…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s merchandise trade deficit widened to a three-month high of $34.68 billion in January, marking the final month impacted by around 50% U.S. tariff on Indian exports, which government officials said will be pared to 18% this week. The wider-than-expected goods trade deficit was driven by a sharp rise…
