Amazon has already invested $3.7 billion in India between 2016 and 2022. File | Photo Credit: Reuters E-commerce giant Amazon plans to make a mega investment of $35 billion — more than ₹ 3.14 lakh crore — in India by 2030 across its businesses with a focus on AI-driven digitisation, export growth and job creation,…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 20 paise to 90.07 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (December 10, 2025), facing pressure from importer dollar demand, tariff concerns and market anticipation of U.S. Fed Reserve policy decision. Forex traders said all eyes will be on the…
Passengers crowd at the platform as they arrive to board a train to their hometown a day after the Chhath Puja festival at a railway station in Patna on October 29. | Photo Credit: AFP In the past couple of months, India has witnessed its transport infrastructure come under massive strain. In October and November,…
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Stock markets closed lower for the second straight day on Tuesday (December 9, 2025), with the benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange index, Sensex, declining by 436 points as investors booked profits ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision. The 30-share Bomaby Stock Exchange (BSE) index Sensex dropped 436.41 points or 0.51% to close at a…
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures next to farmer Cordt Holub and Meryl Kennedy of the rice farming company 4 Sisters as they attend a roundtable discussion on the day Trump announced an aid package for farmers, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump…
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 14 paise to close at 90.09 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Monday (December 8, 2025), as elevated crude oil prices and persistent foreign fund outflows dented investor sentiments. Forex traders said multiple pressures, such as sustained importer demand for the American…
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty nosedived on Monday (December 8, 2025) after two consecutive days of gains, as investors rushed to take profits amid the unabated selling of stocks by foreign investors. Analysts said investors turned defensive ahead of this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision, which further weakened the sentiment. The 30-share BSE…
Passenger Vehicles registered 19.7% YoY growth, aided by GST benefits, marriage season demand, better supply of high-waiting models, and sustained push from compact SUVs. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Despite high base effect, the overall automobile retail sales in November 2025 grew 2.14% Year on Year (YoY) as the sales momentum continued beyond the traditional…
A man walks past an installation of the Rupee logo and Indian currency coins outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters Foreign investors have pulled out ₹11,820 crore ($1.3 billion) from Indian equities in the first week of December, primarily driven by the sharp depreciation of the rupee….
