Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal speaks at the India-Russia Business Forum in New Delhi, on December 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia has a huge demand for industrial goods and consumer products, which can be fulfilled by Indian businesses if only they take a “leap of faith”, said Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday (December…
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…
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…
A street money exchanger holds U.S. and Iranian banknotes at Ferdowsi square, Tehran’s go-to venue for foreign currency exchange, in downtown Tehran, Iran. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s rial currency fell on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) to a new low of 1.2 million to the U.S. dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze Tehran’s ailing economy….
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on December 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) said the levy of excise on tobacco will ensure that incidence of tax on the demerit…
The last few days have shown just what a roller coaster of a ride India’s economic data can take. Last Friday’s robust Q2 GDP growth, a six-quarter high of 8.2%, lifted the government’s mood and brought cheer to its supporters. The relatively low nominal growth rate and grade by the IMF did little to dampen…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Growth in industrial activity slowed to a 14-month low of 0.4% in October 2025, pulled down by contractions in the electricity and consumer non-durables sector, as well as relatively slow growth in the manufacturing sector. Data on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released…
On December 1, 2025, the Sensex pared early gains and ended 64.77 points or 0.08% lower at 85,641.90, and the Nifty dipped 27.20 points or 0.10% to settle at 26,175.75. File | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday (December 2, 2025), dragged by blue-chip bank stocks and…
India’s September-quarter GDP data for the current financial year beat all estimates, coming in at 8.2%, higher than 7.8% in Q1 FY26 and well above the year-ago period. This offers fleeting reassurance to policymakers, days after October’s trade data revealed a historic deficit of $41.68 billion, driven partly by a trebling of bullion imports —…
