Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 2 paise to 86.40 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (July 23, 2025), amid outflow of foreign funds and higher crude oil prices. According to forex traders, positive sentiment in domestic equity markets capped a sharp fall in the rupee even…
Read More “Rupee falls 2 paise to 86.40 against U.S. dollar in early trade” »
A man walks past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building, in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Wednesday tracking a positive trend in Asian markets. Japan securing a trade deal with the U.S. propelled a rally in Asian markets, which in turn added to optimistic…
Read More “Markets trade higher in early deals tracking rally in Asian peers” »
The U.S. Trump administration is expanding its search for partners to build the Golden Dome missile defense system, courting Amazon.com’s Project Kuiper and big defence contractors as tensions with Elon Musk threaten SpaceX’s dominance in the program, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The shift marks a strategic pivot away from reliance on…
Read More “Trump’s Golden Dome looks for alternatives to Elon Musk’s SpaceX” »
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is an image of a small region of space in the constellation Fornax, composited from Hubble Space Telescope data collected from September 3, 2003, to January 16, 2004. | Photo Credit: NASA, ESA A:The universe has no top, bottom or middle and no centre either. Scientists know today that the…
Rubber plantations in Kerala have been under threat since a beetle-fungus alliance has been attacking trees, causing severe leaf fall and rapid drying. Researchers at the Kerala Forest Research Institute in Thrissur recently identified the parasite to be the ambrosia beetle (Euplatypus parallelus). In their new study, published in Current Science, the beetle has been…
Read More “A beetle-fungi combo threatens plantations in rubber capital Kerala” »
Union MoS for Finance and BJP MP Pankaj Chaudhary speaks in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi | Photo Credit: ANI The government is estimated to have forgone around ₹99,000 crore in revenue in the 2023-24 fiscal on account of tax incentives extended to corporates, Minister of State for Finance…
Read More “Corporate tax revenue foregone at ₹99,000 crore in FY24: MoS Finance” »
Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth ₹1,681.23 crore on July 21, 2025, while Domestic Institutional Investors bought stocks worth ₹3,578.43 crore, according to exchange data. File | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed almost unchanged in a volatile trade on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) as gains in quick commerce and private…
Read More “Stock markets close flat; Eternal jumps nearly 11%” »
Rakesh Tikait, farmer rights activist and leader of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM). | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. A general body meeting of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) held in New Delhi on Sunday (July 20, 2025) has warned the Union government against going ahead with the proposed trade agreement with the United States. The…
Read More “Farmer groups to step up campaign against FTA with U.S.” »
The coal sector saw the largest contraction while the steel and cement sectors saw the strongest growth. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Index of Eight Core Industries grew at 1.7% in June 2025, as compared to 5% in June last year. The growth in June this year, while a three-month high, is significantly below…
Read More “Index of eight core industries grows at three-month high of 1.7% in June” »
Foreign institutional investors purchased equities worth ₹374.74 crore on a net basis on July 18, 2025, according to exchange data. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 14 paise to close at 86.30 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Monday (July 21, 2025) due to consistent dollar demand from oil importers. Forex traders said…
Read More “Rupee falls 14 paise to close at 86.30 against U.S. dollar” »
