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Ajit Doval and Wang Yi also agreed to add military meeting points and hotlines, improve border management and maintain communication on hydrological data-sharing issues

India’s stock market has just received a fresh warning from global fund managers. A Bank of America survey puts Indian equities at the bottom of Asia’s preference list

India and Singapore on Thursday signed agreements to strengthen bilateral cooperation in telecommunications and broadcasting as well as maritime heritage and food safety, the Finance Ministry said. Both countries signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU) and exchanged a Letter of Intent (LoI) in the presence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, and MoS for Electronics & IT Jitin Prasada during the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR). The agreements cover cooperation in the areas of maritime heritage, food safety, and telecommunications and broadcasting regulations. "These agreements will further strengthen bilateral cooperation across diverse areas of mutual interest," the Finance Ministry said in a post on X. The Singapore delegation was led by Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade & Industry; K Shanmugam, Senior Minister and ...

India is pushing harder to reduce defence imports, with 405 critical items now added to its sixth Positive Indigenisation List. From helicopters, tanks and missiles to radars and ammunition.

The government has approved 31 new electronics component projects worth ₹7,877 crore under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme. The approvals are aimed at deepening local manufacturing.

India Inc started FY27 on a strong note, with listed companies reporting their fastest revenue growth in 15 quarters. But rising energy and raw material costs squeezed margins, even as profits grew.

Nearly 73% of students in India do not make it from primary to higher secondary, according to findings cited by a parliamentary panel based on UDISE+ 2024-25 data. As enrolment falls sharply across.

Delhi’s Master Plan 2047 could reshape the capital with nearly 40 lakh new homes, regulated development across 70 peripheral villages, redevelopment of old DDA housing and new infrastructure.

India’s UPI network has grown from just 373 transactions in its first month to more than 23 billion transactions in a single month. But as the system scales, a bigger question is emerging.

Weeks after a major youth protest in Delhi over examination paper leaks, another agitation is gathering momentum in Jharkhand. Thousands of students and government-job aspirants in Ranchi.

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) has launched a three-month scheme offering complimentary UAE entry visas to eligible India.

The government’s ₹31,552 crore LIC stake sale highlights India’s evolving approach to disinvestment. Here’s why the government prefers minority stake sales over full privatisation

Domestic investors are pouring record amounts into Indian equities, helping offset heavy foreign investor selling. Here’s how DIIs are reshaping Dalal Street, where they are investing.

The US Senate's approval of a bill on Russia sanctions could expose Indian exports to additional tariffs of up to 100 per cent if India continues buying Russian crude oil, think tank GTRI said on Saturday. The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill to punish Russia and key buyers of its petroleum products, such as China and India, claiming that such trade helps fuel the Ukraine war. This bill will allow US President Donald Trump to impose 100 per cent tariffs on goods from countries that are the top five importers of Russian oil and gas. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that India, being the second-largest buyer of Russian crude, is exposed to high tariffs. Russia supplied 30.3 per cent of India's crude imports in FY2026, worth USD 40.8 billion, helping reduce costs and contain inflation. "The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation that could expose Indian exports to additional tariffs of up to 100 per cent if India continues buying Russian cru

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent.

For the first time ever, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) own a bigger share of India's stock market than foreign investors (FIIs). What's driving this historic shift.

India's manufacturing activity slowed to its weakest pace in nearly five years, even as factories continued to expand. What's behind the slowdown, and what does it mean for the economy?

Commerce MoS Jitin Prasada said India is defending nine WTO disputes involving sugar subsidies, ICT tariffs and PLI schemes, with appeals pending in several cases.

While the broader market has barely moved in July, some of India's best-known investors have quietly outperformed. From Vijay Kedia and Madhusudan Kela to Akash Bhansali and Ashish Dhawan