The Indian rupee has been volatile against the US dollar this year. A new Business Standard poll suggests the currency may settle near 90 per dollar by the end of 2025

India’s securities laws are set for their biggest overhaul in decades. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has introduced the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025

India’s National Pension System has just undergone one of its biggest reforms in years. Exit rules are easier, liquidity is higher, and annuity obligations are lower. But what exactly has changed

Stock Market Close Highlights, Monday, December 22, 2025: On BSE, Trent, Infosys and Bharti Airtel were top gainers, while SBI, Kotak Mahindra and Larsen and Toubro (L&T) were the top drags.

Stock Market Live Updates on December 22, 2025

Business Standard

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India has protected dairy and key farm sectors in the India-New Zealand FTA, underlining that dairy will never be opened up in trade negotiations

India will never open up its dairy sector, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday, while highlighting the details of the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Piyush Goyal

After Warner Bros board rejected its offer, Paramount Skydance said Larry Ellison will provide a $40.4 billion irrevocable personal guarantee backing its $108.4 billion bid

Larry Ellison

Today's Best of BS Opinion examines Labour's growth dilemma, the rise of Nitin Nabin, Dhurandhar's political messaging, and how AI-driven content excess is reshaping culture and power

Dhurandhar advance booking

With December 18 recorded as the coldest day so far, winter conditions are set to intensify across north India as the IMD forecasts dense fog, cold wave conditions and snowfall in the Himalayan region

Fog, New Delhi Fog, Winter, Delhi Fog

With new, important areas of bilateral cooperation coming up, there is scope for raising the ambition of India-Netherlands relationship, and whether it is semiconductors, digital, cyberspace or life sciences, "we would like to work more closely with you", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.
In his opening remarks before holding talks with his Dutch counterpart David van Weel here, the EAM also said, "We also count on your support as we are moving to what I hope is a decisive phase in our negotiations with the European Union on the Free Trade Agreement."
The minister of foreign affairs of the Netherlands visited India from December 17-19 at the invitation of the external affairs minister, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
The MEA in a statement said the Indian side looked forward to welcoming Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof for the AI Impact Summit in February 2026 in New Delhi. The Dutch side reiterated the invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi fo

EAM Jaishankar with Netehrland FM

Press Trust of India

China will impose up to 42.7 per cent of provisional tariffs on dairy products, including milk and cheese imported from the European Union, its Commerce Ministry said on Monday.
The elevated duties, which take effect Tuesday, were based on preliminary results from an investigation opened by China's Commerce Ministry in August 2024 as tensions between Beijing and Brussels flared. Beijing reviewed subsidies provided by EU countries for their dairy and other farm products.
Beijing's probe was launched as part of tit-for-tat measures as the EU investigated Chinese subsidies on electric vehicles, and later imposed tariffs as high as 45.3 per cent on China-made EVs.
China had initiated other probes into European brandy and pork imports as countermeasures for the EU's tariffs on Chinese EVs. It had also urged the EU to scrap its EV tariffs.
The temporary duties on EU dairy imports will range from 21.9 per cent to 42.7 per cent, according to the Commerce Ministry, and will cover a basket o

China EU flags

Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, has been awarded Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour, the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellence.
Munir is currently on an official visit to the Kingdom.
Under a Royal Decree issued by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellent Class, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's highest national honour was also conferred upon the Field Marshal, the army said on Monday.
The Saudi leadership conveyed its appreciation for Field Marshal Asim Munir's professionalism and strategic outlook, noting his commitment to strengthening the longstanding, brotherly ties between the two countries.
Field Marshal Munir expressed gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Saudi leadership for the honour, describing it as a reflection of the enduring bonds between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
He reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to the security, stability, and prosperity

Pak, Pakistan Army chief, General Asim Munir

US aircraft maker Boeing, which has faced multiple headwinds, plans to ramp up the production of its narrow-body B737 planes to 47 per month.
From September onwards, the company increased the monthly production number to 42 from 38 planes.
Katie Ringgold, Vice President and General Manager, 737 Program, and the Renton Site Leader for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said 2025 is a year of stability and 2026 will be a year of growth.
At a briefing at the Renton facility last week, she said the production rate will increase to 47 per month "in late spring or early summer of next year".
Boeing 737 variants are widely operated by Indian carriers -- Air India, Air India Express, Akasa Air, and SpiceJet. Together, more than 150 such planes are in operation in India, and around 400 of these planes are on order by the Indian airlines. IndiGo also operates leased B737 aircraft.
There has been a delay in deliveries of the Boeing 737 planes due to various issues.
Ringgold said that if the Rento

Displaying categorized search results for mailto:petplasticslimited@rediffmail.com

Latest News

In this section

All

China to impose up to 42.7% provisional tariffs on EU dairy products

Pak's Asim Munir conferred with Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour

Boeing plans to ramp up production of 737s to 47 planes a month

Most Popular

Read

Shared

Commented

Stock Market Close: Sensex ends 638 pts up; Nifty at 26,172; SMIDs, Metal, IT shares outperform

India will never open up dairy sector: Commerce Minister on New Zealand FTA

Larry Ellison offers $40 bn guarantee for Paramount's Warner Bros bid

Also Watch

Displaying categorized search results for mailto:petplasticslimited@rediffmail.com Advance Search