New Delhi, March 30 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has told Parliament that India’s economic fundamentals remain strong and said the rupee is “absolutely going fine” against the US dollar, despite a sharp fall since the start of the West Asia conflict. Replying to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Sitharaman said India’s […]
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By Stan Choeap New York, March 28 US stocks deepened their drops Friday as Wall Street finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years. The S&P 500 fell 1.7 per cent to close its worst week since the war with Iran began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost […]
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New Delhi, March 27Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said there is no proposal to impose a lockdown in India in response to the West Asia war, urging politicians not to spread rumours or create panic among the public. Replying to a discussion on the Finance Bill 2026 in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Sitharaman said […]
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Mumbai, March 27 India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by USD 11.41 billion to USD 698.35 billion in the week ended 20 March, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. The decline was mainly driven by a sharp drop in the value of gold reserves, even as foreign currency assets […]
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New Delhi, March 25 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that India is moving ahead on a reform path, with changes being carried out with conviction and clarity. Replying to the debate on the Finance Bill 2026 in the Lok Sabha, she said, “Reforms are not being undertaken out of compulsion, but with conviction, […]
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New Delhi, March 25 State-run oil companies on Wednesday stated that there is no shortage of petrol, diesel, or LPG in the country, urging people not to trust rumours circulating on social media or engage in panic buying. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country’s largest oil firm, said there is no shortage of petrol or […]
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Mumbai, March 25 The rupee declined by 18 paise to 93.94 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, as continued foreign fund outflows kept investors cautious. However, a fall in global crude oil prices, a weaker US dollar, and a strong opening in domestic equity markets helped limit further losses in the local […]
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New Delhi, March 24 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has identified proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 35,925.58 crore across 257 cybercrime cases investigated up to February 28, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar stated that the ED and other law enforcement […]
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Mumbai, March 24 The country’s largest airline IndiGo on Tuesday said international flights in the summer schedule will vary depending on the Middle East situation and flagged that demand will be impacted if there is any further rise in costs that will push airfares higher. The escalating conflict involving US, Israel and Iran have pushed […]
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New Delhi, March 24 More than 39,000 projects have been approved under the Border Area Development Programme, which is in its ‘sunset phase’, since FY 2004-05 in the bordering states and UTs, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home […]
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