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November 1, 2026 11:29 AM
India’s coal imports declined by 5.83 per cent in August 2026, falling to 104.57 million tonnes (MT) from 111.05 MT in the corresponding month last year, according to the Ministry of Coal. The country imported 6.48 MT less coal in August compared to the same month in 2025. The decline reflects ef...
November 1, 2026 9:35 AM
The Gasoline and Diesel Prices Follow-up Committee of the UAE has approved a 5.6% reduction in petrol prices and 1.04% reduction in diesel prices for the month of November 2026. The announcement is expected to offer some relief to motorists across the emirates after a sharp increase in fuel prices i...
October 31, 2026 4:57 PM
The Centre has withdrawn the special additional excise duty on petrol exports while increasing export levies on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), according to notifications issued by the Ministry of Finance on Saturday. Under the revised rates, petrol exports will attract no export duty, comp...
October 31, 2026 1:08 AM
ONDC’s DigiDukaan has connected over 21,000 retailers with more than 450 brands across Hyderabad, Jaipur and Mumbai as of September 2026, marking an increase from over 12,000 retailers in the previous quarter. The initiative, which digitises kirana stores as buyers, aims to strengthen India’s Ge...
October 30, 2026 4:13 PM
Indian equity benchmarks closed in positive territory for the second straight session on Friday, driven by buying in IT and pharma counters, while broader markets remained under pressure. The Sensex advanced 308.49 points, or 0.42 per cent, to settle at 74,459.53, while the Nifty gained 116.35 poi...
October 30, 2026 3:42 PM
India, Belgium and Luxembourg have discussed ways to strengthen trade, investment and economic cooperation across key sectors, including logistics, renewable energy, financial services, healthcare and digital technologies. The discussions took place during the 19th Session of the India–Belgium–...
October 30, 2026 4:35 PM
India lifted an estimated 496 million people out of poverty between 2011 and 2023, with the extreme poverty rate declining from 27.1 per cent to 2.6 per cent, according to the World Bank's October 2026 Poverty and Equity Brief. The report described India's progress as "one of the fastest poverty de...
October 30, 2026 10:32 AM
Shares of Google's parent, Alphabet, plunged more than 12 per cent on Thursday, marking their worst single-day decline on record and wiping out around USD 500 billion in market value, as investors grew increasingly concerned about rising artificial intelligence spending and slowing growth in its sea...
October 30, 2026 10:05 AM
Indian equity benchmarks opened on a flat note on Friday, tracking cautious global sentiment and elevated crude oil prices. Sensex opened at 74,199.69, up 48.65 points or 0.07 per cent, while Nifty opened at 22,964.50, up 27.75 points or 0.12 per cent. Sectoral trends in early trade were largely ...
October 30, 2026 10:30 AM
The Ministry of Finance has said the reserve price for IDBI Bank’s strategic disinvestment remained unchanged during the second bidding round, which increased the bid-discovered price by Rs 3,917 crore, enhancing the transaction’s value for the government and Life Insurance Corporation of India ...
