Indian team to return to US for further trade talks

India and the US teams have concluded the fifth round of talks for the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) in Washington on July 17, an official said. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump. Photograph: Reuters The negotiations were held for four days

Sensex tanks 501 pts on selling in bank stocks, foreign fund outflows

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Friday, marking their second straight day of losses due to foreign fund outflows and selling in banking shares after a muted start to the quarterly earnings season. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The 30-share

Auto industry turns on heat over ICE ban, wants ban deferred

Siam argues that a 2040 ban could destabilise ongoing and future investments and threaten millions of jobs in the automotive value chain. Kindly note the image have only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters The Indian automobile industry

Axis Bank Q1 net profit down 4% on rise in slippages, provisions

In Q1FY26, the bank reported fresh slippages of ₹8,200 crore, up 71 per cent Y-o-Y and sequentially. Of this, ₹7,500 crore is from the retail segment. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Axis Bank, India’s third-largest private-sector lender, on Thursday reported a 4

‘Sensex Is Barometer Of Economy And Capital Markets’

‘BSE has facilitated nearly Rs 35 trillion in capital raising across multiple segments.’ IMAGE: People watch the live telecast of Union Budget 2025 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outside the Bombay Stock Exchange. Photograph: ANI Photo BSE is “at

Wipro Profits Up 10.9% – Rediff.com Business

‘We remain cautious in this environment, and the uncertainty continues.’ IMAGE: Wipro CEO Srinivas Pallia. Photograph: Rakesh Nair/Reuters   India’s fourth-largest information technology services player, Wipro, reported a 10.9 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 3,330 crore for

Gold Prices Can Rise Up To 15% By December-End: WGC

This translates into an annual return of 40 per cent, suggests a recent note by the World Gold Council. Kindly note the image have only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Pixabay Gold prices can rise up to

Nirmala Sitharaman: People Ask Why You Have To Be So Rigid

‘It is not rigidity.’‘I am just sticking to what I believe very strongly in, particularly if you have been given an opportunity to serve the country….’ IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the inauguration of the Indian Institute of Corporate

SBI eyes Rs 25,000 crore via record QIP, sets floor at 2.5% discount

State Bank of India (SBI), the largest lender in the country, has launched a share sale to institutional investors to raise upto Rs 25,000 crore, the biggest qualified institutional placement (QIP) so far by an Indian firm, and has set

RBI to ‘wait and watch’ before further rate cuts: Governor Malhotra

Reserve Bank will “wait and watch” the evolving situation before deciding on any further rate cut, Governor Sanjay Malhotra has said as he emphasised that both growth and price stability are equally important. Photograph: ANI Photo With inflation on a