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RBI has infused liquidity worth ₹6.21 lakh crore (about $73 billion) since the start of 2025 | Photo Credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS India has room for more rate cuts, given the declining inflation and elevated uncertainties around growth, but any further policy easing should be calibrated and done with caution, an external member of the country’s…
Firefighters evacuate people after a fire broke out at a hotel at Mechua in Kolkata on April 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A massive fire broke out at a central Kolkata hotel in Mechua on Tuesday evening (April 29, 2025) and killed at least 14 people and injured over 13 others. One man died…
Akshaya Tritiya, one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar is being celebrated on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, and it’s nothing short of a gold rush! Despite record-high prices, the enthusiasm to purchase gold and silver is soaring, with industry estimates pegging the total sales at Rs 16,000 crore. According to Drik…
An egret perches on a mango tree on the outskirts of Kumarakom, Kerala, on April 10. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: “There is a drop in mango harvest. Mangoes no longer taste that sweet. Mangoes are expensive. Mangoes are arriving too early in the market. The mango pickle doesn’t last through the…
Indian equities in Wednesday’s session despite gaining support from continued FII buying and easing concerns over tariffs opened lower. At the start, the 30-share BSE Sensex lower by 200.11 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 80,088.27, and the Nifty 50 was at 24,281.60, ahead by 54.35 points, or 0.22 per cent. Stocks in action: Bajaj Finance:…
Students and staff at Harvard University have faced both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia amid a deeply polarised atmosphere on the campus of one of the top universities in the United States, separate reports have found. The release of the reports on Tuesday follows the establishment of separate task forces on combating anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim sentiment last…
Unlike FRAs, bond forwards allow for actual bond delivery, offering insurers more effective tools to hedge against interest rate volatility. India’s insurance companies are ready to embrace bond forwards agreements that start trading on Friday, the latest step to enhance the liquidity and sophistication of the nation’s $1.3 trillion government debt market. Insurance companies are…
Teachers who lost their job following a Court verdict, stage a sit-in protest outside School Service Commission (SSC) office, demanding their jobs back, in Kolkata on April 21. | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: Last week, after days of protests outside the headquarters of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in Kolkata’s…
Trade negotiations between India and the United States are progressing positively, with both nations eyeing the finalisation of a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) by Fall 2025. its transparent tariff structure. United States Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, on Tuesday said the talks are “moving well” and noted that negotiating with India is easier compared…
Similar incidents of unprovoked small-arms fire were also reported from Pakistani posts across the LoC in Baramulla and Kupwara districts in the Kashmir Valley, and across the IB in the Pargwal sector. Representative file image. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Pakistan Army posts initiated an unprovoked small-arms fire across the Line of Control (LoC) opposite…
