Rupee jumps to 95 per dollar Rupee extended its winning streak on Tuesday, strengthening to 94.96 against the US dollar. The currency opened at 95.53 in the interbank market and rose 82 paise or 0.7% from its previous close. The latest gains come after rupee’s sharp rally on Monday, when it rose 93 paise to…
India’s growth story remains strong India’s economy is expected to grow by 7% in both 2026 and 2027, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), keeping the country among the fastest-growing major economies despite growing uncertainties. According to the institution, strong domestic demand, robust services activity and favourable demographic trends are expected to support this…
Crude holds near $105 per barrel Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday after rising by nearly $2 a barrel in the previous session, as traders weighed the risks to supplies from attacks on Saudi Arabia against the prospect of additional diesel supplies from Russia.West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was trading at $92.84 a barrel, down…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Monday said European carmakers would prefer to manufacture in India, as producing vehicles there would be uncompetitive due to the region’s regulations.“Finally India is going to become the global hub for car manufacturing. Everybody is going to come and manufacture in India and with Europe having such…
MUMBAI: Dalal Street witnessed heightened volatility on Monday with the sensex swinging over 1,200 points from a sharp rally in the first few minutes to a sudden dive below the previous close and finally settling in the red.In early trade, the indices rallied on the back of RBI’s weekend measures to support the rupee-which gained…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, state finance ministers and other dignitaries during the 57th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meeting NEW DELHI: With GST rate rationalisation and procedural simplification out…
MUMBAI: HCLTech’s dollar revenue rose to $3.7 billion in the Sept quarter, up 2% sequentially and 2.2% year-on-year. In constant currency terms, revenue grew 2.3% sequentially and 2.6% year on year. EBIT margin expanded 131 basis points sequentially and 71 basis points year-on-year to 18.2%.The company’s services business grew 3% sequentially, generating more than $100…
CHENNAI: Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan have said the economic settlement within the Venu Srinivasan (VS) family remains unresolved, disputing suggestions that a division of assets has been completed.In a joint statement issued amid recent media reports, Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan, daughter and wife of Venu Srinivasan, respectively, said no agreement on the division…
MUMBAI: The rupee rose 96 paise to 95.77 per dollar on Monday after fresh measures to curb dollar demand and speculative positions, even as banks sought relaxation of the new foreign exchange restrictions, more time for compliance and clarity on operational issues. The currency has weakened around 6.5% this year.The recovery may prove temporary unless…
The tribunal delivered its ruling on August 14, 2026. (Image for representative purpose only) You get Transferable Development Rights from the government by giving up a part of your land and sell them to a builder. Are you liable to pay capital gains tax?In one such case a landowner received Transferable Development Rights (TDRs) but…
