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NSE Managing Director and CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan National Stock Exchange (NSE) Managing Director and CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan stated on Sunday that despite the ongoing global uncertainty following the imposition of reciprocal tariffs by the US, India is performing better than other countries. He mentioned that a clearer picture will emerge in the coming…

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra (File photo) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to cut key interest rates by up to 25 basis points this week, with lower inflation supporting an accommodative monetary policy stance. This move is also seen as necessary to stimulate growth amidst global economic challenges, including the tariffs announced by…

Women own 39.2% of all bank accounts in India, with an even higher percentage of 42.2% in rural areas, according to a government report. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the 26th edition of its publication titled “Women and Men in India 2024: Selected Indicators and Data” on Sunday.The publication provides a…

The newly constructed Pamban bridge, costing around Rs 550 crore, will replace the previous structure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the new Pamban rail bridge in Tamil Nadu. The new Indian Railways bridge, opened on Ram Navmi, connects mainland India to Rameswaram island. Pamban bridge is India’s vertical lift sea bridge, and with…

UK automaker Jaguar Land Rover is pausing shipments of its cars to the US following the introduction of tariffs by Donald Trump’s govt. The Coventry, England-headquartered company is putting these exports on hold this month as it looks at ways to address the new trading terms, a spokesperson said on Saturday. The US govt introduced…

File photo – Piyush Goyal NEW DELHI: A significant part of the Rs 10,000 crore second fund of funds for startups is proposed to be reserved for seed funding of smaller players to support deep-tech innovation, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Saturday.The fund is to be set up by Sidbi, the govt-owned financial…

NEW DELHI: A last-minute scramble by companies to beat Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs may have helped India come close to last year’s goods exports level of $437 billion, senior officials said Saturday.Apple is said to have shipped five planeloads of iPhones and other products to the US over just three days to stock up its…

MUMBAI: Delhivery is acquiring rival Ecom Express in an all-cash deal for 1,407 crore, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Saturday. The transaction, which marks consolidation in the new-age logistics space, comes amid mounting troubles for Ecom Express, which stalled its public listing plans and laid off at least a few hundred…

Pamban bridge, India’s first vertical lift sea bridge, is set to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on April 6, that is on Ram Navmi. Built by the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited to replace the now defunct old Pamban bridge, the new Pamban bridge is unique in many respects. Importantly, it re-establishes railway connectivity to…