EAM Jaishankar welcomes India-US trade deal; to meet Rubio today

EAM Jaishankar welcomes India-US trade deal; to meet Rubio today

India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar welcomed the US–India trade deal announced after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, calling it a boost for jobs, growth, and innovation in both economies. The minister arrived in New York on Monday on a three-day official trip to attend the Critical Minerals Ministerial being hosted by his American counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio. 21 days ago
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Sensex, Nifty rebound sharply after Budget-Day rout

The Sensex recovered sharply from its intra-day low of 80,387.25. It jumped as much as 1,345 points to touch a high of 81,732 before closing at 81,666. The index ended the day up 944 points, or 1.17 per cent. 22 days ago
Sensex and Nifty crash by 1 pc, IndusInd Bank top loser

Worst budget day in 6 years: Sensex crashes 2,300 points on STT hike fears

Dalal Street endured a "Sunday Bloodbath" as the Sensex plunged nearly 2,300 points and Nifty fell 600 points after the government hiked Securities Transaction Tax on futures and options. The steep increase triggered a massive sell-off in brokerage and PSU bank stocks. While IT stocks remained resilient, overall investor wealth eroded as India VIX surged 12 percent. 23 days ago
Sensex, Nifty open nearly flat on Budget Day

Sensex, Nifty open nearly flat on Budget Day

As of 9.24 am, Sensex added 9 points, or 0.01 per cent, to reach 82,278, and Nifty lost 28 points, or 0.11 per cent to settle at 25,291. Main broad-cap indices posted notable losses as the Nifty Midcap 100 declined 0.73 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 lost 1.55 per cent. 23 days ago
Trashy ruminations by convicted criminal: MEA on PM's mention in Epstein email

Trashy ruminations by convicted criminal: MEA on PM's mention in Epstein email

India dismissed any reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the recently released Jeffrey Epstein files as "trashy ruminations" by a "convicted criminal." The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clarified that aside from Modi's official visit to Israel in July 2017, the rest of the allusions in an email were baseless and should be rejected with contempt. 23 days ago