NEW DELHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday cautioned that higher oil prices due to the West Asia conflict will hurt most economies and also lowered India’s growth projections for the current financial year.IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook pegged India’s growth for 2026-27 at 6.4%, as against 6.5%…
NEW DELHI: Truecaller on Wednesday said users are blocking four lakh calls originating from 140-series and over 1.2 lakh calls from 1,600-series numbers everyday as it lobbied against whitelisting (verified number system).Since Oct, users have recorded 7.4 crore blocking actions on the two number series, while nearly four out of five calls from them are…
NEW DELHI: A scorching summer has spurred demand for seasonal appliances, putting India’s consumer durables sector on track to post a robust double-digit growth in the first quarter this fiscal year, one of its strongest quarterly performances in recent years. Analysts expect the sector to report over 20% year-on-year revenue growth in the June quarter,…
NEW DELHI: Giving a push to its ambitious coal and lignite gasification programme, govt Wednesday floated a request for proposal (RFP) inviting companies to set up projects under its Rs 37,500-crore incentive scheme.Launched in May, the scheme aims to support the gasification of 75 million tonnes (MT) of coal and lignite by 2030 to produce…
US stocks today: Oil jumps nearly 5%, shares tumble as Trump declares Iran ceasefire ‘over Global stock markets fell and oil prices surged on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump cast doubt on the temporary truce in the Iran conflict, raising fears that renewed fighting could disrupt global energy supplies.Wall Street opened lower after Trump…
India’s growth is supported by strong momentum in private consumption and services activity. (AI image) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday marginally lowered the growth projections for India to 6.4% from 6.5% earlier as part of its World Economic Outlook update for the current year. However, it raised the GDP growth projections for the…
Investor sentiment turned sharply negative after US President Donald Trump announced that the ceasefire arrangement with Iran had collapsed. (AI image) Stock market crash today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, crashed in trade on Wednesday as fresh tensions between the US and Iran sent crude oil prices soaring. Both the benchmarks…
The Indian government has urged the USTR to withdraw its proposal to levy the additional 12.5% tariff. (AI image) The Donald Trump administration’s Section 301 probe and threat of fresh tariffs has added a layer of uncertainty for several countries including India.The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has advanced one of its two investigations into…
Top stocks to buy today (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Hero MotoCorp, Tata Steel are the top stocks to buy recommended by Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research at Anand Rathi Shares for July 7, 2026. He also recommends buying Nippon India ETF Nifty IT (ITBEES).Hero MotoCorp: Rebound Expected from Long-Term Trendline SupportBuy: Rs 5,020–Rs…
Gold price today: Yellow metal fell Rs 1,400 in previous session Gold prices have recorded a steep decline in the domestic market, with the price of 99.9% purity gold falling by Rs 1,400 to Rs 1,49,250 per 10 grams from the previous session. Silver also moved lower, shedding Rs 200 to Rs 2,39,800 per kilogram…