India and the United States released a joint statement on Saturday, announcing the framework for an interim trade agreement. Under the newly announced trade pact, tariffs on Indian goods will drop from 50% to 18%. “The US and India are pleased to announce that they have reached a framework for an Interim Agreement regarding reciprocal…
MUMBAI: The RBI is proposing to compensate customers for losses arising from small-value digital frauds, with payouts of up to Rs 25,000, as part of a broader overhaul of consumer protection rules amid rising risks from mis-selling, cyber fraud and aggressive loan recovery practices. The e-fraud compensation will be for 85% of the loss amount…
NEW DELHI: Govt has received financial bids for the strategic disinvestment of IDBI Bank, signalling progress in the stake sale process of the lender.“They will be evaluated as per the prescribed procedure,” secretary, department of investment and public asset management (Dipam), said on microblogging site X while announcing that bids have been received. He did…
Mumbai: The board of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the biggest stock exchange in India in terms of turnover and number of trades, on Friday gave its nod for the exchange to go for its long-awaited public offering. The NSE IPO will be an offer-for-sale. Currently, LIC, with a 10% stake in the bourse, is…
Reliance has returned to Venezuelan crude after a pause that began in the middle of last year, as India seeks to diversify its supply and US intervention brings the South American country’s oil back to market.The refining giant has taken one very large crude carrier with a cargo of around 2 million barrels, according to…
MUMBAI: Tata Steel’s consolidated profit surged multifold to Rs 2,730 crore in Q3FY26, aided by higher sales volumes despite weak steel prices. Its profit in Q3FY25 was Rs 296 crore. Domestic production volumes increased 11%, while delivery volumes grew 14%, driven by improved capacity utilisation at its Kalinganagar and Jamshedpur plants. Quarterly deliveries crossed six…
MUMBAI: RBI on Friday raised India’s GDP growth rate projections for the current fiscal to 7.4% from 7.3% earlier, while the central bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) left the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%. The MPC also decided to continue with its neutral stance, a release from RBI said.RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra said that the…
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order revoking the additional 25 per cent tariff imposed on all imports from India over New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil, the White House said.The move comes days after India and the United States finalised a long-pending trade deal, following nearly a year of trade tensions…
MUMBAI: Amid steep rise in gold prices, Indian consumers are going for exchanges-swapping old gold for new and are also advancing their purchases of wedding jewellery to avoid bearing the brunt of even higher rates given gold’s glittering rally amid geopolitical tensions. “Right now, people are concerned about rates spiralling even more although there has…
MUMBAI: Banks will soon price deposit insurance by risk, while depositor protection stays unchanged. From April 1, 2026, RBI will adopt risk-based pricing for deposit insurance, a global norm, without altering coverage or payouts. Until now, all banks paid a flat premium of 12 paise per Rs 100 of deposits, regardless of financial strength. The…
