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- India
US team may defer Aug 25 India visit for trade pact talks: Official
New Delhi: A US team, which was scheduled to visit India from August 25, for the next round of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement is likely to defer the meeting…
- Business
Rupee trades in narrow range against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee traded in a narrow range and edged higher by 8 paise to 87.39 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, amid a positive trend in domestic equities.…
- News
Afghanistan has its ‘sharpest surge’ ever of child malnutrition, says UN
Islamabad: Afghanistan is seeing its sharpest-ever surge of child malnutrition, the World Food Program said Monday, adding it needed USD 539 million to help the country’s most vulnerable families. Almost 10 million…
- News
State Dept may require visa applicants to post bond of up to USD 15,000 to enter US
Washington: The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to USD 15,000 to apply to enter the United States, a move that…
- Business
Rupee plunges 48 paise to close at 87.66 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 48 paise to close at 87.66 against the US dollar on Monday, as sustained foreign fund outflows and trade tariff uncertainties dented investors’ sentiment. Forex traders said US…
- Middle East
Pakistan, Iran agree to increase bilateral trade volume to USD 10 bn annually
Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran on Sunday agreed to enhance bilateral trade volume to USD 10 billion from the current USD 3 billion annually as they signed 12 agreements and MoUs after talks…
- Business
India’s forex reserves rise by USD 2.7 bn to USD 698.19 billion
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $2.7 billion to reach $698.19 billion for the week ending July 25, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.…
- World
Japan to invest USD 550B in US, Trump claims 90pc profits for America
Washington: President Donald Trump is bragging that Japan has given him, as part of a new trade framework, USD 550 billion to invest in the United States. It’s an astonishing figure, but…
- Business
Rupee weakens 12 paise to settle at 86.52 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee declined 12 paise to settle at 86.52 against the US dollar on Friday, tracking negative domestic equity markets and surging global crude oil prices. A strengthening American currency overseas…
- Business
Meta CEO expected to testify in USD 8 bn Facebook privacy lawsuit
Washington: A USD 8 billion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders — current and former — begins Wednesday, with claims stemming from the privacy scandal involving…
- Business
Rupee rises 22 paise to close at 85.50 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee rose 22 paise to close at 85.50 against the greenback on Friday on the back of sustained inflow of foreign funds and firm domestic equity markets. Lower level of…
- Business
India’s external debt hits USD 736.3 billion in March 2025: RBI
Mumbai: India’s external debt increased by 10 percent to USD 736.3 billion at the end of March 2025 compared to USD 668.8 billion in the year-ago period, the Reserve Bank said on…
- News
Rupee falls 3 paise to close at 86.08 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee gave up its gains and settled for the day lower by 3 paise at 86.08 against the US dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by the recovery in the US…
- Business
Rupee falls 17 paise to 86.72 against US dollar amid rise in global crude oil prices
Mumbai: Rupee declined 17 paise to 86.72 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday as global crude oil prices surged following the US’s attack on three nuclear facilities in Iran.…
- India
UK’s F-35B stealth fighter jet stranded in Kerala for a week
New Delhi: A team of technical experts from the UK is expected to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram in the next couple of days to examine a stranded F-35B ‘Lightning’ stealth fighter jet of…
