India’s imports contracted 19.6% to USD 30.31 billion in September. It was USD 37.69 billion last year in the same month. The trade deficit has narrowed to USD 2.72 billion, compared to a surplus of USD 11.67 billion a year earlier. Earlier this month, the Ministry published a “preliminary estimate” of trade results, according to … Read more
– Vishwanath Kulkarni, The Hindu Business Line Buying by China, Bangladesh, African nations doubles exports to over 5 mt Exports of non-basmati rice have more than doubled to top 5 million tonnes (mt) in the first half of the current financial year on robust demand. Exporters see shipments touching a new high — even 10 … Read more
The government is reconsidering extension of sugar export subsidies as India has got good opportunity to sell the sweetener in the international market during November-April of the 2019-20 season that commenced this month, according to Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey. India, the world’s second-largest sugar-producing country, had to offer export subsidies during the last two years … Read more
Muhurat Trading 2020: In Samvat 2076, the S&P BSE Sensex index added 4,384.94 points (from 39,058.06 to 43,443.00), marking a return of 11.23 per cent. Muhurat Trading 2020: Domestic stock markets began the first session of the Samvat new year at record highs in a special Muhurat trading session on Saturday, November 14. The S&P … Read more
Former US president Barack Obama wrote in his memoir that Rahul Gandhi was “eager to impress” but “lacked either the aptitude or the passion” to master the subject, according to a review of the book published in the New York Times. Mumbai: Responding to remarks on Rahul Gandhi made by former US president Barack Obama in his … Read more
Arnab Goswami was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in 2018 abetment to suicide case which, the police said, was reopened on the request of Anvay Naik’s family. New Delhi: Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami walked out of jail this evening after he was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in a 2018 abetment … Read more
The spike comes on a day the Delhi government was pulled up by the High Court, which asked the government about action taken over the last two weeks to control the contagion. New Delhi: The daily coronavirus spike in Delhi reached a new high over the last 24 hours on Wednesday, with the city crossing … Read more
Without naming Bengal or Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the PM warned that “the killing of BJP workers is not acceptable in a democracy” and those responsible would be punished by the people. New Delhi: In his speech to mark the victory in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an oblique but significant reference to Bengal, … Read more
Over the last days, Delhi has been witnessing what Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the third peak of coronavirus. New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal government was pulled up by the Delhi High Court today for relaxing safety norms for public gatherings and transport, as the city witnesses an unprecedented surge in the coronavirus infections. Observing … Read more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel all offered congratulations in calls to Joe Biden, who a week earlier edged out Trump in the presidential election. Washington: The leaders of close US allies on Tuesday telephoned President-elect Joe Biden and pledged to work together but in an extraordinary … Read more