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June 10, 2026 6:14 PM

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ICC outlines plans to mobilise ₹1 lakh crore investments in West Bengal

  Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today met an Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) delegation led by its President Brij Bhushan Aggarwal in New Delhi. During the meeting, the delegation apprised Dr Singh of the chamber’s investment initiatives in West Bengal, while expressing its inte...

June 10, 2026 6:11 PM

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India attracted $843 billion in FDI between 2014-15 and 2025-26

  India attracted cumulative Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), inflows worth 843 billion US dollars between 2014-15 and 2025-26, registering a 169 per cent increase over the previous 12-year period. According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), India recorded a his...

June 10, 2026 5:40 PM

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Major Asian & European markets down

  Major Asian stock markets fell today, largely due to weakness in semiconductor and technology stocks. South Korea’s Kospi index shed over four and a half per cent, Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 1.9 per cent, Singapore's Strait Times index dropped 1.3 per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined ...

June 9, 2026 7:49 PM

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Centre Provides ₹1.23 Lakh Crore Support to OMCs Amid Rising Crude Oil Prices

The Central Government has given financial support of approximately 1.23 lakh crores rupees to the Oil Marketing companies (OMC) to support the consumer from the burden of rising crude oil price. According to the Government Sources, the financial support has been provided to OMCs is for the initial ...

June 7, 2026 6:59 PM

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FPIs sell Indian equities worth Rs 42,927 crore in first week of June

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) offloaded Indian equities worth Rs 42,927 crore in the first week of June and remained net sellers during all five trading sessions for the week. With this, the total FPI outflows from the equity market have crossed 2.67 lakh crore rupees so far this year, accordin...

June 5, 2026 10:10 PM

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Country’s GDP growth rate estimated at 7.7% in 2025-26

  India's economy has maintained strong momentum in 2025-26 with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimated to grow by 7.7 per cent as compared to 7.1 per cent in 2024-25.  The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation today released the Provisional Estimates of Annual GDP for the Financi...

June 5, 2026 10:10 PM

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Prime Minister says GDP growth rate reflects success of reforms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that GDP growth rate of 7.7 per cent in Financial Year 2025-26 and 7.8 per cent in 4th Quarter of Financial Year 2025-26 reflect the inherent strength of the Indian economy, the success of reforms and the hard work of 140 crore Indians. In a social media post, M...

June 5, 2026 8:41 PM

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Gold, Silver prices down

  In the Indian bullion market, 24 carat Gold was trading 0.9 per cent down at 1 lakh 58 thousand 190 rupees per 10 grams, while Silver was trading 1.8 per cent down at 2 lakh 60 thousand 890 rupees per kilogram, a short while ago.  At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for June contract was trading...

June 5, 2026 8:49 PM

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Most Asian markets close in red; European indices show mixed trends

  Most Asian stock markets extended losses today amid profit booking in technology stocks and investor caution over West Asia conflict, as US and Iran peace talks remained in limbo. South Korea’s Kospi index plunged more than 5.5 per cent, Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.3 per cent, Hong Kong's H...