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August 31, 2023 9:53 PM

India's GDP growth rises to 7.8 percent in April to June quarter

India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) registered a growth of 7.8 percent in the April-June quarter of the current fiscal (2023-2024), compared to a growth of 6.1 percent in the previous January-March quarter of fiscal 2022-23. According to official data shared by the National Statistical Office....

August 30, 2023 8:53 PM

Wall Street indexes end sharply higher after drop in monthly job openings

On Wall Street, key indexes ended sharply higher yesterday (29 August 2023), lifted by Tesla, Nvidia and other mega-cap growth stocks after a drop in monthly job openings cemented expectations of a pause in interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 29...

August 30, 2023 8:50 PM

Asian markets end little changed

Asian markets ended little changed today (30 August 2023). So, Japan's Nikkei-225 index gained 0.3 percent; South Korea's Kospi index rose 0.4 percent and China's Shanghai Composite index ended marginally higher. But, the Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended marginally lowe...

August 29, 2023 7:05 PM

Oil prices rise more than half a percent

Oil prices today rose more than half a percent. In intra-day trade, Brent crude was trading at 85 dollars per barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude price was at 80 dollars and 55 cents per barrel when reports last came in. ...

August 29, 2023 6:27 PM

Rupee closes at 82.70 against US dollar

In the forex market, the rupee closed at 82 rupees and 70 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates the US currency's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was at 104.13 in intra-day trade....

August 25, 2023 7:50 PM

Rice sowing area stood at over 384 lakh hectares

The sowing area of rice and coarse cereals have increased under Kharif crops this year as compared to last year. According to data released by Union Agriculture Ministry on Friday, the sowing area of rice has increased from 367 lakh hectares to over 384 lakh hectares. The sowing area of coarse ...

August 24, 2023 6:23 PM

India's Rising Prosperity: An In-Depth Discussion on Akashvani

In a recent episode of Akashvani's program "Spotlight," the spotlight was on India's remarkable progress towards equitable and collective prosperity. The discussion was led by Sonu Sood, Anchor, and featured Anil Padmanabhan, an Economic Analyst and Journalist, who presented fasc...

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