Rupee strengthens, settles at 87.19 Rs against US dollar

March 12, 2025 8:09 PM

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Rupee strengthens, settles at 87.19 Rs against US dollar

In the Forex market, the rupee today strengthened by two paise to settle at 87 rupees and 19 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies was at 103.62 in intra-day trade .

Industrial Production rises by 5 % in January 2025

March 12, 2025 8:06 PM

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Industrial Production rises by 5 % in January 2025

  India’s industrial production growth, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose to 5  percent in January as compared to 3.2 percent in December, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Among the three major components of IIP, manuf...

Asian markets remain stable despite fall across Wall Street

March 12, 2025 7:45 PM

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Asian markets remain stable despite fall across Wall Street

Asian markets were relatively stable and ended mixed despite the overnight fall across Wall Street. Among the falling markets, China's Shanghai Composite index fell 0.23 percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.76 percent. However, Japan's Nikkei index rose 0.07 percent, the Straits Times Index of S...

ODI ranking: Batsman Shubman Gill retains top position

March 12, 2025 7:40 PM

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ODI ranking: Batsman Shubman Gill retains top position

Several star performers of the Indian Men's Cricket team have made giant strides on the latest ODI rankings after India's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 triumph with notable gains for Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, and Ravindra Jadeja. India lifted their third Champions Trophy title with a thrilling four-wi...

India always at forefront in helping neighbours say LS Speaker Om Birla

March 12, 2025 7:32 PM

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India always at forefront in helping neighbours say LS Speaker Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today emphasized that India is always at the forefront of offering help to neighboring countries, especially during disasters. Mr Birla made these remarks during a bilateral meeting with a Parliamentary Delegation from Madagascar, led by the President of the National Assem...

India’s retail inflation drops to 7 month low in Feb 2025

March 12, 2025 6:26 PM

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India’s retail inflation drops to 7 month low in Feb 2025

India's retail inflation eased to a seven-month low of 3.61 percent in February from 4.31 percent in January, as the rate of increase in food prices slowed to 3.75 percent as compared to 6.02 percent in the previous month. According to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implem...

Kashmir: Second phase of 5th Khelo India Winter Games concludes 

March 12, 2025 5:58 PM

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Kashmir: Second phase of 5th Khelo India Winter Games concludes 

    The second phase of the four-day 5th Khelo India Winter Games at the picturesque Gulmarg in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district concluded this afternoon. The four-day games commenced on March 9, with hundreds of athletes from across the country participating in various events. In addition, athlet...

Domestic markets ended with moderate losses despite strong opening

March 12, 2025 5:46 PM

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Domestic markets ended with moderate losses despite strong opening

The domestic share markets opened strong today but soon caution gripped investor sentiment and at the end of the trading session, the benchmark equity indices ended with moderate losses. At the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex fell 0.1 percent and lost 72 points to close at 74,030. At the National Stoc...