The profits of China's major industrial firms dropped by 1.7 per cent year-on-year in the first eight months of 2019 on account of a downward trend in profits of state-owned conglomerates and a slump in manufacturing returns, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday. ...
Petrol and diesel prices continued the upward trend on Friday with petrol selling at Rs 80/litre and diesel at Rs 70.55/litre in Mumbai. The maximum surge was recorded in Maharashtra's Parbhani where the price of petrol was Rs 81.93/litre and diesel Rs 71.31/litre....
The UN trade agency has projected India's growth rate for the current year to slowdown at 6 per cent from last year's 7.4 per cent, but the country will be the world's second fastest growing economy, lagging by just a tiny fraction behind China....
The UN trade agency has projected India's growth rate for the current year to slowdown at 6 per cent from last year's 7.4 per cent, but the country will be the world's second fastest growing economy, lagging by just a tiny fraction behind China....
The state-owned Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (Omfed) has increased the packaged milk rate by Rs 4 per litre. The change will be reflected across all range of packaged milk, which will come into effect from Friday, said a statement....
The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Thursday with the BSE Sensex trading over 380 points. The domestic market traded in line with the Asian markets as they rose in hopes of a resolution of the prolonged US-China trade war. US President Donald Trump ...
The residents of the Shekhpur Alipur village in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district have alleged that some houses built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY) have been allotted to 'dead' persons and Non Resident Indians (NRIs). Amar Singh, a local resident, said: "My father Kamlesh Kumar, died on September...
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva was chosen to succeed Christine Lagarde as managing director of the International Monetary Fund. "The IMF is a unique institution with a great history and a world-class staff. I come as a firm believer in its mandate to help ensure the stability of the ...
US stocks closed higher, as the market was underpinned by strong share gains of Nike and positive new home sales data, and Wall Street took a wait-and-see stance on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. ...
Prohibited pulses such as peas have joined the list of items being smuggled into the country from Nepal and Bangladesh, and these are flooding the Indian market in large quantities. To hold down consumer prices and ensure remunerative prices to farmers, the ...
