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New Delhi, March 30 The Centre's fiscal deficit stood at Rs 12.52 lakh crore at the end of February, or 80.4 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26, compared to 85.8 per cent in the previous year, according to government data released on Monday.The central government estimates the...

Canberra, March 25 – Australia's annual inflation rate fell to 3.7 per cent in February, defying economists' expectations that it would remain at 3.8 per cent.According to official data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by...

Canberra, March 25 – Australia's annual inflation rate fell to 3.7 per cent in February, defying economists' expectations that it would remain at 3.8 per cent.According to official data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by...

New Delhi, March 20 Production growth in eight core infrastructure sectors slowed to 2.3 per cent in February, down from 3.4 per cent in the same month last year, according to government data.Production of crude oil, natural gas, and refinery products declined during the month.From April to...

Chennai, March 19 Tamil Nadu has emerged as the top state in India for textile exports, recording shipments worth USD 7,997.17 million for the fiscal year 2024-25, which is an increase of 29.12 per cent over the last four years, according to the government.The state has seen a 29 per cent...

Chennai, March 19 Tamil Nadu has emerged as the top state in India for textile exports, recording shipments worth USD 7,997.17 million for the fiscal year 2024-25, which is an increase of 29.12 per cent over the last four years, the government said.The state has witnessed a 29 per cent...

New Delhi, March 16 The country's merchandise exports declined marginally by 0.81 per cent to USD 36.61 billion in February, according to government data released on Monday.Imports increased by 24.11 per cent to USD 63.71 billion in February this year, compared to USD 51.33 billion recorded a...

New Delhi, March 16 Wholesale price inflation rose for the fourth consecutive month, at 2.13 per cent in February, driven by an increase in the prices of food and non-food items, even though vegetable prices eased on a month-on-month basis, according to government data released on Monday...

Mumbai, March 13 India's foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 11.683 billion to USD 716.810 billion during the week ended March 6, the RBI said on Friday.In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had increased by USD 4.885 billion to an all-time high of USD 728.494 billion...

Mumbai, March 13 – The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) issued a sharp criticism of the Devendra Fadnavis government on Friday, alleging that the Chief Minister is creating false illusions by asserting that Maharashtra's economy is robust, and that within the next three years, the...

Washington, March 12 – The United States recorded a $2.8 billion goods trade deficit with India in January, even as the overall US trade gap narrowed sharply, driven by stronger exports and slightly lower imports, according to data released on Thursday by the US Census Bureau and the Bureau of...

New Delhi, March 10 Gold prices rose by Rs 1,853 to Rs 1.62 lakh per 10 grams in futures trading on Tuesday, supported by a weak US dollar and improved global sentiment.According to the Multi Commodity Exchange, the yellow metal for April delivery appreciated by Rs 1,853, or 1.16 per cent, to...

Mumbai, March 6 India's foreign exchange reserves jumped by USD 4.885 billion to a record high of USD 728.494 billion during the week ended February 27, the Reserve Bank said on Friday.In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had fallen by USD 2.119 billion to USD 723.608 billion...

New Delhi, March 2 India's industrial production growth slowed to a three-month low of 4.8 per cent in January, driven by weak performance in the mining and manufacturing sectors, according to official data released on Monday.Factory output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production...

The total gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections increased by 8.1% to over 1.83 lakh crore rupees in February this year, compared to the same month last year. The total gross GST revenue in February 2025 was over 1.69 lakh crore rupees. Central GST collections in February this year...

New Delhi, February 27 According to government data, foreign direct investments (FDI) in India rose by 18 percent to USD 47.87 billion during April-December 2025-26.Investments from overseas during the nine-month period of the previous fiscal year amounted to USD 40.67 billion.Total FDI...

New Delhi, February 27 The Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of January stood at ₹9.8 lakh crore, or 63 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26, compared to 74.5 per cent in the year-ago period, according to government data released on Friday.The Centre estimates the fiscal deficit...

New Delhi, February 27 Silver prices rose by more than 3 per cent to Rs 2.67 lakh per kilogram in futures trading on Friday, driven by renewed demand for safe-haven assets amid escalating geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over US trade policy.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the price of...

New Delhi, February 27 India's economy grew by 7.8 per cent during the October-December quarter of 2025-26, up from 7.4 per cent a year ago, according to the new series of national accounts with 2022-23 as the base year.The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released...

New Delhi, February 26 The new series of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with the 2022-23 base year will include data on goods and services tax, e-Vahan, and household services provided by cooks, drivers, and domestic help, to make economic data more accurate.The GDP data for the third quarter...