february

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...

Mumbai, March 23 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) purchased a net of USD 2.526 billion of foreign exchange from the spot currency market in January, according to the central bank's monthly bulletin released on Monday.The central bank's purchase of US dollars came in January, following seven...

Mumbai, March 16 Container terminals and freight station operator DP World Mundra announced on Monday that its container traffic increased by 4.8% year-on-year to 132,590 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) in February.The company also reported that the facility handled 126,516 TEUs in...

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 from USD 51.33 billion recorded a year...

New Delhi, March 12: India's inflation rate, based on the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series with 2024 as the base year, rose to 3.21 per cent for February compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Thursday.There was a 0.47...

Srinagar, March 10 Several areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received snowfall on Tuesday, while the plains were hit by rain, ending the prolonged dry spell in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.Gurez in north Kashmir and the Sonamarg-Zojila axis in central Kashmir were among the higher...

Puducherry, March 5 The Puducherry government has announced that women heads in each of the 63,000 families under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category in the Union Territory will receive two months' assistance in a single payment in the coming days.The amount will be credited to the bank...

New Delhi, March 4 India's services sector growth moderated slightly in February as new order growth slowed to a 13-month low amid slower improvement in demand and a pick-up in inflation, a monthly survey said on Wednesday.The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index...

Patna, March 2 – The fight against corruption in Bihar has gained momentum in 2026, with the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) intensifying its crackdown under a zero-tolerance policy.Addressing a press conference on Monday, SVU Director General Jitendra Singh Gangwar said that the Bureau has...

New Delhi, March 2 Captive and commercial coal mines recorded coal production of 20.49 million tonnes (MT) in February, while dispatches reached 17.72 MT, according to an official statement released on Monday.For the financial year 2025-26 up to February, cumulative coal production from these...

New Delhi, March 2 India's manufacturing sector activity growth jumped to a four-month high of 56.9 in February, supported by substantial improvement in domestic demand even as growth in new export orders witnessed a decline, a monthly survey said on Monday.The seasonally adjusted HSBC India...

New Delhi, March 2 Bajaj Auto Ltd on Monday reported a 27 per cent increase in total sales at 4,48,259 units in February, compared to 3,52,071 units in the same month last year.Total domestic sales were at 2,32,581 units last month, compared to 1,83,415 units in the year-ago period, up 27 per...

New Delhi, March 1 The country's power consumption grew marginally by 1.86 per cent to 132.99 billion units in February from 130.56 billion units a year ago, as the use of heating appliances like geysers and blowers slowed down due to unusually high temperatures.According to government data...

New Delhi, March 1 Gross GST collection increased by 8.1 per cent to over Rs 1.83 lakh crore in February, driven by higher revenues from imports and improved domestic sales.Gross domestic revenue rose by 5.3 per cent to about Rs 1.36 lakh crore, while gross import revenue climbed by 17.2 per...

New Delhi, March 1 Gross GST collection increased by 8.1 per cent to over Rs 1.83 lakh crore in February, driven by higher revenue from imports.Gross domestic revenue rose by 5.3 per cent to approximately Rs 1.36 lakh crore, while gross import revenue climbed by 17.2 per cent to Rs 47,837...

New Delhi, February 28 – Delhi experienced its hottest February day in three years on Saturday, with the maximum temperature reaching 32.5 degrees Celsius, marking an unusually warm end to the month.The last time the maximum temperature was higher than this was on February 20, 2023, when it...

New Delhi, February 27 Delhi has recorded its hottest February in three years, with the average maximum temperature settling at 26.9 degrees Celsius, while the city logged its hottest day of the month on Friday with the mercury touching 31.9 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung.According to the India...

New Delhi, February 27 Friday morning in the national capital was pleasant, with the minimum temperature settling at 13.1 degrees Celsius, 0.6 degrees above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The IMD said that the sky is expected to remain clear...

New Delhi, February 26 The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 12.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday, 0.1 degree above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The maximum temperature is expected to be around 31 degrees Celsius.Relative humidity...