The S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 54 in March from 54.9 in February, with both production and sales growing at the slowest pace in six months and inflation concerns driving down firms’ business confidence to the lowest level in two years. A reading of 50 on the PMI indicates no…Continue Reading

New Delhi: India’s merchandise exports spurted to a record high of USD 418 billion in the 2021-22 fiscal on higher shipments of petroleum products, engineering goods, gem and jewellery and chemicals, according to official data released on Sunday. Outbound shipments touched an all-time high of USD 40 billion in a month in March 2022, Commerce…Continue Reading

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 03, 2022, 16:02:03 ISTDaily Coronavirus Live Updates India on Sunday reported 1,096 new Covid-19, while the active cases stand at 13,013. Stay with TOI for latest updates on coronavirus from India and around the world -Shanghai lockdown triggers complaints as Covid cases riseHong Kong health authorities report 3,706 new…Continue Reading

File photoNEW DELHI: India’s merchandise exports spurted to a record high of $418 billion in the 2021-22 fiscal on higher shipments of petroleum products, engineering goods, gem and jewellery and chemicals, according to official data released on Sunday. Outbound shipments touched an all-time high of $40 billion in a month in March 2022, Commerce and…Continue Reading

The BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said that the government of India is committed to get back the parts of Kashmir occupied by China and Pakistan that paves way for establishment of Akhand Bharat. Swamy was in Srinagar on the eye of Navreh–new year of Kashmiri pandits–and paid obeisance at…Continue Reading

SynopsisThe average salary increase this year is likely to be 9% against 7% in the pre-pandemic year of 2019, showed a survey by recruitment agency Michael Page India that covered more than 500 large, medium and small companies across 13 major industry sectors.ThinkStock PhotosEmployees of India Inc could be in for a surprise amid rising…Continue Reading

In a bid to strengthen bilateral ties, Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a slew of agreements on Saturday. Both leaders inaugurated a cross-border railway network, a power transmission line and launched India’s RuPay payment card in Nepal. The Nepalese prime minister, accompanied by a high-level delegation, arrived…Continue Reading

During his official three-day visit to India, Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday held bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi.  Issuing the India-Nepal joint vision statement on power sector cooperation, the Indian foreign ministry said both prime ministers noted the positive developments in each other’s power sectors.  While…Continue Reading

India and Australia on Saturday signed a trade agreement that will open  “one of the biggest economic doors there is to open in the world today”. It will provide duty-free access in its market for over 6,000 broad sectors of India, including textiles, leather, furniture, jewellery and machinery. The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement…Continue Reading