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Gold futures remained firm on Monday with all major contracts posting gains amid steady trading activity. The April contract led the rise, climbing over 1% to Rs 1,45,797 per 10 grams, while June and August contracts also recorded solid upticks of 0.91% and 0.71%, respectively.The June 2026 gold futures contract saw strong participation with high…
NEW DELHI: The government has drawn a hard line under its electronics push, pairing fresh approvals worth thousands of crores with a blunt warning: subsidies will not flow to companies that treat India as a factory floor without building design muscle. Signalling a shift from scale to strategic value, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on…
The Centre’s fiscal deficit stood at Rs 12.52 lakh crore at the end of February, accounting for 80.4 per cent of the full-year target for 2025-26, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Monday, PTI reported.This compares with 85.8 per cent of the annual target achieved in the corresponding period…
India’s industrial production grew 5.2 per cent in February, driven largely by an improvement in manufacturing output, according to official data released on Monday.Factory output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), had expanded 2.7 per cent in February 2025, as per the official statement.Data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) also showed…
Bank holidays in India can often be confusing, as they vary from region to region depending on the occasion. It is therefore advisable to double-check the holiday schedule before planning a visit to the bank, since branch closures differ across states and regions.In India, bank holidays are a combination of national and state-specific observances, which…
India’s economic outlook continues to be supported by strong domestic demand and improving high-frequency indicators, even as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East add a fresh layer of global uncertainty and raise the risk of stagflation, Morgan Stanley said in its recent report.The report said that “domestic demand remains resilient; however, headwinds are emerging…
The Middle East conflict has now crossed the one-month mark, with its effects causing ripples far beyond the region and into everyday life across the globe. What began as a confrontation between Iran and Israel is increasingly disrupting global supply chains, pushing up costs, and forcing governments and individuals to adjust.The war entered a new…
One of the most notable changes is the introduction of a unified ‘Tax Year’. (AI image) By Sunil BadalaAs we approach FY 2026-27, the country stands at the cusp of one of the most significant overhauls of its income-tax framework in decades. With the introduction of the new Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Income-tax Rules,…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Aster DM Healthcare, and Karur Vysya Bank are the top stocks that have been recommended by Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities for the week starting March 30, 2026. He also explains his outlook for Nifty and Bank Nifty:Nifty View:Since geopolitical tensions…
Trading volumes are likely to be subdued, with domestic commodity markets set to remain shut on March 31 and April 3 due to Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday. In the domestic market, gold futures ended last week slightly lower at Rs 1.44 lakh per 10 grams, while silver closed higher, gaining Rs 1,182, or 0.52…
