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At a time when digital payments have become a normal part of everyday life, most people barely pause before tapping their phone screens and entering a UPI PIN. Small roadside purchases, grocery bills, tea stalls, fruit carts, everything now happens within seconds through online payments. But one small mistake during an ordinary evening purchase has…
Foreign portfolio investors continued to withdraw from Dalal Street this week, with net outflows amounting to Rs 35,475 crore, as Middle East tensions caused ripples across global markets and weakened investor sentiments. The persistent outflows indicate that foreign investors are adopting a more cautious stance amid an uncertain global environment, with elevated crude oil prices…
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned heavy sellers in Indian equities during the first week of March, pulling out nearly Rs 21,000 crore (about $2.3 billion) over four trading sessions as global risk appetite weakened amid escalating tensions in the Middle East The withdrawals came between March 2 and March 6 in the cash market. Trading…
DEHRADUN: An elderly Muslim trader in Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal, was forced to change the name of his shop after nearly 40 Bajrang Dal members held a demonstration outside his premises on Saturday evening, claiming the shop’s name misled people into thinking it was owned by a Hindu. The incident, which led to the deployment of…
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pulled out more than Rs 22,530 crore ($2.5 billion) from Indian equities so far this month, continuing a trend of heavy selling that began last year. Back in 2025, FPIs recorded an outflow of Rs 1.66 lakh crore ($18.9 billion), driven by currency volatility, global trade tensions, potential US tariffs,…
Foreign investors have began the new year as sellers, extending last year’s heavy withdrawal from Indian equities. In the first two trading sessions of January 2026, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrew Rs 7,608 crore, or roughly $846 million, signalling continued caution at the start of the year. The fresh pullout follows a steep exit in…
NC chief Farooq Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: National Conference on Thursday expressed concern over the alleged assaults on Kashmiri shawl sellers in different parts of the country and said the Jammu and Kashmir government would take up the issue with the state governments concerned.NC chief Farooq Abdullah said, “It is unfortunate that some people want…
JAIPUR: Inspired by a viral photograph of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi wearing a striking black-and-orange jacket while being escorted to court, a new trend dubbed “Lawrence Jacket” has taken social media by storm across Rajasthan, drawing police’s attention.Kotputli-Behror police Tuesday arrested three men for selling replicas of the jacket in the local market. SP Devendra…
MUMBAI: Indian sellers using Amazon’s platform to reach in global markets have sold goods worth over $20 billion since 2015. Amazon terms it as cumulative e-commerce exports. With more small and medium sellers tapping the reach of online to go global, the Seattle-based company is targeting $80-billion worth of cumulative e-commerce exports from India by…
