India, UAE seal defence pact, set $200 bn trade target

India and the United Arab Emirates on Monday unveiled plans to have a strategic defence partnership and sealed an LNG deal as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed......

Malkangiri violence: Ministerial team submits report; situation stable

A day after visiting a violence-hit village in Odisha's Malkangiri district, a ministerial team on Friday submitted a report on the ground situation to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. IMAGE:......

Amit Shah woos Bihar voters with defence corridor, factories

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said a defence corridor will come up in Bihar and factories will be set up in each district if the National Democratic Alliance is voted to power. IMAGE:......

NDA promises jobs to 1 cr youth, Rs 2000 for SC students

The NDA on Friday released its manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls, promising jobs to one crore youth, making of one crore 'Lakhpati Didi', metro train services in four more cities and seven......

Budget 2026: 'Increased Industrialisation Will Lead To More Jobs'

'The trade deficit in some sectors is huge and that is an area of opportunity to localise.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the pre-Budget meeting with state finance ministers in......

Why The Markets Fell After 12.10 PM

Ambareesh Baliga's quick take on the markets after the increase in STT on futures trading to 0.05% (0.02% earlier) and on options to to 0.15% (0.1% earlier) Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff......

Loan growth, margins set to improve for banks in Q3

The banking sector could see better loan growth in the third quarter of financial year 2026 (Q3FY26) with improved net interest margins (NIMs), though the full impact of latest rate cuts will be......

India Inc lauds Budget for bold bets on AI, data centres

India Inc on Sunday hailed the Union Budget 2026-27 as a 'structural shift' in the country's technology landscape, noting that the government is moving beyond fragmented pilots to build......