Latest News

Public services likely to hit as over 25 crore workers set to go on nationwide strike on Wednesday

New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) More than 25 crore workers engaged in sectors ranging from banking, insurance, postal to coal mining, highway and construction are expected to go on a nationwide general strike on Wednesday, potentially disrupting services across the country. A forum of 10 central trade unions and their associates has called for a general strike or ‘Bharat Bandh’ to “oppose the anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the government”. In a statement, the forum has called for making “the nationwide general strike a grand success”, and said preparations have been taken up in earnest by unions in

Gold falls Rs 550 to Rs 98,570/10 g amid muted global demand

New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Gold prices fell by Rs 550 to Rs 98,570 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday following muted global trends and continued tariff threats from US President Donald Trump. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had settled at Rs 99,120 per 10 grams on Saturday, up by Rs 100 from the previous close. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity declined by Rs 500 to Rs 98,100 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes). It had settled at Rs 98,600 per 10 grams in the

Rupee plunges 47 paise to close at 85.87 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jul 7 (PTI) The rupee fell sharply by 47 paise to close at 85.87 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday amid rising global crude oil prices and a strong American currency. Outflow of foreign funds fuelled by uncertainties over US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs put further pressure on the local unit, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.53 against the US dollar and traded in the range of 85.51-86.03 before settling at 85.87 (provisional), lower by 47 paise from its previous close. The rupee had settled at 85.40 against the

Sensex, Nifty close almost unchanged amid caution ahead of US tariff deadline

Mumbai, Jul 7 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed almost unchanged on Monday in a highly volatile trade amid caution ahead of the July 9 US tariff deadline, weak trends in Asian markets and foreign fund outflows. After oscillating between highs and lows, the 30-share BSE Sensex finally ended 9.61 points or 0.01 per cent up at 83,442.50. The index moved between a high of 83,516.82 and a low of 83,262.23 during the day. The 50-share NSE Nifty ended unchanged at 25,461.30. Volatile trends engulfed markets amid concerns surrounding the US-India trade deal, experts said. July 9 marks

1 … 635 636 637 638 639 … 1,390