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China has allowed imports of non-basmati rice from India and the first consignment of 100 tonnes will be shipped tomorrow from Nagpur, the commerce ministry said on Thursday.

Basmati rice exports to be muted this year

During the current fiscal, Basmati rice exports realisations stood at Rs 75,589/MT for 4M FY2020, only 2 per cent higher...

27 Sept 2019 1:26 AM IST

The Sensex closed at 39,784 with a gain of 168.62 points or 0.43 per cent while the Nifty-50 closed at 11,922.70 up 52.05 points or 0.44 per cent.

Market may retain positive trend

Broader Nifty-50 Index closed at 11571.20 up 131 points or 1.15 per cent.

27 Sept 2019 1:24 AM IST

The Body Shop recently unveiled a giant artwork of a female Indian waste picker in Londons Borough Market. This has been made by using recycled plastic collected by waste pickers in Bengaluru.

Muted growth seen in plastic exports

The Y-o-Y growth in plastics exports is expected to remain tepid at best, finds a report by Drip Capital.

27 Sept 2019 1:24 AM IST

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Economy looking up; no liquidity crisis: FM Sitharaman after bankers...

I heard good things, positive thing, she said, and added that 'the message I got is that consumption is happening.'

26 Sept 2019 10:31 PM IST

A representative image of a Public Sector Undertaking or PSU. (Photo: PTI)

Govt to appoint global consultant to sell surplus land of PSUs

The government is at present on the look-out to tap newer sources of revenue as it tries to address the country's...

26 Sept 2019 10:12 PM IST

Rupee strengthened by 28 paise to close at 70 against the dollar on Thursday.

Rupee darts up 16 paise to 70.88 against USD as Trump dangles trade...

Robust buying in domestic equities, fresh foreign fund inflows and easing crude prices also lent support to rupee, forex...

26 Sept 2019 6:26 PM IST

Deepak Parekh of HDFC.

All macros favouring India, companies should pass on tax cuts to...

Our tax rates have become very competitive with government's move to lower corporate tax rates, said banker Deepak...

26 Sept 2019 5:17 PM IST

Gold was available for $2 premium over and above the landed rate 15 days back. After the steep rise, it is now available for a discount of $14 per ounce, said Suresh Hundia, former President of the Bombay Bullion Association.

Gold, silver plunges on weak global trend

Silver also dropped by Rs 1,580 to Rs 47,235 per kilogram from Rs 48,815 per kilogram on Wednesday.

26 Sept 2019 5:00 PM IST

LICs stake went up in seven Sensex companies during Q4. They are: Bajaj Auto; Mahindra & Mahindra; Kotak Mahindra Bank; HDFC Bank; ONGC; Coal India; and ITC.

Sensex rallies 396 points on F&O expiry, firm global cues

After rallying 565 points during the day, the Sensex ended 396.22 points, or 1.03 per cent, higher at 38,989.74.

26 Sept 2019 4:09 PM IST

Govt to take call on relief in income tax at appropriate time: Thakur

There has been a clamour for raising income tax exemption limit to push demand and consumption to boost economy.

26 Sept 2019 3:36 PM IST

The investment in Pittsburg-based Argo AI, founded by former executives on self-driving teams at Google and Uber, will make Ford the companys largest shareholder.

Ford to end independent operations in India, Mahindra to lead the JV:...

The two companies have for months been structuring the deal to create a new entity in which Ford will hold a 49 per cent...

26 Sept 2019 3:11 PM IST

The Code on Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Bill, 2019 in parliament is expected to be introduced in the Budget session of Parliament, under Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar. (Photo: ANI)

Labour Ministry mulls incentives for encouraging employment of SC, STs

The employer is incentivised for increasing the employment base and a large number of workers find jobs.

26 Sept 2019 2:14 PM IST