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An elevated inflation rate is also a cause of concern for the RBI, though it has decided to accord priority to economic growth in the near future. (AA file Photo)

RBI working on digital currency, pilot projects likely in near future:...

The RBI has also been exploring the pros and cons of introduction of CBDCs since quite some time

22 July 2021 10:18 PM IST

Gold hit an all-time high on Monday as tit-for-tat consulate closures in China and the United States rattled investors. (AFP Photo)

Gold tumbles Rs 264 to Rs 46,452; silver gains marginally

In the international market, gold was trading lower at USD 1,797 per ounce and silver was flat at USD 25.17 per ounce

22 July 2021 4:11 PM IST

Oil prices fell in early trade on Tuesday after weak Japanese industrial production data was enough to jangle trader nerves over a bumpy recovery in fuel demand as coronavirus pandemic restrictions ease. (AFP Photo)

Puri conveys India's concerns over high oil prices to Saudi, UAE

Saudi Arabia is the world's largest exporter of crude oil and India's second-biggest source after Iraq

16 July 2021 3:52 PM IST

Rupee depreciated 31 paise to 76.10 against the US dollar in opening trade. (PTI Photo)

Rupee gains 5 paise to close at 74.54 against US dollar

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.08 per...

15 July 2021 4:09 PM IST

Google Cloud customers operating in India will benefit from low latency and high performance of their cloud-based workloads and data. (Photo: blog.google)

Google Cloud adds second cloud region in India in Delhi-NCR

Google's first cloud region in India went live in Mumbai in 2017

15 July 2021 1:17 PM IST

After 21 days of continuous hike, petrol and diesel prices stable today. (PTI Photo)

Petrol price touches new high, breaches Rs 100-mark in Delhi, Mumbai

Petrol prices were hiked by up to 35 paise whereas diesel prices were increased by 15 paise

15 July 2021 9:16 AM IST

A health worker holds a vial of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 while Charles Chaplins movies are projected at the Lumiere movie theater, used as vaccination center, in Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina, on March 26, 2021. (Marcelo Manera / AFP)

Sputnik V to be produced at SII from September, says RDIF

India is the leading production hub for the production of the Sputnik vaccine

13 July 2021 2:12 PM IST

Twitter express concern over the safety of its employees in India and said it will continue to be strictly guided by principles of transparency and protecting freedom of expression. (Photo:AP)

Twitter appoints new Resident Grievance Officer for India amid row...

Vinay Prakash is the Resident Grievance Officer (RGO)

11 July 2021 10:48 AM IST

Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as VAT and freight charges. (Photo: File/PTI)

Fuel prices hiked again: Petrol at Rs 100.91, diesel at Rs 89.88 in...

In Maharashtra's capital city Mumbai, the petrol price is at Rs 106.93 per litre and diesel prices are at Rs 97.46 per...

10 July 2021 11:39 AM IST

The changes have been made by the Department of Financial Services under the finance ministry by amending Life Insurance Corporation of India (Employees) Pension (Amendment) Rules. Besides, some other rules under LIC Act, 1956, have been amended. (PTI Photo)

LIC to have CEO, MD positions; government does away with Chairman post

The Department of Economic Affairs under the finance ministry recently amended the Securities Contracts (Regulation)...

8 July 2021 5:38 PM IST

The Economic Survey listed some key challenges for the IT industry.

Indian IT industry to post strong recovery with 11% revenue growth in...

The recovery will be led by increasing outsourcing and accelerating digital transformation services

7 July 2021 3:03 PM IST

GST collections in July fall 14% due to COVID lockdown. (Photo-ANI)

GST revenue slips below Rs 1 lakh cr in June, hits 10-mth low of Rs...

The GST collections in June 2021 are primarily for supplies made in May, a month when most states were under different...

6 July 2021 5:45 PM IST