The agriculture sector is expected to end 2025 with record high foodgrain production, despite global trade headwinds. The strong figures come on the back of strong monsoon-driven sowing and major cost savings thanks to GST cuts on key inputs. For the upcoming year, 2026, stakeholders are waiting for major bills on seeds and pesticides to…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities, the top stock picks for this week are Karur Vysya Bank, and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for the week starting December 29, 2025:Nifty ViewDuring the past week,…
Gold prices are gradually trending higher, consistent with their typical behaviour, and have registered a record high of ₹140,000. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices may retest the recent support zone of ₹137,000 and ₹138,000, and dips should be utilized to accumulate gold, says Manav Modi, Senior Analyst, Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader TS Singh Deo on Sunday defended Digvijaya Singh‘s remarks on the RSS‘s organisational strength, stating that Singh intended to highlight areas for improvement within the Congress party, not to imitate the RSS.Speaking with ANI, Deo emphasised that organisational strengthening is a continuous process and that the Congress should focus on its…
The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (VB-G RAM G) Act is expected to give a boost to state funds, making them collectively gain almost Rs 17,000 crore. Since its introduction, the Bill has sparked debate, particularly over concerns that the revised funding structure could place a higher financial burden on states.According to…
Bitcoin BTC$87,642.00 rose on Monday as dampened hopes of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal pushed oil prices higher. BTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, jumped over 2% to trade above $90,000, bringing cheer to the broader market. Major alternative cryptocurrencies such as ether ETH$2,936.15, XRP$1.8778 and solana SOL$124.01 gained 3% or more, according to data…
The Goods and Services Tax reforms, announced on September 22 gave a much needed push to consumer demand, as sales volumes for household essentials and groceries rose sharply in the October-December quarter, as compared to a year earlier.According to executives citing NielsenIQ data and internal company numbers, volumes expanded by around 9–10% in the December…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing controversy over Digvijaya Singh‘s remarks praising the RSS’s organisational strength, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Revanth Reddy hailed Sonia Gandhi‘s role in Congress leadership, citing examples of elevation of Manmohan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao to the post of Prime Minister.In a social media post on X, Reddy, on the…
The GCC unified tourist visa will allow seamless travel across all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries/ Representative Image After months of anticipation and shifting timelines, Gulf officials have confirmed that the long-awaited unified GCC tourist visa will not launch in 2025 as earlier indicated, but will instead roll out in 2026. The clarification came in…
MUMBAI: Go Digit General Insurance board has approved a scheme to merge its holding company, Go Digit Infoworks Services, with the listed insurer, making it the first case of an insurance company merging with a non-insurance holding company after amendments to insurance laws allowed such transactions.In an exchange filing, the insurer said the board approved…
