India's fiscal deficit stood at Rs 1.62 trillion during the first two months of the financial year (April-May FY27), accounting for 9.6 per cent of the full-year Budget Estimate (BE) of Rs 16.96 trillion, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Tuesday.
Indian stock markets ended lower in a volatile trading session on Tuesday, with the Nifty closing below the 23,900 mark. The benchmark indices erased their early gains and oscillated between positive and negative territory throughout the day.
HDFC Bank has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner and Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar as part-time non-executive chairman.
Dr PK Mishra said India built one of the world's finest survey-based statistical systems in the 1950s, with the National Sample Survey emerging as a globally acclaimed model that shaped research and policymaking across the developing world.
Putting the negotiations in perspective, Gor said the India-US trade agreement had been under discussion for around 18 months, describing the progress as unusually fast.
The Adani Group on Thursday rejected the bribery allegations leveled by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and US Department of Justice against the directors of Adani Green.
The Centre has issued directions to ministries/departments to ensure payment of subsidy/incentive to beneficiaries of welfare schemes through Aadhaar Payment Bridge and ensuring 100% biometric Aadhaar authentication.
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on Tuesday announced the successful conclusion of Bharatpur Kaushal Mahotsav, where more than 2,400 youth were given appointment letters for jobs with leading corporate employers across multiple sectors.
The company also stated that it will explore all possible legal recourse against the indictment.
Tokyo stocks retreated on Wednesday as investors grappled with heightened uncertainties surrounding US monetary policy and geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
