Equity market valuations reset as earnings momentum builds: Report

IANS | October 24, 2026 4:17 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Domestic equity valuations have reset from 2024 highs even as corporate earnings and credit growth gather momentum, a report said on Saturday, adding that BSE 500 earnings growth will likely be 17 per cent in FY27 and 16 per cent in FY28.

Stagnant wages, rising prices create ‘new poor’ class in Bangladesh: Report

IANS | October 24, 2026 4:09 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) An increasing number of Bangladeshi households are falling into poverty despite remaining above the official poverty line, as stagnant wages, rising prices and weak social protection erode financial resilience, a new report has said, calling this "new poor" as an emerging class.

India continues to clock robust growth amid global uncertainties: Report

IANS | October 24, 2026 3:37 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) As global growth is forecast to slow from 3.5 per cent in 2025 to 3.1 per cent in 2026, India’s economic resilience is increasingly evident as it sustains growth despite geopolitical tensions, volatile energy markets, trade uncertainty, and tighter financial conditions, according to a new report.

MP FDA flags Patanjali’s cow ghee batch as unsafe, orders recall

IANS | October 24, 2026 3:18 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) FMCG firm Patanjali Foods Ltd has received an order from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Madhya Pradesh, directing recall of a batch of cow ghee after a sample was found to be unsafe under food safety regulations, according to an exchange filing on Saturday.

Pakistan’s political crisis threatens its trade with EU: Report

IANS | October 24, 2026 3:16 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The takeover of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial government by Pakistan has not only intensified political crisis in the country but also threatened to complicate Pakistan’s relations with the European Union, particularly given its dependence on the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), a new report in Brussels Signal has warned.

11 crore farmer IDs created five months ahead of deadline: Minister

IANS | October 24, 2026 2:45 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday said India has achieved its target of creating 11 crore Farmer IDs five months ahead of the March 31, 2027 deadline.