Heavy rain lashes Delhi-NCR; IMD issues red alert

IANS | August 25, 2026 8:41 AM

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi and adjoining areas of the National Capital Region (NCR) on Tuesday morning, triggering widespread waterlogging and prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for the region.

RBI's dollar-rupee swap facility helps rake in $73 billion forex in 11 weeks

IANS | August 24, 2026 8:25 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India's special USD-INR forex swap facility for FCNR(B) deposits, Overseas Foreign Currency Borrowings (OFCB), and External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), launched on June 8, has driven an unprecedented surge in foreign exchange inflows into the country to the tune of $73 billion as on August 21, according to a Finance Ministry statement on Monday.

India has enough sugar, prices likely to ease in coming weeks: ISMA

IANS | August 24, 2026 7:20 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) India has sufficient sugar stocks to meet domestic demand, and prices are likely to moderate over the next few weeks as supplies improve, the Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) said on Monday, dismissing concerns of an actual shortage in the market.