Rupee surges 67 paise to two-month high on robust FCNR-B inflows

IANS | September 3, 2026 12:01 PM

Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) The Indian rupee surged 67 paise to a two-month high against the US dollar on Thursday and logged its biggest single-day gain since June after the Reserve Bank of India's foreign currency non-resident bank (FCNR-B) inflows significantly exceeded market expectations.

FM Sitharaman pitches for India's reform-led growth story to investors in New York

IANS | September 3, 2026 9:58 AM

New York, Sep 3 (IANS) Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has pitched for India's reform-led growth story to investors at a high-level business roundtable here, highlighting the country's 7.8 per cent economic growth in the first quarter of 2026-27 and improved investment climate, it was announced on Thursday.

In North Carolina, India pushes global investment partnerships

IANS | September 2, 2026 11:36 PM

Asheville (North Carolina), Sep 2 (IANS) India has moved to deepen economic partnerships with the European Union, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and several major economies, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman using the G20 meeting in Asheville to seek greater investment, stronger supply chains and wider access to advanced technologies.

Countries must build their own AI capacity: Jensen Huang

IANS | September 2, 2026 10:10 PM

Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 2 (IANS) Every country must develop domestic artificial intelligence capacity and decide which parts of the rapidly expanding technology chain it wants to build, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has said, warning governments against outsourcing all their intelligence to others.