Hike in US steel tariffs poses risk for India but offers opportunity too: ICRA

IANS | February 12, 2025 3:41 PM

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Trump administration’s hike in tariffs on steel imports coming into the US from countries such as Canada, Brazil, the EU and Asian suppliers like Japan and South Korea could cut both ways for India’s domestic steel industry, according to an ICRA report released on Wednesday.

Mutual fund SIP inflows cross Rs 26,000 crore mark for 2nd month in a row

IANS | February 12, 2025 1:51 PM

Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Monthly systematic investment plan (SIP) contributions stayed above the Rs 26,000 crore mark for the second straight month, as the month of January clocked Rs 26,400 crore SIP investments, compared to Rs 26,459 crore in December, the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) said on Wednesday.

India-Israel partnership built on shared values of democracy, economic resilience: Minister

IANS | February 12, 2025 10:38 AM

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Reaffirming India’s commitment to becoming a $30-35 trillion economy by 2047, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has emphasised the growing India-Israel partnership, built on shared values of democracy, economic resilience, and technological advancement, while underlining India’s zero-tolerance policy on terrorism and commitment to global peace and security.

FM Sitharaman cites statistics to trash TMC's claims of Centre ignoring Bengal

IANS | February 11, 2025 8:44 PM

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday cited details of the large infrastructure projects in the highways, railways and airports sectors and the social welfare scheme undertaken by the Narendra Modi government in West Bengal to refute the claims of the Trinamool Congress that the Centre was discriminating against the state.

Hike in govt capex, rising rural spending will accelerate growth: FM Sitharaman

IANS | February 11, 2025 7:38 PM

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Indian economy will continue to be the world’s fastest-growing economy backed by the increase in the government’s capital expenditure in the Budget for 2025-26 and rising consumption levels, especially in the rural areas.