US tariff hike to impact only 4.8 per cent of India’s total exports

IANS | August 7, 2025 8:38 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) While US President Donald Trump has announced the imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on India's exports, this is expected to impact only 4.8 per cent of the total goods and services exports of the country worldwide, which surpassed a record $820 billion in 2024-25, according to official estimates.

India is rightly defending its national interests: Prabhash Ranjan

IANS | August 7, 2025 8:36 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India has taken the right stand by choosing to defend its national interests, even in the face of growing pressure from the United States, Prabhash Ranjan, Professor at OP Jindal Global University, said on Thursday as tensions between India and Washington escalate over tariffs and trade negotiations.

LIC clocks 4 pc rise in Q1 consolidated profit; NII also grow

IANS | August 7, 2025 6:10 PM

Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the country’s largest life insurer, on Thursday reported a 3.91 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase in its consolidated net profit for the June quarter of the current financial year (Q1 FY26).