Key factors driving Indian stock market’s momentous surge

IANS | March 24, 2025 1:51 PM

Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) The Indian stock market continued its strong upward momentum on Monday -- fuelled by several key factors, including expectations of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), strong buying by domestic and foreign investors, and a positive outlook on the Indian economy by global analysts.

Farm, rural workers get respite as price spiral eases in Feb

IANS | March 24, 2025 1:44 PM

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The year-on-year inflation rates based on the all-India consumer price index for agricultural labourers (CPI-AL) and rural labourers (CPI-RL) for February this year eased to 4.05 per cent and 4.1 per cent, respectively, compared to 7.43 per cent and 7.36 per cent in February 2024, bringing respite to poor households, official figures released on Monday showed.

Tech startups raise $2.5 bn in Jan-March, make India 3rd most funded globally

IANS | March 24, 2025 1:27 PM

Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) Domestic tech startups raised $2.5 billion in the January-March period this year (Q1 2025) to date, marking a 13.64 per cent increase from the previous quarter and an 8.7 per cent rise from the same period last year -- making India the third most-funded country globally -- ahead of Malta and Germany and behind the US and the UK, a report showed on Monday.

India’s manufacturing sector posts robust growth in March, hiring up: HSBC

IANS | March 24, 2025 12:04 PM

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India's business activity ended FY25 on a strong note, with the manufacturing sector posting a robust expansion in sales and production during March, driven by a rising demand for goods. Hiring, too, increased during the month, according to the HSBC Flash India survey released on Monday.