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The US Treasury's sale of euros to boost the yen could have effects nobody bargained for

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The scribble on a US Treasury notepad earlier this month might have looked casual, but it was no ordinary to-do list. Scott Bessent's note to buy tens of billion dollars' worth o... Read More


Sensex, Nifty 50 extend losses for second consecutive session; 5 key factors behind stock market downtrend explained

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Indian stock market remained in negative territory for the second consecutive session, with the benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, witnessing strong intraday volatility... Read More


Sensex crashes 600 points, Nifty nears 24,250; investors lose Rs.3 lakh crore; key factors behind market selloff explained

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Indian stock market remained in the negative territory for the second consecutive session, with the benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, falling almost 1% each in intrada... Read More


Sensex crashes 600 points, Nifty near 24,250; investors lose Rs.3 lakh crore; key factors behind market selloff explained

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Indian stock market remained in the negative territory for the second consecutive session, with the benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, falling almost 1% each in intrada... Read More


Gold, silver rates to USD vs INR: Commodity heatmap amid soaring crude oil prices

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Amid persistent geopolitical risk premiums in crude oil prices, the COMEX gold rate today saw some buying interest. The COMEX silver rate today also saw some upside, and it remai... Read More


India's public schools are shrinking. What the state-wise data reveals

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- All over the country, nearly 84,000 government and government-aided schools have shut down, and student enrolment has declined by nearly 15 million since 2018-19. Access to basic... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why Centre does not want states to tax minerals

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- On Monday, the central government introduced a Bill in the Parliament that seeks to bar states from taxing minerals. If passed, the law will provide a welcome relief to the minin... Read More


Trump-Modi 'good working relationship' will fix Russian oil tariff issue? White House Adviser Navarro drops big hint

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will resolve the issue arising from Washington's threat of tariffs on Indian imports over New Delhi's purchases of Russ... Read More


Trump-Modi 'very good working relationship' to fix Russian oil tariff issue? White House Adviser Navarro drops big hint

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will resolve the issue arising from Washington's threat of tariffs on Indian imports over New Delhi's purchases of Russ... Read More


Manappuram Finance pushes the pedal on gold loans as other businesses lose sheen

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- After a muted FY26, Manappuram Finance saw profitability pick up in the June quarter (Q1FY27), with gold loans doing the heavy lifting and compensating for muted growth in its no... Read More