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Confidence Without Alignment

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives in New Delhi in the third week of January 2026, the visit will be read not as an isolated bilateral engagement, but as part of a care... Read More


EV retail sales surge 16.37% to over 22.70 lakh units in 2025, says FADA

Mumbai, Jan. 7 -- Electric vehicle (EV) retail sales surged 16.37 per cent year-on-year to 22,70,107 units in 2025, driven by a 77 per cent jump in electric passenger car sales, according to data rele... Read More


Sensex, Nifty extend losses into third straight session

Mumbai, Jan. 7 -- Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower for the third day in a row on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions and renewed concerns about potential US tariff hikes we... Read More


Rupee rises 31 paise against USD

Mumbai, Jan. 7 -- The rupee rose 31 paise to close at 89.87 against the US dollar on Wednesday on possible intervention by the Reserve Bank of India and a fall in global crude oil prices. At the inte... Read More


Need to reduce imports, increase exports to become 3rd-largest economy, says Gadkari

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- India will have to reduce imports and increase exports, if it wants to become the third-largest economy in the world, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Speaking at ... Read More


TRAI empanels RANext as DCRA

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Telecom regulator TRAI has empanelled RANext Technologies as a Digital Connectivity Rating Agency (DCRA), to evaluate the digital connectivity infrastructure of properties, a rele... Read More


Silver jumps Rs 5,000 to hit fresh peak of Rs 2.56 lakh per kg in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Silver prices surged by Rs 5,000 to hit a new record of Rs 2,56,000 per kilogram in the national capital on Wednesday, amid strong safe-haven demand and robust industrial buying, ... Read More


LIC rolls out whole life insurance plan Jeevan Utsav Single Premium

Mumbai, Jan. 7 -- Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched a new Jeevan Utsav Single Premium plan, offering guaranteed lifelong income with life cover. The plan was unveiled by LIC's Ch... Read More


Silox adopts Hindustan Zinc's EcoZen

Udaipur, Jan. 7 -- Hindustan Zinc Limited and specialty chemicals manufacturer Silox India have strengthened their partnership with Silox adopting Hindustan Zinc's low-carbon zinc brand, EcoZen, acros... Read More


Housing sales dip 1% last yr in top 8 cities, avg price grows up to 19%: Knight Frank

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Housing sales fell 1 per cent last year to over 3.48 lakh units across eight major cities, with demand stagnating amid an average price rise of up to 19 per cent, according to Kni... Read More