Synopsis The Indian Rupee is set for a strong rise against the US Dollar following a new trade deal. Experts predict the Rupee could reach the 89 mark. Foreign investors are expected to return, reversing recent outflows. This development will benefit importers and could ease inflation. Exporters may see reduced competitiveness. Regulators are advised to
The Indian alternative investment landscape is currently witnessing a tectonic shift. It is evolving from a capital-starved ecosystem into one of the world’s most dynamic markets for private capital. As the third-largest startup ecosystem globally, home to over 1.57 lakh recognised startups, India has firmly established itself as a formidable engine of innovation and entrepreneurship1.
Indian IT stocks recorded their worst single-day selloff since the Covid March 2020 crash on Wednesday, with the software services sector shedding Rs 1.9 lakh crore in market value as investors fled amid fears that artificial intelligence (AI) could render traditional software and IT services obsolete. What happened? Heavyweights Infosys and TCS shares were the
Mahindra & Mahindra has landed its largest-ever export order, clinching a deal to supply 35,000 units of its Scorpio Pik Up to Indonesia in 2026 — a single contract that outstrips the company’s entire export volumes in fiscal 2025. The light commercial vehicles will be delivered to Agrinas Pangan Nusantara, an Indonesian state-owned enterprise, as
Kolkata, Passengers of a Turkish Airlines plane, which made an emergency landing at Kolkata Airport on Wednesday afternoon after the pilot declared a fire in the right engine, will fly off in a replacement aircraft at 6 am tomorrow, an official said. Kolkata: Turkish plane lands after engine fire alert; replacement flight at 6 am
Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) said on Wednesday that around one million hearings for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal are pending and that the process is likely to be completed within the deadline of February 7. Only around one million hearings were pending till Wednesday, West Bengal’s chief electoral officer Manoj
Kolkata: A 19-year-old Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) student was arrested on Monday for allegedly robbing his neighbour’s flat in a luxury housing complex in West Bengal’s Sarsuna area after Kolkata Police traced his recent online purchases — including a money-counting machine and an electric saw — that made him the prime suspect, police said.
For a Kolkata-based psychotherapist, the journey to professional independence has been as much about financial discipline as it has been about clinical expertise. Livingwith her parents in Baghajatin, Sneha Dey manages her monthly earnings by carefully navigating EMIs and rising medical costs, which consume nearly half of her budget. Her story provides a rare glimpse
Kolkata, The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has partnered with Columbia University and a Bengaluru-based think tank to examine whether pollutants in urban industrial areas and rural regions of the state exhibit similar levels of toxicity, a senior official said on Tuesday. Bengal: WBPCB-Columbia University to study toxicity of urban, rural pollutants The study would
UPSC has revised Civil Services Examination rules, barring serving IAS and IFS officers from appearing in CSE-2026. The new norms aim to streamline recruitment and prevent repeated attempts by already selected candidates. UPSC makes major changes to CSE attempts, to affect IAS, IFS Photograph: (OTV) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has introduced significant changes