Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman(left) with MoS for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman not only chose to retain the Centre’s focus on capital expenditure, but also announced that at 4.4% of GDP it had hit the highest level in at least a decade. In her ninth consecutive budget speech, she proposed…
AI image (Picture credit: Google Gemini) The United States is redeploying a carrier strike group from the South China Sea to the US Central Command (Centcom) area of responsibility, which includes the Middle East, as tensions escalate between the Trump administration and Iran, according to sources in the US Defence Headquarters, the Pentagon.The move comes…
Amidst the factor mentioned above, prices have witnessed a significant gap up on Monday morning. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are rallying this week and several global factors including a possible Supreme Court judgment on US President Donald Trump’s tariffs would be a key factor to watch out for, says Manav Modi,…
South Africa’s players celebrate the wicket of Shubman Gill during the second T20 International cricket match between India and South Africa, at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, in New Chandigarh. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India fell short in their chase of 214 and were bowled out for 162 in 19.1 overs at New Chandigarh’s…
Rupee extended its downward momentum on Wednesday, falling 9 paise to hit its lowest level of 90.05 against US dollar in early trade. With this, the currency continued its week streak, recording new lows since the week began. Earlier on Tuesday, Rupee fell 42 paise to close at 89.95 against the US dollar further down…
Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 69 runs in Rawalpindi in the ongoing tri-series, despite an unbeaten 67 from Ryan Burl. The result pushed Zimbabwe’s net run rate down and kept Sri Lanka in the race for the final. Pakistan have secured a place in the final after winning their first three matches.Pakistan posted 195, led by…
On the domestic front, ₹1,22,000 is an important support for any break below that we could see prices dragging towards ₹119500- 1,20,000. (AI image) Gold price prediction today:Gold prices are expected to be under pressure this week on global factors, says Maneesh Sharma, AVP – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers. He…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a broadside against Bharatiya Janata Party and accused it of tampering with mandate in Haryana assembly elections.In a press conference, Rahul claimed theft of 25 lakh votes in Haryana, says it includes 5.21 lakh duplicate voters, 93,174 invalid voters and 19.26 lakh bulk voters. He added…