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India's refined copper consumption to double by 2026: Birla Copper CEO JC Laddha

The nation's consumption of the metal is expected to rise to 1.433 million tonnes by 2026 from 650,000 tonnes in 2018, Birla Copper CEO J.C. Laddha told delegates at the Asia Copper Conference in Shanghai.

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Shahid Afridi clarifies his 'Pakistan doesn't want Kashmir' statement

Shahid Afridi has come out and clarified his statement on letting Kashmir be independent and bashed the Indian media for misconstruing his statement

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India suffers WTO setback in Japan's steel tariff dispute

India fears a WTO ruling on safeguard tariff following a Japanese challenge on steel import duty will have an impact on import from other sources

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Tough times ahead for Indian rubber producers

High international inventory, the slump in China demand and producers' reluctance to intervene will prevent commodity's firming up.

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RBI governor Urjit Patel could resign on November 19 – report

The government and the RBI have been fighting for weeks over how much autonomy the RBI should have as the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to reduce curbs on lending and to gain access to the RBI's surplus reserves.

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Raghuram Rajan defends RBI call for autonomy

Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan defended the central bank's call for greater autonomy from the government, saying ultimately the nation stands to benefit from an independent and robust RBI.

10 days ago

China pats Pakistan for 'efforts' to have peace talks with India

During the ongoing China visit by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Beijing and Islamabad issued a joint statement which had some references to India and the issues where it is involved.

12 days ago

Tata Motors posts second-quarter loss amid lean JLR sales, one-off charge

Total expenses during July-September rose 8.6 percent, while revenue climbed to 712.93 billion rupees from 695.70 billion rupees a year earlier.

16 days ago

Price rally takes sheen off India's festive buying; 'consumers waiting for a correction'

Gold futures were trading around Rs 32,070 per 10 grams on Friday, having touched Rs 32,311, the highest since July 6, last week.

19 days ago

Development of poorest of poor is real indicator of peace: PM Modi

Even though India had no direct connection with the First World War, it was an important event because Indian soldiers fought bravely and played a huge role by sacrificing their lives said the PM Narendra Modi.

19 days ago

RBI Deputy Governor Acharya says ignoring central bank's independence could lead to catastrophe

In a sign of a mounting policy struggle between India's central bank and the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a top bank official warned on Friday that undermining a central bank's independence could be "potentially catastrophic".

20 days ago

China agrees to increase imports from India, says trade minister Suresh Prabhu

India's trade deficit with China is its widest with any country, with large amounts of electronics and other items flowing across the border with its northern neighbour.

21 days ago

ICICI Bank second-quarter profit halves, but asset quality improves

Net profit came in at Rs 9.09 billion ($123.84 million) in the three months ended September 30, compared with Rs 20.58 billion a year earlier, the private-sector bank said on Friday.

21 days ago

Yes Bank plunges on second-quarter profit miss; brokerages slash target prices

Shares of Yes Bank Ltd dived 15 percent to a four-week low on Friday, after the lender posted a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit due to higher provisions and weak asset quality.

21 days ago

Bengaluru: ED raids Amnesty International office for alleged violation of FDI guidelines

In a statement later, the economic intelligence agency said Amnesty had received Rs 36-crore foreign funds till date from overseas in violation of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) guidelines.

21 days ago

Sensex hits 7-month low, falls over 400 points amid rout in global equities

Indian shares fell nearly 1.5 percent to a seven-month low on Thursday, joining a sell-off in global equities amid concerns about a slowdown in the world economy.

22 days ago

Corruption in cricket: Al Jazeera airs new documentary, ICC asks for proof

As per the documentary, Al Jazeera claims to possess the recordings of a person identified as one Aneel Munawar, who allegedly works for Dawood Ibrahim's D Company.

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Trump admin could remove India from its currency watch list of major trading partners

India for the first time was placed by the US in its currency monitoring list of countries with potentially questionable foreign exchange policies in April along with five other countries – China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland.

29 days ago

Sebi asks Fortis Healthcare to recover $55 million from founders, eight firms

SEBI will carry out a detailed investigation, but said it was issuing an interim order to protect the interests of Fortis Healthcare shareholders and prevent any further "deterioration" of company funds or assets.

29 days ago

Netflix shares jump after record subscriber growth

Shares of Netflix Inc soared 11 percent before the bell on Wednesday after the company put fears of a slowdown in growth to bed by racking up 7 million new subscribers between July and September.

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