West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a gathering in Kolkata during the “Shahid Smarane Shraddhanjali” (Tribute in Memory of Martyrs) program on 21 July, observed as Martyrs’ Day by the Trinamool Congress. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that the Narendra Modi-led Central government is being … Read more
GK Reddy, Union Minister of Coal and Mines | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR India holds 7.23 million tonnes (mt) of rare earth elements oxide (REO) in 13.15 mt of monazite deposits across Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Maharashtra, said GK Reddy, Union Minister of Mines, in the Rajya Sabha … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament | Photo Credit: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that peace and progress have defined this decade, with the red corridor of the past changing to green zones of growth. He also lauded the success of … Read more
Recently, at a business school entrepreneurship event, a student said she was planning to drop out of the placement cycle and instead seek opportunities in a start-up. She asked me how different it is working for a start-up as compared to a traditional corporate firm. The first thing that struck me was how normal it … Read more
Indian rice millers and exporters are upbeat about Bangladesh’s “plan to import 9 lakh tonnes of rice,” anticipating a boost in demand and better prices for the cereal, stakeholders said on Sunday. With India accounting for 46 per cent of global rice exports, the country is expected to “emerge as the primary beneficiary of the … Read more
Continuing its triad against mining Moghul Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta group, US-based Viceroy Research has alleged that the group’s semiconductor unit was a “sham commodities trading operation”, designed to avoid classification as an NBFC, a charge the mining conglomerate dismissed as baseless. US short seller Viceroy Research, which last week published a scathing report about Vedanta … Read more
After three months of fund infusion, foreign investors turned net sellers with withdrawal of ₹5,524 crore so far in July, due to ongoing trade tensions between the US and India and mixed corporate results. With this, the total outflow has reached ₹83,245 crore so far in 2025, data with the depositories showed. Looking ahead, the … Read more
Aggressive hybrid funds appeal to two categories of investors: newcomers to equity investing who want a gentler introduction to stock market participation, and those approaching retirement who are looking to transition their portfolios away from higher-risk investments toward more conservative options. One of the consistent performers in this segment is the ICICI Prudential Equity & … Read more
Once the toast of equity markets, public sector stocks have seen their momentum stall in 2025. The 63-stock BSE PSU Index has declined nearly 12 per cent over the past year, sharply under-performing the benchmark Sensex, which inched up 1.3 per cent. This has led to a wealth erosion of ₹10-lakh crore, with the combined … Read more
