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Thane, Apr 5 (PTI) A family from Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly swindled of more than Rs 1.66 crore by a man who exploited their fear of "black magic" and promised them divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday. The Kasarvadavali police district on April 2 registered a first information report (FIR) against Manjunath Shetty, a resident of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, based on the family's allegations that they were manipulated into paying th ...Read More >
Indian stock market: The Indian stock market ended on a lower note for a sixth straight week, slipping by nearly half a per cent amid heightened volatility driven by a blend of global and domestic uncertainties. The holiday-shortened week started on a weak footing, as rising US-Iran tensions and a surge in crude oil prices dampened sentiment, leading to widespread selling. On Thursday, the market closed FY26 on a subdued note, with the Sensex declining 1,635 points (2.22%) and the Nifty slippi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that both Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are unlikely to respond to the party's recent questions concerning BJP's Puducherry President and Raj Bhavan constituency candidate VP Ramalingam and Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) chief Jose Charles Martin hosting a Sri Lankan diplomat in Puducherry. Replying to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera's post on X, R ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian stock markets ended their sixth consecutive week lower, with benchmark indices slipping nearly 0.5 per cent amid heightened volatility triggered by a mix of global uncertainties and domestic concerns. Investors are now bracing for another eventful week, where the Reserve Bank of India's policy decision, escalating geopolitical tensions, and surging crude oil prices are expected to dictate market direction. The holiday-shortened week began on a weak footi ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Indian stock markets appear to be transitioning into a consolidation phase with high volatility and low visibility, according to analysts. Global developments continued to dictate market direction, particularly the evolving US-Iran conflict, which kept crude oil prices volatile and elevated. This, in turn, raised concerns over inflation and fiscal stability for import-dependent economies like India. "While domestic flows and technical supports are providing stability, global factors ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to keep key policy rates unchanged in its upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting scheduled for April 6-8, amid heightened global uncertainty triggered by the ongoing West Asia conflict, according to a report by SBI Research. "As the situation is still evolving, we expect RBI to maintain status quo in the upcoming policy," the report said, highlighting that this will be the first policy review since the outbrea ...Read More >
Raipur: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said India has emerged solidly from global shocks that recently tested its resilience, an apparent reference to the ongoing military conflict in West Asia. Addressing the 15th convocation ceremony at Indian Institute of Management Raipur here, Jaishankar said India has managed both domestic and external challenges fairly successfully. His remarks come against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in West Asia, which began on February 28 w ...Read More >
Kolkata: AU Small Finance Bank's deposit growth outpaced its gross loan portfolio expansion, bucking an industry trend. The bank on Saturday reported a 22.8% year-on-year deposit growth to Rs 1.53 lakh crore at the end of March while its gross loan portfolio, which includes securitised loans, grew 21.3% year-on-year to Rs 1.40 lakh crore. Industry average till March 15 published by Reserve Bank of India showed that bank credit grew by 13.8%, 300 basis points more than the average deposit expan ...Read More >
Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 4 (ANI): The saying 'talent needs no introduction' found a fitting example at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026, where wrestlers from Karnataka's Siddi community have made a powerful statement on the mat. Their success is no longer just about medals--it reflects the emergence of an entire community as a force in wrestling. Of African descent, there are about 50,000 Siddis in India, of which one-third live in Karnataka. Out of the nine wrestlers represent ...Read More >
Gold Price in India: Prices of 24 karat, 22 karat, and 18 karat gold staged a sharp rebound this week, driven by heightened geopolitical tensions from the Iran-US conflict and pressure on the Indian Rupee against a strengthening US dollar. However, gold rate in India remained largely steady on Saturday, April 4, while silver price today edged slightly lower. The precious metal saw a massive decline in mid-March as the Strait of Hormuz blockade fuelled a crude oil price rally. The surge in the c ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as geopolitical tensions intensify with the Middle East conflict entering its fifth week, gold prices in India remain nearly 17 per cent below their record peak. Gold prices ended the week on a positive note, but the broader trend reflects pressure on bullion. The COMEX gold price settled at $4,679.70 per ounce, while on the domestic front, MCX gold closed at Rs 1,49,650 per 10 grams. This places gold prices in India around Rs 31,000 lower than their a ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4: Even as geopolitical tensions intensify with the Middle East conflict entering its fifth week, gold prices in India remain nearly 17 per cent below their record peak. Gold prices ended the week on a positive note, but the broader trend reflects pressure on bullion. The COMEX gold price settled at $4,679.70 per ounce, while on the domestic front, MCX gold closed at Rs 1,49,650 per 10 grams. This places gold prices in India around Rs 31,000 lower than their all-time high of Rs ...Read More >
MUMBAI: India's foreign exchange reserves fell sharply by $10.3 billion in the week ended March 27, 2026, taking the total to $688.1 billion, driven largely by a decline in foreign currency assets and gold holdings amid currency market intervention by RBI.The fall was led by foreign currency assets, which dropped by $6.6 billion. These assets, the largest component of reserves, reflect valuation changes in non-dollar currencies such as the euro, pound, and yen, and include the impact of RBI's in ...Read More >
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. XRP is entering a critical phase where short-term weakness meets a potentially explosive macro setup. With price coiling within a larger expansion pattern, the current move may be less about direction and more about building pressure for a much bigger breakout ahead. In an XRP update, EGRAG CRYPTO emphasized that the market is approaching a critical moment, describing the current ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Indian banking and financial services (BFSI) sector is poised for a gradual recovery after a challenging FY26, with improving earnings visibility and structural tailwinds expected to drive medium-term performance, according to a recent report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOSL). The report characterizes FY26 as a "challenging year for investing," noting that macro volatility, margin pressures and weak loan growth weighed on sectoral performance." Ho ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian rupee depreciation post February 27 is, in fact, in line with other currencies, and better than currencies which appreciated significantly in the earlier period (April 2, 2025 to February 27, 2026), indicating that in an uncertain world pushing the limits on rupee depreciation as a shock absorber does not hold beyond an inflection point, according to SBI Research. Interestingly, the Indian rupee depreciated by 6.4 per cent between April 2, 2025 to February 27, 2026. At the ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31: India's foreign‑exchange reserves of over $700 billion are large enough to deter speculative moves and allow the Reserve Bank of India to intervene to stabilise the rupee, a report said on Tuesday. The report from SBI Research said current reserve levels are equivalent to more than 10 months of imports and that short‑term debt is below 20 per cent of reserves, providing room and time to intervene in the market to prop up the rupee if it is so desirable. The research firm ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian rupee depreciation post February 27 is, in fact, in line with other currencies, and better than currencies which appreciated significantly in the earlier period (April 2, 2025 to February 27, 2026), indicating that in an uncertain world pushing the limits on rupee depreciation as a shock absorber does not hold beyond an inflection point, according to SBI Research. Interestingly, the Indian rupee depreciated by 6.4 per cent between April 2, 2025 to ...Read More >
The safe-haven asset gold has been subjected to a volatile cycle of highs and lows in recent times. While it declined on Monday, the yellow metal prices have rallied on Tuesday, March 31. In India, the gold prices for 24 karat gold per gram rose by Rs 103 to Rs 14,929, Rs 13,685 per gram for 22 karat gold, signalling a surge by Rs 95. Meanwhile, the prices for 18 karat gold surged by Rs 78 to Rs 11,197. The MCX remained closed for the morning session on Tuesday on account of 'Mahavir Jayanti', ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Russia's First Deputy Chairman Denis Manturov reaffirmed that Russian companies have the capacity to steadily increase supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Indian market amid the energy crisis due to the conflict in West Asia, underlining deepening energy cooperation between the two countries during his official visit to the country. According to a statement issued by the Russian Embassy in India on Telegram on Thursday, Manturov highlighted t ...Read More >
Bangalore Gold Rate Today: The price of 24 karat, 22 karat, and 18 karat gold in Bangalore saw a sharp jump on Friday, April 4. Reversal in gold price in Karnataka capital helped the precious metal to reverse the previous day's losses. Meanwhile, the silver rate today in Bangalore remained stable. Friday morning's surge was in contrast with decline in international gold prices. House to lakhs of techies, startup founders and company executives, Bangalore's gold rates are closely tracked by lakh ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian equity markets closed lower for the sixth consecutive week amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia and sharp currency fluctuations, with both headline indices ending in the red during a shortened four-day trading week. Sensex ended at 73,319.55 on Thursday, down 263.67 points or 0.35 per cent, compared to the previous Friday's close. Nifty 50 settled at 22,713.10, a decline of 106.50 points or 0.46 per cent on a week-on-week basis. In the fina ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The rupee recorded its strongest recovery in 13 years, rising 173 paise to close at 93.1 from Tuesday's 94.83, after RBI tightened rules to curb speculative bets and forced a sharp unwinding of dollar positions.However, with a fresh round of US bombing in Iran post market hours, which resulted in global oil prices surging further, dealers are wary of a fresh wave of volatility when forex markets open next week.Thursday's rebound followed a series of regulatory steps aimed at squeezing sh ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2: The rupee logged one of its steepest single-day gains in many years and settled 152 paise higher at 93.18 against the US dollar on Thursday after the Reserve Bank stepped in with a slew of measures to restrict banks from onshore forward markets. The domestic unit, however, remained under pressure due to the unabated withdrawal of foreign capital, a strengthening dollar, and rising crude oil prices amid a volatile geopolitical situation, forex analysts said. At the interbank fo ...Read More >
Stock Market Live Updates: Indian equity benchmarks are likely to witness a sharp decline at the open as oil prices climbed more than $4 on Thursday after US President Donald Trump said the United States would continue to attack Iran, including energy and oil targets over the next few weeks, and did not commit to a specific timeline to end the war. This comes a day after both BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 ended Wednesday's session on a positive note, signalling an overall upbeat market mood. Here ...Read More >
Foreign investors are withdrawing from Indian equities due to global risk aversion amid West Asia tensions, but India's domestic strength remains solid. Ross Maxwell of V T Markets highlights that the retreat reflects a risk-off strategy rather than concerns about India's economic fundamentals, with geopolitical developments impacting investor sentiment. Global investors are retreating from Indian equities, driven by increasing global uncertainties and a 'risk-off' mindset amid ongoing West Asi ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI) The rupee logged one of its steepest single-day gains in many years and settled 152 paise higher at 93.18 against the US dollar on Thursday after the Reserve Bank stepped in with a slew of measures to restrict banks from onshore forward markets. The domestic unit, however, remained under pressure due to the unabated withdrawal of foreign capital, a strengthening dollar, and rising crude oil prices amid a volatile geopolitical situation, forex analysts said. At the interbank ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Margin pressure for Indian banks could increase, as the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) flexibility to inject local-currency liquidity into the banking system has narrowed amid efforts to contain rupee volatility, a report said on Thursday. However, banks' direct foreign-currency risks remain limited, Fitch Ratings said in a report. "Sector margins could decline by 20-30 bps below our current 3.1 per cent forecast for the financial year ending March 31, 2027 (FY27) if high ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI) India's refined sunflower oil sales volume is expected to decline about 10 per cent in the current fiscal due to supply-chain disruptions triggered by the Middle East conflict and rising prices that are likely to drive consumers towards cheaper alternatives, a report said on Thursday. Indian refined sunflower oil volume is poised to decline 10 per cent in the current fiscal, due to twin headwinds that will dampen demand, Crisil Ratings said in a report. Firstly, supply-chai ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 2 (ANI): The stock markets recovered from early losses on Thursday and ended the session in the green, reflecting resilience in investor sentiment despite global uncertainties. The Nifty 50 index closed at 22,713.10, gaining 33.70 points or 0.15 per cent, while the BSE Sensex settled at 73,319.55, up by 185.23 points or 0.25 per cent. Also Read | What Is 'Floccinaucinihilipilification'? Meaning Explained After Delhi Court Uses Rare Word in Nirmala Sitharaman ...Read More >
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