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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India imports goods worth more than it exports, but the gap has narrowed, according to official data.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Hero MotoCorp, India’s largest two-wheeler maker expects it can build an exhaustive pan-India presence for its electric vehicles (EVs) over the next four quarters, a top company official told Mint on Wednesday. Niranjan Gupta, chief executive officer, Hero MotoCorp, said it expects its EV business to become independently viable within two years.

What is ailing the stock market these days? One of the biggest reasons for the drop in Sensex and Nifty is the selling by foreign institutions, which have pulled a significant ₹1.8 lakh crore out of equities since early October. The reasons for this are a deadly mix of the dollar rising, surging US bond yields, concerns over domestic slowdown and rich share valuations.

Signs of a burgeoning housing rebound fell flat as temperatures cooled across the country in December, but the Canadian Real Estate Association sees the stars aligning for a busy spring market.

Savdhan! Crime Patrol and CID BJP's Ashti MLA Suresh Dhas has been vocal about the alleged lawlessness in Beed. He has also alleged that government officials are so complicit in crimes that they deliberately look the other way. Recently, while talking about Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh's murder, Dhas said that the BJP-led Maharashtra government should hire police officers from crime serials like Crime Patrol, CID and Savdhan India as they are the only ones who are honest and can solve the crime while the 'original police' is good for nothing.

President-elect Donald Trump said he would create an “External Revenue Service” tasked with collecting tariffs on foreign imports, the latest indication that the Republican aims to carry out his promises for sweeping trade levies when he retakes office.

Bigg Boss 18 finale is just days away, with the final episode set to air on January 19. The season, filled with drama, controversies, and unexpected turns, has kept viewers on the edge of their seats. Among the standout moments this week was contestant Rajat Dalal addressing serious allegations against him during a media press conference inside the house.

Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said emergence of "non-state actors" in many countries and their resorting to terrorism is a «matter of concern». In his address at an event here to mark the 77th Army Day, he also said conflicts and wars will become more violent and unpredictable.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. OPEC’s overall forecast remains significantly more optimistic than others in the industry. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries stuck to its oil demand forecast for this year after a series of cuts and projected broadly stable growth into 2026.

M Nagaraju on Wednesday asked public and private sector banks to dedicate themselves to bringing more people into the fold of financial inclusion schemes to further strengthen the government's initiatives in this direction.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said companies from around the world are looking to back the UK's new blueprint to ensure the country can fully achieve opportunities in the AI field. The latest multi-billion wave of investment came on the back of another £25bn into the UK's data centre infrastructure revealed at the Global Investment Summit last year, raising the total to £39bn in the last six months, according to the department. No trade-off between AI and workers as investors call for greater focus on upskilling On average, around £200m in private sector inv...

Global management consulting firm Kearney has appointed Siddharth Jain as the new managing partner and country head for its India business. Taking over from Kaushika Madhavan from Jan 1, 2025, Siddharth will oversee business strategy and operations of Kearney India.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SEOUL: South Korean authorities arrested and detained for questioning the country's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, deepening the fallout from his short-lived declaration of martial law last month. Never before has a South Korean sitting president been arrested.

Every year, 15 January is commemorated as ‘Army Day’ to remember the occasion when General (later Field Marshal) KM Cariappa took over the command of the Indian Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of Independent India. The Indian Army originated from armies of the East India Company which later became the British Indian Army and the Princely States Army, and after independence in 1947, merged into the National Army of India. The units of the Indian Army have fought many battles in the past where they gained honor for the country with their bravery. The Indian Army has the sole objective of protecting the nation from any foreign aggression that arises, ensuring the nation's security. They also try to protect the nation from internal threats. During natural calamities, the Indian Army conducts humanitarian rescue operations to save people's lives. In a landmark announcement on January 1, 2025 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declared 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms', signalling a decisive shift towards a more agile, technologically advanced, and combat-ready Armed Forces, said a statement from the Indian Army. The 'Year of Reforms' comes on the heels of the Indian Army's 'Year of Transformation' (2023) and 'Years of Technology Absorption' (2024 and 2025). However, acknowledging the long gestation period required for meaningful change, the Indian Army has already identified 2023 to 2032 as the 'Decade of Transformation'. The announcement of 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms' provides strategic direction and impetus to this long-term initiative. Why is Indian Army Day celebrated on January 15? Army Day is celebrated on this day to remember

Rajnath Singh on Wednesday extended his heartfelt greetings to the brave soldiers, officers, and families of the Indian Army on the occasion of 77th Army Day.

Biden on Tuesday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to ensure the infrastructure needed for advanced AI operations, such as large-scale data centers and new clean power facilities, can be built quickly and at scale in the United States.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Gone are those simpler times when a finance minister of the country could tell Parliament, as Manmohan Singh had in 1992, that he does not lose sleep over stock markets. While those who invest in shares directly or via mutual funds are still relatively few—India has some 180 million demat accounts and a little over 40 million mutual fund folios, with a considerable overlap between the two—the number of Indians with indirect exposure to stock prices via retirement savings and insurance policies would be about 350 million.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Europe is beset by troubles, and the policies of the incoming Trump administration will deepen them. During his first term, Donald Trump insisted that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's European members pay more for their own defense.

India’s power sector with a ravenous appetite. With an opportunity to strengthen its new energy sources, India’s power sector is at the forefront of the government’s focus.

Spain is planning a raft of measures to address its brewing housing crisis, including an up to 100% tax on properties bought by non-European Union residents

Rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will on Wednesday allocate about 821,000 houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana — Gramin (PMAY-G) for beneficiaries in Madhya Pradesh. About ₹3,726 crore in central assistance has been released to the state so far this fiscal to ensure swift disbursement of the first installment to beneficiaries to start house construction, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.