NEW DELHI, July 25 (Reuters) – India’s Tata Steel Ltd (TISC.NS) expects lower steel prices in the July-September quarter in India and Europe, aided by a fall in the prices of coking coal, a key raw material, its chief executive and managing director said on Tuesday. “In India, the Q2 …
Read More »IMF: India’s rice restrictions could fuel food price inflation
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) – India’s move to restrict exports of certain types of rice could help exacerbate food price inflation and should be reversed, International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said on Tuesday. Gourinchas told a news conference that India’s restriction would have a similar effect of the …
Read More »India’s Rajasthan plans online surcharge for gig workers’ welfare fund
[1/2]The logo of Indian food delivery company Zomato is seen on its app on a mobile phone displayed in front of its company website in this illustration picture taken July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo NEW DELHI, July 25 (Reuters) – The Indian state of Rajasthan has approved a bill …
Read More »India suspends another drugmaker’s license over tainted cough syrup
[1/2]The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo NEW DELHI, July 25 (Reuters) – India has suspended a drugmaker’s manufacturing license after the World Health Organization flagged contamination in its cough syrups found in the Marshall Islands and …
Read More »Prosus says India’s Byju’s ‘regularly disregarded’ former director’s advice
BENGALURU, July 25 (Reuters) – Prosus NV (PRX.AS), an investor in Indian educational technology startup Byju’s, said on Tuesday that the troubled company’s directors “regularly disregarded advice” despite repeated efforts by the Dutch-listed technology firm’s former director. Prosus, which this year slashed its valuation of Byju’s to $5.1 billion from …
Read More »Indian police arrest 74 Rohingya refugees in north
LUCKNOW, India, July 24 (Reuters) – Indian police said they arrested 74 Rohingya refugees on Monday for living “illegally” in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh – a move activists condemned as an arbitrary crackdown on people fleeing violence. The members of the Muslim Rohingya community were detained in six …
Read More »India’s Byju’s, creditors agree to amend $1.2 billion loan terms
BENGALURU, July 24 (Reuters) – India’s Byju’s and its lenders, who own more than 85% of the edtech startup’s $1.2 billion term loan, have agreed to work towards amending that loan by Aug. 3, the steering committee of the creditors group said on Monday. The successful execution of the loan …
Read More »India’s PNB Housing posts 48% rise in Q1 profit on strong housing demand
BENGALURU, July 24 (Reuters) – Indian mortgage lender PNB Housing Finance (PNBH.NS) on Monday posted a nearly 48% rise in its first-quarter profit, driven by robust demand for housing loans and improved asset quality. PNB Housing, a unit of state-run lender Punjab National Bank (PNBK.NS), said its consolidated net profit …
Read More »India to face apple crunch as heavy rain hits production
[1/2]Rotten apples are seen on a tree at an apple orchard, in Sopore, north Kashmir, September 13, 2019. Picture taken September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/ NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, July 24 (Reuters) – India’s apple production is expected to nearly halve this year after heavy rains and flash floods wiped out about …
Read More »India’s economy to hold top spot for GDP but not so much for job growth: Reuters poll
BENGALURU, July 24 (Reuters) – India’s economy will grow at a solid pace for the rest of this fiscal year and next but well below its potential rate, according to a Reuters poll of economists who also said the employment situation will improve only slightly. The world’s most populous country …
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