Macro

Kolkata Knight Riders sit sixth on the IPL 2026 table with 13 points and a net run rate of +0.011 ahead of their final league-stage clash against Delhi Capitals.

India's markets face a triple test and the answers may lie in old playbooks.

While India is above all the thresholds currently, it would fall below the 10th percentile threshold if the estimates on the BoP play out.

In rural areas, the WPR stood at 54.9 per cent in April 2026, compared to 55.5 per cent in March 2026 and 55.4 per cent in April 2025.

Officials said the increase in import value was largely driven by higher unit prices rather than a sharp jump in physical demand.

April WPI rise was driven by higher inflation across fuel and power, primary articles and manufactured products, indicating broad-based price pressures in the economy.

The proposed changes could affect lending exposure limits for these institutions, which finance large infrastructure and government-linked projects.

Thanks to 19 million Indians living overseas, India received a record $137 billion in remittances in 2024, more than 14% of global remittance flows.

India's inflation edged up to 3.48% in April from 3.40% in March, coming in lower than expected as the government absorbed higher crude costs.

The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) announced the decision on Tuesday. It will go into effect with the release of GDP data for the fiscal year 2025–2026.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted India's energy challenges triggered by Middle East tensions. He has urged citizens to conserve fuel and adopt cleaner energy practices.

India's ethanol push is reshaping farming, fuel, trade and groundwater use in ways policymakers did not fully anticipate.

Economists see retail inflation inching up as energy costs weigh on household budgets

The Treasury Department said the IRGC has increasingly used offshore shell companies to conceal Iranian oil sales to China.

PM Modi's six-day visit to five nations from May 15-20 will focus on energy, trade, defense, innovation, and strategic partnerships, while strengthening India's ties with Europe, the Gulf region, and Nordic countries.

Rising global fertiliser prices linked to the West Asia crisis push up India’s subsidy burden, even as the government keeps retail rates unchanged for farmers.

India faces significant near-term economic vulnerability as surging crude prices strain its external accounts, Trinh Nguyen, senior economist for emerging Asia at Natixis, has told NDTV Profit — even as she argued the oil shock due to the Iran-US war itself was unlikely to persist.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announced Rs 33,000 crore projects for Nashik's Simhastha Kumbh Mela, aiming to boost industrial development and create around 32,000 jobs.

Oil markets remain volatile following tensions in the Middle East and concerns over disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global crude and natural gas shipments.

Survey flags inflation risks from potential fuel hikes; 35% likely to shift to public transport, many to cut household spending.