Oil on edge, rupee steady: How geopolitics and RBI are lifting the currency ahead of Monetary policy committee meeting

Oil on edge, rupee steady: How geopolitics and RBI are lifting the currency ahead of Monetary policy committee meeting

Rupee has spent months reacting to every twist in the Middle East conflict and every jump in global crude oil prices. But analysts now believe that the currency could be entering a more stable phase, with no sharp depreciation expected ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in August….

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Ethanol-blended petrol rollout: Govt says ‘no assessment done’ on number of E20-compatible vehicles

Ethanol-blended petrol rollout: Govt says ‘no assessment done’ on number of E20-compatible vehicles

The government has not estimated how many vehicles in India are fully compatible with E20 fuel, Parliament was informed on Monday. It, however, maintained that the ethanol blending programme is backed by scientific studies and consultations with automobile manufacturers and technical institutions.Responding to a query, minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Suresh Gopi…

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RBI’s swap scheme may attract -85 billion in forex inflows, says SBI report

RBI’s swap scheme may attract $80-85 billion in forex inflows, says SBI report

The Reserve Bank of India’s concessional swap facility could attract $80-85 billion in foreign currency inflows, led by strong Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) [FCNR(B)] deposits, according to an SBI research report released on Monday.The report, Ecowrap, said the RBI’s swap scheme has already brought in nearly $20 billion in inflows by July 17, providing a…

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ITR filing deadline: What happens if you don’t file your income tax return by July 31, 2026? Penalty, consequences explained

ITR filing deadline: What happens if you don’t file your income tax return by July 31, 2026? Penalty, consequences explained

Missing the due date or failing to file altogether can have far-fetched consequences, including losing certain tax benefits also. ITR filing FY 2025-26: For individuals who have still not filed their income tax return for AY 2026-27 – the clock is ticking as the July 31, 2026 deadline approaches. Those with professional or business income…

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Over 500% jump! Why CXMT skyrocketed on stock market debut to become China’s most valuable listed company

Over 500% jump! Why CXMT skyrocketed on stock market debut to become China’s most valuable listed company

CXMT is China’s leading producer of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips. (Reuters photo) A Chinese company has just debuted on the stock market with a 500% gain after raising a record number in Asia’s biggest public offering so far this year. Meet China’s CXMT – it’s the country’s most valuable listed company – a chipmaker…

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Discount, premium, discount, premium: How Russian crude prices swung as India stepped up procurement amid US-Iran war

Discount, premium, discount, premium: How Russian crude prices swung as India stepped up procurement amid US-Iran war

Before the war, Russian oil was available at discounts of around $2 per barrel. Russian oil which remained the mainstay of India’s crude procurement strategy since the US-Iran conflict began has swung from being available at high premiums to discounts and back at premiums again as the Middle East conflict situation has evolved.The conflict in…

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Stocks to buy: What’s the outlook for Nifty for July 27-July 31 week? Check list of top stock recommendations

Stocks to buy: What’s the outlook for Nifty for July 27-July 31 week? Check list of top stock recommendations

Stock market recommendations: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), and United Spirits Ltd have been identified by Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities as the top stocks to buy this week starting July 27, 2026. He has also shared his views on Nifty and Bank Nifty: Stock recommendations: Hindustan Aeronautics LtdHAL has delivered…

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Gold price prediction today: Gold rises, but will the upside be limited? Check outlook for July 27, 2026 week

Gold price prediction today: Gold rises, but will the upside be limited? Check outlook for July 27, 2026 week

Technically, gold appears to be forming a base after the recent decline, with buyers gradually regaining control. Gold price prediction today: Gold prices have staged a recovery as geopolitical tensions show signs of abating, but the gains are likely to be limited ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy this week, says Manav Modi, Senior…

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Gold, silver price live updates today: Gold prices jump over 1% as easing Middle East tensions drag oil lower, Fed decision in focus

Gold, silver price live updates today: Gold prices jump over 1% as easing Middle East tensions drag oil lower, Fed decision in focus

Gold, silver price today: Global gold and silver prices rebound after volatile week International bullion markets also traded on a stronger footing in the previous week, despite sharp fluctuations driven by geopolitical developments. Comex gold futures for August delivery advanced by $52, or 1.3%, to settle at $4,070.8 an ounce in New York. Silver witnessed…

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Cheaper, open, intelligent: Chinese AI models gain ground, as they make inroads in the US

Cheaper, open, intelligent: Chinese AI models gain ground, as they make inroads in the US

A booth for Chinese AI Startup Moonshot’s Kimi K3 during the World AI Conference in Shanghai HONG KONG: China has a hot new product in the United States: artificial intelligence.San Francisco-based Raffi Krikorian, the chief technology officer at Mozilla, which runs the Firefox browser, switched to Chinese AI startup Moonshot’s Kimi K3 for many of…

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Infosys faces €175,000 fine in France over time record system

Infosys faces €175,000 fine in France over time record system

BENGALURU: French labour authorities fined Infosys €175,000 (around Rs 2 crore) because its employee time-recording system did not comply with local labour laws.In a stock exchange filing, the IT services company said it received a communication from DRIEETS Ile-de-France, the regional French labour authority, imposing the penalty.The regulator found that Infosys’ time-tracking system did not…

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Cyber frauds shift to on-call scams, mule networks

Cyber frauds shift to on-call scams, mule networks

MUMBAI: India’s cyber-fraud landscape is undergoing a decisive shift, with fraudsters moving away from remote takeover of devices to real-time social engineering, where victims themselves execute transactions under live phone instruction, even as a sprawling network of mule accounts enables the laundering of proceeds.According to the July 2026 report by Biocatch (a company that assists…

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