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Gold, Silver Soar as India Buys Metal, Dumps Treasuries
India’s central bank has stepped up gold purchases while reducing its exposure to U.S. Treasury bills, signaling a strategy to strengthen foreign exchange reserves through diversification beyond the dollar. The shift aligns with a global trend of...

Sports News | Hockey Asia Cup: India's Veteran Player Manpreet Singh Urges Indian Team to Give Their All in Super Four
Rajgir (Bihar) [India], September 2 (ANI): Veteran Indian hockey star Manpreet Singh, after a commanding victory over Kazakhstan on Monday in their final Pool A game at the Asia Cup Rajgir, Bihar 2025 by 15-0, emphasised the importance of giving...

Domestic investors cushion India’s $5.1 trillion market as foreign funds exit
Retail investors have played a pivotal role in driving inflows, with more than $3 billion pouring into systematic investment plans (SIPs) in recent months. Experts believe this trend reflects a cultural shift as households increasingly divert...

Gold Rate Today, September 2, 2025: As Gold Price Hits New Record High, Check Prices of Yellow Metal in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Other Metro Cities
Mumbai, September 2: As Gold prices continued their upward rally on Monday, September 1, many are looking to check the prices of the yellow metal today, September 2. The precious metal surged to fresh record highs in the Indian market, supported...

Business News | Semicon India 2025: American Firm-Sinclair CEO Says Indian High Technology Know How Second to None
Washington DC [US], September 2 (ANI): India is leapfrogging the rest of the world in critical wireless technologies and semiconductor design, and driving new products, Chris Ripley, President and CEO of Sinclair, has said ahead of Semicon India...

Modi says SCO an 'opportunity' for India amid 50% tariffs from US
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) an “opportunity” for the South Asian nation, as US imposed 50% punishing tariffs on Indian goods for purchasing Russian oil. The SCO currently covers...

‘Two great countries will get this solved’: Scott Bessent on India-US trade tensions, calls SCO summit ‘performative’
India-US Trade: Amid rising trade tensions between India and the United States, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday voiced optimism that the disputes could be resolved, stressing that the ‘two great countries will get the matter solved....

ETMarkets Smart Talk: Indian bonds to gain global standing after rating upgrade, says Kashyap Javer
India’s recent sovereign rating upgrade is set to enhance the global appeal of its debt market, according to Kashyap Javeri, Head of Research and Fund Manager at Emkay Investment Managers. In an exclusive interaction with ETMarkets, he explains...

Amid tariff rift, India-US military exercise begins in Alaska with focus on high-altitude and counter-drone warfare
India and the United States began the 21st edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas at Fort Wainwright in Alaska on 1 September. The two-week drill runs until 14 September, bringing together more than 450 Indian soldiers and US troops at one of the most...

ICMR embarks on mammoth exercise—to develop India’s 1st growth reference chart for infants, toddlers
New Delhi: A mega exercise to develop India’s first growth and development standards for infants and toddlers has now been rolled out across six cities, representing all regions of the country. Part of the initiative Unnati, or Upgrading Norms for...

Trump ‘Shredding’ Decades Of Outreach Towards India, Says Former US NSA Bolton
Washington: John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor in the first Trump administration and a vocal critic of the US president, slammed the current administration’s policies toward India, accusing Trump of “shredding” decades of efforts to...

“Heartbroken to see my Punjab devastated by floods”: India Test captain Shubman Gill
India Test captain Shubman Gill on Tuesday expressed anguish over the large-scale devastation caused by floods in his home state of Punjab due to incessant rainfall. The floods have affected more than 2.56 lakh people across 12 districts,...

Weapons of influence: tactics of a growing global arms industry and needed health actions
Mark A Bellis, professor of public health and behaviour sciences1, Lisa Jones, reader in public health1, Jennifer Tucker, founding director2, Robert Muggah, co-founder3, Karen Hughes, professor of public health45, Emily Smith, researcher1, Kat...

Opinion | Navarro May Rue Anti-India Rants, End Up In Trump’s Dustbin Of Discarded Loyalists
Last Updated:September 02, 2025, 09:48 IST A man who can go to the length of inventing a fake economist to mouth his own views can easily extrapolate that disingenuity in the much larger playground of geopolitics. It was found after some digging...

How India's 7.8% Q1 GDP growth has strong rural Bharat roots
The robust 7.8 per cent GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth India clocked in the first quarter of FY2025-26 is more than just a statistic. It is the clearest marker yet that Asia’s third-largest economy is not only resilient but also recalibrating...

How Progressive Is ‘Too’ Progressive?: ‘Thalavara’ Tackles Social Issues While Keeping The Female Lead As Nurturer-In-Chief
The Malayalam film industry has given the Indian audience its fair share of progressive films. Over the years, it has produced movies like The Great Indian Kitchen, Kumbalangi Nights, Uyare, Ee. Ma. Yau., etc., on themes such as patriarchy and...

India plans consumption tax cut on 175 products
India plans to cut consumption tax by at least 10 percentage points on nearly 175 products ranging from shampoos and hybrid cars to consumer electronics, two sources said, revealing new details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tax overhaul. The...

Specials | Sep 01, 2025 | 29 min read Shaping the Future of Healthcare: IIT Delhi Introduces Online PG Diploma in Healthcare Product Development and Management
Others Specials New Delhi [India], September 1: The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has announced the launch of its first Online Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Product Development and Management, an initiative designed to shape the next...

German Foreign Minister Wadephul arrives in India; highlights New Delhi’s strategic role ahead of two-day visit
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 2 (ANI): German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann David Wadephul arrives in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning to commence a two-day official visit to India. According to a statement issued by the...

Explained: What India’s cancer map shows
Analysis of data from 43 cancer registries revealed that the lifetime risk of developing cancer in India stood at 11%, with an estimated 15.6 lakh cancer cases and 8.74 lakh cancer deaths occurring in 2024.Population-based cancer registries...