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August 28, 2025 10:01 PM

Major Asian markets up

 Major Asian stock markets increased today. Shanghai Composite Index surged 1.1 percent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 increased up by 0.7 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi Index advanced 0.3 per cent, Singapore’s Straits Times Index ended up with 0.2 per cent .On the other hand Hong Kong’s Hang Seng inde...

August 28, 2025 7:22 PM

India, Bhutan sign MoU on technical cooperation in Agro & allied sectors

    India and Bhutan have signed an MoU on Technical Cooperation in Agriculture and Allied Sectors. Secretary, Agriculture Ministry Devesh Chaturvedi and Bhutan's Agriculture Secretary Thinley Namgyel signed the MoU in Thimpu. Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement that the signing of MoU r...

August 28, 2025 7:10 PM

Qatar confident of strong investment opportunities in India says FM  

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs, Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, in New Delhi today. In a social media post the Finance Ministry said that during the meeting two ministers reiterated their commitment to strengthening bilateral t...

August 28, 2025 9:53 PM

Rupee appreciates by 06 paise to close at 87.62 against US dollar

In the Forex market, the rupee today appreciated by 6 paise to close at 87 rupees and 62 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was trading at 97.91 in intra-day trade.      ...

August 28, 2025 6:44 PM

Australia plans to curb more nuisance tariffs to encourage free trade

  The Australian government has announced that it will cut another 500 tariffs, which it describes as nuisance tariffs, as part of a push to encourage free trade. Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Trade Minister Don Farrell and Industry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres announced in Canberra today that the ...

August 28, 2025 5:56 PM

Japan: Volcanic eruption at Mount Shinmoe; plumes rise to over 5500 mts

In Japan, a volcano eruption at Mount Shinmoe on the southwestern island of Kyushu is reported today with plumes rising to 5,500 meters. Local media quoting the Japan Meteorological Agency reports that the 1,421-metre volcano straddling Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures erupted at 4:53 a.m. local t...