Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Somil Mehta, Head – Alternate Research, Capital Market Strategy, Mirae Asset Sharekhan, the top stocks investors can consider buying today on November 18, 2025 are: NBCC (India) Ltd, and Punjab National Bank (PNB). Let’s take a look:NBCC (India) Ltd – Buy in the range…
MUMBAI: The sales of consumer goods like soaps, shampoos and washing detergents slowed in the Sept quarter in anticipation of the GST cuts, impacting FMCG volume growth sequentially. Volumes grew by 5.4% compared to 6% in the June quarter with the decline being led by the home and personal care categories, data released by NielsenIQ…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Monday approved 17 projects under Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), entailing an investment of Rs 7,172 crore. Govt wants greater involvement of domestic companies in electronics supply chain, especially in view of changing geopolitical situation, electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. These projects are expected to create 11,800…
BENGALURU: IT and BPM firms are accelerating the use of advanced productivity tools that provide clients with real-time operational insights. Many of these tools include built-in time tracking, analyse workforce patterns, and proactively flag inefficiencies in performance trends. Tracking workforce productivity has been part of industry routines, largely at the clients’ behest, as companies seek…
NEW DELHI: Amid rising prices, Indian consumers were shunning the purchase of gold, resulting in lower import of the yellow metal – both in value and quantity terms – during first half of the financial year.But, they seem to have come back with a vengeance in Oct, coinciding with GST rate reduction, making up for…
Arunachalam Vellayan, former Chairman of the Murugappa Group CHENNAI: Arunachalam Vellayan (72), former Chairman of the Murugappa Group and Chairman Emeritus of Coromandel International, passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness, the ₹902-billion Murugappa Group said in an official statement.A fourth-generation member of the Murugappa family and great-grandson of Dewan Bahadur Murugappa Chettiar —…
The commerce ministry has begun preparing detailed guidelines for the Rs 25,060-crore Export Promotion Mission (EPM) and will start releasing them before the end of November, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday.The government approved the six-year mission on November 12 for implementation from 2025-26, aiming to help exporters navigate global tariff shocks, including the…
The government on Monday tightened import controls on select categories of platinum jewellery, imposing licensing requirements until April 30, 2026, in an effort to check misuse of free trade agreements (FTAs), particularly with ASEAN nations, PTI reported.The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), in a fresh notification, revised the import policy for these platinum jewellery…
India is set to benefit modestly from the United States’ decision to withdraw reciprocal tariffs on a set of agricultural products, including tea, coffee and spices, the commerce ministry said on Monday, PTI reported. The tariff exemptions, announced through a White House Executive Order on November 12, took effect the next day.The move rolls back…
US President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on India in August, 25% of which is a penalty for India’s crude oil imports from Russia. (AI image) India’s exports to the US have grown in October over September, despite the 50% tariffs imposed by American President Donald Trump on Indian goods. However, the exports to the…
