As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to unveil India’s annual budget, the economy shows promising growth, ...

Drivers without driveways are being locked out of affordable electric vehicle charging by cost, confusion and council delays ...

One in four of new car sales in 2025 were electric vehicles, according to official government statistics.

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cross-border banking is becoming increasingly central to East Africa’s financial system as rising trade, travel and labour mobility drive demand for seamless ...

In regions with scant rainfall and barely one crop a year, MGNREGA was a lifesaver. In other areas, where agriculture itself ...

Hawkish BoJ signals, Japan’s election, and key US data put USD/JPY in focus, with volatility rising as traders reassess Fed and BoJ policy paths.

Bitcoin (BTC) broke below $80K as ETF outflows, hawkish Fed signals, and firm US data weighed on risk appetite, despite a ...

Gold and silver prices remain under sharp focus as traders track price action following last week’s dramatic sell-off, which marked silver’s worst single-day fall since 1980. The commodity markets are ...

Nearly 65,000 additional H-2B guest worker visas will be issued until September.

Union Budget 2026 is expected to act as a unifying signal, aligning industrial policy with trade strategy, climate ...

As imports, geopolitics and artisan exits hurt volumes, Kashmir’s carpet industry is pivoting to ultra-premium handmade ...