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Fugitive jeweller Choksi accuses India of orchestrating his kidnap in Antigua

LONDON (Reuters) -Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi accused India of orchestrating his kidnapping to extradite him on fraud allegations, with his lawyers telling London’s High Court on Monday that only India had the motivation and resources to do so. Choksi – who was arrested in Belgium in April – is wanted in India over his alleged …

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Rupee ends nearly flat following choppy trading; forward premiums dip

By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee experienced choppy trading before ending nearly flat on Monday as a broad based decline in the U.S. dollar blunted risk aversion spurred by the escalation in the Iran-Israel conflict. The rupee closed at 86.0650 against the U.S. dollar, nearly unchanged from its close of 86.08 in …

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India’s unemployment rate rises to 5.6% in May as farm jobs decline post-harvest

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s unemployment rate rose to 5.6% in May from 5.1% in April, partly due to a drop in farm activity after the end of the harvest season, the statistics ministry said on Monday. This was the second monthly release of India’s labour force data covering both urban and rural …

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Air India chairman says crash should drive effort to build safer airline

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Air India’s Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Monday told staff that last week’s plane crash that killed at least 271 people should be a catalyst to build a safer airline, urging employees to stay resolute amid any criticism. In a town hall held at the headquarters of the Tata Group-owned …

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IndiGo’s top shareholder denies reports of stake sale

(Reuters) -Indian airline IndiGo’s top shareholder InterGlobe Enterprises said on Monday that media reports on a stake sale in the carrier “have no factual basis”. News channel CNBC-TV18, on Friday, reported that InterGlobe Enterprises will sell a 4% stake in IndiGo through block deals and is looking to raise around $1 billion from the sale. …

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India’s equity benchmarks snap two-day losing streak as IT and financials rise

By Bharath Rajeswaran (Reuters) -India’s equity benchmarks rose on Monday, clawing back from early range-bound trades as gains in IT and financial stocks offset caution stemming from the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. The Nifty 50 rose 0.92% at 24,946.50 and the BSE Sensex rose 0.84% to 81,796.15. Markets are exhibiting resilience despite geopolitical and trade risks …

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India’s monsoon back on track, heatwave to ease, says weather officials

By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s monsoon has revived after stalling for more than a fortnight, and rains are set to cover central parts of the country this week, bringing relief from the heatwave in the grain-growing northern plains, two senior weather officials said on Monday. The monsoon, the lifeblood of the country’s nearly $4 …

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British carmaker JLR trims FY26 margin forecast on US tariff concerns

(Reuters) -British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover lowered its fiscal 2026 earnings before interest and taxes margins forecast to 5%-7% on Monday from 10% earlier, amid uncertainty in the global auto industry as U.S. tariffs loom. Shares in the company’s Indian parent Tata Motors slumped as much as 5.2% in early trade following the announcement. …

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India cenbank seeks market views on aligning call money rate with repo, sources say

By Siddhi Nayak and Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) -The Reserve Bank of India has sought feedback from large market participants on aligning the overnight interbank call money rate more closely with the policy repo rate, five treasury officials aware of the discussions told Reuters on Monday. The move follows a Reuters report last week that …

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