The rupee has lost more than 6% against the dollar so far this year as investors cool on Indian assets amid rising crude prices, a deteriorating trade balance and strong dollar.

Sitharaman said because cryptocurrencies are borderless, any legislation to regulate or ban such assets will only be possible through global collaboration.

The partially convertible rupee extended its record-setting spree against the dollar, hitting an all-time low for the seventh straight session

The Indian government also plans to set up a regulatory framework for carbon trading, the report said

Education startups, including Scaler, Byju's, Emeritus and Simplilearn, attracted $8.5 billion in investments during 2014-2021, with almost half of that last year

The tech firm wrongfully used duty exemptions for items imported for use in mobile phone production, said India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

The long-running fight over imports of alcoholic beverages has progressively worsened since it began in the 1990s, the company said

The world's population will reach 8 billion people in November, but India and China are moving in opposite directions, a UN report said.

Covid curbs in Shanghai reignited worries of a wider economic disruption, while possible delisting risks of major Chinese firms from US exchanges dragged Hong Kong shares to a six-week low.

Blocking China-made equipment means higher costs and that's bad news for local telecom companies, says consultancy firm Com First in Delhi.

New RBI policy comes as rupee crashes to all-time lows against the US dollar, with analysts suggesting the move will help reduce pressure on forex reserves

The Indian automaker is also exploring a tie-up with Volkswagen to source EV components such as batteries and motors.