Railway stocks including RVNL, Railtel and Titagarh Rail rose up to 4% after the government unveiled a Rs 16 lakh crore plan to develop seven high-speed rail corridors. The ambitious push, including Delhi–Varanasi and Varanasi–Siliguri routes, is expected to boost rail infrastructure and domestic manufacturing.
Remittances, services surplus lift India to $4.7 billion current account surplus in April
India achieved a significant current account surplus of $4.7 billion in April. This positive shift was driven by robust inward remittance flows. The services sector