The Congress on Sunday attacked the Modi government over the BJP resolution adopted at a party meet here, saying "shifting goalposts is ingrained in the DNA" of the ruling party and was testament of "unpardonable failures" of the NDA.

The Indian insurance industry is expected to grow to $280 billion by 2019-20, aided by the Centre's Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday, citing a joint study conducted with research firm APAS.

The Modi government violated procedures in the Rafale deal with the External Affairs Ministry not in the know before it was announced in 2015, alleges senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who wants the government to tell the truth to the people, including the price of the fighter jets.

The Indian equity market snapped its six-week-long gaining streak during the September 3-7 period as the rupee fell to record low levels, coupled with high crude oil prices and decline in the global markets.

India's estimated tea production fell by around 6.7 per cent to 151.38 million kg in July from 162.28 million kg produced in the year-ago month, according to data from the Tea Board India.

Leading by example, Kulpi block in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district has achieved 99 per cent institutional child delivery by providing state-of-the-art facilities, according to an official.

US stocks closed lower as investors digested a slew of economic data amid global trade tensions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday decreased 79.33 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 25,916.54. The S&P 500 was down 6.37 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 2,871.68, Xinhua news agency reported.

Non-tyre rubber products manufacturers, who are experiencing a 20 per cent increase in natural rubber prices following the floods in Kerala, are apprehending that their profitability could be affected with rising input costs, officials said here on Friday.

Indias current account deficit (CAD) at $15.8 billion during the first quarter ending June is higher compared with that in the same quarter a year ago and stood at 2.4 per cent of the GDP owing mainly to increased trade deficit, RBI data showed on Friday.

Despite a largely volatile session on Friday, the key Indian equity indices ended on a positive note supported by a recovery in the rupee.