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New Delhi: Seven of the top-10 most valued companies together added Rs 1,15,898.82 crore in market valuation last week, with Reliance Industries grabbing the top spot.Last week, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 677.17 points or 1.31 per cent.Reliance Industries,...

New Delhi: Bird Group's executive director Ankur Bhatia passed away on Friday at the age of 48. He suffered a massive cardiac arrest, according to reports.Bhatia is survived by his wife Smriti Bhatia, an architect, and his two children...

Washington: The Biden administration has banned 59 Chinese military and surveillance firms from trading in US securities, the White House announced on Thursday.“Today, President Biden signed an Executive Order to further address the ongoing national emergency declared in …...

New Delhi: Following a two days' pause, petrol and diesel prices were hiked on Friday, hitting a new record.Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 27 paise and 30 paise respectively across the four metro cities.According to state-run Indian...

Washington: Facebook intends to abandon its controversial policy that gives privileges to politicians, shielding them from the content moderation rules that apply to other users, The Verge news website reported.The decision to end the special treatment policy comes after...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday kept the key rates unaltered for the sixth consecutive time in its June policy review meeting.The Apex Bank lowered its estimate for economic growth to 9.5 per cent for the...

New Delhi: Kerala has retained the top rank in Niti Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer, according to a report released on ThursdayThe Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) evaluates the...

New Delhi: Domestic air passenger traffic nosedived by 65 per cent in May to 20 lakh due to rising COVID-19 infection, said credit rating agency ICRA in a release on Thursday."For May 2021, domestic passenger traffic is estimated at...

New Delhi: India's service sector witnessed first contraction in eight months amid Covid-19 induced complete or partial lock-downs in almost every state in May 2021."At 46.4 in May, down from 54.0 in April, the seasonally adjusted India Services Business...

New Delhi: India's economy contracted by less-than-expected 7.3 per cent in the fiscal year ended March 2021 after the growth rate picked up in the fourth quarter, just before the world's worst outbreak of coronavirus infections hit the country.The...