Sensex tanks more than 600 points after RBI credit policy
New Delhi, Feb 8 - BSE Sensex tanked more than 600 points after RBI announcement of credit policy with banks leading the fall.
Disney to invest $1.5 bn in Epic Games to create games, entertainment universe
San Francisco, Feb 8 - Entertainment giant Disney has said that it will invest $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in the 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games and work with the game developer to create a "games and entertainment universe".
Essar’s sustainability initiatives propel India’s energy transformation
New Delhi, Feb 8 - Essar, a prominent player in India's energy landscape, is charting a new course towards sustainability.
RBI leaves repo rate untouched at 6.5% for 6th time in a row
Chennai, Feb 8 - Not belying the expectations of senior economists, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) retained the repo rate at 6.50 per cent.
Government confirms no investigation or systemic stability concerns: Paytm
New Delhi, Feb 8 - In a reassuring development for the digital payments giant, Paytm, and its vast user base, recent clarifications from top government officials have put to rest any concerns regarding the company's operational integrity and systemic stability within the financial
AI-based writing assistant Grammarly to lay off 230 employees
San Francisco, Feb 8 - Popular AI-based writing assistant Grammarly is laying off 230 workers as part of restructuring and 82 of the affected workforce are in the US.
India’s merchandise exports in Q4 will be $118.2 bn: Export Import Bank of India
Chennai, Feb 7 - India’s merchandise exports for the fourth quarter of FY24 will be about $118.2 billion, logging a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 2.96 per cent, the Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) forecasts.
Cholamandalam MS General Insurance targets Rs 7,700 crore premium
Chennai, Feb 7 - Murugappa group’s multi-line insurer Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd targets to close this fiscal with a gross premium of about Rs 7,700 crore, a top company official said on Wednesday.
India’s solar power potential estimated at 748 GW; Rajasthan tops, J&K 2nd
New Delhi, Feb 7 - India’s total solar energy potential has been estimated at 748 GWp (Giga Watt peak), Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power, R.K. Singh, informed the Parliament on Wednesday.
Power Grid Q3 net profit up 10.5%, declares 2nd dividend
New Delhi, Jan 7 - Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd on Wednesday reported a 10.5 per cent growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 4,028 crore in the October-December quarter of the current financial year compared with the corresponding figure of
Delhi records 8.2 degrees minimum temp, strong winds predicted
New Delhi, Feb 8 - The national capital on Thursday recorded a minimum temperature at 8.2 degrees Celsius, one notch below the seasonal average, the India Meteorological (IMD) Department said.
Mercury under free fall as cold intensifies in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 8 - Due to clear night sky, mercury remained under free fall in Kashmir on Thursday as Srinagar city recorded minus 5.2 as the minimum temperature.
PM Modi likely to visit Varanasi this month
Varanasi, Feb 8 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit his constituency, Varanasi, in the last week of February when he will inaugurate and lay the foundation of 25 development projects worth around Rs 6,000 crore.
Prayagraj to get longest ropeway across river by 2025
Prayagraj, Feb 8 - Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh will get the country’s longest ropeway across a river by 2025.
UPSRTC deploys more buses in Ayodhya to deal with increased pilgrim rush
Lucknow, Feb 8 - The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has increased the number of officials and buses in Ayodhya to manage the pilgrim rush and movement for the next one week.
Ayodhya mosque foundation distances itself from ‘sacred’ brick
Lucknow, Feb 8 - The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation, set up for construction of a mosque at Dhannipur village in Ayodhya, has distanced itself from claims by a member of the same foundation that a "sacred" brick has been brought from Mecca and Medina
Railway Board approves Rs 244.77cr for wagon workshop in Odisha’s Kantabanji
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 - The Railway Board has approved Rs 244.77 crore for the establishment of Wagon Periodic Overhauling (PoH) facility at Kantabanji in Balangir district of Odisha.
Chandrababu Naidu meets Amit Shah, Nadda to discus alliance
New Delhi, Feb 8 - Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J. P. Nadda in the national capital late on Wednesday night to discuss a tripartite electoral alliance for forthcoming simultaneous elections
Will stay here in NDA and ‘not go here and there’ from now on: Nitish Kumar
New Delhi/Patna, Feb 7 - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J.P. Nadda in the national capital on Wednesday, said that from now on, he will stay put in the
Monitor activities of terrorist associates, IGP Kashmir directs officers
Srinagar, Feb 7 - Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, V.K. Birdi presided over a security review meeting on Wednesday with officers of police, intelligence agencies, and other security forces to discuss various strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing law enforcement efforts and ensuring