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Indian Market: Sensex zooms 1054 pts

Apr 17, 2020, at 11:07 am

Mumbai/UNI: BSE Sensex zoomed by 1054 pts to open at 31,656.68 ahead of RBI policy amid firm global cues.

RBI cuts repo rate from 4 pct to 3.75 pct

Apr 17, 2020, at 10:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS:  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday announced reducing the reverse repo rate from 4 percent to 3.75 percent.

ITC Hotels adopts various employee engagement acitivities to ensure safety and health of their staff

Apr 16, 2020, at 10:05 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: India’s leading hotel chain, ITC Hotels, said they have undertaken a series of proactive steps to ensure the safety and health of their employees who are one of the key pillars that support the group’s ethos of Responsible Luxury.

PM Modi and Finance Minister Sitharaman meet to discuss economic stimulus package amid COVID-19 outbreak

Apr 16, 2020, at 08:41 pm

New Delhi/ IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met on Thursday to discuss the much-awaited financial package to mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19, said media reports.

SEBI seeks details of investments from China into Indian stock markets

Apr 16, 2020, at 06:46 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has sought information from the custodians on details of Chinese investments or money routed through the country into Indian stock markets, said a Mint report.

SBI waives ATM transaction charges

Apr 16, 2020, at 05:10 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: India's largest bank State Bank of India (SBI) has waived charges for its customers on all transactions made on SBI ATMs and other bank ATMs, after exceeding free transactions, till June 30.

Sugar prodcution in India drops as of April this year compared to same period last year

Apr 16, 2020, at 04:15 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Sugar mills across India have produced 247.80 lakh tonnes of sugar as of April 15, 2020, which is nearly  64 lakh tonne less compared to 311.75 lakh tonnes produced at the same time last year, according to a press release by Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), a group consisting of stakeholders of the country's sugar industry.

Indian exports and imports nosedive in March

Apr 16, 2020, at 12:43 am

New Delhi/ IBNS: Indian exports and imports declined by record volumes in March, as countries across the world sealed their borders to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.

Income Tax Dept issues 10.2 lakh refunds worth Rs 4,250 crores in one week

Apr 15, 2020, at 11:00 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Income Tax department has released 10.2 lakh refunds worth Rs 4,250 crores in a week's time, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said on Wednesday.

The Bengal Chamber adopts two south Kolkata markets to hold sanitisation drives

Apr 15, 2020, at 08:57 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata-based Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry adopted two markets of Kolkata for sanitisation drives to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the city.

Latest OpenSignal Mobile Experience Report ranks Vodafone Idea as a leader in key parameters

Apr 15, 2020, at 07:58 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) in a press release said that the latest biannual mobile network experience report by Opensignal, has ranked the company as a leader across key parameters such as Download speed, Upload speed and Video experience.

Monster launches ‘Work from Home Jobs’ for seekers looking for flexi jobs amid Coronavirus outbreak

Apr 15, 2020, at 05:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Job searching website Monster has added a new feature to help recruiters in taking the advantage of the growing interest in work from home jobs due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

Indian Rupee down by 17 paise against USD

Apr 15, 2020, at 04:54 pm

Mumbai/UNI: The Rupee on Wednesday slipped by 17 paise to end negative at 76.44 on rising demand for US Dollar by bankers and importers, dealers at the forex market informed.

Indian Market: Sensex down 310.21 pts

Apr 15, 2020, at 04:53 pm

Mumbai/UNI:  The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday slipped by 310.21 points to settle at 30,379.81 on worries over economic downturn due to extension of nationwide lockout.

USFDA clears manufacturing plants of India's leading drug companies in 10 days

Apr 15, 2020, at 01:37 pm

Washington/Mumbai/IBNS: The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has cleared the manufacturing plants of India's leading drug companies in 10 days, media reports said.

COVID-19: Growth forecast at -3 per cent, as IMF offers debt relief to most vulnerable nations in Africa, Asia, Middle East and Caribbean

Apr 15, 2020, at 01:18 pm

New York/IBNS: Forecasting the “worst economic downturn since the Great Depression”, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that growth for the year was likely to end up at minus three per cent, with a dramatic change evident since the last World Economic Outlook report in January. 

Indian Rupee up by 22 paise against USD

Apr 15, 2020, at 12:43 pm

Mumbai/UNI: The Rupee on Wednesday rallied by 22 paise to 76.05 against the greenback in opening trade on selling of US dollar by bankers and exporters dealers at the Forex Market informed.

Global Economy to Shrink 2.8 percent in 2020 Due to Coronavirus Pandemic - Report

Apr 15, 2020, at 12:21 pm

Brussels, Apr 14 (Sputnik) The coronavirus pandemic looks set to shave off 2.8 percent from the global economic output this year, a UK-based forecasting firm has predicted in its monthly report.

Indian Market: Sensex rebounds 542.32 pts

Apr 15, 2020, at 11:09 am

Mumbai/UNI: The BSE Sensex on Wednesday bounced back by 542.32 points to 31,232.34 in opening trade on positive global cues.

PM move to build on lockdown gains wise; says ASSOCHAM seeking urgent financial help for industry, trade, employees

Apr 14, 2020, at 05:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Business body ASSOCHAM on Tuesday fully supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending the nationwide lockdown till May 3 for saving each and every Indian from the unprecedented global pandemic, with a firm conviction that the  government would soon be announcing a large and effective financial package for protecting agriculture, industry , trade with a particular focus on the MSMEs and millions of jobs.

Indian Rupee improves by 2 paise against USD

Apr 13, 2020, at 05:35 pm

Mumbai/UNI: The Rupee on Monday rose further by two paise to end positive at 76.27 on renewed selling of US Dollar by bankers and exporters, dealers at the forex market said.

Bajaj Finance slides by 10.27 pc to Rs 2288.50

Apr 13, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Bajaj Finance on Monday slipped by 10.27 pc to rs 2288.50, was the major loser in 30 scrips of BSE.

Indian Market: Sensex down 469.60 pts

Apr 13, 2020, at 05:11 pm

Mumbai/UNI: The benchmark index of Bombay stock exchange on Monday slipped by 469.60 points to settle at 30,690.92 on negative global cues.

Bandhan Bank FY20 deposits increased by 32 pct to Rs. 57073 crore

Apr 13, 2020, at 04:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Private commercial bank Bandhan Bank on Monday said its total deposits grew by 32 per cent year-on-year to Rs 57,073 crore during the financial year ended Mar 31, 2020.

Indian Rupee falls by 10 paise against USD

Apr 13, 2020, at 12:14 pm

Mumbai/UNI: The Rupee on Monday slipped by ten paise to 76.39 against the greenback on rising demand for US Dollar by bankers and importers, dealers at the Forex Market informed.

Indian Market: Sensex down by 641 pts

Apr 13, 2020, at 10:41 am

Mumbai/UNI: The Indian equity market on Monday tumbled down as the BSE Sensex fell by 641 points to 30,518.13 in opening trade on weak global cues.

Indian Market: Sensex drops 308 points

Apr 13, 2020, at 09:58 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Sensex moved down by 308 points on Monday as the figures touched  30,853  during the opening session on Monday.

People's Bank of China acquires 1pc stake in HDFC : Report

Apr 13, 2020, at 12:05 am

Mumbai/ IBNS: The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has acquired 1.01 per cent stake in the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Ltd., media reports said on Sunday, adding that the buying in the largest housing finance lenders happened possibly in the March quarter.

Raghuram Rajan ready to help India as country stares at post-COVID-19 economic crisis

Apr 11, 2020, at 02:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Days after giving suggestions to the Narendra Modi government on how to tackle the post-Coronavirus economic situation, former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan said he was ready to help India as the vast country of 1.3 billion people is staring at a financial crisis once the threat of COVID-19 retreats.

Centre released Rs 15,841 crore under PM KISAN in the lockdown period

Apr 10, 2020, at 09:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has released the first installment of Rs 15,841 crore under the PM KISAN scheme during the lockdown period, the Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Friday.