Reversing their selling trend, foreign investors have infused over Rs 9,000 crore into the Indian equity markets in May so far amid attractive valuations of stocks and a mega block deal involving HUL. Continue Reading
Amid concerns over changes in labour laws in various states, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said reforms do not mean complete abolition of labour laws and that the central government is committed to protecting the interests of workers. Continue Reading
India’s crude steel output declined over 65 per cent to 3.13 million tonnes (MT) during April, according to the World Steel Association. Continue Reading
Reliance Industries Ltd has launched an online grocery service, JioMart, the head of its grocery retail business said, in a move aimed at rivalling Amazon.com’s local unit and Walmart Inc’s Flipkart in the huge Indian market. JioMart will deliver groceries in more than 200 towns across the country, Damodar Mall, Chief Executive of grocery retail at the conglomerate, tweeted recently. Continue Reading
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria will operationalise the No 18 Squadron ‘Flying Bullets’ of the Indian Air Force on 27 May with the induction of supersonic LCA Tejas aircraft. The event will be held at Air Force Station, Sulur near Coimbatore. Continue Reading
With temperatures surpassing the 45 degrees Celsius-mark across several parts in north India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a “red” warning for Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Rajasthan for the next two days. Continue Reading
A sadhu residing in his ashram in Nagthana in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, some 250 kilometres from Aurangabad, and another person were killed on Sunday morning, with police stating that robbery may have been the motive. Continue Reading
In a chilling plot, a man allegedly killed his 25-year old wife by letting a cobra bite her in her sleep near Kollam early this month with police cracking it following suspicions raised by her family as it was the second time she suffered a snake attack in three months. Continue Reading
Nineteen-year-old Roshan Shrivastav was looking forward to finally being able to vote since he turned adult a year ago, till enduring pain and suffering as a migrant during the lockdown shook his faith in the system. Continue Reading
India registered biggest single day spike of COVID-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day today with 6,977 new infections, reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally to 1,38,845, while the death toll rose to 4,021, according to the Union Health Ministry. Continue Reading