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Mumbai: The Indian equity indices settled the session with a slight gain Thursday, continuing the rally for the fourth consecutive day. The session remained range-bound amid mixed reaction-value buying and profit booking at the same time. Sensex closed at 82,000.71, up 142.97 points or 0.17...

New Delhi: Eight infrastructure sectors' growth slowed down to 2 per cent in July 2025 from 6.3 per cent in the same month last year, according to official data released Wednesday. The core sector's output growth was 2.2 per cent in the previous month of...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Wednesday passed a Bill to ban the operating, facilitating and advertising of online games played with money, as the government looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud through such applications. The Promotion and Regulation of Online...

Moscow: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Wednesday engaged in an interaction with prominent Russian scholars and think tank representatives, discussing bilateral ties between India and Russia, the evolving global geopolitics and India's perspective during his ongoing three-day official visit to Russia. “Pleased to interact...

New Delhi: The Centre has proposed exempting individual life and health insurance policies from GST, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and convenor of insurance GoM Samrat Choudhary said Wednesday. Currently, health and life insurance premium attracts 18 per cent GST. The Group of Ministers (GoM) on...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday said the next-generation GST reforms is a step towards making India Aatmanirbhar and the central government looks at building consensus with states in the coming weeks. The Centre's proposal on GST reforms is based on three pillars-- structural...

Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex closed higher by 213 points Wednesday, extending its rally to the fifth consecutive day on heavy buying in IT and FMCG shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 213.45 points or 0.26 per cent to settle at 81,857.84 with 15 of its...

Mumbai: Indian entrepreneur and reality star Ashneer Grover, who is known for ‘Shark Tank India’, is gearing up for another reality show titled ‘Rise & Fall’. With the show gaining the buzz, Ashneer is said to be personally looking into the casting and the rejection...

New Delhi: Tata Motors on Wednesday said it has re-entered the South African passenger vehicle market. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV), a subsidiary of Tata Motors, has launched four models -- Harrier, Curvv, Punch, and Tiago -- in the country. This strategic re-entry is underpinned...

New York: US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on India to bring an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has said. Trump has imposed tariffs totalling 50 per cent on India, including 25 per cent for Delhi's...