New Delhi: Market valuation of eight of the 10 most valued firms jumped Rs1,10,106.83 crore last week, with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) emerging as the biggest gainer. Last week, the 30-share BSE Sensex benchmark rose 716.16 points or 0.97 per cent. RIL, ICICI Bank, Life...
New Delhi: Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) continued their bullish stance on the country's debt markets with a net infusion of over Rs18,500 crore so far this month, driven by upcoming inclusion of Indian government bonds in the JP Morgan Index. This came following a net...
Kolkata: Ambassador of Brazil to India, Kenneth Félix Haczynski da Nóbrega Saturday said energy, defence and agro-processing are the three key pillars for strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries. Speaking at a session on 'India-Brazil Fostering Trade Partnership - Focus West Bengal' organised by...
Mumbai: Pitching for labour reforms, the chairman of the 16th Finance Commission and former NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya Saturday said that "unemployment," is not a problem for India but "under-employment" is. Speaking at a session 'The Economic Whisper: how to fuel growth with jobs'...
New Delhi: Edtech company Byju’s founder Byju Raveendran Saturday refuted reports of being fired from the company, saying such rumours were greatly exaggerated and he remains at the helm. In an email sent to employees and accessed by IANS, Byju Raveendran said that the management...
New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani Saturday met Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who is currently on a visit to India, and hinted at possible future collaborations between his conglomerate and the ride-hailing app. Taking to X, both business leaders appreciated their conversation on the Indian growth...
New Delhi: The Centre Saturday warned Google India that India's ‘Digital Nagriks’ are not to be experimented on with ‘unreliable’ algorithms or AI models, as the IT Ministry was in the process of issuing a notice to the tech giant over "problematic and illegal" responses...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched the world's largest grain storage plan in the cooperative sector, entailing an investment of over Rs1.25 lakh crore, with the inauguration of 11 godowns in primary agricultural credit societies (PACS) in as many states. Under the programme,...
New Delhi: Under fire over AI tool Gemini's objectionable response and bias to a question on PM Narendra Modi, Google Saturday said it has worked quickly to address the issue and conceded that the chatbot "may not always be reliable" in responding to certain prompts...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved 27 new industrial projects to the tune of Rs 6,134 crore across sectors, a senior official said Saturday. The proposals got the state government's nod at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary PK Jena Friday. The potential sectors include...
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