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Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the second straight day Friday, driven by strong buying in IT stocks amid firm global trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 413.66 points, or 0.56 per cent, to settle at 74,729.27. During the day, it surged...

New Delhi: India's cybersecurity agency CERT-In has issued a 'critical' advisory warning that autonomous Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents have accessed live systems and confidential data of Indian organisations without authorisation, while threat actors are actively weaponising open-source agentic AI tools to execute rapid cyberattacks. In...

New Delhi: Indian carriers -- Air India and Air India Express -- Friday announced the suspension of flights to several destinations in Saudi Arabia till October 20, citing the evolving security situation in the region. According to travel advisories issued by airlines on social media...

New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Friday said it does not fear competition and welcomes it in satellite communications sector, including from Elon Musk's Starlink, but asserted that every player must abide by Indian laws. The company issued a statement to "place the facts on...

New Delhi: The government has raised the windfall tax on exports of petrol to Rs 2.5 per litre and cut the duty on diesel, effective from Friday. As per the Finance Ministry notification, the export duty on petrol was raised to Rs 2.5 per litre...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday called for an early conclusion of the proposed India-United States Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) and said its finalisation would be in the interest of both global trade and bilateral economic ties. Speaking with the Atlantic Council on the...

Bhubaneswar: Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has set a target of handling more than 170 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in 2026-27, aiming to build on its record throughput of 156.45 MMT achieved in the previous financial year, PPA Chairperson Susanta Kumar Purohit said Thursday....

47Bangkok/New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey Thursday held talks to further strengthen economic ties between the two countries, on the sidelines of the annual IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok. Sitharaman informed Healey that India looks forward...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday that the first phase of the India-US trade pact has been finalised and is undergoing legal drafting. He expressed hope that it would be finalised soon and operationalised once India secures a competitive advantage over its...

New Delhi: India and the United States are nearing the conclusion of a bilateral trade agreement with most major issues already resolved and only limited negotiations on remaining details continuing, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said Thursday. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum...