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Mumbai: Recouping the dent caused by the Hindenburg Research report, Gautam Adani's net worth shot up 95 per cent to Rs 11.6 lakh crore last year, which helped him replace Mukesh Ambani to become the richest Indian, a report said Thursday. Reliance Industries Chairman and...

New Delhi: The online portal for passport applications will be shut for the next five days for a maintenance exercise, the government said Thursday. No new appointments will be scheduled during this period and appointments booked earlier will be rescheduled. Those who have already scheduled...

New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India Wednesday approved the merger of the media assets of Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire worth over Rs 70,000 crore. The deal, announced six months ago, faced scrutiny by the anti-trust...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Nifty rose marginally to hit a fresh lifetime high of 25,052 and Sensex gained over 70 points Wednesday, helped by buying in IT stocks amid a largely positive global market. Recent foreign fund inflows and lower global crude oil prices also strengthened...

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday approved three projects of Ministry of Railways with a total estimated cost of Rs 6,456 crore and to be completed by up to 2028-29. The projects will also generate...

New Delhi: The Union cabinet Wednesday approved 12 new industrial cities in 10 states to boost domestic manufacturing with an estimated investment of Rs 28,602 crore. Spanning across 10 states and strategically planned along six major corridors, these projects represent a significant leap forward in...

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel will exit from music vertical and shut down its Wynk Music app, according to sources. The company will absorb all Wynk Music employees. "Airtel is planning to close Wynk Music in the next couple of months. It will absorb all the...

Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended on a flat note after a volatile session Tuesday due to the emergence of profit-taking amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Ukraine. The NSE gauge, however, hit a new lifetime peak of 25,017....

New Delhi: Riding on robust local production as iPhone manufacturing plants in India continue to create new export records each month, Apple is all set to create 5-6 lakh jobs (direct and indirect) in the coming 1-2 years, according to industry sources. As iPhone exports...

New Delhi: ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and Sony Pictures Networks India Tuesday said they have settled their disputes related to the failed $10-billion merger and have agreed to withdraw all claims against each other. The settlement stems from a mutual understanding between the companies to...