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Mumbai: Stock market benchmarks ended with losses for the third straight session Wednesday as heightened geopolitical tensions, weak global peers and persistent foreign fund outflows unnerved investors. Besides, selling in financial, bank and consumption stocks amid ongoing weakness in the rupee also added to the...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved equity support of Rs 5,000 crore to Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). "The equity capital of Rs 5,000 crore shall be infused into SIDBI by the Department of Financial Services...

New Delhi: Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Wednesday underscored India's growing importance as a trusted international partner and emphasised the need to deepen bilateral cooperation. He stressed that finalising the India-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would signal a meaningful step forward. During...

New Delhi: The first set of satellites of India's privately-built national earth observation constellation is expected to be launched next year by a consortium of start-ups led by Bengaluru-based Pixxel Space. The Pixxel-led consortium signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian National Space Promotion...

New Delhi: India's eight key infrastructure sectors registered a four-month high growth rate of 3.7 per cent in December last year, driven by a jump in the output of fertiliser and cement, according to official data released on Tuesday. However, the performance of these eight...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday said it has received investment proposals worth Rs 1.67 lakh crore in a span of one month and asserted that the state is on the path of becoming an industrial powerhouse in the country. According to a statement issued by...

New Delhi: India and the European Union are on the cusp of a "historic trade agreement" that would create a market comprising two billion people accounting for almost a quarter of the global GDP, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday. President of...

New Delhi: The BCCI has secured a lucrative Rs 270 crore sponsorship deal from Google's AI platform Gemini ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL). Gemini's rival ChatGPT is one of the sponsors of the ongoing Women's Premier League. "The deal is for three...

Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tanked over 1 per cent Tuesday due to heavy selling pressure in market heavyweights Reliance, Bajaj Finance and M&M amid escalating geopolitical tensions. Besides, ongoing weakness in the rupee and persistent foreign fund outflows dented investors' sentiment....

New Delhi: Silver prices extended its record-setting surge Tuesday, approaching the Rs 3.2 lakh per kilogram, while gold futures soared to a lifetime high of Rs 1.48 lakh per 10 grams, as investors flocked to safe-haven assets amid deepening global geopolitical uncertainties. On the Multi...