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New Delhi: The combined market valuation of seven of the top-10 most valued firms climbed Rs 74,573.63 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with HDFC Bank emerging as the biggest gainer in line with a positive trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed...

New Delhi: Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) remained net sellers of Indian equities in September, withdrawing Rs 23,885 crore (around USD 2.7 billion) and taking year-to-date outflow to Rs 1.58 lakh crore (USD 17.6 billion). This marks the third consecutive month of withdrawals, following heavy outflows...

London: A research tie-up between Imperial College London and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to harness quantum computing and biotechnology to help farmers grow stronger crops that are more resilient to climate change has emerged as a focus area ahead of British Prime...

Washington: Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. On the third day of the shutdown, another Senate...

Mumbai/New Delhi: Pilots' grouping ALPA India Friday said AAIB has declined the request to include its representative in the team probing the Air India plane crash in June that killed 260 people, citing government norms. Representatives of the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) India Friday held...

Washington: Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. Senators were headed back to the Capitol...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, who was on a three-day official visit to Singapore, met businesses and leaders to discuss ways to boost bilateral trade and investments between the two countries. The minister highlighted India's strong growth trajectory, commitment to investment-led reforms,...

Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan's trade deficit ballooned to $3.34 billion in September, marking a nearly 46 per cent increase from last year, official data showed, as imports surged and exports shrank, increasing pressure on the country's fragile external sector and threatening currency stability. The deficit, up...

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher for the second day in a row Friday, propelled by buying in metal stocks and a rally in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 223.86 points, or 0.28 per cent, to settle at 81,207.17. During the...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said the world is facing "profound imbalances" in trade and energy security, and is undergoing a structural transformation, with India standing out as a 'stabilising force' that can withstand external shocks. Sitharaman said geopolitical conflicts are intensifying, and...