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Sensex rises by 612 points, Nifty crosses 25,000

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , August 26 (ANI): Indian stock market indices Sensex and Nifty were seen inching towards their fresh lifetime highs on the first...

Stocks stutter, oil jumps on Mideast escalation worries

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Wayne Cole LONDON (Reuters) -World stock markets turned cautious on Monday as optimism that U.S. interest rates are coming soon was tempered by concern over increased tensions

Oil up 2% on Libya shutdowns, Mideast escalation fears

By Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose 2% on Monday on news of fresh production outages in Libya, adding to earlier gains on concerns that an escalating Gaza conflict could disrupt

Over 23 lakh govt employees under NPS get option to choose unified pension scheme

New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The just-announced Unified Pension Scheme for central government employees will be available only for those who are currently...

SBI Research anticipates Q1 GDP growth at 7.1%, in line with RBI forecast

New Delhi , August 26 (ANI): The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.0-7.1 per cent in the April-June period, the first quarter...

Oil up 1% on Mideast escalation fears, US rate cut expectations

By Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose 1% on Monday on renewed concerns that an escalating Gaza conflict could disrupt regional oil supplies, extending gains from Friday when the prospect

Exchanges in India advise investors against dealing with entities assuring unreal returns

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , August 26 (ANI): Amidst an increasing number of unscrupulous persons or entities trying to provide unrealistic investment tips, stock exchanges in...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leads high-level delegation in talks with Singapore President and Prime Minister

New Delhi , August 25 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman led a high-level meeting with Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence...

Bangladesh central bank chief gives clue why India tweaked power export rules. Hint: Adani

The Indian government two weeks ago amended its power export rules to allow exporters to also sell within India, under particular conditions.

Avg housing prices up 90 pc in Bengaluru’s Bagaluru since 2020; 79 pc at Dwarka Expressway

New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) Housing prices in Bengaluru's Bagaluru rose highest by 90 per cent since 2020, while Dwarka Expressway in Delhi-NCR...

On Camera

No more lip service on UNSC reforms—it’s time to form an implementation roadmap

Most of the UNSC’s failures stem from the use of veto power by the P5. In a world that champions democracy, the UNSC is inherently the most undemocratic entity possible.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?