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Indian economy grows by 0.4 pc in Oct-Dec

8:42 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: After contracting for two quarters in a row, the Indian economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the October-December quarter amid coronavirus pandemic, official data showed on Friday. The gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 3.3 per cent in the corresponding period of 2019-20, according to the data released by the National […]

Sensex crashes over 1,900 pts; Nifty tanks 568 pts

5:29 pm February 26, 2021

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex nosedived about 1,940 points to settle just above the 49,000-level on Friday, tracking massive sell-offs in world equities after a rout in global bond markets spooked investors. The 30-share BSE index ended with a loss of 1,939.32 points or 3.80 per cent at 49,099.99. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty plunged […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

2:32 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate content on social media, making Facebook , WhatsApp and others more accountable to legal requests for swift removal of posts and sharing details on the originators of messages. The rules — part of an effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to tighten the leash […]

Sensex jumps 258 pts; Nifty reclaims 15,000 level

4:22 pm February 25, 2021

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 258 points and the Nifty reclaimed the 15,000 mark on Thursday, tracking gains in Reliance Industries, Axis Bank and TCS amid a positive trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index ended 257.62 points or 0.51 per cent higher at 51,039.31. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 115.35 points or […]

Equity markets to remain open till 5 pm: BSE

6:11 pm February 24, 2021

Mumbai: Leading bourse BSE said its equity and equity derivatives markets will remain open till 5 pm on Wednesday. The move comes amid the National Stock Exchange (NSE) suffering an outage due to technical glitches. “BSE equity and equity derivatives markets will remain open till 5 pm today as decided jointly between exchanges today. All […]