BUSINESS

Rupee settles 21 paise lower at 73.35 against US dollar

4:23 pm September 7, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 21 paise to 73.35 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday as strengthening American currency and muted domestic equities weighed on the local currency. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 73.17, lost further ground and finally closed at 73.35 against the American currency, down 21 paise from its […]

PVR defers capex plans to control costs amid COVID-19 disruptions

4:23 pm September 6, 2020

New Delhi: Multiplex major PVR has deferred its capital expenditure plans in a bid to control costs as the company braces for a significant impact on its profitability in the current fiscal due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Cinema halls in India have remained shut since March this year, after the government imposed nationwide lockdown […]

Govt school teacher suspended for sending lewd messages to women teachers: Official

BodyGuard security app adds feature to help identify origin of apps, data flow

7:01 pm September 5, 2020

New Delhi: SafeHouse Technologies has added a new feature to its mobile security app BodyGuard that enables users to identify the origin of applications installed on their Android smartphones as well as flow of their data from these apps. The new feature ‘Patriot’ enables smartphone users to have clear visibility on the flow of their data from all the […]

Sensex plunges 634 pts; Nifty cracks below 11,350

8:06 pm September 4, 2020

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark Sensex crashed 634 points on Friday, tracking losses in index majors Reliance Industries, HDFC and Infosys amid a selloff in global equities. The 30-share BSE index ended 633.76 points or 1.63 percent lower at 38,357.18. The NSE Nifty plunged 193.60 points or 1.68 per cent to close at 11,333.85. Axis Bank […]

Gold marginally down Rs 56; silver also declines Rs 738

7:38 pm September 4, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices were marginally down by Rs 56 to Rs 51,770 per 10 grams on Friday in the national capital amid rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, it had closed at Rs 51,826 per 10 gram. Silver also declined Rs 738 to Rs 68,371 per kg from Rs 69,109 […]