BUSINESS

Sensex ends 95 pts lower; banking stocks drag

5:13 pm September 3, 2020

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark Sensex ended 95 points lower on Thursday as losses mainly in banking counters offset gains in shares of IT and consumer durables. Despite opening on a positive note, the BSE Sensex ended 95.09 points or 0.24 per cent lower at 38,990.94; while the NSE Nifty closed 7.55 points or 0.07 per […]

Adani Group says being targeted through false propaganda, manufactured online campaign

Gautam Adani says airports to create adjacencies for group businesses

3:08 pm September 2, 2020

New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani on Wednesday said his ports-to-energy conglomerate acquiring a controlling stake in Mumbai airport will help expand its existing portfolio of six airports and create strategic adjacencies for the group’s other businesses. Earlier this week, Adani Airports, a subsidiary of Mumbai-listed Adani Enterprises, announced the acquisition of GVK Airport Developers Ltd’s 50.50 per cent stake in […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

China blocks Australian supplier’s barley amid trade spats

7:04 pm September 1, 2020

Beijing: China suspended barley imports from an Australian supplier on Tuesday amid spreading trade disputes between the two sides. Shipments from CBH Grain Pty Ltd. were found to be contaminated by pests, the customs agency announced. Chinese authorities have told Australia “to improve its plant export quarantine supervision system,” the customs agency said on its social media […]

Sensex jumps 273 points; Bharti Airtel soars over 6 pc

6:35 pm September 1, 2020

Mumbai: Equity indices returned to winning ways on Tuesday after a day’s pause, propelled by Bharti Airtel, HUL and Reliance Industries amid a positive trend in global markets. A sharp appreciation in the rupee — which breached the 73-mark against the US dollar — added to the momentum, traders said. After a choppy session, the […]

Rahul emphasises power of local languages

We warned govt, but it ignored: Congress on sharp GDP fall

11:54 pm August 31, 2020

New Delhi: The Congress Monday attacked the government over a sharp decline in the GDP numbers and alleged the NDA dispensation ignored the party’s warnings and took no preventive steps to cushion the fall. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the government ignored his warnings in this regard six months ago, while his party colleague and […]