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Sensex, Nifty trade flat; RIL climbs 5% on Facebook deal

Sensex, Nifty trade flat; RIL climbs 5% on Facebook deal





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Sensex rises 100 points, Nifty tops 9,200; Voda Idea rallies 10%

Sensex rises 100 points, Nifty tops 9,200; Voda Idea rallies 10%





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Sensex falls 500 points, Nifty below 9,200; ICICI Bank declines 4%

Sensex falls 500 points, Nifty below 9,200; ICICI Bank declines 4%





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Sensex plummets 536 pts on weak global cues, Nifty ends below 9,200; bank, IT stocks top drags

Sensex plummets 536 pts on weak global cues, Nifty ends below 9,200; bank, IT stocks top drags





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Sensex rises for 2nd day, gains 371 points; Nifty just short of 9,400

Sensex rises for 2nd day, gains 371 points; Nifty just short of 9,400





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HDFC twins drive Sensex 606 points higher; Nifty tops 9,500

HDFC twins drive Sensex 606 points higher; Nifty tops 9,500





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Sensex zooms 997 pts, Nifty ends April F&O expiry at 9,860; India VIX posts worst month ever

Sensex zooms 997 pts, Nifty ends April F&O expiry at 9,860; India VIX posts worst month ever





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Sensex bleeds 2,002 points due to global selloff; Nifty slips below 9,300

Sensex bleeds 2,002 points due to global selloff; Nifty slips below 9,300





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Bank, FMCG stocks drag Sensex 262 points lower; Nifty barely holds above 9,200

Bank, FMCG stocks drag Sensex 262 points lower; Nifty barely holds above 9,200





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Sensex gains 232 pts, Nifty ends above 9,250; bank, auto stocks rally

Sensex gains 232 pts, Nifty ends above 9,250; bank, auto stocks rally





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Sensex sheds 242 pts, Nifty slips below 9,200; financials top drags

Sensex sheds 242 pts, Nifty slips below 9,200; financials top drags





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Sensex surges 550 points, Nifty reclaims 9,350; IndusInd Bank, HUL jump 4% each

Sensex surges 550 points, Nifty reclaims 9,350; IndusInd Bank, HUL jump 4% each





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Sensex ends 199 pts higher, Nifty holds above at 9,250; RIL jumps over 3%

Sensex ends 199 pts higher, Nifty holds above at 9,250; RIL jumps over 3%





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RBI advises Ministry of Finance against PSB recapitalisation in Budget 2020

RBI advises Ministry of Finance against PSB recapitalisation in Budget 2020





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Union Budget 2019: Here's key demands, expectations of Foreign Investors

Union Budget 2019: Here's key demands, expectations of Foreign Investors





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Agriculture not going to be impacted badly by lockdown: Niti Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar

Agriculture not going to be impacted badly by lockdown: Niti Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar





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FDI flows from neighbouring countries will be affected due to new screening rules: Shardul Shroff

FDI flows from neighbouring countries will be affected due to new screening rules: Shardul Shroff





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Insurance one of our favourite picks, avoid NBFCs: Manishi Raychaudhuri

Insurance one of our favourite picks, avoid NBFCs: Manishi Raychaudhuri





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Don’t expect oil prices to go beyond $30 this year: Manish Singh

Don’t expect oil prices to go beyond $30 this year: Manish Singh





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Still believe that the market will have a sharp V-shaped recovery: Sunil Subramaniam

Still believe that the market will have a sharp V-shaped recovery: Sunil Subramaniam





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Cannot say markets have bottomed out: Nilesh Shah

Cannot say markets have bottomed out: Nilesh Shah





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Lockdown was easy, opening up to require a lot of confidence: Rashesh Shah

Lockdown was easy, opening up to require a lot of confidence: Rashesh Shah





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No reason to hide anything: Delhi health minister over 'under-reporting' of COVID-19 deaths

Confusion prevailed over the number of COVID-19 deaths in Delhi, with data from four hospitals showing that 92 people succumbed to the infection as against 68 reported by the government.




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View: Covid is an opportunity to evaluate what truly matters

​​When the novel coronavirus began to appear in India, I was concerned for the people of the Himalayas above Rishikesh, where I have been blessed to live for the past 24 years. If Covid-19 spread to the remote and unequipped villages of India, how much life would be lost?




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Seoul shuts down more than 2,100 nightclubs

South Korea's capital has shut down more than 2,100 nightclubs, hostess bars and discos after dozens of coronavirus infections were linked to club goers who went out last weekend as the country relaxed social distancing guidelines.




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Donald Trump administration working to temporarily ban work-based visas: Report

The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers from countries like India and China in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.




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Trump administration tightens visas for Chinese reporters

The Trump administration is tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists in response to the treatment of U.S.journalists in China, as tensions flare between the two nations over the coronavirus.




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Covid-19: ‘Prepared for worst situation’, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Covid-19: ‘Prepared for worst situation’, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan





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Afghan peace process: America recognises India's role, says US Envoy after meeting S Jaishankar

Afghan peace process: America recognises India's role, says US Envoy after meeting S Jaishankar





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RBI tightens monitoring of outward remittances

The LRS transactions are currently permitted by banks based on the declaration made by the remitter.




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‘Dr Saifullah’ of Wani gang may head Hizbul Mujahideen now

Riyaz Naikoo’s death has left a serious void at the top for HuM and possible successors being considered are "Dr Saifullah" or Abu Musaid, a resident of Malangpora in Pulwama, who was part of the Burhan Wani group of 12 terrorists, and Juniad Sehrai, chief of the Hurriyat’s Geelani faction who joined the terror group in 2018.




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Defence Ministry signs contract with Tata Power SED for infra modernisation at 37 airfields

This is the phase two of the Modernisation of Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI) programme, the ministry said, adding that airfields of the Indian Air Force were upgraded in the first phase.




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Get involved in internal political processs in Afghanistan, US urges India

The US asked India to get involved in the internal political process in Afghanistan. Sources said this formed the core of the discussions between US special envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad and foreign minister S. Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval and foreign secretary Harsh Shringla in Delhi.




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CISF reports 13 fresh COVID-19 cases; max in Delhi metro unit

Among the 48 active cases, maximum 31 are in the unit that guards the Delhi Metro followed by 13 in the Mumbai international airport guarding unit. The maximum rise in cases, at 10, over the last 24 hours has also been reported from the Delhi Metro guarding unit. The force is tasked to guard civil airports (63 at present) in the country and vital infrastructure.




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Covid impact: Companies may restrict business travel

Globally, the pandemic has had a far-reaching impact and responsible organisations will choose not to put any employee at risk, feels Dayapatra Nevatia, chief operating officer, Mindtree.




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Covid-19 impact: After being locked down, companies now set to suffer labour pain

Industry leaders said April-June quarter would be a washout even for the high and mighty.




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Guidelines out for companies willing to work with 33% staff

The guidelines mandate companies to strictly observe the social distancing protocol, including restricting the number of people in a lift, providing health insurance to workers and random testing for Covid-19.




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Covid-19: To keep staff safe, companies reach out even to their neighbours

It took for the company’s HR department to visit the villages and show them the letters of approval received from the ministry of textile, local administration and to explain to the residents how this will help the country’s effort to fight the pandemic. HR departments face the additional task of convincing not just employees but their neighbours too of the hygienic conditions.




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Companies to see frauds in their CSR programs during Covid-19 pandemic: EY report

75% companies lack a structure or policy to address frauds in CSR programs, the report said. Many companies that are now looking to allocate their CSR funds towards Covid-19 related programs, but still do not have structures in place that could avoid frauds, it said.




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Calcutta HC allows MP Birla Group companies to declare voting results of its AGM

On Monday, the court had also said that the order is not sustainable in view of the fact that orders and/or directions were passed interfering with the holding of AGM by the companies that are separate juristic entities without first deciding the issue of jurisdiction.




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With little to cheer, companies cut festive spend

Production cuts will be most in premium product portfolio as companies expect consumers to curb discretionary spending as the impact of the Covid-19. Manufacturing orders fall by up to 40% year on year as they expect much of current stock to remain unsold till then, company executives said.




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Will expedite scrappage policy, extend compliance timelines for auto companies where possible: Gadkari

“I have been trying for the last two years to pursue the scrappage policy. I have asked the Secretary (ministry of road transport and highways) to expedite the scrappage policy. Because this will help reduce production cost,” Gadkari said in an interaction with SIAM Institute on Thursday.




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Jadavpur University students develop device which can tell if a coughing person is a COVID-19 carrier

Two students of the Jadavpur University have developed an intelligent device which will analyse if a coughing person is a COVID-19 carrier.




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Texas A&M university starts human testing of tuberculosis vaccine to fight COVID-19

Texas A&M is the first US institution in the clinical trial to have federal clearance for testing on humans. Researchers hope to demonstrate that Bacillus Calmette-Guerin or BCG mitigates the effects of the novel coronavirus, allowing fewer people to be hospitalised or to die from COVID-19.




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With a phased opening, India tries to avoid a grave economic toll: Bibek Debroy

Mortality and morbidity apply to enterprises, too; MSMEs more pronounced than most. Baseline GDP growth was already in slowdown mode and a capital crunch was compounded by lockdown’s labour constraint.




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Request for registering retailers, construction professionals as MSMEs to be examined: Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari, the minister for MSME and road transport and highways, also called upon the retailers to start exploring option of home delivery.




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Companies tap bond markets at record rate to ride out coronavirus downturn

In Europe, investment grade-rated companies raised $83.2 billion in April, according to Refinitiv data.




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Adani Enterprises to raise Rs 1,000 crore through NCDs

The company said that it will seek shareholders' nod for raising up to Rs 2,500 crore through QIP.




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Looking for silver lining in the dark clouds? India has plenty

We manufactured a crisis much before the pandemic hit the financial world.




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Adani Transmission Q4 net down 60% at Rs 59 crore on one-time writeoff

The company's consolidated net profit stood at Rs 146.7 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2019.