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While DGH did not give any reason for the extension, industry sources say this may have been done to give potential investors time to study the new liberalised rules framed
Extending its previous days decline, the 30-share BSE Sensex further edged lower by 368.37 points to 82,945.56 in morning trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 146.7 points to 25,496.10
South Korea's Kospi lost 1.7% to 5,076.69, weighed down by tech shares. Samsung Electronics, the country's biggest listed company, fell 0.9%
In December, the RBI had projected real GDP growth for the June quarter of 2026-27 at 6.7% and 6.8% for the July-September period
The RBI Governor said, the draft revised instructions, including a framework for compensation in case of small value fraudulent transactions, would be issued shortly for public consultation
Amazon reported a profit of $21.2 billion on net sales of $213.4 billion in the recently ended quarter as its AWS businesses thrived
Russias share in Indias crude oil imports dropped to 24% in December 2025 from 34% a month earlier
RBI Governor Malhotra said that domestic inflation and growth outlook remain positive and added that the Indian economy remains resilient.
Instead of combining the two companies into one and fully integrating operations, Musk decided to retain xAI, which runs social media platform X and created the Grok chatbot, as a wholly owned subsidiary of SpaceX, said sources
However, FII outflows, rise in crude oil prices, and a marginally stronger greenback capped sharper gains in the local unit, according to forex traders
In the international market, Comex silver futures for March delivery gained $6.73, or 8.08%, to $90.03 per ounce, while gold for the April contract climbed $169.5, or 3.43%, to $5,104.5 per ounce
The latest judicial ultimatum delivered to Meta and WhatsApp is a direct challenge to the very foundation of how big tech makes money from selling user data to advertisers
A defence Budget has to be seen as tool that powers growth
The health-care component of Budget 2026 is a mixed bag
DISCOMs show improvement in performance, recording a positive turnaround marked by reduced AT&C losses, a narrowed ACS-ARR gap and improved financial discipline; however, many utilities continue to rely on tariff subsidies and loss takeovers by State governments, underscoring the scope for further improvement
In a separate written reply, Mr. Mohol said that a total of 6,936 flights were cancelled by IndiGo during the last three months affecting 10,81,680 passengers
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The company had posted a consolidated net profit of 5,485 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd (TMPVL) said in a regulatory filing.
Reliance, which operates the worlds biggest refining complex, has bought Venezuelan crude for April delivery at a discount of around $6.5-$7 per barrel to ICE Brent, the trade sources said
AI is unlikely to be adopted as a simple out-of-the-box solution in large enterprises, says Nasscom
Kharge says Opposition was forced to walk out of the Rajya Sabha because the government was not ready to listen; Congress leaders slam PMs speech as partisan and misleading
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India is signing future-ready trade deals with several nations. In the last few days, we have signed trade deals with nine big nations, including the 'mother of all deals' with the 27-nation bloc of the European Union, PM Modi said
The company's consolidated profit, attributed to the owners of the parent, was 14,781.2 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing.
The companys gross refining margin on a year-to-date basis until December-end stood at $8.41 for every barrel produced.
During the quarter, the net premium income of the insurer rose to 1,25,613 crore from 1,06,891 crore in the same period a year ago, LIC said in a regulatory filing
As import duties ease under the long-awaited EUIndia trade deal, wine producers and importers weigh in. With Indias complex state taxes, currency volatility and long timelines, how long will it take for your wine to get cheaper?
The 30-share BSE Sensex further dropped 503.76 points or 0.60% to settle at 83,313.93 and 50-share NSE Nifty declined 133.20 points or 0.52% to end at 25,642.80
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.52 and touched an early high of 90.06 and a low of 90.53 against the greenback
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal presided over the signing ceremony of the ToRs
Legal agreement, which will allow India to also reduce tariffs, is expected by mid-March, the Commerce Minister said
In the international market, silver and gold futures mirrored the downward movement seen in the domestic trade
Before the chips could go to China, a U.S. third-party lab also is required to test the chips to ensure they meet specifications
CCI said that by cancelling thousands of flights, IndiGo effectively withheld its services from the market, creating an artificial scarcity, limiting consumer access to air travel during peak demand
Snap beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue, as more advertisers turned to the social media platform during the holiday season
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.18% higher at 97.79
From the Sensex firms, InterGlobe Aviation, Bharat Electronics, Axis Bank, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel and Bharti Airtel were among the major laggards
The selloff was triggered by a new legal tool from Anthropic, which showed the AI industrys growing push into industries that can unlock lucrative enterprise revenue
Googles latest quarterly report provided further evidence that its internet empire is withstanding an artificial intelligence shakeup
The Budget pinpoints the critical areas where the government needs to focus on, but sustained growth needs monetary and fiscal stability
Industry must use the opportunities that the India-U.S. trade deal presents
Despite a rare consensus among States, the Commission has aligned with the Centres priorities
The company's total income trimmed to 14,269.08 crore in the third quarter of the current fiscal year from 15,793.43 crore in the year-ago period, registering a fall of around 10%
Shares of Infosys plunged 7.19%, Tata Consultancy Services tanked 6.95%, LTIMindtree dropped 5.51%, and Hexaware Technologies tumbled 4.98% on the BSE.

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