New Delhi: Opposition MPs, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Tuesday staged a protest in Parliament House complex against the Election Commission’s voter roll revision in Bihar. The opposition MPs gathered on the steps of Makar Dwar of Parliament and raised slogans against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
New Delhi: The State Bank of India (SBI) said on Monday that it has raised Rs 25,000 crore through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) to fund business growth. The committee of directors, at its meeting held on Monday, approved the closure of the issue pursuant to the receipt of application forms and the funds in the…
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will accompany Prime Minister Narendra Modi to London for the signing of the free trade agreement between India and the UK on July 24, an official said on Monday. The two countries announced the conclusion of the negotiations for the trade agreement on May 6. The trade…
New Delhi: Shares of HDFC Bank went up by over 2 per cent on Monday after the company reported a steady set of quarterly numbers. The heavyweight stock advanced 2.27 per cent to Rs 2,001.90 on both the BSE and NSE. “HDFC Bank reported a steady set of numbers,” VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit…
New Delhi: India and the US teams have concluded the fifth round of talks for the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) in Washington on July 17, an official said. The negotiations were held for four days (July 14-17) in Washington. “The Indian team is coming back,” the official said. India and the US teams have…
Mumbai: Axis Bank share price crashed over 7% in early trade on Friday after the private lender disappointed Dalal Street investors with weak Q1 results. Axis Bank shares fell as much as 7.4% to ₹1,073.95 apiece on the BSE. Axis Bank reported a 3.8% drop in its net profit for the fiscal first quarter ended June…
New Delhi: Reserve Bank will “wait and watch” the evolving situation before deciding on any further rate cut, Governor Sanjay Malhotra has said as he emphasised that both growth and price stability are equally important. With inflation on a downward trend, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been reducing the benchmark repo rate and…
New Delhi: In a disturbing repeat of past incidents, two prominent schools in Delhi- St Thomas School in Dwarka and Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj- received bomb threats via email on Wednesday morning (July 16). The alarming message warned of explosives planted on school premises, causing immediate panic among staff, students, and parents. Upon…
Amaravati: YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday assured farmers from Karedu village in Nellore district that he stood firmly with them in their protest against the state governemnt’s decision to allocate land to a private company. Farmers from Karedu village have opposed the TDP-led government’s decision to allot land to Indosol Pvt…
Mumbai: As US-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla made its long-awaited debut in India by opening its first showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked the Elon Musk-led firm to consider the state as a partner in its journey. Speaking at the inauguration of the company’s first ‘Experience Centre’ in India…
