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November 12, 2024 5:49 PM

Mustering underway for Karnataka assembly by-elections

In Karnataka, mustering and related preparations are underway for the Assembly by-elections to be held tomorrow in Channapatna, Shiggaon, and Sandur. A keen contest is expected in Channapatna between Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son of Union Minister and JD(S) senior leader H.D. Kumaraswamy, and Congress...

November 12, 2024 5:46 PM

US stocks rise, Dow Jones up 0.6%

US stocks logged gains yesterday, led by a surge in stocks expected to benefit from Republican President-elect Donald Trump's potential fiscal policies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced over 0.6 per cent, the S&P 500 gained 0.1 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite was marginally up 0.06 p...

November 12, 2024 5:41 PM

Rupee closes steady at 84.39 against US dollar

In the Forex market, the rupee today ended unchanged at 84 rupees and 39 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, is trading at 105.83 in intra-day trade....

November 12, 2024 5:30 PM

PSBs report 11% YoY growth at ₹236 lakh crore in April-Sep FY25

Public Sector Banks, PSBs have shown strong performance in the First Half of 2024-25 with 11 per cent Year-on-Year growth. The aggregate business stood at 236.04 lakh crore rupees. The Finance Ministry said that major banking reforms were undertaken in the last few years. These include the Implement...

November 12, 2024 6:17 PM

India’s retail inflation rises to 6.21% in Oct

India's retail inflation accelerated to 6.21 per cent in October, up from 5.49 per cent in September of the current fiscal year. According to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), inflation in rural areas stood at 6.68 per cent compared to 5.62 per cent in...

November 12, 2024 5:35 PM

Sensex tanks 820 points, Nifty below 24,000

Domestic benchmark equity indices today plunged over one per cent, amid a sell-off across sectors. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 821 points, or 1.03 per cent, to close at 78,675, while the NSE Nifty 50 dipped 258 points, or 1.07, to settle at 23,883.                                ...

November 12, 2024 5:14 PM

India in global top 10 for patents, trademarks & designs

India has secured a spot in the global top 10 countries in Patents, Trademarks, and Industrial Designs in the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024 report. The report reveals significant growth in patent, trademark, and industrial design applications across top economies. India continues to s...

November 12, 2024 5:20 PM

India-Russia discuss measures to enhance cooperation in trade of pulses

A delegation led by Maxim Titov, Deputy Minister of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, met with Nidhi Khare, Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs, yesterday to discuss measures to enhance cooperation in the trade of pulses. Russia has emerged as a major source of India’s imports of Ma...