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New Delhi: The combined market valuation of nine of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 2.74 lakh crore last week, in tandem with a bearish trend in equities, with HDFC Bank taking the biggest hit. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 2,091.68...

New Delhi: Developments around the West Asia conflict, crude oil prices and the US Fed interest rate decision would be the key drivers for market movement this week, analysts said. Besides, quarterly earnings would drive sentiments in the market, they added. "Developments surrounding the US-Iran...

Mumbai: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday urged the Income Tax department to work for the benefit of common people without making them run from pillar to post. She also went public with her disappointment at the "laidback" nature of government departments, which leads to...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday asserted that India is continuously scaling new heights in defence production, military exports, and also in the field of political cooperation with friendly nations. Addressing his monthly ration broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat', he also paid tributes to those...

New Delhi: India Sunday urged its citizens to carefully assess the security situation before taking up jobs in maritime zones witnessing conflicts, especially in the Black Sea region. In an advisory, New Delhi flagged concerns over the security situation in and around the Black Sea...

New Delhi: US-based AI giant OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT faced a global technical disruption Saturday, with more than 1,500 users reporting issues on the platform. As of around 3 pm, Downdetector recorded 1,535 user reports, indicating widespread problems with ChatGPT services. According to the outage tracker,...

New Delhi: The government Saturday said the US has kept India in lower tariff bracket of 10 per cent under its Section 301 measures on alleged forced labour concerns. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 23 announced the final measures under Section 301...

Washington:  A US senator has introduced a bill in the Senate that seeks to pause issuance of new H-1B visas for three years and codify the USD 100,000 fee imposed by the Trump administration, which was struck down by a federal court. US Senator Tim...

New Delhi: The 10 per cent tariff imposed by the US on imports from India will make Indian products costlier in the American market, though the overall impact should be assessed in the context of tariff rates applicable to competing countries rather than the headline...

New Delhi: An Indian national was killed in an attack on a commercial vessel while it was reportedly transiting Russian territorial waters in the Black Sea July 18, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday. The fresh incident comes to light days after the...