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Mumbai: Market benchmark indices ended lower Tuesday, with the Sensex falling 493 points and the Nifty dropping to 24,154.90 level, as elevated crude oil prices and fading hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in West Asia weighed heavily on investors' sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex was...

Mumbai: A key annual general meeting of Tata Sons, the holding company of the salt-to-software conglomerate, had to be adjourned Tuesday due to lack of quorum, sources said. The meeting had to be adjourned because Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) and Sir Ratan Tata Trust...

Mumbai: Tata Sons' Annual General Meeting (AGM) Tuesday called off due to a lack of quorum for the first time in the holding company's history that an AGM has been deferred, according to a report. A report by NDTV Profit -- citing sources -- said...

New Delhi: The government's hard talk with Meta has led to action and increased sensitivity on the issue of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), IT Ministry sources said Tuesday, adding that the Centre has been unequivocal that such content is a clear violation and there...

New Delhi: Israel expects two more rounds of negotiations with India on the proposed free trade agreement, with the two sides likely to have greater clarity on the pact by February 2027, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar said. In an interaction with media, Azar...

Tehran: Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Iran and Oman have agreed on the map of the new route for maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in Tehran while elaborating on the...

New Delhi: India should bring back a petrol variant with a lower ethanol blend to protect millions of older vehicles, according to a government adviser, marking one of the strongest calls yet from a senior official for greater consumer choice amid growing concerns over the...

New Delhi: The government has cleared 31 fresh proposals under the electronics components manufacturing scheme, entailing investments of Rs 7,877 crore, the secretary in the IT ministry, S Krishnan, said Monday. According to Krishnan, the government has received a total investment proposal of Rs 69,548...

New Delhi: Overall unemployment rate among persons aged 15 years and above declined to 5.1 per cent in July 2026 from 5.5 per cent in the previous month, according to a government survey. According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the National...

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower Monday amid rising crude oil prices and persistent geopolitical tensions in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 281.09 points, or 0.36 per cent, to settle at 77,728.16. During the day, it dropped 555.5 points, or 0.71...