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Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded sharply and ended over 1 per cent higher Wednesday, led by IT stocks, HDFC Bank and fresh foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 888.68 points, or 1.16 per cent, to settle at 77,654.60. During the day,...

Hong Kong: The US Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. The measures are likely to test relations with Beijing ahead of a planned US visit by Chinese...

New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court Wednesday quashed the 2021 Office Memorandum permitting the Centre and other authorities to grant retrospective environmental clearances (ECs) to projects that had commenced without obtaining the green nod. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...

Moscow: Russia's main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list. The charges against Durov, who was born and began his career in Russia but later...

New Delhi/Kyiv: At least 13 Indian seafarers are among the 15 crew members stranded aboard a cargo vessel at Ukraine's Chornomorsk port as drone and missile attacks continue in the vicinity of the strategic Black Sea harbour, according to the Forward Seamen's Union of India...

New Delhi: In FY26, Indian commercial banks collected a combined total of Rs 7,087 crore from non-maintenance of minimum balance charges. Private sector banks have collected Rs 4,948.71 crore from account holders for failing to maintain minimum average balance in their current accounts and savings...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the new tariffs imposed by the US on forced labour will not hurt the economy as they would bring billions of dollars in investments. Trump told Fox News that the forced labour tariffs were the "other way of...

Mumbai: The Delhi High Court has ordered the winding up of Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL), months after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revoked the bank's licence over persistent regulatory violations, marking the final step in the lender's closure process, the central bank said...

New Delhi: India and China discussed ways to deepen bilateral ties during Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's visit to Beijing, echoing the shared vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping that both nations are development partners. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said...

New Delhi: Industrial output rose by 7.3 per cent in June compared to 5.1 per cent in the preceding month, mainly on the back of improved manufacturing sector performance and strong growth of the electricity and gas supply sector. This is the third monthly Index...