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New Delhi: Bank employee unions have decided to go on a nationwide strike January 27 to press for a long-pending demand for a five-day work week. If the strike proceeds, it will disrupt public sector banking operations for three consecutive days, with January 25 and...

United Nations: The FDI inflows to India in 2025 surged by 73 per cent to USD 47 billion, mainly due to large investments in services and manufacturing, supported by policies aimed at integrating the country into global supply chains, the UN said. The Global Investment...

New Delhi: Global energy markets remain stable with enough supplies to meet demand despite geopolitical upheavals, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday as he pitched for both producers and consumers playing a constructive role to ensure a viable and predictable market. Refusing to be...

New Delhi: As India prepares to welcome the top European leadership to the Republic Day celebrations January 26, EC President Ursula von der Leyen is upbeat on the India-Europe free trade agreement. Von der Leyen has made it clear that Europe is diversifying its markets...

Mumbai: The rupee hit an all-time low of 92 Friday and recovered marginally to settle at 91.88 (provisional) against the American currency, amid selling pressure from foreign funds and risk-off sentiment in global markets. Forex traders said the Indian rupee gave up early gains and...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty resumed their downward journey to end nearly 1 per cent lower Friday, dragged by widespread sell-off and the rupee depreciating to hit a record low against the US dollar. Besides, investors rushing to safe-haven assets from riskier assets...

New Delhi: Shares of Adani group companies tumbled up to 13 per cent Friday amid reports that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has sought the court's approval to serve summons to Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani over alleged fraud and a USD 265-million bribery...

New Delhi: The central government has approved wage revisions for PSU General Insurance companies and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), as well as a pension revision for retirees of the Reserve Bank of India and NABARD. A total of 46,322 employees,...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday issued fresh notices to Anil Ambani and the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) on a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into alleged massive banking and corporate fraud involving the firm and its group companies. The top court asked the...

Washington: TikTok has finalised a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200 million Americans. The social video platform...