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New Delhi: The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 3,09,244.57 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with Tata Consultancy Services taking the biggest hit, in line with bearish trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark gauge...

New Delhi: Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 34,574 crore from the Indian equity markets in February pushing total outflows to Rs 1.12 lakh crore in the first two months of 2025 amid rising global trade tensions and concerns over corporate earnings growth. "Elevated valuations...

Mumbai: A special court here has directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to register an FIR against former Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and five other officials in connection with alleged stock market fraud and regulatory violations. There is prima facie evidence of regulatory lapses and collusion,...

New Delhi: Leading passenger vehicle maker Maruti Suzuki Saturday reported marginal growth while Hyundai and Tata Motors posted a decline in their sales in February as a slowdown in the market continued with demand remaining muted. On the other hand, Mahindra & Mahindra and Toyota...

New York: Multilateral financing agency International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that India will retain its position as the fastest-growing major economy by clocking a GDP growth of 6.5 per cent in 2025-26, on the back of robust private investment and macroeconomic stability. India's strong...

Mumbai: Seasoned bureaucrat Tuhin Kant Pandey assumed charge as SEBI Chairman Saturday, promising focus on transparency and teamwork. Pandey, formerly the Finance Secretary, termed SEBI as a "robust market institution" which has been built over the years by successive leaders. Declining to outline his exact...

New Delhi: The unified payments interface (UPI) transactions witnessed 33 per cent growth (year-on-year) in transaction volume in February at 16.11 billion, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data showed Saturday. The UPI transaction value also surged 20 per cent (on-year) to Rs 21.96...

Washington: Skype will make its final call May 5 as Microsoft prepares to shut down the internet calling service that transformed global communication. The move will allow the tech giant to streamline its offerings and concentrate on its Teams platform, Microsoft announced Friday. Launched in...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday agreed to conclude an ambitious India-EU free trade deal by this year amid fears that the Trump administration's threat of higher tariffs could adversely impact the global economy. In...

When YouTube launched in 2005, it wasn’t the global video platform we know today. Surprisingly, it started as a dating website where users could upload videos introducing themselves to potential partners. But after failing to attract users, its founders shifted gears, allowing anyone to upload...