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Govt ready to amend new agri laws, says Tomar
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Govt ready to amend new agri laws, says Tomar

“Opp playing politics at cost of agri-economy” NEW DELHI, March 6: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said the government is ready to amend the three new farm laws to respect the sentiments of protesting farmers, even as he attacked Opposition parties for doing politics on this...
Indian economy to do better than 8 pc prediction: Finance Ministry
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Indian economy to do better than 8 pc prediction: Finance Ministry

NEW DELHI, March 5: The Indian economy is likely to do better than the projection of an 8 per cent shrinkage in the current fiscal as economic activity gathers pace with mild stiffening of the pandemic curve and the rollout of vaccines, the finance ministry said on Friday. The Department of Economic...
India’s wearables market grows 144% to 36.4 mn units in 2020: IDC
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India’s wearables market grows 144% to 36.4 mn units in 2020: IDC

New Delhi, March 4: The wearables market in India posted a 144.3 per cent year-on-year growth in 2020 with 36.4 million unit shipment, as per research firm IDC. India was the only country in the top 20 to see triple-digit growth in wearables in the year 2020 and continues to be the third largest...
Sensex down 400 points, Nifty below 15,000
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Sensex down 400 points, Nifty below 15,000

Mumbai, March 5: The key Indian equity indices opened on a negative note on Friday with the BSE Sensex falling over 400 points.At 9.17 a.m., Sensex was trading at 50,430.11, lower by 415.97 points or 0.82 per cent from its previous close of 50,846.08.It opened at 50,517.36 and touched an intraday...
Govt brings insurance brokers within ombudsman ambit
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Govt brings insurance brokers within ombudsman ambit

NEW DELHI, March 3: The government has amended insurance ombudsman rules, bringing insurance brokers within their ambit and also allowed policyholders to file online complaints, the Finance Ministry said today. The amended rules have enlarged the scope of complaints to ombudsmen from only disputes...
Market in red, Sensex falls nearly 800 points
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Market in red, Sensex falls nearly 800 points

Mumbai, March 4: The key Indian equity indices traded deep in the red on Thursday morning with the BSE Sensex falling nearly 800 points.It fell to an intraday low of 50,659.17 during the initial trade, lower by 785 points from its previous close.The fall in the domestic market came on the back of a...
Mukesh Ambani turns world’s 8th richest person
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Mukesh Ambani turns world’s 8th richest person

Among countries, India rises to 3rd spot with 177 billionaires NEW DELHI, March 2: Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani is now the eighth richest person in the world with a fortune of $83 billion, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2021. Ambani’s wealth increased 24 per cent on a...
Sensex up over 400 points; metal, banking stocks rise
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Sensex up over 400 points; metal, banking stocks rise

Mumbai, March 3: The key Indian equity indices continued to rise on Wednesday morning with the BSE Sensex rising over 400 points.Sensex surged around 479 points to touch an intraday high of 50,776.48 points.Healthy buying was witnessed in metal, banking and finance stocks.Around 10.10 a.m., it was...
Ties on the mend: Pak likely to import cotton from India
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Ties on the mend: Pak likely to import cotton from India

Islamabad, March 3: It seems that the halted trade ties between India and Pakistan are on the verge of gradual restoration with Pakistan likely to import cotton from India.After the announcement of a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) to maintain peace at the border between India and...
Sensex surges 1,100 points, Nifty reclaims 15,000
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Sensex surges 1,100 points, Nifty reclaims 15,000

Mumbai, March 3: The Indian stock market soared on Wednesday with the BSE Sensex surging over 1,100 points.The Nifty30 on the National Stock Exchange rose over 300 points to reclaim the 15,000 mark.Healthy buying was witnessed in IT, metal and banking stocks.The surge in the domestic market came on...
Strive for seamless digital payments: FM
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Strive for seamless digital payments: FM

Lessons to be learnt from NSE tech glitch: Sitharaman to civil accounts officers NEW DELHI, March 1: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today asked civil accounts officers to have a clear roadmap for seamless digital payments, saying there are lessons to be learnt from the “technology-driven...
BPCL stocks soar over 6 pc after board approves stake sale in Numaligarh refinery
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BPCL stocks soar over 6 pc after board approves stake sale in Numaligarh...

New Delhi, Mar 2: Shares of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Tuesday zoomed over 6 per cent in early trade after the company said that it will exit Numaligarh refinery in Assam. BPCL said it will exit Numaligarh refinery in Assam by selling its entire stake to a consortium of Oil India Ltd...
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