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  Sensex crashes 1,500 points, Nifty below 15,800

  May 19, 2022 16:15 IST

  Sensex and Nifty fall sharply on Thursday in line with an extremely weak trend in the global markets.

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  IOC bonus share to be paid in ratio of 1:2, Check record date here

  May 19, 2022 9:58 IST

  IOC bonus share, IOC dividend record date 2022: Indian Oil Corporation has said that the record date for bonus shares is July 1.

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  Wall Street dives as Target cracks 25%; Dow sinks 1,000 points, Nasdaq 4.73%

  May 19, 2022 13:40 IST

  Target Corporation, a component of the S&P 500 Index, plunged 24.93%, crashing the most since 1987's Black Monday.

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  GST on online gaming, casinos, race course likely to be increased to 28 per cent

  May 19, 2022 18:43 IST

  At present, services of casinos, horse racing and online gaming attract 18 per cent GST.

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  Rupee falls 16 paise to record low of 77.60 against USD

  May 18, 2022 17:58 IST

  Crude oil prices also surged by over 1 per cent, which weighed on the rupee. The local unit finally ended at its all-time low of 77.60, showing a loss of 16 paise over its previous close of 77.44.

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  BPCL disinvestment: Govt revisits privatisation decision, plans to sell 20-25% instead of full stake

  May 18, 2022 13:07 IST

  A Reuters report said that the government is considering inviting bids for a 20 to 25 per cent stake in BPCL.

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  Bharti Airtel Q4 profit zooms to Rs 2008 crore, announces Rs 3 dividend

  May 18, 2022 10:53 IST

  Airtel has recommended a dividend of Rs 3 per equity share for the financial year 2021-22.

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  LIC is now fifth most valuable Indian company: Check complete list

  May 18, 2022 10:56 IST

  The government sold over 22.13 crore shares or a 3.5 per cent stake in LIC through the IPO. It fetched Rs 20,557 crore.

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  PM Modi says 5G technology will contribute $450 billion to Indian economy

  May 17, 2022 18:46 IST

  Underscoring the role of the telecom sector in the progress of the country, he also said that by the end of this decade, the country will be able to launch 6G services of its own.

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  Sensex, Nifty rally more than 2.50% each; Rupee plunges to all-time low

  May 17, 2022 16:25 IST

  The 30-share BSE benchmark zoomed 1,344.63 points or 2.54 per cent to settle at 54,318.47 points with all of its constituents closing with gains. During the day, it jumped 1,425.58 points or 2.69 per cent to 54,399.42.

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  'Twitter deal can't go forward unless...': Elon Musk

  May 17, 2022 15:23 IST

  Elon Musk also said that he is very likely to pay less for Twitter than his $44 billion offer made last month. 

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  Govt allows exporting wheat consignments registered with customs before ban order

  May 17, 2022 16:04 IST

  The government has also allowed a wheat consignment headed for Egypt, which was already under loading at the Kandla port.

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  WPI inflation at record high of 15.08% in April on price rise across all items

  May 17, 2022 14:13 IST

  The WPI-based inflation was 14.55 per cent in March and 10.74 per cent in April last year.

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  Pawan Hans sale put on hold by government

  May 17, 2022 11:02 IST

  The government had last month selected M/s Star9 Mobility Pvt Ltd as the winning bidder for Pawan Hans.

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  Rupee falls to all-time low of 77.69 against Dollar

  May 17, 2022 14:02 IST

  The value of the rupee depreciated mainly due to persistent foreign fund outflows and elevated global crude oil prices.

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  LIC makes a weak stock market debut, lists at 8% discount

  May 17, 2022 13:16 IST

  LIC Share Price: LIC IPO was subscribed 2.95 times. The government fixed the issue price of LIC shares at Rs 949 apiece, the upper end of the IPO price band.

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  RBI may hike rates by 75 basis points by August: SBI Economists

  May 16, 2022 17:05 IST

  The economists said they did a study of the Russian invasion's impact on inflation, which revealed that 59 per cent of the jump in prices is due to geopolitical events.

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  What is Grey Market and Grey Market Premium - Explained

  May 16, 2022 12:17 IST

  Grey market is also known as the 'parallel market' where financial securities are traded and investors trade for shares or IPO applications before they are listed in the secondary market.

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  SBI hikes MCLR by 10 basis points, second increase in a month; loan EMIs to go up

  May 16, 2022 12:39 IST

  This is the second hike in a month raising the cost by 0.2 per cent with the two consecutive increases.

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  'If you don't like our content, you can quit': Netflix to workers

  May 16, 2022 12:26 IST

  Netflix has updated its culture guidelines and added a section called "artistic expression" which details how the platform offers programming for many audiences.

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  Paytm to file for new license, says bullish about its roadmap for general insurance

  May 16, 2022 12:24 IST

  In a regulatory filing, Paytm reiterated its intention to make inroads in the general insurance sector, as it is extremely bullish about its potential.

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  Air travel to become dearer! Jet fuel price hiked by 5%

  May 16, 2022 12:17 IST

  Fuel prices have hiked by a whopping 61.7 percent from Rs 72,062 per kilolitre to Rs 1.23 lakh per kilolitre since January this year.

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  Adani to acquire Holcim’s stake in Ambuja Cements, ACC Limited for $10.5 bn

  May 15, 2022 23:36 IST

  The deal will make billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate the second-largest player in the domestic cement sector by acquiring the joint control of Holcim's two Indian step-down firms ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cement.

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  Cryptos can lead to dollarisation of economy: RBI officials to par panel

  May 15, 2022 16:53 IST

  Discussing the impacts of cryptocurrency, the RBI officials said it will  have a negative impact on the banking system as these being attractive assets people may invest their hard-earned savings in these currencies which may result in banks having lesser resources to lend. 

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  India adds 8.8 million jobs in April, largest since beginning of pandemic

  May 15, 2022 13:52 IST

  India's labour force increased by 8.8 million to 437.2 million in April, one of the largest monthly increases since the beginning of the pandemic, CMIE Managing Director and CEO Mahesh Vyas said.

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  CNG price hiked by Rs 2 per kg across Delhi-NCR, other cities. Check revised rates

  May 15, 2022 6:36 IST

  Earlier in April, prices of CNG in the national capital were hiked by Rs 2.50 per kg and that of piped cooking gas by Rs 4.25 per unit to record levels on the back of surge in raw material cost.

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  G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia

  May 14, 2022 21:25 IST

  In statements released at the end of the three-day meeting on Germany's Baltic Sea coast, the G-7 pledged to provide further humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable.

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  Swiggy enters high-end dining market with $200 mn acquisition of Dineout

  May 13, 2022 20:49 IST

  Dineout, which serves millions across its network of 50,000 restaurants in 20 cities, will continue to operate as an independent app post the acquisition.