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  Amazon India partners IRCTC to offer reserved train ticket bookings

  October 07, 2020 17:56 IST

  Amazon India on Wednesday said it has partnered with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to provide their customers with the facility to book reserved train tickets on its platform.

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  Ambani family donates Rs 5 crore to Uttarakhand Chardham Devasthanam Board

  October 07, 2020 17:34 IST

  The Ambani family has donated Rs 5 crore to Uttarakhand Chardham Devasthanam Board to help it tide over financial losses suffered by it amid the coronavirus lockdown.

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  India emerges global leader with 41 million real-time financial transactions in a day

  October 07, 2020 17:12 IST

  Thanks to the pandemic, the country has become the global leader in real-time financial transactions with 41 million transactions per day, which is more than double that of the last year, says an international report.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold plunges Rs 694; silver up Rs 126

  October 07, 2020 16:26 IST

  Gold prices plunged Rs 694 to Rs 51,215 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday amid rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. 

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  Cox & Kings CFO, internal auditor arrested in Yes Bank case

  October 07, 2020 16:06 IST

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it has arrested the CFO and internal auditor of Cox & Kings Group in connection with the Yes Bank case.

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  Sensex rallies 304 points; Nifty tops 11,700

  October 07, 2020 16:04 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 304 points on Wednesday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC twins and Infosys. 

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  Urban Company introduces unlimited mental health leave policy for employees

  October 07, 2020 14:59 IST

  Urban Company on Wednesday introduced an initiative under which employees can take unlimited sick leaves in case they are suffering from any form of mental or physical illness. The tech-enabled home services company announced its mental health leave policy, ahead of the World Mental Health Day on October 10.

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  Work on Noida's Jewar airport to begin soon as key pact signed: All you need to know

  October 07, 2020 14:46 IST

  ​Work on Jewar airport could begin soon as the Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) and Zurich Airport International AG on Wednesday signed a key agreement.

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  Employees in India face increased burnout at work during pandemic: Report

  October 07, 2020 13:38 IST

  Employees in India are facing increased burnout due to lack of separation between work and personal life as well as concerns of contracting COVID-19, a report said on Wednesday.  

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  DHFL administrator moves NCLT against Wadhawans in Rs 2,150-crore fraud

  October 07, 2020 12:49 IST

  On the basis of the report filed by Grant Thornton, the administrator has filed application against Kapil Wadhawan, Dheeraj Wadhawan, Aruna Wadhawan, Wadhawan Global Capital Limited, the ICD entities and certain other entities claiming the amount from them along with the interest for the remaining period.

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  Over 41% Indian workers face increased burnout at work: Microsoft

  October 07, 2020 12:24 IST

  Close to one third of workers in India cited increased rates of burnout over the past six months, according to Microsoft's latest ‘Work Trend Index' report.

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  RIL shares jump over 4% after ADIA invests Rs 5,512.5 crore in Reliance Retail

  October 07, 2020 11:54 IST

  Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd on Wednesday gained over 4 per cent after Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd raised Rs 5,512.50 crore from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).  

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  Housing sales drop 35 pc in 7 cities in July-Sep despite demand recovery: Report

  October 07, 2020 11:25 IST

  Housing sales across seven major cities in the country fell 35 per cent year-on-year to 50,983 units during the July-September period even as the demand recovered post lockdown, according to data analytics firm PropEquity. 

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  Sensex drops over 100 points in opening trade; Nifty below 11,650

  October 07, 2020 10:05 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 100 points in opening trade on Wednesday tracking losses in financial stocks amid weak cues from global markets. The 30-share index was trading 100.60 points or 0.25 per cent lower at 39,473.97, and the NSE Nifty fell 23.45 points or 0.20 per cent to 11,638.95.

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  Flight operations at Pune airport to remain shut during night for a year

  October 07, 2020 8:28 IST

  The flight operations at the Pune airport will remain shut during night for a year due to recarpeting work of runway, airport authorities said on Tuesday.

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  Dinesh Kumar Khara appointed new SBI Chairman for 3 years

  October 07, 2020 8:07 IST

  Prior to being appointed as Chairman of the bank, Khara was the Managing Director (Global Banking & Subsidiaries) of the bank, and in this role, led and steered the International Banking Group, Corporate and Treasury operations of the bank.

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  Abu Dhabi Investment Authority invests Rs 5,512.5 crore in Reliance Retail for 1.2 per cent stake

  October 06, 2020 23:06 IST

  Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, run by India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, on Tuesday raised Rs 5,512.50 crore from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), taking the total fundraise to Rs 37,710 crore in less than four weeks.

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  Dinesh Kumar Khara appointed new SBI chairman

  October 06, 2020 22:30 IST

  The government on Tuesday appointed SBI's senior-most Managing Director Dinesh Kumar Khara as the chairman of the country's largest lender.

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  Apple iPhone, Samsung phones to be made in India: Govt clears 16 manufacturing proposals

  October 06, 2020 21:56 IST

  The government on Tuesday said it has cleared 16 proposals from domestic and international companies entailing investment of Rs 11,000 crore under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme to boost large-scale electronics manufacturing in the country as a part of the its Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.

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  Reliance Jio teams up with USP Studios for kids edutainment content

  October 06, 2020 19:10 IST

  India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio has partnered USP Studios, a content creator for kids, to strengthen the platform's offering for children. These include Kids First, Kids TV India, Junior Squad Kid Songs, Top Nursery Rhymes, Kids Channel India, Bob The Train, Little Treehouse Rhymes, and Farmees Nursery Rhymes.

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  Tata Motors global wholesales, including Jaguar Land Rover, decline 16% in Jul-Sep

  October 06, 2020 18:29 IST

  The drop in sales of its commercial vehicles and Daewoo range was higher at 29 per cent (56,614 vehicles) during the second quarter of FY2021 as compared to passenger vehicles sales, which declined 9 per cent (1,46,259 units) over the second quarter of the previous fiscal, according to a release.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold rises Rs 454, silver jumps Rs 751

  October 06, 2020 16:31 IST

  Gold prices rose by Rs 454 to Rs 51,879 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday amid rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. 

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  Sensex shoots up over 600 points; Nifty tops 11,650-level

  October 06, 2020 16:14 IST

  Domestic equities rallied for the fourth successive session on Tuesday on account of broad-based buying by participants amid positive global cues.

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  RBI's next monetary policy panel meeting from Oct 7-9 as Centre appoints external members

  October 06, 2020 13:16 IST

  The Reserve Bank of India will announce the monetary policy on October 9 as the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will meet during October 7-9.

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  After 6-month hiatus, McDonald's to resume dine-in services in Maharashtra

  October 06, 2020 13:10 IST

  Westlife Development, which operates McDonald's restaurants in the southern and western region in India, on Tuesday said it is re-starting the dine-in operations in Maharashtra after remaining shut for over six months due to COVID-19. 

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  Uber launches employee commute services

  October 06, 2020 13:00 IST

  Uber announced on Tuesday it has expanded its 'Uber for Business' product offering by launching two new services for helping businesses support their employees' daily commute. 

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  Mahindra's all-new Thar SUV crosses 9,000 bookings in 4 days

  October 06, 2020 11:01 IST

  Mahindra & Mahindra on Tuesday said its all-new Thar SUV has crossed 9,000 units of bookings since its launch on October 2. 

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  Govt appoints Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma, Shashanka Bhide as members of MPC of RBI

  October 06, 2020 10:15 IST

  The appointment has come after the government faced widespread criticism over failing to act on time to appoint an external panel to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).