India

Sensex closes lower as smallcaps shine; investors eye RBI MPC meet, Delhi poll results

Worst for stock markets is over, recover and growth ahead: Raamdeo Agrawal

As the Indian equity markets hit two-months high on Monday, Raamdeo Agrawal, Chairman and Co-founder of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, said on Monday that now the worst is over for the stock exchanges and "happy days are back".

Mar 24, 2025

Govt made remarkable strides in combating TB, committed to eliminating it: Nadda

The government has made remarkable strides in combating tuberculosis -- the world's deadliest infectious disease, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Monday.

Mar 24, 2025

Study finds 200 chemicals linked to breast cancer in food packaging plastics, paper

Nanotechnology breakthrough may boost treatment for aggressive breast cancer: Study

Researchers in Australia are developing next-generation nanoparticles to supercharge current treatments for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) -- one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of the disease.

Mar 24, 2025

Sensex ends flat, Nifty gains amid weak global cues

Key factors driving Indian stock market's momentous surge

The Indian stock market continued its strong upward momentum on Monday -- fuelled by several key factors, including expectations of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), strong buying by domestic and foreign investors, and a positive outlook on the Indian economy by global analysts.

Mar 24, 2025

Honey-trap row: Rajanna delays filing of complaint; K'taka leaders to meet Cong high command on issue

The honey-trap controversy in Karnataka is snowballing, with a group of ministers and MLAs planning to meet the high command regarding the alleged role of an influential leader in the state Congress.

Mar 24, 2025

National Stock Exchange begins electronic settlement of its unlisted shares

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) on Monday started settling trades of its unlisted shares electronically, marking marks a major shift from the previous manual process.

Mar 24, 2025

Bengal school job case: Calcutta HC extends Sujay Bhadra's interim bail period

A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, extended the interim bail period for Sujay Krishna Bhadra, one of the prime accused in the cash-for-school job case in West Bengal, till April 22.

Mar 24, 2025

Farm, rural workers get respite as price spiral eases in Feb

The year-on-year inflation rates based on the all-India consumer price index for agricultural labourers (CPI-AL) and rural labourers (CPI-RL) for February this year eased to 4.05 per cent and 4.1 per cent, respectively, compared to 7.43 per cent and 7.36 per cent in February 2024, bringing respite to poor households, official figures released on Monday showed.

Mar 24, 2025

RG Kar case: Calcutta HC asks CBI to clarify 'rape or gang-rape', seeks diary

A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to clarify to the court whether the woman doctor of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, was a victim of "rape" or "gang-rape", and also to submit the case diary.

Mar 24, 2025

Tech startups raise $2.5 bn in Jan-March, make India 3rd most funded globally

Domestic tech startups raised $2.5 billion in the January-March period this year (Q1 2025) to date, marking a 13.64 per cent increase from the previous quarter and an 8.7 per cent rise from the same period last year -- making India the third most-funded country globally -- ahead of Malta and Germany and behind the US and the UK, a report showed on Monday.

Mar 24, 2025