LIC’s holding at all time low on profit booking
LIC’s holding across 296 companies where its holding is more than 1 per cent, slipped to an all-time low of 3.66 per cent as on March 31, 2021, down from 3.70 per cent as on December 31, 2020 and from all-time high of 5 per cent as on June 30,...
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State-run banks to lend up to Rs 5 lakh for Covid treatment
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Hospitals get 100% loan cover for on-site O2 generation
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Indian consortium may get to remain invested in Iranian gas field
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SBI raises cash withdrawal limits at non-home branches
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Leading automakers in India take digital route to push sales
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NCLT directs liquidation of Devas Multimedia, allows petition by ISRO’s Antrix Corp
31 May 2021 | PTI
Sensex drops over 185 pts in early trade; Nifty below 15,400
Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 185 points in early trade on Monday, tracking losses in index-heavyweights HDFC twins, Infosys, TCS and Reliance amid a weak trend in the Asian markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 189.52 points or 0.37 per cent lower at 51,233.36 in initial deals, and the broader...
Sensex rallies over 500 points; Nifty at lifetime high
Equity benchmark Sensex rallied around 515 points on Monday while the NSE Nifty closed at a fresh peak, led by gains in RIL, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank amid a mixed trend in global markets. A steady decline in daily COVID-19 caseload also strengthened investor sentiment, brokers said. The 30-share BSE Sensex...
Investor wealth jumps over Rs 3.93 lakh cr in four days
Investors have gained Rs 3,93,349.08 crore in four days following a strong rally in the equity markets amid a declining trend in COVID-19 cases. In four consecutive sessions of gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex has climbed 1,299.91 points or 2.56 per cent. The BSE benchmark index on Monday closed at 51,937.44, a...
Israel, Egypt talk truce with Hamas
Egypt and Israel are holding high-level talks in both countries Sunday to shore up a fragile truce between Israel and the Hamas militant group, and rebuild the Gaza Strip after a punishing 11-day war that left much of the seaside enclave in ruins. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry was meeting with...
Nepal's Opp urges State organs not to support Oli Govt's unconstitutional activities
Nepal's Opposition alliance on Sunday urged all State institutions not to support Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli Government's "unconstitutional" and "anti-democratic" activities and expressed hope that the Supreme Court's verdict on the petitions against the dissolution of the Lower House of Parliament will come in its favour, according to...
Doing everything to get Biden admin to provide excess Covid vaccines to India: Krishnamoorthi
Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said he is doing everything to get the Biden administration to provide excess vaccines not used in the United States to India, amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. He was speaking during a webinar organised by the Howard University here along with the Gautam Buddha University...
Ethiopians protest US sanctions over brutal Tigray war
Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the nation's capital Sunday to protest outside pressure on the government over its brutal war in Tigray. Protesters at the rally in Addis Ababa carried banners that criticised the United States and others in the international community who are voicing concern over atrocities in Tigray, where...
