While the Sensex gained 118 points or 0.34% to 35,260, the Nifty rose 0.38% or 40 points to 10,616 level.

The proposal of the shipping ministry is expected to provide direct and indirect jobs to one crore youth over the next five years.

The remarks come a day after former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan blamed the indirect taxation reform for derailing India's growth story. However, Jaitley did not name Rajan.

The government nominee directors and a few independent directors could raise the issue of interim dividend along with the capital framework of RBI during the upcoming board meeting.

FM Arun Jaitley says Mastercard, Visa losing out to RuPay and UPI after demonetisationIndia's finance minister has said that Mastercard and Visa were losing market share to domestic payments networks, months after Mastercard complained to the U.S. government that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was using nationalism to promote a local rival. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spoke about the surging growth of RuPay and Unified Payment Interface (UPI), which allows swift inter-bank fund transfers, on ...

Selling of enemy shares will lead to monetisation of movable enemy property lying dormant for decades and the proceeds will be used for development and social welfare programmes