West Bengal assembly polls: Voting is being held in 14,480 polling stations in 43 assembly segments in four districts. Polling will continue till 6.30 pm

While the RBI has kept the repo rate unchanged, hinting at short-term interest rates to remain low, the risk from ultra-loose monetary policy is certainly on the rise as the future inflation trajectory has an upward bias

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says MPC kept its estimate for economic growth unchanged at 10.5 per cent for FY22. MPC also saw inflation edging up to 5.2 per cent in first half of new fiscal from 5% in January-March period and moderate to 4.4 per cent in Q3

The central bank kept its key policy repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent, but warned that the recent surge in COVID-19 infections has created uncertainty over economic growth recovery

The central bank had projected CPI of 5.2 to 5% in the first half (August to September) of 2021-22. The new forecast is an indicator of the hardening of inflation in the economy

Stock Market News Update Today: Top Sensex losers were PowerGrid, Ultratech Cement, Axis Bank, and IndusInd Bank falling up to 2%. Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, HUL shares were the top Sensex gainers rising up to 4%

Sensex  lost 1,391  points to 48,638 and Nifty slipped 388 points to 14,479 in early trade

West Bengal, Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Updates: First Phase of polling begins today in West Bengal and Assam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges voters to exercise their right to franchise

Assam Assembly Election Voting Tomorrow (March 27): First phase of polling in Assam time - voting is likely to begin at 8 am and end at 6 pm on March 27. Meanwhile, polling will be extended for an hour in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

Assam Election Dates: Voting times, complete schedule of upcoming assembly election, all answer and questions, election result date of the three-phase poll

Stock Market News Update Today:Maruti Suzuki, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, HUL, Bajaj Finance, ONGC, NTPC, Ultratech Cement were among the top laggards, while Dr. Reddy, HDFC, ICICI Bank and L&T were among top gainers

The new guidelines will be effective from April 1 and remain in force up to April 30, said the Ministry of Home Affairs. It said that the main focus of the guidelines is to consolidate the substantial gains made in controlling the decline of COVID-19 cases

It must be noted that Tata Group has not yet taken the final call on the quantum of divestment and how much it wants to raise from the proposed stake sales

Much like the $1.9 trillion virus rescue plan signed into law earlier this month, the new package would also include family-friendly policies, this time focusing on education and paid family leave

All other educational institutions where exams are not underway will remain shut from March 25 to March 31, according to the state government

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated and vaccination of the frontline workers started from February 2

COVID-19 lockdown one year: A year on since India went into a 'janata curfew', it is facing a second wave of coronavirus. However, with vaccines available now, several experts are in favour of a mammoth scale-up in the government's immunisation drive to safeguard the vulnerable

The 30-stock index touched intra day low of 49,899 against previous close of 50,792, declining 893 points today

AstraZeneca Pharma share gained as much as 1.88 per cent to hit a high of Rs 3,480 after the drug maker received import and market permission from the DCGI for osimertinib tablets (Tagrisso) used in treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

Stock Market Updates Today: Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, M&M were among top gainers, while ONGC, Power Grid Corporation, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, NTPC and Bharti Airtel were among top laggards