The twin crises of the pandemic and an uneven, uncertain global recovery dominated the first day of a two-day summit under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia, which hands off the rotating presidency of the G20 to Italy next month

PM Modi also said that for the next ten years, crores of rupees will be invested in the oil and gas sectors

Professional fund managers and central banks, aware of the impact of reflationary measures, are looking to hedge their portfolios and reserves with gold - another driver for relatively firm prices for gold

India Stock Highlights Updates Today: Bajaj Finserv followed by Tata Steel, Titan, Bajaj Finance, HDFC twins and Kotak Bank were among the top gainers on Sensex pack. On the other hand, ICICI Bank, ONGC, Axis Bank, SBI and IndusInd Bank were among the laggards

While India is firmly focused on AatmaNirbhar Bharat for a V-shaped recovery, its key fiscal numbers show the economy is slipping with falling capital expenditure, muted consumption and higher precautionary savings

Pakistan has already been in a deep financial crisis and has been negotiating a bailout package from the International Monetary fund, apart from taking massive financial help from its close allies, including China

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Infosys, HCL Tech, SBI, Airtel, HUL were among the top losers today, while Bajaj twins, Tata Steel, Titan, ONGC, M&M, NTPC were among the top gainers on Sensex pack 

Digital media outlets must bring down FDI to 26% by Oct 2021: I&B Ministry The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued a notice regarding Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to all entities which are involved in uploading or streaming news and current affairs through digital media. In the notification, the ministry has asked the news aggregators and news agencies, which supply information to digital media firms and companies uploading news and current affairs on webs...

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Global equities were buoyed today as positive macroeconomic data flow and hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine boosted investor sentiment

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) data showed that around 20 lakh jobs were lost in the initial months of the coronavirus pandemic, thus, the government is targeting 50-60 lakh jobs by June 2021

As India marches from one economic disaster to another, policy and planning appear to be victims of whims and fancies as and when they strike

Biden defeated Trump in the Nov. 3 election by the same 306-232 margin in the state-by-state Electoral College that Trump proclaimed a \"landslide\" when he won it in 2016

The labour ministry will move the cabinet note in the next 15 days and has begun working on framing the rules for the job programme that will be issued soon after the note is moved

WHO to set up traditional medicine centre in India, PM says matter of prideThe World Health Organisation announced on Friday that it will set up a Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing confidence that just like the country has emerged as the 'pharmacy of the world', the WHO institution will become the centre for global wellness. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement in a video message at an event in which...

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According to a new report by Deutsche Bank, work from home employees should pay a 5% \"Privilege\" tax out of their salary for each day they choose to work remotely after coronavirus curbs lift

On nations hoarding vaccine stocks to meet their requirements first, Dmitriev said it is not about vaccine nationalism and that India is an important partner

Dalal Street today: IndusInd Bank, followed by SBI, L&T, Axis Bank, HDFC twins, Kotak Bank and ICICI Bank were among the top losers today. On the other hand, Asian Paints, Reliance Industries, Titan, Bajaj Finance and Sun Pharma were trading with gains

Ladakh map error: Centre issues notice to Twitter; gives 5 days to respond The centre has asked Twitter to explain within five working days why it depicted Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) instead of a separate Union Territory (UT). The government has issued a notice to the micro-blogging site owned by Jack Dorsey. The government, in its notice, has said that displaying Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir was a \"deliberate attempt by Twitter to undermine the will of sovereign parlia...

Reacting to the 7th major stimulus package after the coronavirus pandemic by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, ASSOCHAM president Niranjan Hiranandani said that it will further facilitate and incentivise job creation, and provide much relief and impetus to the housing and infrastructure sector