Yellen, 74, was confirmed by the Senate in a broad bipartisan support of 84-15 votes on Monday

On January 25, equity indices closed 1% lower in a volatile trading session amid profit booking in global markets

Speaking at the World Economic Forum's virtual Davos Agenda Summit, Jinping warned against cold war and \"misguided approach\" of antagonism and confrontation.

ICRA expects India's fiscal deficit to widen to Rs 14.5 lakh crore or 7.5 per cent of GDP in FY21 and 5 per cent of GDP in the next fiscal

In the \"Restoring Economic Growth (Option 1)\" session, the textile minister said that despite initial fears about the scale of the pandemic making it difficult to coordinate responses, India is proof that when government and citizens come together, much can be done

Airtel, UltraTech Cement, Axis Bank, L&T were among the top gainers while M&M, Maruti, NTPC, ITC traded as the top losers today

A simple act like reducing stand duty could be a strong enabler for home buyers returning to the market and keeping the cash inflows of the real estate sector intact

PM Modi will address the meeting virtually on January 28. The other high-profile leaders who have signed up for the virtual session at 51st WEF includes, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Narendra Singh Tomar, and Smriti Irani

The fall in FDI flows across developing regions was uneven, with (-)37 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean, (-)18 per cent in Africa and (-)4 per cent in developing countries in Asia

\"Lightening the balance sheet of the government means divestment and monetising their investments. That is the way to go. If you look at it globally, that is how things have worked out,\" says Krishan

Solar power developers fear that this could derail the government's ambitious target of having 175GW renewables by 2022, requiring an investment flow of Rs 1.75 lakh crore

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The reopening of the economy led to better than anticipated recovery in consumption led by strong pent-up demand followed by the festive season. Most high-frequency indicators indicated that the economic recovery is well on track

Grasim says its entry in the paints sector will add size, scale, diversity and stability to cash flows of the existing business portfolio of the company

HDFC, ONGC, ITC, L&T, RIL, NTPC were among the top losers today, while Bajaj Auto, Maruti, M&M, TCS, HUL were among the top gainers on Sensex

Budget 2021 would be unprecedented in many ways, as the government would have to focus on providing stimulus packages to revive the economy, while also identifying other avenues of revenue to bridge the widening fiscal deficit

According to economists at YES Bank, heath and R&D related spending is expected to see a boost to align India with its global peers and to adapt to ongoing changes in global health conditions

Earlier, Sensex rose above the historic mark of 50,000 and Nifty above 14,700 for the first time amid rise in Asian markets. Sensex and Nifty hit fresh lifetime highs of 50,184 and 14,753, respectively

Gold and Sensex have seen a strong rise in 2020, giving high returns to investors amid Covid-19 uncertainty

RBI paper says India must look for ways in which cash sitting idly in balance sheets of corporations and banks and reverse repo balances with the RBI finds its way into credit to productive sectors before it imposes a persistent deflationary weight on real activity