The saffron party's decision to bring the ordinance on triple talaq seems to be a well thought-out strategy to garner minority votes considering the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2019.

Modi government has targeted to double farmer's income by 2022. This seems a mammoth task as the farmer's real income needs to grow at a CAGR of 10.4 per cent to meet the government's target.

Earlier this year, the Coal Ministry had ruled out any possibility of dry coal shortage in the upcoming monsoon season and said that it had sufficient stocks to meet the demand of power plants.

While FDI from Mauritius totalled USD 13.41 billion as against USD 13.38 billion in the previous year, inflows from Singapore rose to USD 9.27 billion from USD 6.52 billion.

The RBI said its balance sheet size increased by 9.49 per cent for the year ended June 30, 2018, which helped shape the monetary and financial conditions during the year.

The strong buying activity by DIIs has helped market scale all-time highs this fiscal. But when it comes to Indian markets, contribution of FIIs cannot be ruled out.

\"The size of the loss caused by the calamity is equal to the size of the annual plan the state has chalked out for 2018-2019. I need not have to tell you that Kerala on its own will not be in a position to mobilise the required resources to bridge the gap, reclaim, and rebuild,\" says Vijayan.

The Rs 700-crore generous aid by the UAE for floods in Kerala is neither final nor has it been officially announced yet

The Indian economy is expected to grow by around 7.5 per cent in 2018 and 2019 as it is largely resilient to external pressures like those from higher oil prices, Moody's Investors Service said today.

Mahindra & Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra, who's very active on Twitter, shared one such picture on the social media website that shows a journalist hugging a man who has been rescued from a flood-hit area.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today announced that the UAE has offered assistance of Rs 700 crore ($100 million) to aid relief efforts in the state ravaged worst monsoon in close to a century.

Several parts of the country get flooded during monsoon season every year. In fact, India lost 2,231 lives due to cyclonic storms/heavy rains/floods/landslides during 2017/18.

As the rain fury abates and the flooding starts to recede in Kerala - ravaged by the worst monsoon in close to a century - the insurance industry braces up for a deluge of claims.

Appealing for donations from people across the country, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan today said the road to recovery for the southern state is going to be a long one.

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At 1:00 pm, the Sensex was trading 128 points higher at 38,015 level. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading 18 points higher at 11,468 level. It hit all-time high of 11,495 level in early trade. While the Sensex has gained 11.67% since the beginning of this year, Nifty rose 9% during the same period this year.

While the Sensex closed 221 points higher at 37,887, the Nifty gained 60 points to close at the 11,450 level. Market heavyweight Reliance Industries added 35 points to close at 1217.

Three of the four weeks of June witnessed rains that were between 14 and 38 per cent less than the long period average (LPA).

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) today posted 67 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 1,257 crore for the quarter ended June 30, driven by robust sales across segments.