Mumbai, Feb 13 (UNI) The BSE Sensex remained negative for the seventh consecutive session on Thursday, declining 32.11 pts to settle at 76,138.97 as selling pressure was seen in Technology, IT, and Oil and Gas stocks. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell 13.85 pts at 23,031.40. High volatility was seen during the day, as the…
Kolkata, Feb 13 (UNI) Amazon and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Thursday announced an extension of their collaboration to accelerate ecommerce exports from India. This builds on their initial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in November 2023, which aimed to leverage the government’s Districts as Export Hubs initiative to boost MSME (micro,…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (UNI) RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Thursday held a meeting with the Managing Directors and CEOs of select Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) across all layers, including Government NBFCs, Housing Finance Companies and Micro-Finance Institutions and stressed upon balancing growth aspirations with sound practices for ensuring inclusive development, customer protection and financial stability….
New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim protection to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan till February 24 who allegedly attacked a police team in Jamia Nagar on February 10. Special Judge for MPs/MLAs cases, Jitendra Singh after hearing arguments on behalf of Prosecution and Defence counsel said, ” This Court is…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) The Opposition on Thursday created a ruckus and walked out of the Lok Sabha, alleging that dissent notes have not been included in the report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill, that was tabled in the house. As soon as the JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday slammed the Opposition for calling the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf Amendment Bill as “illegal and unconstitutional” and said that Chairman Jagdambika Pal has the authority to remove a note “that casts aspersion on the Committee”. Addressing the…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Reiterating that sectoral allocation and effective capital expenditure have gone up in the Budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that government will continue to take steps to reduce the burden of price rise, while also dismissing the concerns around depreciation of Indian Rupee (INR) against US…
Washington/New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Washington on a two-day official visit, is to meet US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, Tesla chief Elon Musk and noted Indian-American and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. These meetings have been scheduled ahead of PM Modi’s bilateral with US President Donald Trump,…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday ruled that the matter seeking removal of Allahabad High Court judge Justice Shekhar Yadav from his post is a matter of the “Chairman’s jurisdiction and in an eventuality with the Parliament and President”. Dhankhar instructed the Secretary General of Rajya Sabha to send…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Lok Sabha has registered 112 percent of productivity in the first phase of the Budget session, which concluded on Thursday, despite disruption from the opposition members on various issues, Speaker Om Birla said. The lower house of Parliament was adjourned by the Speaker till March 10. In a statement, Birla…
