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Vehicle dispatches see robust surge in Sept

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Led by GST reforms and festive cheer, passenger vehicle and two-wheeler dispatches from factories to dealers surged in September, raising hopes for the industry to end the curren... Read More


'In Sept, India spent 2.5 billion euro on buying Russian oil'

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- India, the world's third-largest oil consumer, spent 2.5 billion euro on buying crude oil from Russia in September, 14 per cent less than the previous month, a European think tan... Read More


Sensex jumps 575 pts

Mumbai, Oct. 15 -- Benchmark Sensex spurted by 575 points while Nifty closed above 25,300 on Wednesday on buying in banking and financial shares, driven by a rally in Asian and European markets amid h... Read More


IRFC posts 2nd-highest-ever profit amid diversification, margin gains

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Railways, has reported its second-highest-ever profit after tax (PAT) for the first half and ... Read More


'Police negotiate peace, not gunfight'

Gadchiroli, Oct. 15 -- A month of tense, back-channel negotiations led to the surrender of Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias 'Bhupathi,' a shadowy figure and key strategist who, as a founding member of th... Read More


NCB arrests Nepali drug supplier with 4 kg opium

PATNA, Oct. 15 -- In a breakthrough against drug smuggling, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Patna Office has detained a Nepali citizen who was found in possession of 4 kg of opium. The arrest is t... Read More


'Ekjut NDA, Ekjut Bihar': PM Modi confident of 'double Diwali' in Bihar

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked a woman booth worker in Bihar to address him as bhaiya or brother instead of sir, saying women power is his biggest strength, shie... Read More


'Draconian, robbery': Oppn cry foul over changes in EPFO rules

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Attacking the Narendra Modi-led government over the change in EPFO rules, the Opposition on Wednesday alleged that salaried people are being punished for the Modi government's "m... Read More


RJD's legacy card: Osama Shahab named candidate as BJP targets 'old Bihar politics'

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Osama Shahab, the son of the deceased RJD strongman and ex-Siwan MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, has been announced as the Raghunathpur seat candidate by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supr... Read More


City stays in bad air mode, 5 stations in 'very poor'

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Delhi's air quality remained in the 'poor' category for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, with the AQI in some areas slipping into the 'very poor' category at over 300, of... Read More