Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday ahead of the RBI monetary policy outcome. Moreover, a sluggish trend in global equity markets and fresh foreign fund outflow also drove investors to stay on the sidelines. Also Read | Lucknow Toddler Rape Case: Man Accused of Abduction, Sex Assault of 3-Year-Old Girl Killed in UP During Police Encounter. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 159.93 points to 81,282.11 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Ni...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday ahead of the RBI monetary policy outcome. Moreover, a sluggish trend in global equity markets and fresh foreign fund outflow also drove investors to stay on the sidelines. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 159.93 points to 81,282.11 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 27.65 points to 24,723.25. From the Sensex firms, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industri...Read More
CHENNAI: The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), led by Governor Sanjay Malhotra, concludes its three-day meeting today (June 6, 2025). Amid escalating global trade tensions stemming from new US tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, expectations are mounting for an aggressive monetary easing by the RBI. Markets and analysts widely anticipate a 25 basis points (bps) cut, with some forecasting a jumbo 50 bps reduction to sustain domestic growth momentum and offset e...Read More
New Delhi, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has urged the India-Central Asia Business Council to recommend a roadmap for further deepening of India-Central Asia ties in trade, economic and investment. Addressing the Business Council meeting in the national capital, EAM Jaishankar highlighted three broad objectives for strengthening the economic partnership -- deepen existing cooperation, diversify the trade basket and introduce sustainability and predictabil...Read More
Mumbai, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The domestic benchmark indices opened flat on Friday ahead of the key RBI monetary policy committee (MPC) decision on the repo rate, as buying was seen in the IT and PSU bank sectors in the early trade. In today's monetary policy, the RBI is likely to cut policy rates by 25 bps, which has already been factored in by the stock market. At around 9.23 am, Sensex was trading 82.43 points or 0.10 per cent down at 81,359.61 while the Nifty declined 7.70 point or 0.03 ...Read More
NEW DELHI: Come Saturday and people can whistle into Srinagar on a train as Northern Railway has notifed regular Vande Bharat Express services between Katra and the city. PM Narendra Modi will flag off the first passenger train to the Kashmir Valley on Friday from Katra.The service will be operational for six days a week with no train on Wednesday, railways said. More trains would be deployed depending on demand at a later stage, officials added. From Saturday, a pair of Vande Bharat trains will...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches in Maharashtra and Kerala as part of a money laundering investigation linked to the Mithi river desilting "scam" that is alleged to have caused a Rs 65 crore loss to the BMC, official sources said. The raids are covering more than 15 premises located in Mumbai and Kochi. The investigation is being conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. The ED case against certain officials of ...Read More
Mumbai, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The domestic benchmark indices opened flat on Friday ahead of the key RBI monetary policy committee (MPC) decision on the repo rate, as buying was seen in the IT and PSU bank sectors in the early trade. In today's monetary policy, the RBI is likely to cut policy rates by 25 bps, which has already been factored in by the stock market. At around 9.23 am, Sensex was trading 82.43 points or 0.10 per cent down at 81,359.61 while the Nifty declined 7.70 point or 0.03 ...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said drones will be deployed to survey minor mineral mining zones in the state as part of the government's efforts to curb illegal sand mining and quarrying. He said the government aims to complete a comprehensive measurement of all mining zones in the state over the next three months. "To curb illegal excavation of sand and minor minerals, we have decided to carry out drone-based surveys of mining areas," Bawankule ...Read More
Bengaluru, Jun 6 (PTI) Officials of RCB and event management firm DNA entertainment private limited were taken into custody on Friday in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy stadium that claimed lives of 11 people and injured over 50, police sources said on Friday. Nikhil Sosale, Head of Marketing and Revenue of RCB, Sunil Mathew and Kiran Kumar from DNA entertainment private limited are among those being questioned, they said. On Thursday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddarmaiah has ...Read More
Bengaluru stampede: Police take officials of RCB, event management firm into custody Officials of RCB and event management firm DNA entertainment private limited were taken into custody on Friday in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy stadium that claimed lives of 11 people and injured over 50, police sources said on Friday. Nikhil Sosale, Head of Marketing and Revenue of RCB, Sunil Mathew and Kiran Kumar from DNA entertainment private limited are among those being questioned, the...Read More
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Bitcoin's price has barely moved in the last week, but other signs point to growing activity on the network. On June 5, Bitcoin traded around $104,300, down 0.50% in 24 hours and off 2.5% over the past seven days. Yet data shows more people are joining the network, and more coins are being passed around. According to Santiment, on May 29 nearly 557,000 new wallets appeared. That ...Read More
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 6 (ANI): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off two Vande Bharat trains in Jammu and Kashmir between Katra and Srinagar, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that this move will significantly boost tourism and the economy in the territory. Speaking to ANI on Thursday, the Union Railways Minister stated that Indian Railways is constructing five terminals from Baramulla (Kashmir) to Jammu, which will henceforth help in boosting the econo...Read More
PUNE: In a move to empower homebuyers and enhance transparency, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has revised its project registration certificates to include critical details about real estate projects in a concise, reader-friendly format. For the first time, the certificate -- issued at the time of project registration -- includes comprehensive data such as the project's total built-up area, number and names of buildings and wings, approved habitable floors, total re...Read More
Bengaluru city police late on Thursday (June 5, 2025) night arrested a top official of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise and three from the event management company DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., who organised the victory celebrations for the team in the city that led to stampede and 11 deaths. Editorial | Trampled over: On the RCB cup celebration and Bengaluru stampede The arrests came hours after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced at a press conference the suspension of city p...Read More
Hyderabad, Jun 6 (PTI) The Telangana government has decided to expand Metro Rail network here by over 86 kms. Briefing reporters on Thursday night after the state cabinet meeting, Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said it was decided to propose to the Centre to take up the metro rail expansion at a cost of Rs 19,579 crore in partnership with the state. He urged Union Ministers from Telangana G Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar and BJP Lok Sabha member from Ma...Read More
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Wednesday sounded a note of caution on the growing role of technology in the justice delivery system. Delivering the keynote address at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, on the topic 'The Role of Courts in Upholding Rule of Law in Adjudicating Commercial Disputes', the CJI called for the creation of a Commonwealth Dream Team to address the evolving challenges facing the justice system worldwide. "When the tech...Read More
New Delhi: FMCG major Procter & Gamble on Thursday announced it would reduce 7,000 jobs, or about 15 per cent of its current non-manufacturing positions, globally over the next two years. The company said employee separations will be managed with support and respect, and "in line with our principles and values and local laws". "Specific impacts by region or site are not available at this time. Plans will be implemented over the next two fiscal years, allowing us appropriately sequence the deli...Read More
New Delhi: State-owned Central Bank of India on Thursday said it acquired a 25.18 per cent stake in Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Limited (FGILICL) for a cash consideration of Rs 57 crore as part of the insolvency process. With the acquisition of 65,43,80,439 shares on Wednesday (June 4), the bank has ventured into the insurance sector, Central Bank of India said in a regulatory filing. At present, Central Bank of India has 25.28 per cent stake in FGILICL, which had earned a gros...Read More
#WATCH | Amritsar, Punjab: People raise slogans of 'Khalistan zindabad' as SAD (Mann faction) leader Simranjit Singh Mann reaches the Golden Temple on the 41st anniversary of Operation Blue Star and also the death anniversary of Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale, who was killed during... pic.twitter.com/46OkRHQ1IW -- ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2025...Read More
Ahmedabad: The Adani Group's total contribution to the exchequer increased by 29 per cent to Rs 74,945 crore in fiscal year 2025, from Rs 58,104 crore in FY24, through its portfolio of listed entities, it announced on Thursday. Of the total contribution of Rs 74,945 crore, direct contributions stood at Rs 28,720 crore, indirect contributions at Rs 45,407 crore, while other contributions at Rs 818 crore, the company said in a statement. To put it in perspective, Rs 74,945 crore is roughly the co...Read More
New Delhi: Mining Major Vedanta Ltd plans to utilise Rs 5,000 crore raised through its unsecured non-convertible debenture (NCD) to retire high-cost debt, that will save an estimated Rs 350 crore in interest outgo, sources said.It will also use a part of the proceeds to fund its growth capex, sources added. Mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd had last week said the committee of directors has approved raising up to Rs 5,000 crore via issuance of debentures. The mining major plans to deploy funds fro...Read More
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra is set to announce the policy repo rate today at 10 AM in Mumbai, as the three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting comes to a close. This policy meeting comes at a time when inflation in the country has been steadily declining. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India's retail inflation fell to 3.16 per cent in April, compared to 3.34 per cent in March. The decline in inflation has broug...Read More
Sensex Today: Indian benchmark indices are set to trade cautiously on Friday, as investors brace for a mix of domestic and global triggers. Key focus areas include the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision, fresh trade discussions between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping, institutional flows, and global market trends. As of 7:00 AM, GIFT Nifty futures were down 19 points at 24,843, suggesting a muted to slightly negative opening for the Indian ...Read More
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 6 (ANI): In a blow to naxalism in Chhattisgarh, the death of a top naxal leader and Central Committee Member (CCM), Sudhakar (alias Gautam), in Bijapur district marks the second such successful high profile anti-naxal operation by security forces in just over 3 weeks, Bastar's Inspector General P Sundarraj said. Gautam, the leader of the banned CPI(Maoist) organisation, was neutralised by security forces on June 5 during an operation in Bijapur's national fo...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra is set to announce the policy repo rate today at 10 AM in Mumbai, as the three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting comes to a close. This policy meeting comes at a time when inflation in the country has been steadily declining. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India's retail inflation fell to 3.16 per cent in April, compared to 3.34 per cent in March....Read More
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has launched a QIP to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore. The board has set the floor price at Rs 173.83 per share with a possible 5% discount. IREDA posted strong Q4 earnings with a 49% rise in net profit and continues to attract positive analyst attention despite a mixed yearly performance.Shares of state-owned Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) will be in focus on Friday after the company launched a qualified institutional placement (...Read More
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. A provocative claim by crypto researcher "Darkhorse" has reignited debate over whether Ripple Labs is quietly sidestepping a federal court injunction through a newly disclosed $300 million XRP treasury vehicle involving Asia-based mobility firm Webus International Ltd. "This new treasury setup allows @Ripple to bypass the injunction legally and cleanly," Darkhorse declared in a p...Read More
New Delhi | June 6, 2025 - All eyes are on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today as the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) wraps up its three-day meeting and announces its decision at 10 a.m. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra is widely expected to slash the repo rate, but the scale of the cut -- 25 or 50 basis points (bps) -- remains a point of intense debate among economists and market participants. Also Read: Vijay Mallya Issues Rare Message to Kingfisher Employees, Says "I...." Most...Read More
NEW DELHI: Former head of Air India and chairman of the Railway Board Ashwani Lohani is the new Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) director. The official order for his appointment was issued on Wednesday. A 1980-batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME), Lohani is known for turning around various organisations during his illustrious career. Following his retirement from IRSME service, he joined the GMR Group as the CEO. According to the order dated Ju...Read More