Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty kicked off 2024 on a flat note, with the 30-share index closing with marginal gains following some buying in energy, services and telecom counters. In a highly volatile trade, the BSE gauge eked out a modest gain of 31.68 points or 0.04 per cent to settle at 72,271.94…
India’s top oil and gas producer ONGC is seeking global technology partners to cut gas flaring and achieve zero methane emission by 2030 as part of its ambitious decarbonisation plan, its chairman Arun Kumar Singh said on Monday. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has substantially cut gas flaring — burning of methane gas…
Food delivery and quick commerce platforms like Zomato, Blinkit and Swiggy Food and Instamart witnessed a massive order surge on New Year’s Eve, said senior industry executives. The top executives posted regular updates on microblogging site X (formerly Twitter) informing about the order trends on New Year’s Eve on Sunday. Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal…
Petrol and diesel sales in India slumped in December as setting in of winter tapered demand, preliminary data of state-owned firms showed on Monday. Petrol sales of the three state-owned firms, which control 90 per cent of the fuel market, fell 1.4 per cent to 2.72 million tonnes in December 2023 when compared to…
The rupee started the new year on a weak note, depreciating by 6 paise to 83.22 against the US dollar amid a muted trend in domestic equities and dollar demand from importers. Forex traders said the rupee traded in a narrow range in the absence of global cues. Global crude oil markets were closed…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said that 97.38 per cent of the Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation as of May 19, 2023, have been returned. The latest data reveals that the total value of Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation, which was Rs 3.56 lakh crore as of May 19, 2023, when…
Former Karnataka minister and Congress leader Holalkere Anjaneya on Monday compared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to Lord Ram and said there was no need to go to Ayodhya to worship “BJP’s Ram”. “Siddaramaiah himself is Ram. Then why go and worship that Ram in (Ayodhya) temple? That is BJP’s Ram. BJP does this for publicity….
New Delhi: Leading cement maker UltraTech’s consolidated sales rose by 6 per cent to 27.32 million tonnes (MT) year-on-year in the third quarter ended December 31, 2023. The total sales volume in the domestic market was up 5 per cent to 26.06 MT during the quarter under review, the Aditya Birla Group firm said in…
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has demanded action against South African cricket. South Africa has announced the team for its New Zealand tour during the ongoing series against India. South Africa has sent an unknown team for this tour, out of total 14 players, there are seven players who have never played any Test. Besides,…
Stock markets reversed their weak start to close slightly higher on the first day of trading in 2024. The BSE Sensex closed at 72,271.94, up 32 points or 0.04 per cent. The NSE Nifty 50 ended 11 points or 0.05 per cent higher at 21,741.90 level. Monday’s positive start follows a strong year of gains…