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Global prosperity index: Bengaluru tops as India's highest-ranked city; Delhi, Mumbai make it to list

Bengaluru stood at No.83 of the world's 113 cities in terms of social and economic inclusivity. Zurich in Switzerland topped the Global Prosperity Index

Nov 22, 2019

S-400 Triumf air defence system transporter erector launcher

India may escape US sanctions for buying Russian S-400 missile defense systems

The US had earlier warned that the deal could prompt a sanction imposed on India under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).

Nov 22, 2019

Many LGBT people in China forced into illegal 'conversion therapy'

In China, the therapy is often offered by centers not licensed to practise medicine, as well as by public hospitals, in the absence of an outright ban.

Nov 21, 2019

Disinvestment drive: Big ticket strategic sale of BPCL, 4 other PSUs

FM Nirmala Sitharaman said that while the Centre will strategically disinvest BPCL, SCI and CONCOR, it will sell its entire stake in THDC India Ltd and NEEPCO to another state-run power major, NTPC.

Nov 21, 2019

Government grants telcos relief by deferring spectrum payments

SC had earlier said telecom operators must pay the pending amount of nearly $13 billion to the government within three months, putting leading operators Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel at risk.

Nov 21, 2019

Sensex hits life-time high of 40,816, Nifty tops 12K; Reliance, PSU energy stocks gain

The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.6% to 12,014, while the S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.4% to 40,638.7.

Nov 20, 2019

Public Sector Banks report fraud of $13 billion in 6 months: Nirmala Sitharaman

State Bank of India reported fraud of Rs 25,400 crores followed by Punjab National Bank of Rs 10,800 crores and Bank of Baroda of Rs 8300 crores.

Nov 20, 2019

15 foreign banks are looking to open branches in India, says RBI

As per RBI Data, 46 foreign banks are already operating in India, including two banks operating in wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) mode.

Nov 20, 2019

Beware! Fake HAL job vacancy e-mail contains malicious North Korean malware

The hoax mail containing Manuscrypt malware claims of a job vacancy for a manager at HAL with a salary of Rs 1.8 lakh per month.

Nov 19, 2019

Rs 31,000-crore Amazon, Flipkart festive sales draw traders' rage to e-commerce

Total sales of Rs 31,000 crore of Amazon and Flipkart were 14% off the target; expansion of e-tailers into new geographies in a slowing economy gripped by credit crunch has worried traders across the country.

Nov 19, 2019

Tata Steel plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs in Europe

Around two-thirds of the job losses are expected to be office-based roles.

Nov 19, 2019

Airbus takes early lead with $30 billion orders at Dubai Airshow

The five-day-long biennial expo, running between November 17 and 21, is being conducted at a time when Boeing faces mounting problems in the wake of an eight-month-long grounding of its 737 MAX planes following two fatal crashes within a span of five months and a slowdown in global economic growth.

Nov 19, 2019