New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The corporate earnings in India have shown strong momentum, with profits of companies in the Nifty 500 index rising 16 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the third quarter of FY26 -- an eight-quarter high and one of the strongest reporting seasons in recent years, a report said on Friday.
Asansol, March 13 (IANS) Asansol-Durgapur, in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, once one of eastern India’s most important heavy industrial belts with steel and engineering works and built on the Raniganj coalfield, has seen large‑scale industrial decline, mine closures, and restructuring since the late 20th century. Today, the region still hosts active coal and steel operations but faces deindustrialisation, job losses, and a gradual shift towards services and smaller industries
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Domestic-listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) market has expanded more than six-fold since FY20 -- a pandemic year -- growing from Rs 27,100 crore in 2019-20 to Rs 1.72 lakh crore in the first nine months of FY26, a report said on Friday.
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Gold and silver prices opened flat but dipped marginally on Friday, amid profit‑taking capped after recent record highs and strengthening of US dollar.
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a clandestine facility engaged in the production of Alprazolam -- a psychotropic substance regulated under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 -- in the Kondapalli Industrial Development Area of NTR district in Andhra Pradesh, the Finance Ministry said on Friday.
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, on Friday praised Shantanu Narayen's tenure as chief executive of Adobe, as the latter announced resignation from the US-based software company.
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Kompella Venkata Ramana Murty, a 1991‑batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer and former Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts, has been appointed as a whole‑time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a three‑year term, the Department of Economic Affairs said in an official statement.
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) successfully hosted the Demo Day for cohort-II of the 'Samarth' incubation programme for 18 startups, it was announced on Friday.
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) The Indian equity markets opened sharply lower early on Friday as crude oil prices due to the US-Iran war weighed on investor sentiments.
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Global oil prices cooled down marginally on Friday after the US announced a 30-day waiver, allowing all countries to purchase Russian oil.
