Nifty, Sensex open flat as investors eye RBI policy decision

IANS | August 6, 2025 9:47 AM

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) The Indian equity benchmarks opened flat on Wednesday, ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee's decision. Sensex gained 64 points or 0.08 per cent at 80,774 while Nifty edged up 16 points or 0.07 per cent to 24,665.

SK Telecom's Q2 net income plunges after massive data breach

IANS | August 6, 2025 9:25 AM

Seoul, Aug 6 (IANS) SK Telecom, South Korea's leading wireless service provider, said on Wednesday its second-quarter net profit plunged 76.2 per cent from a year earlier due to the fallout from a massive data breach that affected its entire 25 million user base.

Paracetamol drug not banned in India, says Anupriya Patel

IANS | August 5, 2025 6:28 PM

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has not banned the commonly used paracetamol drug in India, Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Anupriya Patel said on Tuesday.

Aadhaar checks have plugged diversion of LPG subsidy to 4.08 crore false claimers: Puri

IANS | August 5, 2025 3:40 PM

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Aadhaar-based authentication under the PAHAL scheme for the direct benefit transfer of LPG subsidy has played a crucial role in identifying and blocking ghost accounts, multiple accounts, and inactive connections, thereby curbing the diversion of subsidised LPG for commercial use, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri informed Parliament on Tuesday.