Sensex pares losses, ends up 64 points

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed marginally higher on Wednesday as investors stayed on the sidelines amid weak global market trends and tariff-related uncertainty. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Rising for the second day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex

ITC Hotels Q1 net rises 53%; eyes over 20K rooms by 2030

ITC Hotels Ltd on Wednesday reported a 53 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 133.71 crore in the June quarter, on the back of higher revenue. Image: ITC Maratha, Mumbai. Photograph: Kind courtesy, ITC Hotels The company,

Realty market saw land deals worth ₹31,000 cr in H1 2025: Anarock

At least 2,900 acres of land deals, with a market value of Rs 31,000 crore, were transacted in the Indian realty market during the first six months of 2025 (H1 2025), according to a report by real estate analytics firm

Sensex rises 317 pts on gains in auto, pharma shares

Stock markets snapped the four-day falling streak on Tuesday with the benchmark Sensex rebounding by 317 points on buying in auto and pharma shares amid a decline in retail inflation to a more than six-year low, nearing the RBI’s comfort

Why Ola Electric is likely to gain market share

Ola Electric could gain market share in the near term with relatively less disruption expected due to rare earth magnets shortage, according to a report by Goldman Sachs. IMAGE: Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO of Ola Cabs, and founder of Ola Electric,

40K Taxpayers Withdraw Bogus Claims of ₹1,045 Crore

I-T dept said move came after a series of outreach efforts, including SMS alerts, emails, and physical programmes, were made across various locations, nudging taxpayers towards voluntary compliance. Kindly note this illustration generated using Microsoft Copilot is only posted for

4-day trade talks between India and US to start today

An Indian commerce ministry team has reached Washington for another round of talks from Monday on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), an official said. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Chief negotiator of India and special secretary in the Department of Commerce,

R Doraiswamy appointed MD & CEO of LIC

The government on Monday appointed R Doraiswamy as head of state-owned insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). Photograph: LIC/X The notification in this regard was issued by the Department of Financial Services following approval from the Appointments Committee

Retail inflation eases to over 6-yr low of 2.1% in June

Retail inflation declined to over six-year low of 2.1 per cent in June, nearing the RBI’s comfort zone, on account of subdued prices of food items, including vegetables, driven by widespread monsoon. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The Consumer Price Index-based inflation

Jane Street deposits Rs 4,843 cr in escrow account; requests Sebi to lift curbs

US-based hedge fund Jane Street, which allegedly made handsome gains through market manipulation, has deposited the mandated Rs 4,843.57 crore in an escrow account in favour of Sebi and requested it to lift certain restrictions. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The watchdog