Sensex jumps 427 points on buying in metal, auto shares

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday, cutting short a three-day falling streak following buying in auto and metal stocks and a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Rebounding from its early lows, the

Retail investors sell Rs 23,000 crore in two months as markets rally

Retail investors are moving away from a buy-and-hold approach and towards more informed short-term positioning, recent investment patterns show. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Over the past two months — a period of sharp rebound in Indian equities — retail investors have

Sensex down 275 points on fag-end selling

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty declined for the third straight day on Wednesday to close at a nearly month’s low, dragged by a last-hour selloff in consumer durables, private banks and IT shares. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters In a volatile

GST 2.0 boosts petrol-diesel car sales over EVs

While GST on ICE vehicles was brought down significantly, for electric cars it remained at 5 per cent. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters The goods and services tax (GST) reforms clearly tilted the scales in favour of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars

US court reverses $1 bn damages against Byju

A US bankruptcy court has reversed a $1 billion damages ruling against Byju Raveendran, according to a statement from the founders of Think and Learn Pvt Ltd – the parent firm of ed-tech platform Byju’s. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The Delaware

When Satya Met Modi… – Rediff.com Business

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second time this year. Satya’s visit was focused on India’s AI roadmap, backed by a $17.5 billion commitment for infrastructure and skill-building.   IMAGE: Satya meets Modi

Microsoft to invest $17.5 billion for India’s AI-first future

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday announced plans to invest $17.5 billion in India to help build infrastructure and sovereign capabilities for the country’s AI-first future, marking the third major AI-driven investment in the country in the past two months.

Mehul Choksi’s appeal against India’s extradition request rejected by Belgian SC

Belgium’s supreme court — the Court of Cassation — on Tuesday rejected the appeal of fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi challenging the extradition request of India in connection with the Rs 13000-crore alleged bank fraud in Punjab National Bank, authorities

Near-term margins for cement companies to remain under pressure

The projections in the cement industry are mixed. Prices and demand remained muted in the third quarter (October & November) and short term uptick doesn’t seem likely. Image used for representative purpose only. Photograph: Jayanta Dey/Reuters However, the second quarter

CBI books Anil Ambani’s son, Reliance Home Finance in Rs 228 crore bank fraud case

The CBI has booked the son of industrialist Anil Ambani, Jai Anmol Anil Ambani, and Reliance Home Finance Ltd. (RHFL) in a case of alleged cheating in Union Bank of India that caused a loss of Rs 228 crore to