Local train services resume after 8 months in Bengal

Kolkata (IANS) After almost eight months of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the suburban railway services resumed its operation in West Bengal on Wednesday.

As many as 696 suburban train services were resumed in the state after months…

WHO chief calls for 'fair allocation' after Pfizer Covid vax news

Geneva (IANS) WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for "fair allocation" of a Covid-19 vaccine after drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech this week said that their vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90 per cent effective in…

Knives out in Cong after party fares badly in Bihar

Delhi/Patna (IANS) The Congress, which contested the Bihar Assembly polls on 70 seats, has failed to even reach its last performance figure of 27. After the 19-seat win, the Congress leaders are upset with state in-charge Shakti Singh Gohil and Avinash…

Gold prices likely to scale up towards Rs 65K/10gm: Religare

New Delhi (IANS) Gold has become more precious than ever with its stellar performance and clocked almost 44 per cent returns at its peak this year.

Amid the economic distress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, gold has lived up to the expectations…

New high: Sensex crosses 43,700 mark; auto stocks shine

Mumbai (IANS) Strong FII inflows along with domestic political developments sustained the bull run in the Indian stock markets during Wednesday's pre-noon trade session, with the Sensex crossing a record high of 43,700 in initial trade.

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Sensex surges to cross 43K mark, banking stocks soar

Mumbai (IANS) Massive foreign fund inflows on the back of accelerated vaccine development along with clarity on US Presidential election results and a fast-paced economic recovery lifted key Indian equity markets to touch new record highs during Tuesday's…

As market climbs new highs, net FII inflow crosses Rs 14k cr in just 3 days

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian equity market has been on a fresh record run of late backed by a surge in foreign institutional investments (FII). In the past three days alone, net FII inflow in the Indian capital markets stood at Rs 14,786.57 crore.

Kashmir: 2 terrorists killed in Shopian encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Two terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces in South Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday, officials said.

"The two terrorists killed in Kutpora have not been identified…

As NDA leads in Bihar, BJP says new term will focus on development

New Delhi (IANS) As the latest trends of the Bihar Assembly polls indicated positives for the BJP and the NDA, Rajya Sabha member and party's national spokesperson Zafar Islam said during the previous term "the government cleared the mess created…

1/3 ballot counted, NDA has edge over Grand Alliance

Patna (IANS) The BJP surged ahead of its ally JDU as well as political rival RJD in Bihar polls, maintaining the NDA's half-way mark in a close contest with Grand Alliance or the Mahagathbandhan (MGB).

Inputs revealed by Election Commission…