Top hawala operator nabbed in Delhi suspected of working for Chinese intelligence

New Delhi (IANS) Nabbed in a crackdown on a multi-billion hawala racket operating in Delhi-NCR, Luo Sang, alias Charlie Peng, is suspected to be an agent of the Chinese intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security (MSS).

Luo Sang, who…

Equity indices trim gains, metal stocks rise

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices shed major gains made during the initial trade on Thursday.

Healthy buying was witnessed in the metal stocks.

The BSE Sensex gained as much as 147 points to touch an intra-day high of 38,516.85.

ByteDance in talks with Reliance Jio to sell its India biz: Report

New Delhi (IANS) As ByteDance continues to struggle in the US, a new report claimed on Thursday that China-based company that owns the short-video making app TikTok may sell its India business to Reliance Jio amid uncertainties around its operations…

Post-370: Stones still hurled but their edges have blunt in Kashmir

New Delhi/Srinagar (IANS) Last year while most people were still processing the ramifications of the revocation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, hundreds of masked youth swarmed the streets in Anchar, a small neighbourhood in downtown Srinagar,…

PM unveils 'transparent taxation', Rights' Charter for taxpayers

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the 'transparent taxation' platform, which brings into effect faceless assessment of taxpayers, and the Rights' Charter for the taxpayers.

With the 'Transparent…

BJP to move no-confidence motion against Ashok Gehlot govt

Jaipur (IANS) In a major twist to the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, which looked like coming to an end with rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot returning to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's camp, BJPs Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria…

Markets open in red

Mumbai (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a negative note during the morning session of the trade.

The Sensex of the BSE opened at 38,321.13 points which was also the high point. The Sensex touched a low of…

Violence in B'luru over 'derogatory' social media post

Bengaluru (IANS) Violent protests broke out in eastern Bengaluru late on Tuesday night over a "derogatory message' posted by a politician's relative on social media.

A mob gathered outside Congress legislator Akanda Srinivas Murthy's…

Hiring activity in India recovers 5% in July: Naukri.com

New Delhi (IANS) The nationwide relaxations in lockdown and re-opening of critical industries have paved the way for a marginal recovery of five per cent in hiring activities in July compared to June, Naukri.com said on Wednesday.

However,…

Gold, silver prices now collapse after record run

Mumbai (IANS) Futures of gold and silver which were touching new highs every other day lately have started to falter in line with international markets and traders booking profits.

The fall in gold prices, which is considered as a safe haven…