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Mcap of 9 of top-10 most valued firms drops Rs 2 trn as markets tumble

Last week, the BSE benchmark tanked 1,822.46 points or 2.24 per cent

Piramal Pharma deploying $85 mn capex this fiscal: Nandini Piramal

The company last week reported over four-fold increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 23 crore for the second quarter ended September

Awareness essential to protect oneself from 'cyber arrest' scams: PM Modi

Prime minister played a representative video to show how such criminals pose as probe agency officials to prey on people's fear after gathering detailed information about their potential victims

Nine injured in stampede at Mumbai's Bandra railway station: Civic official

Incident took place when people rushed to board train 22921 Bandra-Gorakhpur Antyodaya Express on platform number 1 at the Bandra Terminus, the civic official said

'Cyclone Dana impacted 3.59 mn people in Odisha, no human casualty so far'

By 10.30 am today, evacuated people were sheltered in 1,178 cyclone relief centres and they are being provided cooked food and other essential items, minister Suresh Pujari added

Govt floats draft bill to amend arbitration law; adds emergency provision

Draft bill comes months after an expert committee headed by former law secretary and former Lok Sabha secretary general T K Vishwanathan submitted its report on proposed reforms in arbitration sector

Peace can be established in Bengal only after infiltration stops: Amit Shah

There can be peace in Bengal only when infiltration stops Land ports play an important role in improving connectivity and relations between the two countries, he added

Tripura considers extending CM's rubber mission for five more years

The Automated Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ATMA) supplied saplings to the selected beneficiaries free of cost, and the Tripura Welfare Department extended additional assistance

Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi cites 'Chhota Bheem', praises Indian animation sector

In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, he said India's animation characters and movies, on account of content and creativity, are being loved all over the world

Punjab BJP meets governor, blames AAP for slow paddy lifting process

"Before the commencement of the season, in the last week of September, Punjab government got Rs 44,000 crore for the purchase of paddy on MSP from the central government," the memorandum

Signature Global awards Rs 1,203 cr Gurugram project to Capacit'e Infra

In a statement on Sunday, Signature Global said it has awarded the construction contract for its premium residential project 'Titanium SPR' at Sector 71, Gurugram

Railway minister too busy for Mumbai passengers: Raut on Bandra stampede

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, aimed at significantly reducing the travel time between the two cities, is currently under-construction

Israel's latest strike on Iran may de-escalate regional tensions for now

While it will take time for a full assessment of the effectiveness of Israel's strikes to emerge, early indications suggest that they succeeded in revealing weaknesses in Iran's overall security

India's gender equality advancing; social norms, safety concerns remain: UN

India has seen substantial growth in recent years, especially in gender-responsive budgeting, which has increased to 6.8 per cent, according to the Gender Budget Statement (GBS), Union Budget of India

Sri Lanka Navy arrests 12 Indian fishermen for alleged illegal fishing

The 12 apprehended fishermen were escorted to the Kankesanthurai Harbour and will be handed over to the Mailadi Fisheries Inspector for further action, it said

Kerala govt criticises Centre's negative approach to Wayanad rehabilitation

Noting that the state had already submitted a memorandum to the Centre in accordance with the Disaster Management Act, the minister said the union government is now talking only about the amount

ONGC chairman should also lead as subsidiary HPCL's head: Synergy panel

On a prod from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, ONGC appointed a three-member panel to work out synergies between ONGC and HPCL. The panel, which comprised former oil secretary

Tamil Nadu: 'Thalapathy' Vijay to talk politics publicly at first meeting

That the conference venue had cutouts of Dravidian stalwart EV Ramasamy 'Periyar', besides that of BR Ambedkar gave ample hints of his party's principles. A cutout of veteran Congress leader

B'desh court orders report submission by Nov 28 in case against Hasina

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ziadur Rahman ordered the submission of the probe report by November 28 after the case was presented in his court, The Daily Star newspaper reported

Govt to push green energy plans, will list ALMM for solar PV cells by 2026

However, to date, List II of solar PV cells has not been issued because the installed capacity of solar PV cells in the country was lower than the demand, the government document