India records 70 Covid deaths in 24 hours

With 20,551 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 4,41,07,588, while the active cases have declined to 1,35,364, according to the Union......

COVID-19: India reports 53 deaths in 24 hrs, positivity rate near 5%

With 19,893 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,40,87,037, while the active cases dipped to 1,36,478, according to the Union health......

India forms monkeypox taskforce after patient's death

A task force on monkeypox has been constituted to closely monitor the emerging situation in the country and decide on response initiatives to tackle the spread of the disease, official sources said......

India logs 20,408 fresh COVID cases, 44 deaths

India logged a single day rise of 20,408 new coronavirus infections, pushing India's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,40,00,138, as the active cases declined to 1,43,384, the Union health......

Repo hike: Realtors expect short-term impact on housing sales

Housing sales are likely to be hit, especially in affordable and mid-income categories, following the RBI's decision to hike repo rate, according to real estate developers and consultants.......

Sensex, Nifty end in red on profit booking

Equity benchmarks snapped their six-session rally to close marginally lower on Thursday amid profit booking in banking and energy counters. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Investors also......

Stock spurt fails to lift market volumes

Trading volumes for the equities cash segment remained soft, even as the benchmark indices rallied nearly 9 per cent in July. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Meanwhile, volumes in the......

RBI likely to raise key policy rate by at least 35 bps

Days after the US Fed raised the interest rate, the RBI may go in for its third consecutive policy rate hike by at least 35 basis points to check high retail inflation, experts said. Photograph:......