Central banks worldwide increased their gold acquisitions during the third quarter of this year, with a net addition of 220 tonnes. (AI image) Betting big on gold as a reserve asset, central banks around the world have ramped up their gold reserves in the third quarter of the ongoing calendar year 2025. Gold is traditionally…
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently said that two rakes of Vande Bharat sleeper trains will be launched together. Vande Bharat sleeper train: Indian Railways is aiming to launch the first Vande Bharat sleeper train in the coming months, but ahead of its launch the Ministry of Railways has highlighted concerns regarding the quality of furnishings…
The vast wealth lying idle in lockers can be put to productive use through this scheme. Someone with 100 grams of gold can earn up to Rs 25,000 a year on the investment. (AI image) Gold has often been derided as a dead investment that neither gives dividends nor earns income for the investor. But…
Trading on the stock markets will take a pause on November 5, Wednesday, as both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will remain closed for Guru Nanak Jayanti. The NSE’s and BSE’s official trading calendar listed the holiday under Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev. With the closure, there will…
Market experts expect that stock market movements will be influenced by corporate results. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened flat in trade on Tuesday. While Nifty50 was above 25,750, BSE Sensex was above 84,000. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,772.75, up 9 points or…
Banks across several states will remain closed on Wednesday, November 5, as the country observes Guru Nanak Jayanti and Kartik Purnima. With banking counters shut in multiple regions, many customers are looking for clarity on which states will have bank holidays, especially those planning in-person branch visits or time-sensitive transactions. Banks in which states remain…
MUMBAI: Global private equity giant KKR is looking to expand its presence in several sectors in India including consumer, technology, financial services, infrastructure, healthcare, insurance and real estate. KKR is also bullish on growing its private credit business in the country and is closely tracking the manufacturing space within the global shift towards a ‘China…
Microsoft has entered into a $9.7 billion cloud services agreement with Australian artificial intelligence infrastructure provider IREN, a deal that will give the tech major access to Nvidia chips as it scales its AI and cloud operations, AP reported.The five-year agreement includes a 20% prepayment and is aimed at supporting Microsoft’s efforts to meet the…
Vodafone Idea shares surged nearly 10% on Monday to hit the upper circuit at Rs 9.60 on the BSE, after the Supreme Court provided crucial clarity on the long-pending issue of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues. The development eased investor concerns over the telecom firm’s massive liabilities and lifted sentiment around the stock.The apex court…
HYDERABAD: Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech is foraying into the contract research development and manufacturing organisation (CDRMO) space with the setting up of a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Nucelion Therapeutics Pvt Ltd, that is focused on cell and gene therapies (CGT).Announcing its entry into this high growth CRDMO segment, Bharat Biotech said the new entity will support…
