Stocks in the news: Axis Bank, IDFC First…

New Delhi: The 30-share Sensex closed 1.17 per cent or 371.44 points higher at 32,114.52 points, while the 50-share Nifty rose 1.06 per cent or 98.60 points to close at 9,380.90 points. Here are a…

Raghuram Rajan’s 3-point plan to get India out…

In a post earlier this month, you described the COVID -19 crisis as the worst economic emergency for India since independence but public policy decisions are all about tradeoffs. In the present context between saving…

Coronavirus live updates: Japan discovers 60 more cases…

This is CNBC's live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.Global cases: At least 2,790,986.Global deaths: At least 195,920.Most cases reported: United States (890,524),…

India Post delivers Rs 412 cr cash in…

The lockdown has set off a banking revolution. Irrespective of which bank you have an account with - in a city or a village without a branch - you can call the local post office…

Markets will punish India for fiscal excesses, says…

By Abhishek VishnoiOpinion is unanimous that India should spend its way out of the current crisis, but it’s the question of ‘how’ that divides the room. Former central bank governor Duvvuri Subbarao is the latest…

Bumble to expand to India with the help…

Bumble, which requires women to make the first move, announced Wednesday plans to launch in India later this year. Indian celebrity Priyanka Chopra, a new investor in the company, will advise on the expansion.The news…

Avg network speeds in peak hours since India…

New Delhi: Mobile data usage during lockdown period has surged by 16%, leading to telecom network average peak hour speeds plummeting by upto 36%, a research by mobile analytics firm Tutela showed. According to the…

E-commerce moratorium proposal worries India

India along with South Africa has raised concerns over a proposal at the WTO seeking to expand the scope of global moratorium to include digitized and digitizable goods such as books, video games, software and…