Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex and the broader Nifty climbed to new life-time highs of 32,687.32 and 10,242.45 points, respectively, in opening session on the back of gains in banking, FMCG, auto and oil and gas stocks.

Uninterrupted buying by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bolstered the trading sentiment, t

Bengaluru: Bengaluru, Oct 16 (PTI) At least six persons were killed and some others feared trapped when a two-storeyed building collapsed due to a suspected LPG cylinder blast near Ejipura in the city today, the police said.

Eye-witnesses said the blast took place at around 7 a.m.

They said a noise of th

Kolkata: Title contenders England will look to continue their scintillating form and go past the first knockout hurdle when they take on Japan in the pre- quarterfinal of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup here tomorrow.

Eleven goals in three matches and second behind France (14 goals), England could not got a better start to

Mumbai: Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha today once again trained his guns on the economic policies of the Modi government and called for ‘lokshakti’ (people’s power) to check ‘rajshakti’ (government).

Speaking at a public event organised by farmers’ NGO Shetkari Jagar Manch at

Gandhinagar: Sounding the poll bugle for Gujarat Assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dared the Congress to contest it on the development plank.

Mounting a fierce attack on the Congress, Modi told a BJP rally that the Nehru-Gandhi family dislikes Gujarat and Gujaratis.

He said the opposi

Beijing: Firmly in the saddle to begin his second term with immense powers at this week’s key Congress of the ruling Communist Party, Chinese President Xi Jinping may set his sight for unprecedented third term, observers say.

The once-in-a-five-year Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which will begin here from Octobe

Washington: India is currently pursuing an “exciting” route of digital transformation which can be a learning experience for everyone, according to the IMF which is featuring a case study on the country’s digital revolution in its new book.

Vitor Gaspar, Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Fiscal Affai

Shanghai: Roger Federer got one over his old rival Rafael Nadal to win the Shanghai Masters 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday in a showdown between the two best players on the planet.

It was a 94th title for the Swiss legend, drawing him level with the great Ivan Lendl, and closes the gap on world number one Nadal at the top of the r

San Francisco: Responding to high-profile #WomenBoycottTwitter protest, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has said that the company was now changing its policies around how it vets content.

In a series of tweets, Dorsey said that the social network would up its game when it comes to monitoring content and policing hateful and ha

New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today wrote to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, demanding that the real estate sector be brought under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST).

In a letter to Jaitley, Sisodia said if real estate comes under the new indirect tax regime, exorbitant hike in