Thiruvananthapuram,  Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that the total number of Covid positive cases as on date in Kerala has crossed 10,000, of which 5372 are positive cases.

"The day saw 722 people turn Covid positive and it included 481 local infectees. Thiruvananthapuram district is se

Gandhinagar On the request of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, a four-member central team of senior health officials will arrive on a two-day visit of Ahmedabad and Surat on Thursday to review the Covid-19 situation and guide the state government.

Rupani had sought the central government's help to tackle t

New Delhi, As the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdowns brought a halt to economic activities, housing sales across major cities in India plunged 54 per cent to 59,538 units during the first half of 2020, according to a report by Knight Frank India.

During the corresponding period of last year, a total of

Mumbai, The Indian equity indices surged on Thursday on the back of healthy buying in the last hour of trade.

Healthy buying activity in IT stocks lifted the indices. The S&P BSE IT index rose 4.14 per cent.

Shares of Infosys rose to a 52-week high of Rs 952 after the company on Wednesday posted

London, The European Commission on Thursday launched an antitrust competition inquiry into the sector of Internet of Things (IoT) for consumer-related products and services in the European Union that includes smart watches, smart home speakers, smart TVs and more.

The inquiry will focus on consumer-related product

New Delhi, Crude oil price crash in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has further hit the finances of the state governments as it has badly depleted yet another source of revenue in this difficult period.

States having oil and gas exploration and production blocks get hefty royalty on production of the hydroca

New Delhi, Silver has gained more sheen on expectation of a revival of industrial demand as economic activities are gradually restarting despite the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe. Prices of the metal are ruling at nearly a 7-year high in India's future and spot markets.

Bullion market analysts say silver

New Delhi, In a big setback for India's ambitions to build its energy security by acquiring oil and gas blocks abroad, Iran is set to deny ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) exploration and production rights for the prestigious Farzad B gas field.

Highly placed sources in the oil ministry said that Iran may not offer the I

New Delhi, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said that no other option is left with Air India but to go in for privatisation.

Replying to a question during a press briefing on civil aviation issues, the minister said that the airline cannot depend on state funding to survive.

He

New Delhi,  India's largest power generation company, NTPC has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), acting through National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd (NIIFL), to explore opportunities for investments in areas like renewable energy