Mumbai, Benchmark indices ended higher for the second consecutive day on Thursday with Sensex ending 1,000 points up and Nifty ending above 16,900 on back of positive cues from global market after US Fed policy outcome, good earnings in large cap space, partly short-covering and partly investment buying in some segments.

Mumbai, The Indian stock indices went up on Thursday with the BSE Sensex gaining 1,041.47 points and the NSE Nifty 287.80 points.

The Sensex closed at 56,857.79 points while the broader Nifty closed at 16,929.60 points.

On Wednesday, the BSE Sensex had closed at 55,816.32 points and the NSE Nif

Washington,  Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is planning to give up total control of Ant Group amid pressure from the government regulators, media reports said on Thursday.

According to a report in Wall Street Journal, the move is aimed at part of the fintech giant's effort to move away from affiliate Al

Chennai,  Tamil superstar Rajinikanth and actor Vishal were among those who wished the participants of the Chess Olympiad 2022, which kickstarts in the city on Friday.

Taking to Twitter, Rajinikanth shared an old picture of him playing chess and said: "#ChessOlympiad2022 An indoor game I love the mo

Pune, Ummer Ahmed-- a teenager from Budgam District of Jammu & Kashmir, who will represent the Mumbai Khiladis team at the inaugural Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK) League season starting from August 14, is aiming to develop the game of Kho Kho in his village.

Son of a daily-wage labourer, Ummer, took a moment to

Birmingham, The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the Organising Committee of 23rd Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Australia in 2026 have not slammed the door shut on shooting competitions in the next edition of the Games.

Shooting competitions were dropped from the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Game

Galle,  Babar Azam's 81 went in vain as Sri Lanka registered a resounding 246-run win over Pakistan on the final day of the second Test to draw level the two-match series 1-1, at the Galle International Stadium, here on Thursday.

The architect of Sri Lanka's crucial win was left-arm spinner Praba

Leicester,  Former Premier League champions Leicester City FC's academy team almost had their hearts in their mouth when the reserve team of Bengaluru FC, former Indian Super League champions themselves pumped in three goals within seven minutes in their Next Generation Cup, 2022 fixture in Leicester, the United Ki

Chennai,  Impressed with the craze and passion for chess in India, Hungarian Grandmaster Judit Polgar said the 44th Chess Olympiad will be one of the best editions of the prestigious event and also lauded the efforts to organise it over a short period of time.

"I am very happy to be here in the Olym