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The Sensex crashed over 505 points to slip below the 38,000-level as rupee woes and global trade war worries spooked investors despite the government announcing a slew of measures to stem a steep fall in the domestic currency.

Govt to take appropriate action to avoid 'market freeze': govt advisor

The finance ministry, RBI and SEBI are closely following the credit markets.

26 Sept 2018 5:38 PM IST

PAC says tracking of pregnant women should be made mandatory.

Maternity leave hike affected women jobs but remedy is there: Labour...

There are provisions in the Act like now women can work from home during the leave period.

26 Sept 2018 5:24 PM IST

Reliance Communications Ltds decision to call of the merger with Aircel will weigh heavy on its deal with asset manager Brookfield. Photo: PTI

RCom's leftover businesses draw interest from two buyers

Ambani had announced that RCom will be completely exiting the telecom business to concentrate on real estate in future.

26 Sept 2018 4:48 PM IST

State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has hired lawyers to represent itself in the bankruptcy proceedings of the US-based Firestar Diamond.

PNB to seek Rs 5,431 crore capital infusion from govt

The government in July decided to infuse Rs 11,336 crore in five state-owned lenders including PNB.

26 Sept 2018 4:39 PM IST

The privatisation of loss-making Air India has hit a roadblock at the starting line-up itself.

Govt working to restructure Air India's finances, says Garg

The debt burden of the national carrier is estimated to be more than Rs 50,000 crore.

26 Sept 2018 4:28 PM IST

I am asking these questions as his misadventure is impairing national interest and I hope Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party would respond immediately, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley wrote on Facebook. (Photo: ANI)

SC judgement on Aadhaar historic; scheme helps govt save Rs 90,000 cr...

The Supreme Court judgement kept the provision of Aadhaar mandatory for filing of IT returns.

26 Sept 2018 4:11 PM IST

The Nifty scaled 108.35 points to end the day at 10,491.05 while the Sensex soared 322.65 points to end the day at 34,142.15.

Sensex, Nifty end lower, all eyes on US Fed policy

The Sensex touched a high of 36,938.74 at the outset after domestic investors pressed on with buying.

26 Sept 2018 4:07 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, Government had announced in the budget that consolidation of banks was also in our agenda and the first step has been announced. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Cabinet clears proposal to convert GST Network into govt entity

GSTN was incorporated as a private limited company on March 28, 2013 under the UPA government.

26 Sept 2018 3:43 PM IST

Over 21.08 crore permanent account numbers (PANs) have been linked with Aadhaar till now, a latest data revealed as the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the linkage between the two databases on Wednesday.

Over 21.08 crore PAN-Aadhaar linkages till now: data

The total operational or issued PANs are over 41.02 crore.

26 Sept 2018 3:32 PM IST

Telecom Commission on Tuesday approved a proposal for allowing mobile phone calls and internet services in domestic and international flights in India.

Cabinet approves new telecom policy

It will provide broadband access to all with 50 megabit per second speed, 5G services and create 40 lakh new jobs by...

26 Sept 2018 3:21 PM IST

Gold bars worth Rs 1.67 crore

Gold slips on global cues, silver remains up on rising demand

Gold is trading at Rs 31,650 per 10 grams at the bullion market, breaking its two-day rising streak.

26 Sept 2018 3:14 PM IST

A constitution bench of the Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the legal validity of Aadhaar law. (Photo: File)

Aadhaar: What needs to be linked, what does not

The Supreme Court brought out the list of services for which biometric ID Aadhaar needs to be mandatorily linked.

26 Sept 2018 2:56 PM IST