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Opposition meet to mull non-NDA alliance staking claim to form govt begins
They will also move the Election Commission (EC) to press for their demand of tallying the paper trail of votes (VVPATs) with the electronic voting machine (EVM) figures
RIL topples IOC to become the biggest Indian company in revenue terms
RIL was also the most profitable company in the country with a net profit of more than double that of IOC in FY2019
JK Cement surges 17% in two days on strong Q4 earnings; hits 52-week high
The company reported 55 per cent YoY jump in its net profit at Rs 150 crore in March quarter.
NCLAT admits online vendors' petition against CCI clean chit to Flipkart
Passing an order on November 6, 2018, the CCI had held that the business practices of Flipkart and Amazon are not in violation of competition norms
Jack Ma sells cancer insurance to millions of Chinese for pennies
Ant Financial envisions having 300 million members within two years -- the equivalent of one in every five people in China
Google's AI system better than humans at spotting lung cancer: Study
According to a researcher the AI is essentially 4D since it's looking at two CT scans at a time compared to a human who can look at only one
An election like never before: When EC's neutrality came into question
Congress President Rahul Gandhi took potshots at the Election Commission on May 19 for alledgedly going soft on 'Narendra Modi and his gang'
SC stays HC order disallowing black money law to operate retrospectively
The bench issued notice to Khaitan and asked him to file his response to the government's petition within six weeks
Govt must ensure fiscal consolidation, privatisation of PSUs: Panagariya
The economist further suggested reducing the number of central ministries to improve governance
OMCs under pressure; HPCL, BPCL and Indian Oil Corporation decline up to 6%
In the past three months, HPCL, IOC and BPCL had outperformed the market by surging in the range of 15-33%, as compared to a 10% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex till Monday.
Bajaj Finance joins Rs 2-trillion m-cap club; stock zooms 105% in 14 months
The company recorded a strong 57 per cent YoY growth in net profit at Rs 1,176 crore in March quarter, while net interest income, or NII, grew 50 per cent at Rs 3,394 crore on YoY basis
Cannot criticise EC, elections conducted perfectly: Pranab Mukherjee
Speaking at a book launch event, the former president hailed the EC a day after Rahul Gandhi alleged the Election Commission's "capitulation" before Modi is obvious
Tech Mahindra Q4 preview: Ebit margin likely to fall on rupee appreciation
Update on the 5G rollout, commentary on large deal wins, growth in communication and enterprise verticals, attrition trend and outlook on Ebit margin are the key things to watch out for in the results
MARKETS LIVE: Sensex gains 100 pts, Nifty over 11,850; Tata Motors slips 4%
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Torrent Pharma slips 8% after reporting net loss of Rs 152 crore for Q4
The drug firm had posted a consolidated profit of Rs 228 crore in the year-ago quarter.
Xiaomi Redmi Y3: Budget phone with impressive selfie camera, performance
The Redmi Y3's glass build, gradient design, decent on-battery time, and capable front camera make it a good option in the camera-centric budget smartphone segment
Chasing govt jobs, desperate youth flock coaching hubs year after year
The average number of years spent preparing for competitive exams as reported in this survey is 3 years and 3 months
Alarming lessons from Facebook's effort to stop fake news in India
Particularly challenging for would-be fact-checkers, from Facebook Inc. to Google, is the country's 23 official languages
Advantage exit poll: A battered corner of $2.1 trn stock market may shine
While the benchmark Nifty 50 Index rallied 3.7% to a fresh peak, the Nifty MidCap 100 Index advanced 4.1% as the strength of the projected victory boosted the broader market
Wall Street slides as Huawei fallout hits tech shares; Apple falls 3%
S&P 500 technology stocks dropped 1.75%, the largest percentage decline among the benchmark index's 11 major sectors