Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Benchmark equity indices rebounded on Thursday, with the Sensex gaining over 238 points and the Nifty closing above the 23,960 mark as buying in realty, consumer durables and PSU bank stocks lifted investor sentiment.The Sensex rose 238.22 points, or 0.31 per cent, to settle at 76,741.82, while the Nifty advanced 80.75 points, or 0.34 per cent, to close at 23,962.80.Commenting on Nifty technical outlook, experts said that the 24,100–24,200 range remains an immediate resis…

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The government has rolled out more customs duty relief to lower the cost of importing a wide range of components and capital goods used to produce electronic goods such as smartphones and lithium-ion battery manufacturing, in order to promote domestic production of finished products.The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued three separate notifications to roll out the customs duty waiver and expand the list of goods eligible for concessional duty….

Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) Nepal’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dol Prasad Aryal, has extended an invitation to India’s Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, to visit the Himalayan nation, Speaker Aryal’s Secretariat said on Thursday. Following a courtesy meeting between Speaker Aryal and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava in Kathmandu on Thursday, the Secretariat said in a press note that Aryal had invited Birla to visit Nepal.Aryal informed the Ambassador that he had invited Birla, …

New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The BJP-led NDA on Thursday lashed out at former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a day after a video showed her slapping a worker of the Trinamool Congress faction led by her.The incident happened during a party’s protest march in Kolkata against the alleged rape and murder of a minor in Baruipur.The march began from the Ballygunge outpost towards Hazra Crossing in south Kolkata on Wednesday following the order of the Calcutta High Court.Speaking to IANS, BJP…

Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a chargesheet against former West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose and his son Samudra Bose in a special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata in connection with the ongoing probe into the multi-crore municipalities job case.The chargesheet also names Jyotishman Chattopadhyay, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and two corporate entities linked to the minister and his son.During the peak p…

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered the renaming of the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation as the Indraprastha Virasat Punarvikas Nigam (IVPN) to restore the historic, cultural, and architectural heritage of Old Delhi, an official said on Thursday. Chief Minister Gupta said that through the Corporation, a comprehensive and serious initiative has begun to preserve Old Delhi’s historical identity while equipping it with modern civic amenities.As part of this in…

Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) The investigation into the murder of Duttabad-based gold merchant Swapan Kamilya has gathered fresh momentum, with a forensic team visiting a house in New Town near Kolkata that police suspect may have been the crime scene.The Bidhannagar police have already formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the murder case. On Thursday, the Bidhannagar police, the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal police, the cybercrime and forensic teams went to the house in New To…

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi Police have arrested a notorious snatcher and recovered five stolen mobile phones along with a stolen Honda Activa scooty from him, officials said on Thursday.A team from the Nand Nagri Police Station (PS) in the national capital arrested the accused. Police said that the scooty was used in the commission of multiple snatching incidents.According to an official statement, on July 6, the police station received a complaint regarding the snatching of a mobile phone n…

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India legend Sunil Chhetri has tipped France to win the FIFA World Cup 2026, saying Didier Deschamps’ side possesses unmatched quality and depth ahead of their blockbuster quarter-final against Morocco.”How do you bet against France? They have speed, stamina, experience, trophies and unbelievable depth. If one superstar is unavailable, another superstar comes in. Very few teams in the world have that luxury in every position,” said Chhetri, who is part of the Zee5 FIFA W…

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India all-rounder Axar Patel is set to reach a major international milestone and play his 100th T20I when he takes the field in the fourth T20I against England, describing the occasion as one that fulfils every cricketer’s dream.Speaking ahead of the match on the ongoing England tour, Axar reflected on his journey from making his T20I debut in 2015 to becoming one of India’s most dependable white-ball performers, while acknowledging the people who have shaped his career …