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Police Commemoration Day being observed today; Govt working to make border impregnable by linking technology with human force, says Amit Shah Campaigning for first phase of Bihar Assembly Elections gains momentum; scrutiny of nomination papers for third phase underway India returns missing Chinese soldier who strayed across LAC COVID-19 recovery rate in country reaches 88.81 pct IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders to take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at Abu Dhabi

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Sensex rallies over 400 pts; Nifty tops 12,000 mark in opening trade

Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 400 points and the Nifty topped the 12,000 mark in opening trade today tracking strong buying sentiment in index majors amid positive cues from global markets.

FDI in India rises to over 358 billion during 2014-20: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The government has said that total Foreign Direct Investment- FDI inflow grew by 55 per cent from 231.37 billion dollar in 2008 to 2014 to over 358 billion dollar in 2014 to 2020.

Providing clean & reliable energy supplies to all people Govt's top most priority: Dharmendra Pradhan

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said that providing clean and reliable energy supplies to all the people is the top most priority of the government.

Gold, silver prices slide in Delhi bullion market

Gold prices fell around Rs. 268 in the Delhi bullion market to Rs. 50,860 per 10 grams.

Asian stocks trade mixed as investors moved towards safer assets

Asian stocks today traded mixed as investors moved towards safer assets as a deadline for Washington to pass an economic stimulus bill approached and on the other hand Europe reported record daily coronavirus infections.

India, Vietnam Business Forum held virtually

The India Vietnam Business Forum was organised virtually today.

India's agricultural exports rise by 14.8 % during first five months of current fiscal

India’s agricultural exports have recovered from a pandemic-induced decline.

No violation of any law in bringing cooperative banks under supervisory control: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India has said that there is no violation of any law of the nation in bringing the cooperative banks under its supervisory control.

Paddy procurement for Kharif Marketing Season-2020-21 going on smoothly in procuring states: Centre

Union Government has said that Paddy procurement for Kharif Marketing Season-2020-21 is going on smoothly in the procuring states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala.

First-ever SCO Startup Forum to be launched on 27th October, boost for ‘Startup India’

The first-ever SCO Startup Forum will be launched on 27th October 2020 ahead of the SCO trade ministers meeting on 28th October.

Weekly stock market round-up

Benchmark domestic stocks logged losses amid global sell-off in the business week ended yesterday. In a volatile week, the Sensex closed below 40,000 mark while the Nifty settled near 11,750 level.