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Stock markets close higher on fag-end buying in bank, metal shares

Mumbai, Feb 18 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty extended their gains for the third straight session on Wednesday, driven by last-hour buying in bank, metal, and FMCG shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 283.29 points, or 0.34 per cent, to settle at 83,734.25 in a volatile trade. During the day, it touched an intraday high of 83,770.05. The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 93.95 points, or 0.37 per cent, to close at 25,819.35. Among the Sensex firms, Tata Steel, ITC, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, Mahindra & Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Hindustan Unilever, State Bank of

EC officials flouting SC directives, issuing instructions on WhatsApp, alleges TMC’s Abhishek

Kolkata, Feb 18 (PTI) Hitting out at the Election Commission, senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that poll officials were continuing to flout Supreme Court directives by issuing directions to their subordinates through WhatsApp during the SIR exercise in West Bengal. Sharing purported screenshots of a WhatsApp group chat on X, Banerjee said SC has repeatedly emphasised transparency, due process, and adherence to official channels of communication. “Yet we are witnessing instructions being circulated over WhatsApp rather than through formal, traceable, and accountable mechanisms,” he said. He also questioned instructions sent by Special Roll Observer C Murugan directly

Those joining BJP became insignificant: Assam Congress chief on Bhupen Borah’s plan to switch sides

Guwahati, Feb 18 (PTI) Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday said those who joined the ruling BJP have become “insignificant” in their political journey. Addressing a press conference here, Gogoi said former state Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah, who is likely to switch over to the BJP on February 22, will also meet the same fate. The deputy leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha also challenged Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to a “face-to-face” debate on Hinduism to check who is well-versed with the actual ethos of the religion. “Those who joined the BJP have become insignificant. We

India sugar output seen lower than forecast, curbing exports

KOLHAPUR, India, Feb 18 (Reuters) – India is likely to produce less sugar than initially estimated, as excessive rainfall across major producing states is resulting in lower cane yields, farmers and trade officials told Reuters, capping exports from the world’s second-largest producer. Traders said India may struggle to ship even half of its allocated export quota, lending support to global sugar prices that are hovering near five-year lows while also lifting domestic prices. India is expected to produce between 28.5 million and 29 million metric tons of sugar in the 2025/26 marketing year ending in September, according to internal estimates

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