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Stock markets end higher; ITC, banks lead recovery as RBI keeps policy rates unchanged

Indian stocks trader watch share prices on his screen during intra-day trade in Mumbai.

Mumbai, Feb 6 (PTI) Stock markets closed higher on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected and proposed allowing banks to lend to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) with certain prudential safeguards to deepen the financing pool for the real estate sector. Helped by fag-end buying, the 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 266.47 points or 0.32 per cent to settle at 83,580.40. From the day’s low of 82,925.35, the benchmark jumped 655.05 points at the end of trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 50.90 points or 0.20 per cent to end at 25,693.70

PM Modi doesn’t have courage to answer questions posed to him: Kharge

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech in the Rajya Sabha, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the PM doesn’t have the courage to answer the questions posed to him and claimed that the government doesn’t want to run the House in a democratic manner. Speaking with reporters, Kharge said “repeating falsehoods” has been Modi’s job and in his 97-minute reply to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address, he didn’t say anything important or necessary. “When we presented our statements on the President’s address, the prime

Liver releases proteins in line with body clock; irregular eating disrupts rhythm: Study

An Indian hardworking software developer eating pizza and using laptop while sitting in office late at night. (Photo: Freepik)

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) An analysis has found that the liver releases proteins into the bloodstream in timed waves, in line with the body clock — findings point to how working in shifts and irregular eating habits can affect liver function and disrupt its circadian rhythm, researchers said. “These are important findings, because they challenge the idea that the liver releases proteins into the blood at a consistent pace,” author Meltem Weger, from the University of Queensland in Australia, said. “This means disruptions to daily routines such as shift work or irregular eating can affect liver function,” she said.

RBI proposes to compensate customers up to Rs 25,000 loss due to fraud

Mumbai, Feb 6 (PTI) RBI (Reserve Bank Governor) Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced a new framework to compensate customers up to an amount of Rs 25,000 for loss incurred in small-value fraudulent transactions. Announcing the last bi-monthly policy for the current financial year, Malhotra said, “we will also publish a discussion paper on possible measures to enhance the safety of digital payments. Such measures may include lagged credits and additional authentication for specific class of users like senior citizens.” For customer protection, he said, RBI will issue three draft guidelines: one, relating to mis-selling; two, regarding recovery of loans and

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