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Markets extend rally to 3rd day; Bajaj Finance surges over 8 pc

Mumbai, Jul 31 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher for the third day on Friday, tracking a sharp rally in Bajaj Finance, foreign fund inflows and a decline in crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 166.49 points, or 0.21 per cent, to settle at 78,094.64. During the day, it jumped 344.1 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 78,272.25. The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 66.45 points, or 0.27 per cent, to end at 24,383.60. From the Sensex pack, Bajaj Finance jumped 8.11 per cent after the firm on Thursday reported a 28 per cent year-on-year

Rupee rises 15 paise to close at 95.35 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jul 31 (PTI) The rupee remained in positive territory on Friday, gaining 15 paise to settle at 95.35 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking foreign capital inflows and support from the Reserve Bank. However, higher global crude oil prices and a stronger greenback capped sharper gains in the local unit, while elevated tensions in West Asia kept markets on edge, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 95.40 and traded in the range of 95.25-95.46 during the session. It eventually settled at 95.35 (provisional), up 15 paise from its previous close. The rupee surged

Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday amid Oppn sloganeering; Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill passed

New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Lok Sabha, which resumed proceedings at 12 noon on Friday, was adjourned for the day following heavy sloganeering by Opposition members who demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Amid the continuous protests and din, the House passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill. The Bill seeks to further amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. Meanwhile, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju hit out at the opposition regarding the passage of a key bill in the House, asserting that the schedule for the legislation had been

You are India’s past, be careful about how you treat India’s future: Rahul to Modi, Shah

New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of threatening Gen Z, and said that the duo is “India’s past” and should be careful about how they treat the country’s future. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha also alleged that Modi and Shah are behind the filing of FIRs against student protesters and taking down their social media accounts. “PM Modi and Amit Shah – you cannot threaten Gen Z into silence. First you broke their bones. Now you are filing FIRs and taking down

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