Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) were the gainers, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Infosys faced erosion from their market valuation.
A recent report by the real estate data analytics firm PropEquity said the average price of new launch projects in India’s top 10 cities have surged 88 per cent in the past five years.
In 2024 alone, 16 people have succumbed to the disease, with the worst-hit regions being West Khasi Hills and West Jaintia Hills, reporting six deaths each.
A concerning surge in suicides among security personnel stationed in Chhattisgarh to fight Maoist insurgency has raised urgent alarms about the mental health crisis within India's security forces.
Notably, this marks the seventh month so far this year with collections exceeding Rs 1.60 lakh crore.
This surge, surpassing the an- ticipated 10 per cent, is a beacon of optimism, primar- ily fuelled by robust festive demand for durable goods.
The hike in the price of fruits and vegetables comes as the country is witnessing a surge in fuel prices, including Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). In Gujarat's Surat, the price of lemon has gone up to Rs 300 per kilogram due to increased demand and shortage in supply.
With four more fresh fatalities, the death toll rose 8,488 as one death each was reported from Cuttack, Kendrapara, Koraput and Sundargarh in the last 24 hours while the State clocked over 10,000 daily cases for the sixth day in a row.
The growth rate is no doubt disconcerting as this was not the case during the peak of the second wave last year, Director, Health Services, Bijay Mohapatra said on Sunday.
The trade balance marked red ink for the fourth month in a row with imports rising for the 10th consecutive month on growing prices of crude oil from producers such as the United Arab Emirates.
