Highest rainfall in 88 years brings Delhi to its knees, 5 dead

Five people died in rain-related incidents in Delhi Friday as Monsoon arrived with a fury early in the morning, lashing the city with its highest rainfall in a single day of June in 88 years which......

Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is at the centre of controversy over alleged irregularities in competitive exams conducted by it. Amid the raging row over the recently conducted NEET-UG and......

'With less than 25 employees, NTA conducts over 2 dozen exams'

Criticising the Centre over the alleged paper leak in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG, Congress leader Ajoy Kumar claimed that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has less than 25 permanent......

Heavy rain lashes Delhi, brings respite from heat

Rain lashed parts of the national capital on Thursday morning, bringing Delhiites much-needed respite from the heat. IMAGE: The monsoon current typically enters Delhi between June 27 and 29.......

Sensex, Nifty close at record highs; SBI among biggest gainers

Benchmark Sensex and Nifty closed at new record high levels on Monday helped by fresh foreign fund inflows and buying in State Bank of India. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The 30-share BSE......

India's exports rose 2.56% to $35.2 bn in Jun

India's merchandise exports in June increased 2.56 per cent to $35.2 billion from $34.32 billion in the year-ago month, according to government data released on Monday. Photograph: Fabian......

Digital payments in India to double to $7 tn by 2030

With digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to $7 trillion by 2030 from current levels, a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay said. Illustration:......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

As the results season kicks in, the quarterly earnings numbers of several blue-chip firms -- such as Infosys and Reliance Industries -- along with global trends and trading activity of foreign......