How Many Sensex Companies Bought Electoral Bonds?

Collectively, these companies spent Rs 628 crore (Rs 6.28 billion) on political contributions in the past five years, according to their annual reports. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been......

How companies show electoral donations in annual reports

A reading of the reports suggests that there is no standard practice for reporting political contributions and it is left to the company's discretion to report them as they find fit. Illustration:......

Time For Congress To Split Up?

If it splits now, who takes what away and leaves what behind? asks Shekhar Gupta. All Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Sonia Gandhi opened her Congress's long-delayed Chintan Shivir,......

Metal, auto and IT stocks drag Sensex down by 886 points

Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty halted their five-day rally to close with deep cuts on Friday in line with a global sell-off as investors dialled back risk exposure in metal, auto and IT stocks......

Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai sales drop due to weak demand in July

Leading carmakers Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai on Thursday reported a dip in wholesales in July as companies reduced vehicle dispatches to dealers amid moderation in demand. Photograph: PTI Photo......

Nifty closes above 25K; Sensex gains 126 points

Stock markets remained on a record-smashing course for the fifth straight day on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty settled at record-high levels after buying in index heavyweights HDFC Bank and......

Metal, power, auto shares help Sensex gain 286 points

Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by nearly 286 points to close at a record high while Nifty settled above 24,950 level on Wednesday, extending their winning run to the fourth day on gains in metal, power......