Benchmark indices ended yesterday's session flat, with the Nifty closing at 23,264, despite staying positive for most of the day. In contrast, the broader market posted gains of 0.6 to 0.8 percent. Sector performance was mixed, with the Oil & Gas and Realty sectors gaining more than 1 percent.The India VIX cooled down by 10 percent, closing at a one-month low below 16, attributed to reduced politi...

Indian benchmark indices gained amid volatility on May 10, and were trading up about 0.3 percent around noon. NSE Nifty 50 traded above 22,000, reclaiming the crucial level after the previous session’s loss. Sensex was up about 200 points, though off the day’s high.Nifty options data suggests heavy call writing at 22,350. Analysts said that the range for the coming few sessions could be betwee...

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday hit back at Western media's remarks on Indian democracy, saying that their criticism stems from a misplaced sentiment that they are political players in our elections."I get a lot of these noises from the Western press and if they criticize our democracy, it's not because they lack information. It is because they think they are also political playe...

Close on the heels of the recent clash between the troops of Indian Army and Chinese PLA in the Yangtse area in Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh, the 17th round of Corps Commander-levels took place earlier this week. The focus of the talks was more on the Western sector along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) where there are still some friction spots that need to be resolved.The meeting which ...

Lima and her friends in Tehran fear arrest, beatings and even death by joining mass protests demanding more rights and a new leadership in Iran. But a yearning for change and a kit bag of tech, from mobile apps to encrypted chat, have kept them going.Struggling to suppress the biggest show of dissent in years, Iran's authorities have also turned to technology, using delivery apps, Twitter and faci...