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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Days before the start of the world’s largest religious congregation ‘Maha Kumbh 2025’, digital payment app PhonePe, in partnership with ICICI Lombard General Insurance, has launched a first-of-its-kind insurance coverage for devotees travelling to Prayagraj. The insurance plan is designed for travellers attending the upcoming Maha Kumbh Mela from January 13

Shares of Indian IT outsourcing giants Infosys Ltd., HCL Technologies Ltd. and Wipro Ltd. got a boost from Donald Trump’s US election win. They will get a chance to comment on how his presidency might affect their businesses when they post earnings.  Overall, investors appear to view the incoming administration favorably for the sector, as

Larsen & Toubro’s chairman, SN Subrahmanyan, recently faced backlash after comments he made about wanting his employees to work 90 hours a week went viral. During an employee interaction, Subrahmanyan expressed regret over not being able to make employees work on Sundays, suggesting that working on weekends would lead to “extraordinary outcomes.” His remarks, which

The equity markets end the highly volatile session on a lower note on Friday. The Nifty 50 closed the counter 95 points, or 40%, lower at 23,431.50, breaching its important support level of 23,500. The Sensex dropped 241.30 points, or 31%, finishing the day at 77,378.91. The Nifty 50 shed 2.5% this week while the

The Indian rupee slid to an all-time low on Friday, closing at 85.9650 against the US dollar, down 0.2% for the week. This marked its tenth consecutive weekly decline, surpassing the previous record low of 85.9325 reached on Thursday. The currency has faced consistent pressure from a strengthening dollar and weak capital inflows. The dollar