Sensex, Nifty end higher for 4th straight session

Indian shares closed higher on Thursday for a fourth straight session, buoyed mostly by gains in Airtel and information technology stocks, while investors awaited the country’s central bank decision on interest rates on Friday. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index and the S&P BSE Sensex ended up 0.2% each at…

Sensex rises over 300 points, Nifty nears 16,000

Indian shares edged higher on Tuesday, helped energy and information technology stocks, although the gains were capped by worries about the economic impact of surging cases of Delta coronavirus variant in Asia. By 9:17 am, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index climbed 0.26% to 15,925 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex…

WhatsApp banned over 20 lakh accounts in India in a month, reveals first intermediary guidelines report

HIGHLIGHTS WhatsApp says that the first report captures data for the period from May 15 to June 15 2021. The messaging app says that by “taking action”, it means it has either banned an account or restored based on the inputs or complaints it has received. WhatsApp revealed that it banned a total of…