The BSE Sensex rose 210.67 points or 0.55 percent to 38,738.99 in early trade.
The Union Cabinet may take up proposal to introduce Common Eligibility Test (CET) for recruitment to non-gazetted posts in governmnet and public sector banks on Wednesday (August 19, 2020).
Markets closed higher for second day on Tuesday led by gains in heavy weights amid positive global cues and sustained foreign fund inflows.
Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian star Neymar could be banned for the Champions League final after he was caught on camera swapping shirts following PSG's historic win over Leipzig in the semi-final of Champions League on Tuesday.
In a first, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has reached the finals of the Champions League after defeating RB Leipzig in the semi-finals on Tuesday (local time) at the Estadio da Luz Stadium.
Democratic Party on Tuesday officially nominated Joe Biden as candidate for US Presidential Elections 2020. Confirming the news, Biden tweeted, "It is the honor of my life to accept the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States of America."
The number of cancer cases in India for the present year is estimated to be 13.9 lakh and it may increase to 15.7 lakh by 2025, according to a report released by the ICMR and the Bengaluru-based National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research.
Barbados Tridents started the defence of their Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 title with a six-run win over St Kitts & Nevis Patriots on Tuesday.
Sunil Narine’s quickfire 50 and 2/19 helped Trinbago Knight Riders start their Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 in style, registering a 4-wicket win over Guyana Amazon Warriors in the tournament opener at Tarouba. For Guyana, Shimron Hetmyer scored 63 runs off just 44 balls.
Jharkhand’s Health Minister Banna Gupta on Tuesday (August 18) said that he has tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19. Gupta took to Twitter to make the announcement and urged all who have come in contact with him in the past week to get themselves tested. The Congress leader also requested everyone to stay at home in order to remain safe from coronavirus.
More than 10,98,000 Indians stranded in countries abroad due to coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic have been repatriated under the Vande Bharat Mission so far, the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced on Tuesday.
