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IT major Infosys reported a 2.1 sequential drop in net profit to Rs 5,686 crore for the quarter ended March on Wednesday. Its quarterly revenue, however, increased more than a percent to Rs Rs 32,276 crore in the January-March period compared with the previous three months. That was short of Street expectations. Analysts in a CNBC-TV18 poll had estimated the company's quarterly net profit at Rs 5,...

The government has widened the probe into the recent incidents of fires on electric vehicles (EVs), sources told CNBC-TV18 on Tuesday. More experts have been deployed to strengthen the team investigating the cases including that of Jitendra Electric Vehicles, they said. The Centre is conducting a comprehensive review of India's EV ecosystem including testing, standards, manufacturing, storage and...

Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the repo rate and reverse repo rate unchanged in its first bi-monthly policy meeting of FY23, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday. However, the central bank has decided to continue with its “accommodative” stance but with a focus on withdrawal "to ensure inflation remains within target while supporting growth". RBI r...

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will announce its policy decision on Friday a CNBC-TV18 poll of economists expects the central bank to hold rates steady. If that happens, it would be for the 11th consecutive time even as several people say RBI may be behind the curve compared to other central banks. Ahead of the policy outcome, both the stock markets ended lower f...

Food delivery apps Zomato and Swiggy faced outages on Wednesday afternoon with customers complaining they were unable to place orders, browse menus or make payments. The outage came during lunch hours on a weekday when these companies witness a sharp rise in orders.

The market snapped a two-day positive streak and ended lower in a volatile session on Tuesday. Sensex closed at 60,176, down 435 points and the Nifty was down almost 100 points at 17,950. While FMCG and consumer durables stocks gained, financials including HDFC twins, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries, and Kotak Mahindra Bank suffered losses. Auto stocks were also in focus following the Federatio...

The Union Cabinet approved a hike of 3 percent in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners on Wednesday. With the latest increase effective from January 2022, the DA and DR now stand at 34 percent. In this edition of Top News Podcast, CNBCTV18.com ’s Kanishka Sarkar will share the latest on the economy, markets, electric vehicles, salary hike...

At CNBCTV18.com , we have been tracking the fervour and popularisation of various cryptocurrencies closely. Manisha Gupta of CNBC-TV18 spoke to Tarusha Mittal- COO and CO-Founder at UniFarm and Rashmi R Padhy- VP, Biz Operations at WazirX about recent trends and categories surrounding altcoins and their future. Although Bitcoin and Ethereum are the most popular forms of cryptocurrencies today–amou...

The cost of both petrol and diesel was increased yet another time, by 80 paise a litre and that of diesel by 70 paise, each on Tuesday. This is the seventh hike in eight days. Since the last week, the cost of fuels has gone up by Rs 4.80 per litre. Petrol in Delhi Rs 100, and is above this mark in most other state capitals. Diesel is selling at Rs 91.47. Sources told CNBC-TV18, oil marketing compa...

Yogi Adityanath took oath as the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Friday and the suspense over his deputy is also finally over. This time, Adityanath will have two deputies Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brahmin leader Brajesh Pathak. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh also attended the grand swearing-in ceremony. In this edition of Top News Podcast, CNBCTV18.com...

The Metaverse is rapidly changing the landscape of interactive media and communication. Manisha Gupta of CNBC-TV18 spoke to Rohit Kundliwal, Cryptocurrency Marketing Manager at WazirX, and Sai Krishna, VK- Founder at Scapic, about the future of the events in the metaverse. They talk about the potential of events in the metaverse and how the metaverse is bridging generational gaps with offerings th...

MS Dhoni fans may not be all that happy as he decided to step down as the captain of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team on Thursday, just two days ahead of IPL 2022. Dhoni captained the team since its inception in 2008. It’s like the end of an era but also the beginning of one because now all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will lead the team. In this edition of Top News Podcast, CNBCTV18.com ’s Kanishka...

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each for the second day in a row on Wednesday, after more than four months. Catch all the top news stories from March 23 here.

A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in south China on Monday while on a flight from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou, China's Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said. The jet involved in the accident was a Boeing 737 aircraft and the number of casualties was not immediately known, state broadcaster CCTV said. Meanwhile, Russia's war in Ukraine...

Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday have announced a 9 am-9 am ceasefire along several evacuation routes for civilians in besieged or occupied cities, though it is unclear whether Russian forces will respect it. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Russian authorities on Wednesday confirmed the cease-fire along the evacuation corridors to Ukrainian counterparts and the Red Cross. She said th...

All Indian students stranded in Sumy have now been evacuated, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday. He tweeted that all the students who were stuck in the Ukrainian city of Sumy have been safely moved to Poltova in buses. The development comes as Ukraine and Russia agreed to one evacuation corridor in Sumy, which has seen sustained Russian attacks and airstrikes in recent days. Apart...

Kremlin on Monday said the Russian military action will stop ‘in a moment’ if Ukraine meets conditions. Russia has demanded that Ukraine ceases military action, changes its constitution to enshrine neutrality, acknowledges Crimea as Russian territory and recognises the separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as independent territories, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Russia declared a ce...

Indian student coming from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv was reportedly shot at in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine on Friday. The student has been hospitalised. The war between the two nations has entered day 9. Ukrainian officials said the Russian army was firing from all sides upon Zaporizhzhia NPP in Ukraine, which is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. The fire is now out,...

While the Russia-Ukraine war has kept stock market investors cautious, commodities are witnessing a bull run and experts believe it’s likely to continue. On Thursday, Sensex shed 366.2 points to end at 55,102.7, and the broader Nifty50 benchmark settled at 16,498.1, down 107.9 points from its previous close. ONGC, UPL, Power Grid, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Indian Oil and Coal India rose the most where...

The Ministry of External Affairs advised all Indians in Kharkiv to leave immediately -- by 6 pm local time and 9.30 pm IST -- as Russian shelling on the Ukrainian city intensified on Wednesday. Indians have been advised to proceed to Pesochin, Babaye and Bezlyudovka for safety as the war has entered day 7. On the back of escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions, crude oil continued to rise as sanctions...

Missiles pounded Ukraine's capital on Friday as Russian forces pressed their advance and authorities in Kyiv said they were preparing for an assault aimed at overthrowing the government. Air raid sirens wailed over Kyiv, which is a city of three million people, and some residents sheltered in underground metro stations, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion. Ukrainian P...

Russia declared war on Ukraine on Thursday and its effects are being felt across the world. Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air, and sea hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. This is the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War Two. As tensions escalated, global stock markets bled and oil prices s...

Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council has asked the parliament to impose a state of emergency throughout the country, except for Luhansk and Donetsk, which have been claimed by Russia, a Guardian report said on Wednesday. A top security official cited by news agency Reuters said the emergency state would last 30 days and could be extended for another 30 days. Meanwhile, Russian state-run...

Britain on Tuesday slapped sanctions on five Russian banks and three high-net-worth individuals including Gennady Timchenko after President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. "This is the first tranche, the first barrage of what we are prepared to do," Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament. Earlier in the day, British Health Secretar...