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05

Jan

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Market Opening Bell: Sensex sheds 121 points, Nifty above 26,330, BEL among top gainers

Sensex, Nifty Today: In early trade, 1,184 stocks in the Nifty pack were trading in the green, while 1,387 were trading in the red. 115 remained unchanged. Mumbai: Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, opened flat on Monday, January 5, 2026, amid positive global cues following the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a weekend raid. While the 30-share BSE Sensex shed 121.96 points to start the session at 85,640.05 the Nifty added 5.15 points to open at 26,333.70. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 85,762.01 and the Nifty 50 at 26,328.55. On…

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02

Jan

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Gig workers may need 90 days of work a year to get social security benefits: Full details

If a gig worker or a platform worker earns any income, irrespective of the amount, for the work carried out on any calendar day, he/she will be considered to be engaged with an aggregator for one day. New Delhi: The Union Labour Ministry has released draft rules for public comment, which suggest that gig workers will be eligible for social security benefits if they engage for at least 90 days with an aggregator, or at least 120 days in the case of multiple aggregators in a financial year. The notification released by the ministry came on December 30, 2025, a…

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02

Jan

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Smart prepaid electricity meter connections get cheaper in Uttar Pradesh, prices slashed by 50%

According to the new electricity rates, if a customer decides to take a 2-kilowatt load connection up to 100 meters from the pole, he will be charged Rs 5,500 in a single payment. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government, led by CM Yogi Adityanath, has announced a New Year’s gift to the electricity consumers in the state. The electricity department has decided to reduce the charges for prepaid electricity meters in the state from January 1, 2026. The rate for smart prepaid meter electricity connections has been slashed by 50 per cent. In simple terms, anyone wishing to install a new…

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02

Jan

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PAN-Aadhaar link deadline over: Here’s how to check if your PAN is active or not

Checking PAN status is essential because, as per the Income Tax Department rules, if PAN and Aadhaar are not linked within the stipulated time, the PAN card becomes inoperative or inactive. Mumbai: As the new year begins, PAN card holders in India are eager to know the status of their PAN cards. Earlier, the government had announced that PAN cards would become inoperative if they were not linked to the Aadhaar card before the deadline of December 31, 2025. Since there has been no announcement regarding the extension of the deadline, those users who have failed to link their PAN…

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02

Jan

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Top 5 performing crypto currencies of 2025 and what investors can expect in 2026

The global cryptocurrency market capitalisation currently stands at around USD 3.12 trillion, which is still approximately 27 per cent below its all-time high of USD 4.27 trillion. New Delhi: The cryptocurrency market enters 2026 at a critical crossroads, following a year defined by sharp corrections, regulatory developments, and macroeconomic uncertainty. According to Vikas Kumar Gupta, Country Manager at Bybit India, volatility has become the defining feature of digital assets, forcing investors to carefully balance risk and opportunity. While early December suggested a potential rebound, subsequent fluctuations underlined the fragility of the recovery. Analysing the performance of the top five cryptocurrencies,…

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02

Jan

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Coal India share price: PSU stock jumps over 6% as PSU permits direct participation of foreign buyers in e-auction

Coal India share price: The PSU said that it has permitted coal consumers located in the neighbouring countries who wish to import coal from India, to directly participate in the Single Window Mode Agnostic (SWMA) auctions conducted by the company. Mumbai: Shares of Coal India Limited (CIL) are in action today, i.e. on December 2, 2025, as the public sector undertaking (PSU) has permitted the direct participation of foreign coal buyers in e-auction. In a regulatory filing, the company stated that it has permitted coal consumers in neighbouring countries to participate directly in the Single Window Mode Agnostic (SWMA) auctions…

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02

Jan

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BSE smallcap stock under Rs 300 in focus with back-to-back orders, check share price and other details

Stock has fallen after two days of consecutive gain and technically trades higher than the 5-day, 20-day, 50-day and 200-day moving averages but lower than the 100-day moving averages. Mumbai: Shares of Apollo Micro Systems Ltd (AMSL), which offers technology-based solutions in sectors like infrastructure, transportation, aerospace, defence among others, continues to on investors' radar as the company has been bagging back-to-back orders. The firm has now been declared as the lowest bidder by a defence Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), for orders worth Rs 257.89 million. According to the information shared, order needs to be executed within a period of…

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02

Jan

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Why has additional excise duty not impacted shares of all tobacoo product manufacturers? Know here

Shares of cigarette and tobacco product manufacturing companies are under pressure after the government imposed an additional excise duty on such products effective February 1. Mumbai: Shares of cigarette and tobacco product makers such as VST Industries, Godfrey Phillips and ITC continued to drop on Friday, January 2, 2026, even as stock benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began the trading session on an optimistic note amid steady buying by domestic institutional investors in the morning. While shares of ITC tumbled 5.11 per cent to Rs 345.35, its 52-week low, on the BSE, the stock of Godfrey Phillips India declined 4.58…

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02

Jan

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297% return in 1 year: Stock under Rs 50 hits upper circuit as markets rally in early trade

Meanwhile, the BSE has placed the stock under the Short Term Additional Surveillance Measure Stage 4 (ST ASM-4) framework. Mumbai: Shares of food and tech company Spice Lounge, which has operations in India, Canada and the US, are in action as benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rally in today's trading session amid steady buying by domestic institutional investors. The stock started the trading session in the red at Rs 37.58 against the previous close of Rs 37.97 on the BSE. It fell further to touch the low of Rs 36.26 before bouncing back amid a spurt in trading volume by…

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02

Jan

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Gold, Silver Rates Today: Silver surges Rs 7,570 on MCX, gold too gains | Check city-wise rates

Gold Price Today, Gold MCX Rate: In the international market, the COMEX gold price was up by 1.01 per cent to approximately USD 4,384.8 per troy ounce. Mumbai: Rates of precious metals in futures trade bounced back on Friday, January 2, 2026, amid healthy spot demand and a fall in the dollar. The gold February 5 contract on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) opened with a gain of Rs 1,195 at Rs 1,36,999 per 10 grams against the previous close of Rs 1,35,804. It gained further to hit a high of Rs 1,36,999. Last seen, the precious metal futures were…

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