NEW DELHI : Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief explained about Gaganyaan mission and its importance for India. While addressing the 8th convocation of IIT Bhubaneswar, K Sivan said the mission will give a thrust to the country's science and technology capabilities. "There are some questions.

TVS has launched the sportier NTorq 125 Race Edition in India at Rs 62,995 (ex-showroom Delhi) just a couple of days after it was teased. The newly launched variant is dearer by Rs 3000 over the disc brake-equipped model. It gets a new full-LED headlamp - something long anticipated in the scooter since the beginning. It also gets hazard lamp function and new colour options with new graphics.

Mumbai: Bharat Gas Resources Ltd (BGR) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), has signed a five-year loan agreement with Bank of Baroda for ₹3100 crore, according to two officials aware of the deal.

The company will use the loan to fund expansion of its city gas distribution business. BGRL has a board approved borrowing limit of ₹4000 crore.

Mumbai: Shares of ITC Ltd on Monday surged over 9%, its biggest jump since March 2016, after the GST Council meeting did not announce any increase in cess on cigarettes.

The stock touched a high of ₹260.30 on the BSE and gained as much as 9.3%, its maximum gain since March 2016. At 9.40 am, the scrip was trading at ₹256.30, up 7.6% from its previous close. The stock’s market cap increased by nearly $3.66 billion.

State Bank of India on Monday said it will adopt repo rate as the external benchmark for all floating rate loans for MSME, home and retail loans, from October 1, 2019.

On September 4, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had mandated all banks to link all new floating rate personal or retail loans and floating rate loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to an external benchmark from October 1 onwards.

The Rupee opened marginally lower by 9 paise to 71.03 against the U.S. Dollar in opening trade on September 23, as rising crude oil prices and concerns regarding U.S.-China trade war kept investors edgy.

Forex traders said reports that the U.S. is likely to ramp up pressure on China by raising existing tariffs if a trade deal is not reached soon between the two countries, weighed on the domestic currency.

The power ministry has asked state-run NTPC to bid for potentially viable projects in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and acquire them if the prices are attractive.

Power minister RK Singh told FE that he had asked NTPC to take a look at all the plants undergoing the CIRP process. “I have asked them to identify the ones with good machinery,” Singh said.

Hyundai Motor India (HMI), the country’s second-largest automaker, expanded its profits by 21.5% to Rs 2,582 crore in the previous fiscal. The profit growth is much better than that of market leader Maruti Suzuki, which reported a 3% decline to Rs 7,500 crore for the year ended March 31, 2019.

A product mix which includes high-segment cars like Creta and next gen Verna ensured a healthy profit growth in FY19. Hyundai also relaunched hatchback Santro in October 2018.

Thomas Cook, the world's oldest travel firm, collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of travellers around the globe and launching the biggest peacetime repatriation effort in British history.

Thomas Cook has entered into compulsory liquidation. Speaking on the crisis, Thomas Cook CEO said, "I apologise".

Following the central government's recent move to slash corporate tax rates, domestic equity indices continued to rise on Monday, signalling a healthy gain in the market and cheering investor sentiments. At 11:20 AM, the BSE SENSEX index surged 1,126.85 points in early trade to stand at 39,141.47, while the NSE NIFTY 50 crossed the 11,600 mark, indicating a 339.35 point increase.

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