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After falling to as low as $11,159, Bitcoin recouped some losses to trade above $14,000 on the Bitstamp platform, down 9 percent on the day. It is down around 25 percent this week, its largest weekly loss since April 2013.

Union Minister of State for Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav said this replying to a query in the Rajya Sabha regarding rural development schemes with employment potential being implemented in the country.

The markets opened in red. The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 740.11 points or 2.21 percent at 32,722.86 and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 208.80 points or 2.02 percent to 10,124.50.

A number of 'coin offerings' being made in India are nothing but fraudulent Ponzi or pyramid schemes, including some offering secondary trading in Bitcoins or other established virtual currencies, while many others are plain frauds without any such curren...

Incentivising digital payments aims to target smaller transactions up to Rs 2,000 which are mostly preferred to be done through cash.

Key indices Sensex and Nifty started the day on a strong footing after the exit polls predicted a clear win for the BJP in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, which lifted investor spirits.

In November this year, Moody's had upgraded the country's sovereign rating by a notch to "Baa2" with a stable outlook citing improved growth prospects driven by economic and institutional reforms.

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) further said that PF money aimed at social security benefit and people should not treat it like a bank account.

The benchmark Sensex finished over 205 points higher at 33,456 while the broader NSE Nifty closed above the 10,300-mark.

Former Infosys Chief Financial Officer V Balakrishnan on Monday demanded the resignation of board members, Roopa Kudva and Ravi Venkatesan in the matter.

Mohandas Pai said it is good that Infosys has filed an application with Sebi to settle the issues around severance agreement with ex-CFO Rajiv Bansal.

Buying sentiment was bolstered after opinion polls gave an edge to the BJP in the upcoming Gujarat elections, while upbeat global leads added to the momentum.

State-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited proposals for setting up of ISTS connected Wind Power Projects in India, on 'Build Own Operate' basis for an aggregate capacity of 2000 MW, as per the tenderdocument.

Ficci highlighted that this is for the first time that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak at the AGM of a leading industry chamber in the country.

The 30-share index fell by 108.10 points, or 0.32 percent, to 32,761.62 as power, metal, infrastructure, capital goods, IT, teck, banking and auto stocks declined.

The commission, headed by former revenue secretary and BJP member N.K. Singh, will submit its report towards the end of 2019 as indicated by a member of the panel on conditions of anonymity.