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Market displays sign of consolidation in early trade PTI - Thu, Aug 7
Mumbai, Aug 7 (PTI) The stock market exhibited signs of consolidation at 15K level in a see-saw trade as both the key indices, Sensex and Nifty, were quoting barely steady early this morning.
Inflation to ease to 5-6 pc in a year: Chief Economic Adviser PTI - Thu, Aug 7
Bangalore, Aug 6 (PTI) With inflation hovering around 12 per cent, a top economist today said inflation is expected to ease to five to six per cent in the next one year from the current double
Tata Steel says no plan to halt work on Dhamra port project PTI - Thu, Aug 7
Mumbai, Aug 6 (PTI) Tata Steel today said that it has no plans to suspend construction work on the Dhamra port project in Orissa.
BP rubbishes India's claim on oil speculators PTI - Wed, Aug 6
New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) World's third largest energy firm BP Plc has rubbished India's claims that oil speculators are responsible for a global surge in crude oil prices, saying high prices were a
Consumer forum directs Axis Bank to pay damages to customer PTI - Wed, Aug 6
Hoshiarpur, Aug 5 (PTI) A District Consumer Forum has directed Axis Bank to pay Rs 10,000 along with litigation expenses of Rs 1,000 within 30 days to its customer Jasbir Singh as damages for
Sensex regains 15k level, Nifty up 111 points on global cues PTI - Wed, Aug 6
Mumbai, Aug 6 (PTI) The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained 425.83 points to cross the 15,000 level in early trade today on heavy buying by funds, tracking firm global trend.
WTO talks fail as India and China stand up to US to 'protect' farmers IE - Wed, Jul 30
The ministerial level talks here that attempted to clinch a global trade deal failed to achieve a breakthrough after nine long and tense days of discussions mainly due to differences between the US and India on measures to protect the livelihood concerns of poor farmers in the developing world.
Rate hike: All eyes on RBI amid signals that Reddy may play safe IE - Tue, Jul 29
Reserve Bank of India Governor Yaga Venugopal Reddy almost always surprises the market. This time around, bankers and economists are vertically split if he would hike the repo rate or the cash reserve ratio or do both. But sources close to RBI say it's likely that Reddy may prefer to wait and watch.
Coping With A Bad Boss Forbes - Mon, Jul 28
Tara Weiss, Forbes.com
Is your boss a yeller, a micromanager or clueless? Does he put insulting notes on memos that co-workers can see? Does he throw things?
Mkts spooked by B'lore blasts; shed 502 pts IE - Fri, Jul 25
Extending losses for the second day on Friday, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex shed a hefty over 500 points due to aggressive selling triggered by weak global cues.
Offer 'real' cuts in subsidy: Nath to US IE - Wed, Jul 23
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath, who rejoined the WTO talks in Geneva on Wednesday, said the US must offer 'real' cuts in subsidy to its farmers and its proposal to reduce the doles was not in line with the current food prices.
US, EU ask dev countries to open markets IE - Mon, Jul 21
In a plain-speak, the United States and the European Union on Monday asked the developing countries to open up their markets and improve prospects for a trade deal under the long-stalled Doha round of WTO talks.
No annexures, TDS certificates to be submitted with returns PTI - Fri, Jul 18
New Delhi, June 18 (PTI) The Government today said annexures and certificates relating to tax deducted at source like Form-16 are not required to be submitted along with income tax returns.
India objects to US influence on proposals for WTO meet PTI - Fri, Jul 18
Geneva, July 18 (PTI) India today strongly objected to the US proposing to limit flexibilities of the developing countries on their obligations for market opening agreement being negotiated under
Wipro registers 25 per cent increase in Q1 net profit PTI - Fri, Jul 18
Bangalore, July 18 (PTI) IT major Wipro Ltd has registered a net profit of Rs 908 crore for the first quarter of the current fiscal year, an increase of 25 per cent over the same period last
Why The Needy Win Forbes - Fri, Jul 18
The key to raising capital is articulating--in exquisite detail--how much you need and why you need it.
Why Is Venture Capital Still A Boys' Club? Forbes - Thu, Jul 17
Maureen Farrell, Forbes.com
In May John Doerr, legendary financier behind the likes of Google, Amazon.com and Intuit, shared a secret of his success with the audience at the National Venture Capital Association's annual conference: Invest in "white male nerds who've dropped out of Harvard or Stanford.
Punjab govt slashes VAT on CFLs, mentha oil, desi ghee PTI - Wed, Jul 16
Chandigarh, July 16 (PTI) The Punjab government today decided to slash the value added tax on the on the Compact Fluorescent Lamps to four per cent, besides approving a lumpsum tax on Dhaba
GSPC strikes gas field off AP coast PTI - Wed, Jul 16
New Delhi, July 16 (PTI) Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) has struck a 'good' sized gas field off the Andhra Pradesh coast.
NSE Nifty declines by 44.40 points to 3,816.70 PTI - Wed, Jul 16
Mumbai, July 16 (PTI) The S&P CNX Nifty today declined by another 44.40 points to end at 3,816.70 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on sustained selling pressure from investors mainly in banking counters. Market pared early gains in mid-morning trade after a firm start and remained range-bound in the afternoon trade after seeing wild swings in the early afternoon trade.