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Gold, silver tumble on weak global trends PTI - Wed, Oct 1
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Gold prices tumbled by Rs 125 while silver rates crashed by Rs 1,050 on the bullion market here today as investors shifted their funds to firming stock markets amid weak
Markets remain bullish, Sensex crosses 13,000 level PTI - Wed, Oct 1
Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) Extending its gains for the second straight day the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today regained the 13,000-point level on the back of positive trends in global
'French firms may have to wait for N-trade with India' PTI - Tue, Sep 30
G Sudhakar Nair Paris, Sep 30 (PTI) India today indicated it may take some time before French companies can actually start nuclear trade to get a slice of its USD 100 billion nuclear pie.
India trying to address system delays, infra bottlenecks: PM PTI - Tue, Sep 30
By G Sudhakar Nair Paris, Sep 30 (PTI) Admitting that the Indian democratic system may seem "a little unwieldy", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government is trying to address
NBA suggests incentive-based regulations for TV content PTI - Tue, Sep 30
New Delhi, Sept 30 (PTI) The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) today suggested the government come out with incentive-based regulations rather than resort to coercion for controlling television
FM statement on India's immunity to global meltdown false: BJP PTI - Tue, Sep 30
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) BJP today said that Finance Minister P Chidamabaram's statement of India being immune to the global meltdown is baseless and misleading.
ICICI Bank shares bounce back; outperform market with 8pc gain PTI - Tue, Sep 30
Mumbai, Sep 30 (PTI) Shares of ICICI Bank, which have been under attack from market manipulators for the past few weeks, today staged a smart recovery of over eight per cent on the back of
Do not panic: RBI, FM to ICICI Bank customers PTI - Tue, Sep 30
New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 30 (PTI) The Finance Ministry and the RBI today came together to debunk rumours casting doubts over the financial strength of country's top private sector lender ICICI Bank,
Indian market is sound, attractive: Chidambaram PTI - Tue, Sep 30
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Amid fears of global financial meltdown hitting India, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today assured investors that Indian market is "sound and attractive" and promised
No need to panic, action to be taken against violators: Sebi PTI - Tue, Sep 30
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Amid global financial meltdown, market regulator Sebi today assured the investors that there is no need to panic and said that stringent action would be taken against
Lehman Brothers Neuberger to be sold for USD 2.15 bn PTI - Tue, Sep 30
New York, Sep 30 (PTI) Two of the world's leading private equity firms -- Bain Capital Partners and Hellman & Friedman -- has agreed to acquire Lehman Brothers' 69-year-old asset management firm
ICICI Bank, subsidiaries well capitalised: RBI PTI - Tue, Sep 30
Mumbai, Sep (PTI) Stepping in to stem the tide following the run-on ICICI Bank in some parts of the country, the Reserve Bank today said the largest private lender has sufficient liquidity and
Global crisis to affect our ability to finance development: PM PTI - Tue, Sep 30
Marseilles, Sep 30 (PTI) Hinting that India cannot remain untouched by the financial turmoil in the US, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the nation's capacity to finance development will be
Don't panic, rumour baseless and malicious: ICICI Bank PTI - Tue, Sep 30
Mumbai, Sep 30 (PTI) Stung by rumours that it was passing through a troubled phase, ICICI Bank today asked its customers not to panic, saying rumours about the financial strength of the bank are
Mukherjee holds talks with Russian Foreign Minister PTI - Tue, Sep 30
New York, Sept 30 (PTI) External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his Russian counterpart Servey Lavrov held wide-ranging discussions on international issues with special emphasis on
India, Brazil and SA decide to enhance coordination PTI - Tue, Sep 30
New York, Sept 30 (PTI) India, Brazil and South Africa have pledged to enhance their coordination on political and multilateral issues including reform of global governance institutions to make
India-EU to ink trade pact by 2009, set 100 bn Euro target PTI - Mon, Sep 29
G Sudhakar Nair Marseilles (France) Sept 29 (PTI) India and the European Union (EU) today agreed to conclude a broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement by 2009 and double their trade
Stock markets not to fall further, assures DEA Secy Chawla PTI - Mon, Sep 29
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The government does not expect the stock markets to fall below the levels witnessed today, which saw benchmark Sensex plunging by nearly 700 points during the intra-day
US credit crisis hits Europe; Fortis gets 11.2-bn Euro support PTI - Mon, Sep 29
London, Sept 29 (PTI) The US financial turmoil has started hurting Europe, with two of its major banking institutions -- Belgium-based Fortis and Britian's Bradford & Bingley -- being hit within
Russia to start construction of reactors at Kundankulam PTI - Mon, Sep 29
Moscow, Sept 29 (PTI) Russia could start construction work of four additional nuclear reactors at Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu next year with a formal Indo-Russian atomic