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Rupee breaches 63-mark against, ends 47 paise down at 62.97 on weak stocks
It crossed the 63-level after two months as it hit a low of 63.0025 on Friday.
SBI aims to cut bad debt with huge online property auction
The SBI auction will be the biggest nationwide online sale to date and is a rare public move to turn distressed loans into ready cash.
Saudi Arabia outpaces India to become top defence importer: Report
The US continues to be the top defence exporter followed by Russia, France and the UK, the ranking unchanged from 2013, the information agency said in its annual defence report.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to address RBI board on March 22
The meeting comes against the backdrop of RBI on March 4 announcing a 0.25 percentage point rate cut within days of unveiling of the Union Budget.
Impact of Digital Learning
Digital technology tools in education (EdTech) have presented several advantages over conventional methods of teaching and learning.
PM Modi asks BJP MPs to make people aware of Union budget
Modi made his remarks during a briefing done by the Minister of State for Finance, Jayant Sinha, for MPs about the highlights of the budget.
India gold demand muted, eyes cut in import duty
India's demand for gold was muted this week as buyers in the world's top consumer of the metal held off purchases ahead of an expected cut in import duty and a likely drop in local prices.
What India Inc wants: Top CEOs expectations from the Union Budget 2015
Consulting firm BMR's chairman Mukesh Butani, Phillips India MD Krishna Kumar, Shriram Capital chairman Arun Duggal and Jindal Steel and Power CMD Ravi Uppar discussed their expectations from the Union Budget.
Union Budget 2015: Time to gear up tax regime for outbound investments, says EY
Indian companies are shopping assets worldwide. Foreign investors to are entering into various transactions in India. There are issues such as retrospective taxation that has haunted investors involved in such transactions. Budget should put in place a ro...
Sensex, Nifty end flat; FMCG & cap goods up, oil, banks dip
The 30-share BSE Sensex reclaimed 29000-mark, up 29.55 points to 29004.66 while the 50-share NSE Nifty advanced 7.15 points to 8762.10.
Seven arrested for leaking Petroleum & Natural Gas Ministry documents
A Delhi court remanded four of the accused in police custody till February 23 and three in judicial custody for two weeks.
Sensex snaps 7-day rally, down 231 points; BHEL jumps 5 per cent
The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 230.86 points to 29231.41 and the 50-share NSE Nifty slipped 61.70 points to 8833.60.
RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani conferred Doctor of Science by ICT
Accepting the honour on Monday in Mumbai, Mukesh Ambani said, "ICT has been at the forefront of academic excellence."
Sensex gains 1 per cent; SBI surges on stable asset quality
The BSE Sensex and Nifty rose for a fourth consecutive day on Friday, as State Bank of India surged after bad loans rose only slightly in the previous quarter.
India's January consumer price inflation 5.11 per cent y/y: Government
The country's statistics department has started using 2012 as the new base in place of 2010 for measuring retail prices.
India pegs 2014/15 growth at 7.4%; GDP grows 7.5 % y/y in December-quarter
The latest estimate compares with a revised 6.9 per cent growth a year earlier and is based on the new formula the statistics department has started using to measure the economy.
