Business
Government panel recommends Rs 5 hike in diesel prices
India should immediately raise diesel prices by about 9.5 per cent or 5 rupees a litre, a government panel recommended on Wednesday, along with other measures aimed at cutting the government's huge oil subsidy bill.
Bharti Airtel Q2 net falls 29 per cent on forex losses
Bharti Airtel Ltd reported a 29 per cent fall in quarterly profit on foreign exchange losses, the 15th consecutive quarter of declining profits for the world's No.4 mobile phone carrier by customers.
Tata Steel says could cut around 500 UK jobs
TATA said changes to its long products business will affect management and administrative jobs at sites in northern England.
Rate hike to hit already subdued investments, growth: India Inc
Hike in the key interest rate by RBI on Tuesday will hit the already weak investment momentum and impact India's economic growth, India Inc said.
Jet Airways report worst quarterly loss of Rs 891 crore
Jet has won the cabinet's approvals to sell a 24 per cent stake to Etihad for about $334 million, but is yet to complete the deal as it awaits other approvals.
Rupee falls, closes at Rs 61.65 vs US dollar
The rupee had opened at 61.77 against US dollar, down 25 paise.
Radia tapes: Will offer full cooperation in any inquiry, says Tata Motors
Tatas role in supply of low floor buses by Tata Motors to Government of Tamil Nadu under JNNURM scheme of GoI will be probed by the CBI.
Sugar mills seek financial aid, curbs on imports
NFCSF said import duties on sugar should be hiked to at least 40 percent from the current 15 percent.
Domestic airlines may have suffered Rs 10k-cr losses in FY13: report
The total industry turnover increased by 8.9 per cent to Rs 54,000 in FY2012-13, the report said.
Indian business delegation to visit Qatar next week
A 14-member delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will visit Qatar's capital Doha from September 8 to 10.
Rupee recovers to 67.23 per dollar as Raghuram Rajan takes over RBI
The country is grappling with a record current account deficit and a hefty budget deficit, factors both weighing on the rupee.
When business bats against itself: Pratap Bhanu Mehta
There is widespread consensus that India does not have a political culture propitious for business freedom.
Sensex ends 206 points up; Reliance Infra surges 4 per cent
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rose 0.9 per cent each.
Rupee woes continue, Sensex plunges 291 points
Heavy FII selling in shares of banks, auto, pharma and FMCG eroded a staggering Rs 1 lakh crore in investor wealth.
July inflation shoots up to 5.79 pc vs 4.86 pc in June
The reading for May was revised to 4.58 per cent from 4.7 per cent, data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed.
Rupee trims losses vs dollar, still down by 25 paise
The Indian rupee stood at 61.52 against the dollar on good dollar demand from banks and importers on the back of higher dollar in overseas market.
