Oil companies maintain check, petrol and diesel may remain soft till elections end

New Delhi (IANS) Rising retail price of petrol and diesel prices is unlikely to become a problem for the ruling NDA government in the coming general elections as it seems to have tempered its policy of market-determined retail pricing of petroleum…

Petrol prices on Sunday up 9-10 paise

New Delhi (IANS) Petrol prices rose in the range of 9 to 10 paise in the four metropolitan cities of the country on Sunday, while diesel prices remained unchanged.

In the national capital, petrol was priced at Rs 72.40 a litre, 9 paise higher…

Nirav Modi tracked down to London

New Delhi (IANS) Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is wanted by Indian agencies in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, has been spotted in London, a media report said.

A video released by the UK's The Telegraph newspaper…

Government garners Rs 57,523.32 cr from sell-offs post Dredging Corp stake sale

New Delhi (IANS) The government's FY19 disinvestment proceeds have reached Rs 57,523.32 crore following its decision to sell its entire stake in the Dredging Corporation (DCI) to a consortium of four state-owned ports for Rs 1,050 crore.

The…

IGIA declared as 'Best Airport' in 2018 ASQ Awards

New Delhi (IANS) The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here has been adjudged as the best airport in the category of over 40 million passengers per annum (MPPA) in Asia Pacific by Airports Council International (ACI) in the Airport Service…

NCLT approves ArcelorMittal's Rs 45,000 cr Essar Steel takeover plan

Ahmedabad (IANS) The Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Friday approved ArcelorMittal's Rs 45,000 crore resolution plan for the insolvent Essar Steel.
 

Key Indian equity market indices open in green

Mumbai (IANS) Despite a muted trend in Asian markets, the key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher.

The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 36,636.10 points on Wednesday, opened higher at 36,744.02 points.

India may abandon proposed trade package with US

New Delhi (IANS) Withdrawal of special duty benefits by the United States has got the Indian government into a high level internal consultation process on the options it has, including abandoning the proposed trade package.

"We have been…

Jio propels Mukesh Ambani to 13th spot in Forbes' billionaire list

New Delhi (IANS) The phenomenal growth of Reliance Jio, backed by its ultra-cheap data plans that has transformed the telecom scenario in India, has helped Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani move six places up to rank 13th in US magazine Forbes'…

Maruti Suzuki introduces new WagonR CNG model

New Delhi (IANS) Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday introduced the new WagonR S(Smart)-CNG with a starting price of Rs 4.84 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

"Maruti Suzuki WagonR S-CNG will be available in states with CNG infrastructure…