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  • Sensex down over 17 points in early trade

    The BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday declined by over 17 points in early trade as funds and retail investors booked profit amid weakness in other Asian bourses. The 30-share barometer fell by 17.67 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 19,483.41, mainly led by the decline in stocks of technology, IT, FMCG and metal sectors. The […]

    PSU bank staff to go on two-day strike from Feb 20

    Normal banking operations may be hit as employees unions of public sector banks have decided to join the two-day strike call given by central trade unions beginning February 20 to press for wage hike in the backdrop of rising inflation. The nation-wide strike call has been given by United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) consisting […]

    WTO meets to review EU seal products ban

    The only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations, World Trade Organisation, on Monday held its first hearing on the EU’s contested ban against the sale of seal products, a decision opposed by both Norway and Canada. The two countries, which every year kill tens of thousands of seals, insist that […]

    Government cancels bond auction worth Rs.12,000 cr to contain fiscal deficit

    In a move to contain fiscal deficit, the government cancelled 12,000 crore rupees bond auctions to lower its market borrowing programme for the current financial year. With this, the total market borrowing by the government in the current fiscal would come down to 5.58 lakh crore rupees from 5.70 lakh crore rupees as envisaged in […]

    Sensex up by 33 points to close at 19,501

    The BSE benchmark Sensex on Monday closed 33 points higher as investors indulged in selective buying mainly in realty and capital goods sectors ahead of the union budget. The Sensex rose by 32.93 points, or 0.17 per cent, to close at 19,501.08. The gauge had touched the day’s high of 19,554.48 at the outset. The […]

    HDFC Bank Times Card JV

    Mumbai : Times Internet, the digital arm of The Times of India Group has partnered with HDFC Bank, India’s second largest private sector bank to launch Times Card, an exclusive, co-branded credit card that provides customers the widest range of discounts and deals on dining, movies and shopping. This unique credit card has been specifically […]

    CMIE pegs FY14 GDP growth at 6.8 pc

    After facing headwinds for two consecutive years, the economy is set to grow at 6.8 pc next fiscal on reversal in deterring factors, says the economic think tank CMIE. “The economy is set to grow at 6.8 per cent in 2013-14, after showing a sharp deceleration in the preceding two years,” the Centre for Monitoring […]

    Rupee down by 14 paise against dollar in early trade

    The rupee shed 14 paise to Rs 54.36 per dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on Monday, weighed down by dollar’s gains against other currency rivals. Forex dealers said besides dollar gains against other Asian currencies, a higher opening in the stock market amid foreign fund outflows put pressure on the […]

    Sensex up by 32 points in early trade

    The BSE benchmark Sensex gained over 32 points in early trade on Monday on selective buying by funds and retailers amid a mixed Asian trend. The 30-share barometer rose by 32.80 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 19,500.95. The index had lost 140 points in the previous two sessions. Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange […]

    Uninor shuts telecom operations in Mumbai over SC order on 2G licences

    Telecom operator Uninor closed down its mobile network operations in Mumbai on Sunday after the Supreme Court on Saturday ordered all operators that did not win spectrum in the previous auctions to close down services immediately. Uninor, bound by law, had to comply with the order of the Supreme Court and announced that after the […]