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  • Land, coal availability must meet 88,000 MW target: Shinde

    New Delhi : Faster land procurement and increase in coal production will help India achieve the 88,000 MW capacity addition target in the next five years, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Tuesday. “With the target of about 88,000 MW, which includes 5,300 MW from the nuclear power proposed during the current plan period (2012-17). […]

    Sensex up 130 points in early trade

    Mumbai : Snapping its four-session losing streak, the BSE benchmark Sensex recovered by over 130 points in early trade today on fresh buying by funds and retail investors amid a firming trend at Asian markets. The 30-share barometer, which has lost 515 points in the last four straight sessions, rose by 130.62 points, or 0.76 […]

    Delhi HC pulls up Air India over sacked pilots

    Mumbai : Air India management has been pulled up by the Delhi High Court for being too harsh on the airline’s pilots and look into the reinstatement of sacked pilots within four weeks. The bench of Justice Reva Khetrapal admonished Air India and asked the airline to sort out the issue “in a time-bound manner”. […]

    Sensex sheds 110 pts on weak monsoon, rising food prices

    Mumbai : Indian shares dropped for the fourth straight on Monday with Sensex losing 110.39 points to end at 17.103.31 -its lowest closing since June 28 as monsoon worries and rising food prices in June dashed investor hopes of a rate cut by RBI later this month. The BSE benchmark index, which had lost 405 […]

    Crude lower in Asia

    Mumbai : Oil prices sank in Asian trade on Monday after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates opened crude pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has repeatedly threatened to close, analysts said. New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, shed 34 cents to USD 86.76 a barrel and Brent […]

    Sensex up 69 points in early trade ahead of inflation data

    Mumbai : The BSE benchmark Sensex recovered by nearly 69 points in early trade on Monday after three sessions of weakness on emergence of buying by funds and retailers ahead of inflation data. The 30-share barometer, which lost nearly 405 points in the last three sessions, rose by 68.60 points, or 0.39 per cent, to […]

    Kingfisher pilots on strike, several flights cancelled

    Several flights of Kingfisher were cancelled on saturday due to a strike by pilots to protest non-payment of wages for almost five months. Three flights from Mumbai and several across the airline’s entire network were cancelled. An airlines spokesperson said, “A certain section of employees have decided to stay away from duties due to salary […]

    Sensex reverses early gains, down for 3rd day

    Mumbai : Erasing 110-point gain in early trade, the BSE Sensex fell for the third straight day on Friday by closing 19 points lower on emergence of profit-booking as investors turned cautious amid India’s June exports contracting by 5.45 per cent due to global economic slowdown. Brokers said the focus has turned to inflation data […]

    Oil down in Asia as China growth hits 3-year low

    Mumbai : Oil was lower in Asia on Friday as economic growth in China, the world’s largest energy consumer, slowed to its lowest level in three years in the second quarter, analysts said. New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in August, fell 21 cents to USD 85.87 a barrel and Brent North […]

    Govt may soon announce new guidelines to revive SEZs

    The government is expected to come out soon with new norms to revive special economic zones (SEZs), which have lost sheen after imposition of certain levies and proposal to take away tax incentives, a government official said. “The Commerce and Finance Secretaries are discussing all the issues relating with these zones…we have to attract investments,” […]