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Chidambaram kicks off week-long trip to North America trip
Chidambaram, aiming to take advantage of a wave of cheap global funds, will meet foreign investors in New York, Ottawa and Toronto.
India's industrial output rose 0.6 pc in Feb: Govt data
The performances of the mining, electricity and consumer non-durables sectors were disappointing, indicating the continuing slowdown in Asia's third largest economy.
India seeks German political thrust to ink FTA with EU
Germany has made it clear that a only a "comprehensive" broad-based Indian-EU Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) was acceptable and not a "partial" one.
Wipro shares slump on first trading session after split
Wipro's split-off announced in Nov 2012 legally took effect on March 31, but has not been reflected in shares until Tuesday.
Starbucks to open outlets in more Indian cities
The coffee shop industry has been growing at a compounded annual rate of 25 per cent for the past few years.
RComm shares extend gains after Ambani bros deal
Under the deal, Reliance Industries Ltd will pay Rs 12 billion to Reliance Communications Ltd for use of its fiber optic network.
SC slaps Rs 100 crore fine on Sterlite Industries
The court said the fine must act as a deterrent and any amount less than Rs 100 cr would not have had the desired impact.
PPF, NSC rates cut by 0.1 pc, savings deposits unchanged
Interest rate on five-year postal recurring deposits has also been reduced to 8.3 per cent.
Government mulling tough real estate regulator, says Maken
Maken said all relevant clearances for real estate projects would have to be submitted to the regulator and displayed on website before starting the construction.
Govt approves 12 FDI proposals worth over Rs 2,609 cr
The biggest proposal that was cleared was Ahmedabad-based Claris Otsuka Ltd's plan to hive off its Infusions business into a new JV.
Government scraps approval committee for import of planes
Aviation regulator, the DGCA, will now carry out the necessary formalities for airlines and other operators.
Air India offers tickets matching AC train fares
The advance purchase fare (Apex) tickets are available for sale from Wednesday for travel commencing 60 days and beyond.
PC to meet heads of PSU banks on March 18
The broad agenda of the meeting include direct benefit transfer, deteriorating asset quality and credit growth.
India trumps Pakistan's Iran rice trade boom with oil rupees
Indian rice exports direct to Iran have bounced back, thanks to shippers being paid up front in rupees from a huge pool of oil money owed to Iran.
Rupee up 10 paise against dollar in early trade
The rupee had gained 16 paise to close at one-week high of 54.56 against the dollar in Thursday's trade.
India's extra wheat exports miss 'golden opportunity'
"We have allowed these additional wheat exports for private trade for three months," Food Minister KV Thomas told reporters.
