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Suzuki eyes customers who ‘upgrade to ot...

Suzuki eyes customers who ‘upgrade to other brands’

Suzuki has decided to roll out its new cars, aimed at younger buyers, with only the ‘S’ badge. The rear of the new cars will also sport the model’s name and a logo denoting the vehicle’s engine size, apart from a sticker of the Nexa dealership. Currently, the badge... read more »

Govt to sell stake in Oil India, NTPC, 3...

Govt to sell stake in Oil India, NTPC, 3 other PSUs

The government will sell a minority stake in the nation’s biggest power producer NTPC, as well as in Oil India Ltd and three other PSUs as part of its disinvestment drive. The Department of Disinvestment today sought bids to appoint legal advisors for sale of stake in five PSUs through an... read more »

India is now a $2-trillion economy

India is now a $2-trillion economy

India’s GDP crossed the $2-trillion mark in 2014, according to data released by the World Bank in Washington late on Wednesday. After taking 60 years to reach the $1-trillion mark, India added the next trillion in just seven years. The World Bank data also show that India’s gross national... read more »

DBS India posts Rs 275-cr loss in FY15 o...

DBS India posts Rs 275-cr loss in FY15 on provisioning

Singapore-based DBS Bank has posted a loss of Rs 275 crore in FY15. This is the first time the bank has incurred a loss in its India business since it set up its first branch in India in 1995. This loss on the book was mainly on account of a clean-up of its bad loans portfolio. In FY14, DBS’s... read more »

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Coal India slips on divestment buzz

Coal India fell 4.17% to Rs 360.10 at 11:09 IST on BSE on report the government is planning to sell a 10% stake in the state-run coal miner. Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 25.07 points,... read more »

Alibaba to Buy $550 Million Stake in Paytm’s Parent Company: Report

China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and its unit Alipay are in advanced talks to buy a stake for about $550 million (roughly Rs. 3,417 crores) in India’s One97 Communications,... read more »

Aditya Birla Group to invest Rs 20,000 crore in Gujarat

Making public his “personal bias” for investing in Gujarat, Kumar Mangalam Birla on Sunday said the diversified Aditya Birla Group will invest Rs 20,000 crore over a period of... read more »

Essar Oil to invest Rs 6k cr to expand Vadinar refinery in Guj

xEssar Oil, which has a 20 million tonne per annum (MTPA) refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat, plans to pump in Rs 6,000 crore to expand its capacity. The plant started commercial production in... read more »

Why Indians Are Beginning To Buy Houses Online

New Delhi: Kolkata businessman Navin Bhartia’s Internet habits make him a dream customer for billionaire foreign media moguls like Rupert Murdoch. The 45-year-old likes to buy homes online,... read more »