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Gold hovers near three-week high as equi...

Gold hovers near three-week high as equities slip

Gold held close to its highest level in nearly three weeks on Monday, boosted by safe-haven demand after the Federal Reserve’s move last week to leave US interest rates unchanged weighed on global equities. Spot gold was steady at $1,138.90 an ounce by 0640 GMT, after gaining 3% in the... read more »

Infosys in Focus on Buzz of Winning Cont...

Infosys in Focus on Buzz of Winning Contract for GST Network

Infosys shares edged higher by 0.30 per cent on Monday after reports, citing sources, said the IT major has bagged the contract for building the goods and services tax (GST) network across the country for rolling out of the new indirect tax regime. Reports pegged the value of the contract at Rs... read more »

Govt likely to implement Companies Act f...

Govt likely to implement Companies Act fully by March 2016

The Companies Act, 2013, is likely to be implemented fully by March 2016, says president of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), Atul H Mehta. Addressing a press meet here, Mehta on Sunday said the Act is being implemented partially and the un-implemented sections of the National... read more »

Government Mulls Raising FDI Cap to 100 ...

Government Mulls Raising FDI Cap to 100 Percent for DTH, Cable Networks

Government is considering a proposal to raise FDI limits to 100 percent in broadcasting carriage and content services, including DTH and cable networks, aimed at attracting overseas investment and improve infrastructure. An inter-ministerial committee is considering FDI proposals, including hiking... read more »

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IITF begins Nov 14 with partner country Japan

Delhi Metro to sell trade fair tickets from Nov 14

New Delhi – Tickets for the annual India International Trade Fair will be available at Delhi Metro stations from Nov 14, a statement said Tuesday. According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation... read more »

L&T IDPL bags Rs.1,293 crore road project in Odisha

L&T IDPL bags Rs.1,293 crore road project in O...

Bhubaneswar – L&T IDPL, the infrastructure arm of the Larsen & Toubro Group, has been awarded a contract by the Odisha government for... read more »

CESC standalone Q2 Net jumps 25.7% to Rs. 171 crore

CESC standalone Q2 Net jumps 25.7% to Rs. 171 crore

Power utility CESC Ltd on Tuesday reported a 25.73 per cent jump in second quarter standalone net profit at Rs. 171 crore on the back of higher generation and... read more »

Japan to give Rs. 1,958 crore loan assistance to India

Japan to give Rs. 1,958 crore loan assistance to India

Japan will provide an assistance of Rs. 1,958 crore (30.7 billion yen) to India for campus development at IIT Hyderabad and investment promotion in Tamil... read more »

Gold prices surged by Rs. 915 to Rs. 31,815 per ten gra...

Gold prices surged by Rs. 915 to Rs. 31,815 per ten gram

Gold prices surged by Rs. 915 to Rs. 31,815 per ten gram in the national capital on Tuesday on renewed demand from stockists and retailers backed by wedding... read more »

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Sushma Swaraj insists Congress backing Tejpal

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: BJP’s Sushma Swaraj leads in Madh...

BJP’s Sushma Swaraj is leading by a margin of 3,552 votes against Laxman Singh of Congress from Vidisha seat in Madhya Pradesh. Saffron party nominee Dileep Singh Bhuria is ahead of his... read more »

2014 Lok Sabha elections results: BJP takes big le...

NEW DELHI: The BJP took a big lead as millions of votes polled in the Lok Sabha election were counted Friday, with its candidates racing ahead of all... read more »

Sahara case: Justice Khehar recuses from hearing

In a sudden twist in the Sahara Group case, Supreme Court judge Justice J.S. Khehar has recused himself from hearing the matter following which a new bench has... read more »

Over Three Hours, Rajnath Meets RSS Leaders, Amit Shah ...

New Delhi – It’s been a hectic couple of days for BJP president Rajnath Singh, who made a dash to Gujarat to meet prime ministerial candidate... read more »

5 dead, 30 injured in West Bengal bus mishap

Five bus passengers were killed and at least 30 others injured, 12 of them serious, when a bus fell into a ditch in West Bengal’s Midnapore district on... read more »

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Pakistan arrests brothers over woman’s stoning

Pakistani police have arrested two brothers who participated in a mob attack during which their sister was stoned to death with bricks for marrying against the family’s wishes, a police... read more »

Obama suspends Iran oil sanctions for six months

With Iran complying with its commitment on a controversial nuclear weapons programme, US President Barack Obama has suspended his action on Iranian... read more »

Obama suspends Iran oil sanctions for six months

With Iran complying with its commitment on a controversial nuclear weapons programme, US President Barack Obama has suspended his action on Iranian oil... read more »

Iraq attacks and shelling kill 35

BAGHDAD: Violence across Iraq, including shelling of the conflict-hit city of Fallujah, killed 35 people today, as politicians haggle over forming a new... read more »

Obama to meet Ukraine’s new leader ahead of Putin...

WARSAW: US President Barack Obama meets Ukraine president-elect Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, in a show of US support for Ukraine’s right to chart its... read more »

New Zealand thrash Indian eves in opening T20 International

The Indian women’s cricket team was hammered on all fronts as New Zealand romped to a dominating eight-wicket triumph in their first Twenty20 International today. Put in to bat after New... read more »

Carlos to be marquee-player-cum-manager for Delhi Dynamos

He may be well past his prime but Brazil’s World Cup winner Roberto Carlos today said he is “still mentally strong” to double up as Delhi Dynamos’ marquee manager-cum-player in the... read more »

Rani Rampal to captain U-21 Indian team

Star striker Rani Rampal will captain the 18-member Indian women’s junior hockey team in the Volvo International U-21 tournament beginning in the Netherlands on July 19. The tournament... read more »

No talk between Manmohan Singh and media at book release event in Delhi

Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh attended a book release function organised by the Ananta Aspen Centre at the WWF-India Auditorium here on Friday evening. Dr. Singh was among the... read more »

India-Pak talks: Hope BJP has done its homework, says Tharoor

Reminding the BJP that it consistently opposed talks with Pakistan during the UPA regime, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said he hoped the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government... read more »