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Sensex climbs 278 points; Nifty closes at 10,577

October 17, 2018

Benchmark Domestic stocks Tuesday logged gains for third straight session amid mixed global share markets.  Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange regained 35,000 mark climbing 278 points or 0.79 per ce...

RBI approves Sandeep Bakshi’s appointment as MD, CEO of ICICI Ba...

October 17, 2018

ICICI Bank Tuesday said that the RBI has approved Sandeep Bakshi’s appointment as Managing Director and CEO of the bank for three years.  After resignation of Chanda Kochhar, who was facing an ...

WPI inflation rises to 5.13% in September

October 16, 2018

Inflation based on wholesale prices rose to a two-month high of 5.13 per cent last month, mainly due to hardening of food prices and rise in cost of petrol and diesel. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)...

Govt announces Rs 100 crore award for states completing household elec...

October 16, 2018

Government has announced 100 crore rupee award for states that would complete the household electrification early under the Saubhagaya scheme. Apart from discoms, employees would also collectively ge...

MoS for Textiles inaugurates 46th edition of IHGF-Delhi Fair

October 15, 2018

Minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta on Sunday inaugurated the 46th edition of world’s largest IHGF-Delhi Fair at India Expo Centre and Mart at Greater Noida. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Tamta ...

Textile Ministry to release Rs 7.8 Cr for construction of textile tour...

October 14, 2018

Union Minister of State for Textiles, Ajay Tamta has said that the Ministry will release 7.8 crore rupees for the construction of a textile tourism complex in Nongpoh, Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. ...

Sensex climbs 732 points to 34,734, Nifty also surges 238 to 10,473

October 13, 2018

Benchmark domestic stocks Friday bounced back strongly and recovered from big losses of previous session after European and other Asian shares logged positive trade. Rupee also registered a strong re...

Govt hikes import duty on certain communication items up to 20%

October 13, 2018

The government has hiked the import duty on certain communication items, including base stations, to up to 20 per cent as part of efforts to check a widening current account deficit by curbing import...

Govt hikes import duty on certain communication items up to 20%

October 12, 2018

Government has hiked import duty on certain communication items, including base stations, to up to 20 per cent. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBIC) release said, the increased duties would...

Chinese Stock markets plunge to lowest levels in four years

October 12, 2018

In China, stock markets Thursday plunged to their lowest levels in four years following a global rout, with shares in around 1,000 firms falling to their daily limit of 10 per cent. Shanghai fell 142...