The benchmark BSE Sensex pared its early gains to drift lower by 135.33 points in late morning deals on selling in key blue-chips stocks IT, Teck, telecom, banks and oil&gas. Participants traded caution ahead of key macro numbers of Industrial Production (IIP) for December and (CPI) Inflation data to be released later in the day […]
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Tomorrow Nationalized Bank employees on strike; 5 lakh bank employees of Gujarat on strike
Tomorrow nationalized bank employees will observe strike. In Gujarat, 5 lakh bank employees of 35,000 banks will go on strike. Tomorrow at 10:30 am in morning, bank employees on strike will assemble in Ahmedabad near State Bank of Mysore at Parimal Cross Road. Strike by bank employees is announced to protest against pressure from Bank […]
Markets at 19-month low, Sensex crashes 555 points on China chaos
In the worst crash this year, the benchmark Sensex today broke below the 25,000-level by tanking about 555 points to close at 24,851.83, a 19-month low, as global stock and currency markets reeled after China let the yuan fall faster to battle a slowing economy. The NSE Nifty too plunged headlong as it went below […]
Gujarat govt’s tax increase on fuel; increase of Rs 1.90 in petrol, Rs 1.82 in diesel per liter
With increase in taxes by Gujarat government petrol and diesel will become costlier from tomorrow. With 3% increase on petrol, taking increase upto 28 % from 25 % whereas with 4 % increase on diesel, taking increase upto 28 % from 24 %. With increase in tax, petrol will cost Rs 1.90 more per liter […]
Activist bats for bonus for Maha cotton growers like Gujarat farmers
In a bid to provide immediate relief to cotton-growing farmers in the Vidarbha region, a prominent farm activist has suggested that Maharashtra government follow the ‘Gujarat model’ and declare bonus for the produce sold through Cotton Corporation of India centres. The Gujarat government recently declared a bonus of Rs 650 per quintal on the produce […]
Over 9,500 complaints pending with banking ombudsmen states RBI
Over 9,500 complaints of deficient services by nationalised and private sector banks are pending with banking ombudsmen, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said. The revised Banking Ombudsman scheme 2006 allows a customer to seek redress of complaints against banks relating to credit cards and house loans, among others. The number of complaints pending […]
Make In India Week to be held in Feb 2016; Press Meet in Ahmedabad
Today a Press Meet in Ahmedabad was held informing about Make In India Week to be celebrated during 13th to 18th February 2016 in MMRDA Grounds at Bandra Kurla Complex inĀ Mumbai. Shri Amitabh Kant, IAS and Secretary DIPP govt of India briefed about Make In India Week celebration in Mumbai. He added that India […]
Surat-Mumbai air connectivity restarted by Air India with frequency of 3 days a week
From December 25 Christmas, Air India has started Surat-Mumbai flight from Christmas with a frequency of 3 days a week, Surat-Mumbai flight. With this initiation, Surat will reconnect to Mumbai via air route after gap of over a year. A 72-seat ATR aircraft will be operational for this service. Surat was previously connected to Mumbai […]
PM Modi gets red carpet welcome in Russia; key deals to be sealed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today to a red carpet welcome on his first bilateral visit to Russia during which both countries are set to seal a raft of deals in key sectors like defence, nuclear energy and hydrocarbons to boost their robust and close partnership. On his arrival here, the Prime Minister was […]
BSE Sensex rebounds 210 points on global cues, shrinking CAD
Taking positive leads from the global market and a narrowing current account deficit, the benchmark BSE Sensex recovered sharply by almost 210 points and the NSE Nifty recaptured the 7,800-mark in early trade on Wednesday on the back of widespread gains in blue-chips. Besides, covering-up of short positions by speculators helped things. The 30-share index […]