Sensex closes nearly one percent up; auto, bank stocks gain
byMumbai, May 10 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets Friday closed nearly one percent up, on the back of positive global…
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National debate needed on food bill: Congress
byNew Delhi, May 10 (IANS) After Sonia Gandhi’s pet Food Security Bill could not be passed in the budget session of parliament, the Congress…
Ashok Leyland to launch three vehicles, invest Rs.600 crore in 2013-14
byChennai, May 10 (IANS) Commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland Ltd will be launching three new vehicles, including a passenger carrier, and investing around Rs.600…
NTPC posts Q4 profits of Rs.4,381 crore
byNew Delhi, May 10 (IANS) State-run power generator NTPC posted a 69 percent year-on-year rise in profit for the fourth quarter ended March to…
April car sales down over 10 percent: SIAM
byNew Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Passenger car sales in India fell 10.43 percent in April as high interest rates and fuel costs dampened consumer…
Kiratpur-Manali expressway gets central nod: Virbhadra
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said the construction of a Rs.2,300-crore four-lane super expressway from Kiratpur in Punjab to the picturesque tourist resort…
Fiscal 2012-13 industrial output growth worst in 20 years (Roundup)
byNew Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India’s industrial output registered a sluggish 1 percent growth in 2012-13, the worst performance in more than two decades,…
Zoning and mapping of 129 blocks in Bengal complete: Mitra
byKolkata, May 10 (IANS) In a bid to augment food security, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra Friday announced the successful completion of digitised…
Chemists in northeast shut as part of national strike
byAgartala/Guwahati, May 10 (IANS) Thousands of retail and wholesale medicine shops remained closed across northeastern region Friday in support of the 12-hour all-India strike…
Patients relieved as several Delhi chemists remain open
byNew Delhi, May 10 (IANS) A majority of chemists located near major Delhi hospitals Friday decided to opt out of the nation-wide, one-day strike…