Delhi Election Results: Did Budget’s ‘Lakshmi blessing’ sway Delhi’s votes in BJP’s favour? One of the key issues in this election has been middle-class concerns, particularly following Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget…
EGoM meeting on diesel price revision deferred A meeting of the ministerial panel led by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee expected this month-end to consider increasing the prices… December 30, 2010 21:36 IST
MBA student caught cheating in exam, attempts suicide A girl student pursuing her MBA from a private institute here today attempted suicide after she was allegedly caught cheating… December 30, 2010 13:22 IST
Power cos seen strengthening foundations for big plans The year also saw a shift in the process for awarding power projects to a tariff-based bidding system. December 30, 2010 11:35 IST
As 2011 nears, US stocks end higher Stocks finished higher Wednesday as the market continued on pace for its best December in nearly twenty years. December 30, 2010 04:18 IST
Finmin cold to 100% open offer proposal The finance ministry is not in favour of the proposed 100% mandatory open offer size recommended by a panel set… December 30, 2010 03:22 IST
Tariff bidding regime likely to trip MoU states The impending tariff-based bidding regime may not benefit states such as Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Arunachal Pradesh, which have tied up concessional… December 30, 2010 03:19 IST
Government goes into a huddle on report eve Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday met senior cabinet colleagues and government officials, as Andhra Pradesh braces for the submission… December 30, 2010 03:14 IST
Little economic rationale for Telangana state, finds panel The economic rationale for carving out Telangana from Andhra Pradesh tends to collapse, with the 10 districts in the supposedly… December 30, 2010 03:12 IST
Sops for farm sector SBI has announced concessional rates for dairy, poultry and horticulture sector, under which loans can be availed for 10% per… December 30, 2010 03:02 IST
SBI may extend teaser loan scheme, but at higher rates Despite the regulatory need for higher provisioning for teaser rate home loan scheme, the country’s largest bank State Bank of… December 30, 2010 03:01 IST
Union Bank to raise $200 m overseas The State-owned lender, Union Bank of India, is planning to raise $ 200 million from the overseas market in the… December 30, 2010 02:59 IST
SBI chief race: People?s man Chaudhuri leads ?A people?s man?, this is how Pratip Chaudhuri, the top contender for the State Bank of India? chairmanship, is described… December 30, 2010 02:57 IST
More banks foray into insurance operations The state- owned banks are expanding their insurance operations. While Union Bank of India and Corporation Bank are forming joint… December 30, 2010 02:54 IST
Credit growth sluggish at 22.7%, deposits no better While it seemed that the onset of the busy season would result in corporate India borrowing more from banks, latest… December 30, 2010 02:51 IST
Delegation of power to states creates more space for grain Food Corporation of India’s move to grant more powers to the state-level officers in construction and maintenance of storages and… December 30, 2010 02:40 IST
Aban Offshore stock gets ‘Buy’ rating Kotak believes the recent underperformance offers an opportunity to invest in Aban Offshore stock. December 30, 2010 02:26 IST
Sensex climbs 231 pts but trade volumes low After a week of sluggishness, the markets finally saw some directional move with the Sensex gaining the most since December… December 30, 2010 02:15 IST
High-tech electronics dressed up to look old This has been a great year for the next new electronic thing. The iPad, new iPhone, the Nexus S, HTC… December 30, 2010 02:09 IST
