President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

UPA reaches consensus, adopts CMP

The United Progressive Alliance Wednesday night adopted a Common Minimum Programme, pledging to take the lead in introducing the Women's Reservation Bill and to repeal the controversial POTA. It......

Markets end flat as Bihar exit poll lacks clarity; bluechips gain

Markets ended flat with a negative bias as investors turned cautious ahead of the Bihar poll verdict on Sunday and US jobs data due later today. The 30-share Sensex ended down 39 points at 26,265......

Rs 1-lakh-cr market-cap club now has 18 firms

India Inc’s coveted club of companies with market capitalisation (m-cap) of more than Rs 1 lakh crore (Rs 1 trillion) now has 18 members. The current market rally, which has seen benchmark......

Can the capital gains continue?

A major thrust on improvement in the country's infrastructure ranging from basics like roads and railways to the development of ports, has meant boom-time for the capital goods sector. Add to this......

Rs 2,000 crore hit for oil firms on subsidy cut

State-run oil marketing companies selling subsidised liquefied petroleum gas and kerosene will take a hit of Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) during the next two months till the new government is......