Here's to a New Year without fear

Much as we journalists try, it is sometimes difficult to 'switch off' the personal from the professional, says Ritu Jha. Last year was a year of homicides; say my year-long notes. I am astonished......

Seven bidders in fray for Mumbai terminal market

Seven bidders, including Voltas, Deepak Fertilizers and Bharat Hotels have submitted requests for qualification (RFQ) to build a Rs 250-crore (Rs 2.5 billion) terminal market in Thane district near......

Contractors shift from realty to govt projects

Contractors such as Ahluwalia Contracts, Simplex Infrastructure, Unity Infrastructure and BL Kashyap are increasingly shifting their focus to government-funded infra projects such as metro......

Market crash: 350 stocks hit an all-time low

Signalling what could be a dark Diwali on Dalal Street, as many as 350 securities hit their all-time lows on Friday as the Sensex crashed by about 1,100 points and dipped below the 9,000 mark for......

India Inc's Q1 order-book swells

India Inc's order-books swelled to Rs 37,666 crore (Rs 376.66 billion) in the first quarter of the financial year 2008-2009, up 93 per cent from Rs 19,520 crore (Rs 195.2 billion) for the same......

'I'm confident of winning an Olympic medal'

Ashwini Chidananda had set the tracks on fire at the recently concluded Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. With her sensational burst of speed, she won two gold medals for India, but during all this......