For 2015-16, the planned outlay for the department was Rs 2,568 crore.
Mumbai-based IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services has signed a four-year, $200 million (around Rs 800 crore) contract with the Social Security Institute of Mexico -- one of its biggest deals and its first government contract in the region.
The severe cyclonic storm lay over the south-east Bay about 300 km west of Port Blair on Monday and had intensified into a very cyclonic storm by 1.30 am, they said. It now lay about 950 km south south-east of Paradip at 8.30 am on Tuesday. The system is likely to intensify further and move in a north-western direction.
Bullion traders said subdued demand at current levels and a weak global trend mainly pulled down both gold and silver prices.
Even as the number of Tigers has dwindled in recent decades, the population of elephants has recorded an increase. The number of the pachyderms in the 2007 Census was shown to be 18,664 as compared to 17,422 in the 2002 Census.
The company plans to display and sell the new product line in upscale consumer electronics stores and Giorgio Armani's direct controlled retail network. The tri-brand GSM/GPRS phone will be available in European countries, the Asian region and parts of the US by November.
The GSAT-31 is a 'high power' communication satellite going to serve and replace some of the satellites that are going to expire soon.
Godrej Properties, the real estate arm of the Godrej group, has initiated two projects worth Rs 850 crore in Bangalore.
In 10 years, the company has created several milestones but, more important, also created multiple-fold wealth for investors.
According to a Reliance Retail executive, 20 per cent of the space will be occupied by local vendors selling their agricultural produce, food items and artifacts. Besides, there will be stores for foods and vegetables, entertainment etc.
The market for vinyl collapsed with the advent of CDs in 1982. But LPs, as they were fondly called, have made a comeback in the past ten years, with certain editions costing quite a packet
This acquisition may be a precursor to an association with Orient-Express, which owns or part-owns and manages 35 hotels in 25 countries.
The case is understood to be related to the alleged irregularities in land allotment in 2009, sources said.
"While both the pilots ejected from the aircraft before it crashed in the Arabian sea, the defence forces could rescue only one pilot. Search is still on for the second pilot," Ministry of Defence, PRO Captain Abhay Lambhate said.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann will have a 'private chat' with Usman Khawaja after the top order batsman publicly criticised selectors for dropping him during the Sri Lanka tour. Khawaja and opener Joe Burns were omitted for the third and final test in Colombo, which Australia lost to slump to a 3-0 series whitewash. Although both the Queenslanders struggled for runs, Khawaja told local media over the weekend he felt they were unfairly singled out.
With the government not continuing with lower excise duty beyond December 31, major car makers, including Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, GM India and Honda have raised vehicle prices by up to Rs 127,000.
The government has also swung into action to ensure that it is able to procure adequate quantities and avoid imports at exorbitant rates.
ONGC and Infosys see erosion in their valuations
The Sensex opened 12 points lower at 13,838, and soon touched a low of 13,798. Fresh buying, thereafter, helped the index rebound into the positive zone and zip past the 14,000-mark.
Continuing with its uptrend, the Sensex opened with a positive gap of 147 points at 13,782. Profit-taking in early trades saw the index pare gains and slip into red to a low of 13,581.
NBFCs are mainly dependent on funding their operation from their own cash flows.
The French Open champion is pictured playing his famously brutal on-handed backhand return, STARK NAKED!
Real estate private equity fund Indiareit will invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 2.5 billion) in the proposed 138-acre township promoted by the Pune-based Paranjape Schemes Construction Ltd.
'Pornography is available on every phone today. Even children are watching it' 'If there is no pornography in India, good things will happen in the country.'
Sentiments remained subdued largely in tandem with a weak trend in global markets where gold traded at a four-year low as surging dollar waned demand for the precious metals, traders said.
The NSE 50-share Nifty also closed higher by 61.60 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 10,504.80 after shuttling between 10,513 and 10,441.45.
The move will to a large extent speed up the monetary transmission process--which is banks passing on the rate cuts that the Reserve Bank announces to their borrowers without much delays--something that has been missing all these while and something that the RBI has been unhappy with.
This fully double-decker aircraft, which landed at 10.50 am, has a passenger capacity of 850 seats in all economy configurations, but in three classes it has the capacity to carry about 550 passengers.
Seeking to tap opportunities in Indian rail and mining sectors, UK-based infrastructure company Laing O'Rourke, which has a tie-up with domestic realty major DLF, has acquired Barclay Mowlem
This is bound to create more trouble for the Centre on the wheat front.
National Small Savings Fund schemes are losing out to stock market, bank and insurance products.
The Rs 978 crore mission, which has been rescheduled for Monday after scientists corrected the glitch in the rocket, will be launched at 2.43 p.m from the second launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, over 100 km from Chennai.
On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity recovered by Rs 15 each to Rs 30,050 and Rs 29,850 per ten gram, respectively.
General Motors India on Wednesday said it would hike the prices of its multi-utility vehicle Chevrolet Tavera ranging from Rs 4,800 to Rs 8,700 across all variants from December 24.
Companies offering much more for wheat than govt's Rs 850 a quintal.
However, silver extended its weakness for the second straight day and lost Rs 90 to Rs 45,230 per kg on reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
Telecom software and service solutions provider Mahindra-British Telecom has acquired privately-held US-based Axes Technologies for $54 million to consolidate its position as a leading services provider in the sector.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the sixth week of IPL 2020.
The Villa, owned by United Breweries Holding, was mortgaged by KFA to SBI-led 17-bank consortium to obtain loans in 2010
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