At 1,662 cr, Cong leads with corporate donations

When a senior minister in Uttar Pradesh makes a statement such as 'steal a little, but don't loot', then this bit of data regarding corporate donations to political parties in the past three years......

Highway projects: A tightrope walk for Nitin Gadkari

The central government’s highway award and construction target for the current fiscal is dominated by the Bharatmala scheme. The Union transport ministry will be walking a tightrope this......

Over half of BSE 500 stocks rode the bull in 2015

  11% of these stocks more than doubled, 14% stocks rose 50-100% Even as Indian markets are set to report the first calendar year fall after three years, 282 or more than half the stocks that......

Cos raised Rs 2,375 crore in FY'12; lowest in 8 years

Indian companies raised Rs 2,375 crore(Rs 23.75 billion) through rights issue in 2011-12 -- lowest in eight years -- because of dismal market conditions, says Prime Database.The report said it was......

Large deals back with a bang

There's been a spurt in private equity activity in recent months and large deals are back. Last month, Kohlberg Kravis & Robertsbought 20 per cent in Dalmia Cement for Rs 750 crore (Rs 7.5......