oaring crime gave Venezuela the horrific title of being one of the most violent countries on earth. Inflation ran into tens of thousands per cent, impoverishing nearly all of the country's 31 million people.' Yet, says Radha Roy Biswas, she sees hope for the beleaguered nation where she spent her childhood years.
FII investments, movement of rupee against dollar and crude oil to influence trading
In September, net equity inflows stood at Rs 6,609 crore, compared to Rs 9,152 crore in the previous month. In the last four months, this is the lowest net inflow tally seen by the equity category.
M A Pathan, former chairman of the Indian Oil Corporation, on Friday resigned as chief of the Petroleum Federation of India, citing his pre-occupation with Tatas and other multinational oil firms.
Singh, once a close associate of Gandhi, turned her critic after the Iraqi oil-for-food scam broke out and he was forced to resign from the government in November 2005.
The daily wage earners who oil the wheels of the movies business are struggling to cope with the fallout of the lockdown.
Future Group and V-Mart have put in place systems to prevent panic buying at their neighbourhood grocery stores.
Protesting non-payment of their salary and allowances, a section of Air India pilots are likely to stay off work on Saturday as part of a "no-pay-no-work" agitation.
Four days after staying off from duties in midday meal scheme, nearly three lakh primary school teachers on Monday decided to end their stir after assurance from the government to look into their demands.
In a joint operation, the army and the police in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir apprehended a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist, who carried out an attack three months ago along with his three associates at an army camp near the Line of Control in Tanghdar area of North Kashmir's Kupwara District.
As there are no takers for the bumper crop of onion and prices are spiralling down, farmers in Indore, Madhya Pradesh are now feeding the bulb to the milch animals.
Power Grid Corp of India Ltd is set to form joint ventures with five more companies, including Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Essar, for setting up transmission lines in the country entailing a total investment of Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion).
Given all the risks in the world today, including the political instability, economic uncertainty, public health emergence and terrorism, there is not much buffer to absorb a significant change for the worse in the operating environment
Dealers are not happy with the company's latest retailing policy and decided not to re-open their pumps.
In December 2010, the price of the fuel in Delhi was Rs 45,240 a kilolitre.
Oil and Natural Gas Corp, India's largest oil producer, has lost nearly 900 of its skilled experts in the last one year to its competitors, who offered 4-5 times more salary than the state-owned firm.
Amidst a storm over proposal to shut petrol pumps during night to taper fuel demand, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday said the government had not made any such proposal and the idea had come from public.
The forecast represents a 54 per cent fall compared to estimates put out by the trade body in March, and is 78 per cent lower than the $18-billion profit that the industry recorded in 2010.
'The lessons learnt from the triple disaster have put Japan's energy future On the right path,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda.
Over the last five years, Indian domestic market expansion has been the strongest with a tripling in size.
In dull trade, the rupee on Monday ended a mere two paise lower at 60.20 against the US dollar on weak local equities and imported-driven demand for the American currency.
If Reliance has to pay about one percentage point more for short-term money, the bond market could be out of bounds for many lower-rated firms after some time.
With India's imports exceeding exports, weak rupee does more harm than good. Analysts, however, say that rupee depriciation is positive for export-oriented sectors such as IT services, pharmaceuticals, textiles and automobiles
Iran's decision to keep India out and welcome China to the scene is a huge strategic setback for India, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, MP Achuthan (Communist Party of India-Marxist) said that in Kerala public sector oil companies had made it mandatory for people to get Aadhar-linked bank accounts for getting subsidy on liquefied petroleum gas.
As yields on 10-year government bonds rose from 6.65% in April 2017 to around 7.50% now, liquidity pressures have increased the cost of funds for housing finance companies.
Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestl bucked the trend.
The mind block against online education is crumbling and the demand may be led not just by parents but also teachers.
Essar Energy's $350-million deal to buy Shell UK's oil refinery and associated assets at Stanlow, near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, has hit a road block. The employee union has rejected the deal in its current form due to differences over pension payout and other issues.
The buzz in the markets in predictable. From lights to fireworks to sweets to flowers, people across the country are gearing up for Diwali.
Despite difficult working conditions, Indians are still seeking jobs in Gulf countries
British energy firm BG Group on Thursday said it along with its partners state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp and Reliance Industries Ltd will invest $140 million in Panna oil and gas fields
Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Union government and public sector oil majors Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation on a public interest litigation challenging the Centre's decision to privatise.
The group plans Rs 30,000-cr oil refinery with IOC; buys Lanco's Udupi power plant for Rs 6,000 cr
The government has received reports that tainted stock broker Ketan Parekh, barred from the capital markets till 2017 over a securities scam, is still active and has taken positions in oil PSUs like ONGC and HPCL.
Modi is the first foreign leader to be invited to the palace by the Crown Prince, who appreciated the role played by Indian workers in the development of UAE as a modern nation, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
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