The government has decided to go ahead with the privatisation of Hindustan Copper Ltd, setting aside concerns over the fate of units, which were partially nationalised.
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In the Sensex pack, ICICI Bank emerged as the top gainer by rising 0.97 per cent, while Tata Steel advanced 0.92 per cent.
The markets opened in the positive terrain but slipped and are trading flat as selling was seen in banking and pharma stocks
India's $22 billion deal to import liquefied natural gas from Iran hangs in balance with Tehran on Tuesday asserting that the agreement was not binding as it has not been ratified by its Supreme Economic Council.
Army XI, Bangalore, and South Central Railway, Secunderabad, entered the quarterfinals of the Bombay Gold Cup Hockey
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora will meet Finance Minister P Chidambaram next week to discuss a package to bail out public sector oil firms that have been suffering huge losses on account of selling fuel on discounted prices.
The 50-share NSE Nifty stayed in the positive zone and retook the 9,900-mark to hit a high of 9,905.05 as buying paced up towards the fag end. It settled higher by 72.45 points, or 0.74 per cent, at 9,899.60.
The BPCL-ONGC National 9-Ball Pool Championship is held in Chembur.
Ujjwala Yojana was launched on May 1, 2016 at Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh and has so far covered 47.3 million consumers in 715 districts
'I am a gadha (donkey)! But God has been on my side and I have managed to produce players,' Dronacharya Awardee Merzban Patel tells Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com.
The capacity of the proposed facility, part of Indian Oil's Rs 56,000-cr investment plan during the 12th Plan, will be five mt a year.
'Our country does not need an NRC. We need to improve our economy which is in a bad condition.'
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In early trade on Monday, the rupee fell to 63.33 to a dollar, its weakest since September 18.
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,397.60 and 10,279.35 points, ended 47 points, or 0.45 per cent lower at 10,301.05.
The Indian cueist proved too good for former World champion C Praput of Thailand in the final.
Pankaj Advani also made the grade in the fourth Asian Billiards Championship.
Fancied cueists found the going tough in the first round of the knock-out stage of the National 9-Ball Pool Championship.
Saurav Kothari recovered to beat Amir Habib and stay in contention for a berth in the National 9-Ball Pool Championship.
The former world billiards champion registered a 5-3 win over Delhi's Harpreet Singh at the BPCL-ONGC 9-ball Pool Nationals.
Petrol price has been cut by 58 paise a litre and diesel by 25 paise with effect from midnight tonight.
No immediate comment was available from airlines on the impact of the price hike on passenger fares.
The movement of prices in international oil market and rupee-dollar exchange rate shall continue to be closely monitored
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation on Thursday said its investments for exploration of oil and gas in India and acquisition of overseas assets would be impacted if government increases the company's subsidy burden.
'The Supreme Court decision upholds the true principle of parliamentary democracy,' says Fali Nariman who argued the BPCL-HPCL divestment case.
The NSE Nifty too ended 58.60 points, or 0.54 per cent, higher at 10,967.30 after shuttling between 10,985.15 and 10,928 during the session.
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie, who met Law Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss the ramifications of the apex court judgement
SpiceJet grounded all its aircraft due to payment woes
Nifty50 surged 87 points to end at 8,157, highest closing levels since Oct 29, 2015.
Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday held discussions with chief executives of public sector oil companies to explore the possibility of merging BPCL and HPCL with ONGC and OIL with IOC to create two oil behemoths.
The Indian national champion will meet C. Praput of Thailand in the title round of the Asian Billiards Championship.
The CCI cueist scored his third straight win in the National 9-Ball Pool Championship.
Indian Airlines beat Bharat Petroleum while Indian Oil beat Air India in the Super League stage of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh hockey tournament.
The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board's billiards ace scored his second straight victory to enter the knock-out round in the National 9-Ball Pool Championship.
Public sector oil firms spent over Rs 800 crore (Rs 8 billion) on advertisements during the last three years with Indian Oil Corp topping the list with an expenditure of Rs 275.35 crore.
A parliamentary panel has rapped the government for bypassing Parliament in deciding to privatise oil refiners Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corp
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