Whatever the critics may say, the numbers suggest that India continues to be a favourite destination for foreign investors.
Delay in approvals and bureaucratic stonewalling create hurdles; experts fear return of licence raj.
Largest deal in thermal power space; Lanco to use proceeds to lower debt.
More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.
The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
Rajneesh Gupta breaks down all the facts and figures from the recent India vs Australia ODI series.
Cabinet may tweak Rangarajan formula; new price may be further delayed.
Finance ministry officials said they were scrutinising many deals, but the actual tax liability would depend on many factors, including the kind of payment (royalty, interest, stake sale) and the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement with the country where the foreign company was based.
These have been selected based on the earnings growth prospects and favourable (buy) ratings by brokerages
The 30-share Sensex ended down 159 points at 27,425 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 24 points at 8,299.
The upbeat earnings from Reliance Industries will set the tone for the truncated week ahead
It is welcome that the government tried to make its intentions clear last week - especially as risk concerns return to global markets.
The government was planning to come up with a new fiscal model giving 'special incentives' for fields that were given out on nomination to ONGC and Oil India, reports Shine Jacob.
National Demorcatic Alliance ministry's list of assets is fairly wide -- from land and property to vehicles and, for quite a few, guns. Nivedita Mookerji reports
Sensex gained nearly 0.4% or 96 points at 26087 level while Nifty ended up by 42 points or 0.5% at 7,791.40 level.
The policy statement by the RBI governor is also expected to be upbeat.
A consortium of British Gas, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Reliance Industries, which controls the PMT fields off the west coast, is spending about Rs 2,500 crore (Rs 25 billion) for reviving the reserve in this fiscal, while new wells are being drilled at the Cairn-operated Ravva field (off the Andhra coast) for small-sized additional discoveries. The Tapti field has witnessed 'natural decline in the production profile' during the first quarter ended June 2009.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 71 points at 26,710 and the 50-share Nifty lost 38 points to close at 8,030.
Of the 10 coal bed methane blocks on offer, bids were received only for 8. RIL bid for one block. Of the 24 deep water blocks on offer, bids were received only for eight.
Shares of rate sensitive sectors such as realty, infrastructure, banking and automobiles ended higher ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mid-quarter policy review on June 17.
Sensex ended at 26,272 up 125 points and Nifty ended at 7,831 up by 35 points.
When a vicious email spread around the world, attacking not only me, but the integrity of my wife and a teammate, the pressure of being a high-profile athlete was almost unbearable, writes Adam Gilchrist in a new book.
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
Sensex dull at close, Infosys rules, ITC drags.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
Yuvraj Singh is the Shah Rukh Khan of the Indian team. Chase 12 per over? Produce some magic to pull a game back? Run-out with a direct throw? No problem. Main Hoon Na... writes Amrit Mathur.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC and Infosys were the top Sensex gainers.
The ICL World booked their place in the final of the Indian Cricket League's World Series Twenty20 competition by beating ICL Pakistanis by six wickets in Hyderabad on Monday. The Chris Cairns-led World team will now face ICL India in Tuesday's title clash. Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss but his team could manage only 113 before being bowled out in 19.4 overs. In reply, ICL World achieved the target without much trouble and finished with 117 for four in 17.2 overs.
The United States-based software company Bentley Systems is eyeing major contracts in railways, roads, telecom, electricity, gas and water following government decision to invest over Rs 60,000 crore (Rs 600 million) in the infrastructure sector.
Bihar is now poised to emerge as one of India's next major destinations for oil and natural gas reserves.
More than 70 global energy firms, including ExxonMobil, Chevron Texaco, Conoco Phillip, BHP and Shell, lined up in Houston to have a sneak preview of India's latest offering of oil and gas blocks under the New Exploration Licensing Policy.
Legendary all-rounders Gary Sobers, Ian Botham and Chris Cairns had scored more runs than Ravichandran Ashwin after 17 matches, however the Indian off-spinner has claimed more wickets than the three players.
HPCL is now ready to increase the stake of the state government up to 49 per cent.
'There is a lot a fast bowler can achieve even on unresponsive pitches in India,' says Javagal Srinath.
Oil and Natural Gas Corp, India's largest oil producer, has proposed an investment of Rs 7967 crore (Rs 79.67 billion) in setting up a 7.5 million tonnes refinery at the site of recent oil find in Rajasthan.\n\n
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation had in 2007 farmed out 15 per cent stake in the KG-DWN-98/2 block, which sits next to Reliance Industries' KG-D6 block, to Brazil's state-controlled oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA or Petrobras.
The NCP, AIADMK and a number of political parties have welcomed the joint proposal on agriculture presented to the WTO by a coalition of developing countries including India, China and 10 members of the Cairns group as a positive development.
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