Indian infrastructure companies are embarking on a fund-raising spree that will give investors access to what is expected to become one of the biggest sectors on the country's stock market over the next few years.
Vikas Krishan Yadav has learned from the bitterest experience that he can leave nothing to chance in the Olympic ring and it is a lesson the Indian boxer will carry with him to the Rio Games.
The steel industry has proposed a slew of measures that will bring down prices by 12-15 per cent with immediate effect.
A proposed Rs 9,000 crore (Rs 90 billion) greenfield modernisation and expansion programme is expected to give a fresh lease of life to Iisco Steel Plant, a unit of Steel Authority of India.
Only a handful of domestic steel producers have announced their results for 2006-07, but the indications are that they will report stellar performances this financial year.
'New Delhi and Washington are now on the same page, on dealing with growing Chinese assertiveness, across the entire Indo-Pacific region,' notes Ambassador G Parthasarathy, Chancellor, Central University of Jammu.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's maiden visit to the financial capital Mumbai drew an enthusiastic response from India Inc with industry captains queuing up to attend the meeting called by her.
Sukhdev Mahato has 2 acres in the 450-acre private land, which will be acquired for JSW Bengal Steel's 10 million tonne project. And Mahato feels blessed.
Phogat sisters will have to explain their absence for any chance of a comeback, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said
Neeraj is currently ranked fourth in the new rankings of the international federation.
Major steel producers, including SAIL and Tata Steel, on Monday agreed to cut prices of TMT bars, galvanised steel and HR coils after the government asked them to contain prices to keep inflation under check.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices registered an uptick of 0.06%, and 0.05%, respectively
Geeta and Babita Phogat, both Commonwealth Games medallists became household names after their life story was brought alive on the silver screen through the blockbuster 'Dangal'.
Reliance Power, which is hitting the market next week with an offering of nearly Rs 12,000 crore (Rs 120 billion), will set the trend for a slew of power IPOs from other companies including Sterlite Energy (Rs 4,000-8,000 crore or Rs 40 to Rs 80 billion), JSW Energy (Rs 4,000 crore or Rs 40 billion), JP Associates (Rs 4,000 crore or Rs 40 billion) which have already announced big share offer plans.
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The Hinduja Group, Mukesh Ambani, Murugappa, and the Adani groups were the other gainers in the Modi regime, while Naveen Jindal and Sun Pharma groups saw the most erosion in their m-cap in the last five years, reports Krishna Kant.
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) Director General Navin Agarwal confirmed that they found two samples taken fromNarsingh Yadav positive for dope.
'It might not have a direct impact on the domestic steel industry but will improve India's position in the global market.'
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The code says the process is intended to balance the interests of all stakeholders and the resolution plan is also required to make a statement as to how it has dealt with these interests.
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
Mumbai's wailing wall attracts large number of suggestions to better the city.
Vrde currently manages about $14 billion globally, and has invested nearly $500 million in India in the past five years
Coal India fell the most by 2.58 per cent among Sensex scrips, dragging the index into the negative zone.
Hours after taking charge as CM, Mamata had announced returning 400 acres to 'unwilling' land-losers
The Nifty gained 32 points to close at 3,210.
Chief Minister Kumaraswamy, on private visit to the United States, said he was keeping a tab on the developments while the state Congress attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party, alleging the opposition party was trying to destabilise the government.
While the Trinamool government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, tried its best to attract investors, including from Singapore, not much headway could be made.
China has cast a long shadow on India's economy.
'Our government has created 10 million jobs when the Indian unemployment rate is at a 45-year high.'
Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Wednesday said that doors are almost shut for dope-tainted wrestler Narsingh Yadav to go to Rio Olympics and said it is time for the conspiracy theories to stop.
Track and field success at the Olympics has largely eluded India
As the WEF summit draws to a close on Saturday, a few big names from India including Mukesh Ambani and Anand Mahindra were missing in action while Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Jordan's King Abdullah II were among global leaders who cancelled their trips at the last moment.
Former Manchester United and Mumbai City forward, Uruguay's Diego Forlan and La Liga's managing director for India, Jose Antonio Cachaza discussed ways for India to become a footballing powerhouse. Norma Godinho/Rediff.com sat in as the duo discussed Indian football and the Spanish League's new India tie-up.
Virat Kohli sent the shutterbugs into a clicking frenzy as he received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
Tracking the strong momentum in the broader market, as many as 99 stocks touched their one-year high level on the BSE on Monday.
On BSE, 1,826 shares declined and 982 shares rose, while a total of 194 shares were unchanged
These sectors are seeing a marked slowdown, as consumers are postponing purchase decisions amid uncertainty and severe cash crunch, report Ram Prasad Sahu, Sheetal Agarwal & Ujjval Jauhari from Mumbai.
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