The exchange's promoters-- Financial Technologies (India) Ltd and commodity bourse Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX)-- have already divested 30 per cent stake in the stock exchange to various public and private banks and institutions.
Duvvuri Subbarao on Monday joined as secretary, department of economic affairs, Ministry of Finance. He belongs to the 1972 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (Andhra Pradesh cadre).
Hyundai Motor India, the country's second-largest passenger car manufacturer, may introduce more luxury cars in India, president Ashok Jha told Business Standard at the launch of the compact car, the i10, in Pune.
Ahead of the Budget exercise scheduled to begin in the first week of November, Finance Minister P Chidambaram will have a new team of bureaucrats with Economic Affairs Secretary Ashok Jha appointed as the new Finance Secretary. \n
HMIL president Ashok Jha did not rule out the possibility of research on developing low-end cars priced between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh. The R&D unit will come up with an investment of $40 million over 15 acres and will be operational in a year's time.
Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani on Thursday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram and other senior officials in the ministry.
The move comes after CBI gets sanction to prosecute him in Aircel-Maxis case
The government on Monday said there was "tremendous" need for consolidation to enable banks gain financial muscle and absorb risks in the years to come.\n
Asserting that leading international consultancy firm A T Kearney had rated India as the third hottest FDI destination, India on Thursday sought investment from Taiwan in telecom and ICT ventures.
If convicted, the offences entail a maximum punishment of seven years.