CAG warns most states of fiscal imprudence as March spending overshoots limits, with key departments exhausting large portions of budgets in the last month of FY24.
Information technology (IT) stocks ended at their lowest in nearly nine months after a fresh bout of selling, triggered by concerns over a recession in the US, the key market for domestic software exporters. A report by Morgan Stanley citing risks to growth also weighed on sentiment.
74 of these fatalities were reported by 8 companies: Coal India (21), L&T (14), Vedanta (13, of which Hindustan Zinc reported 7), Tata Steel (7), Power Grid Corporation of India (7), JSW Steel (6), and ONGC (6).
This is the lowest that the BCI has ever fallen in the history of 113 rounds of the NCAER Business Expectations Survey.
The Business Confidence Index (BCI) prepared by the Delhi-based think tank NCAER declined by 27.5 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year over the previous quarter mainly on account of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The BCI on a quarter-on-quarter basis decreased by 35.3 per cent for the services sector, 32.9 per cent for the consumer durables sector, 32.3 per cent for the capital goods sector, 17 per cent for the intermediate goods sector and 14.3 per cent for the consumer non-durables sector, NCAER said in a release.
The company has been struggling in the highly competitive smartphone market globally.
Canadian smartphone maker Blackberry on Tuesday slashed the prices of its latest handsets for existing enterprise customers.
A top United States intelligence official on Thursday said the attack on its consulate in Benghazi, in which US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed, was an act of terror.
The system will wed BlackBerry's security platform with the South Korean company's own security software for its Galaxy devices.
Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar deserves more chances to play for England in Test cricket, having once again proved his doubters wrong, says former Test captain and cricket commentator Nasser Hussain.
East Bengal rode on Chidi Edeh's first-half strike and some moments of luck to beat Pune FC 1-0 in a Round Three I-League fixture, in Kolkata, on Monday.
Russia's Ekaterina Makarova and Brazil's Bruno Soares completed an unlikely run to the US Open mixed doubles title by beating fourth-seeded Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic and Marcin Matkowski of Poland on Thursday.
Former Australian skipper Allan Border has backed Ricky Ponting's decision to continue playing Test cricket, saying the 37-year-old veteran remains a "walk-up start" in the line-up due to a lack of young batting talents.
Oklahoma City Thunder dealt Dallas another heartbreaking loss in the NBA playoffs on Monday to take a 2-0 lead over last season's champions in a series that is threatening to boil over.
Well aware that big knocks in the IPL will put them in the spotlight, Deccan Chargers' young batsmen, like Shikhar Dhawan, are aiming to give it their best in the cash-rich event, starting April 4.
The government has extended till December 31 the deadline given to Research in Motion (RIM), maker of BlackBerry phones, to provide access to its messenger and enterprise services to the security agencies.
Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry mobile phones, on Monday gave certain proposals for lawful access to its services by law enforcing agencies and said that these proposals will be immediately operationalised in India, Union home ministry sources said after a meeting between RIM and government officials.
Statistical highlights of the fifth and final ODI between India and South Africa at Centurion.
The launch kicks off a busy period for Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry.
In a bid to check discrepancies in the process of attendance and wage payment to NREGA beneficiaries using manual job cards, bio-metric cards are being introduced in Bihar under e-shakti project.
At present, e-stamping is available in six states -- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Delhi & National Capital Territory and Gujarat.
Get your lowdown on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!
Blackberry has asked for 18-24 months to provide a complete solution for interception of its Enterprise Mail, but with a condition that its services would not be banned, a guarantee that the government declined to give.
Canadian handset maker BlackBerry on Friday said it has narrowed its net loss for the second quarter ended August 31, 2014 to $207 million compared to the previous year helped by increased adoption of its BlackBerry Enterprises Service (BES) and handset sales.
The Canadian smartphone maker has over 1.5 million customers in India.
Paris St Germain went out of the Europa League despite a 4-2 win over Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, losing their place to fellow big spenders Salzburg who fought back to win 3-2 at Slovan Bratislava.
Mahindra Satyam's Gurnani to be CEO after Tech M integration.
All rivers in Tamil Nadu will be linked in next eight years, a top Public Works Department official has said.
Films like Karthik Calling Karthik are all about winding up right. This one fails to make a connect.
Indian golfer Rashid Khan brought home an improved card of four-under 68 to lie tied third after the second round of the individual golf competition at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Thursday.
Having now privatized infrastructure in India, we are looking at the second decade of the 21st century as the decade of infrastructure. Infrastructure is now the buzzword in India, says Kamal Nath, Minister for Road Transport.
Australia spin legend Shane Warne feels Test cricket will soon be history if the ICC and major cricketing boards fail to take proactive steps to promote the five-day game and save it from extinction.
Nandan Nilekani, erstwhile CEO and a founder of Infosys Technologies Limited, who is currently co-chairman of its board of directors, offered a peek into his forthcoming book Imagining India, which he said attempts to alleviate a gap in understanding India, while delivering the kick-off Global Leader Lecture at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.
Emerging markets could be affected by a combination of lower liquidity and higher dollar interest rates caused by a hike in the US Fed funds rate.
Little-known Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova won her first WTA title after beating China's Li Na 6-0, 7-6 at the Edgbaston Classic on Sunday.
The 'Tiger from Madras', as he is fondly called, also became the first undisputed World Chess Champion since 1993 as this world championship was the culmination of the reunification of the chess world.
Around 50 companies of paramilitary forces had been deployed at various places which witnessed violence, officials said.
Reader Amol Yadav sent us a picture of Kim Clijsters from California.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances