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Dharmendra Pradhan signs MoU with Nepal for Petroleum Pipeline
Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan met the Minister of Commerce and Supplies of Nepal, Shri Sunil Bahadur Thapa on August 24, 2015 in Kathmandu. The two Ministers reviewed bilateral cooperation…
Steepest fall in BSE Sensex, crashes over 1,625 Points
Mumbai, Aug 24: Global markets sell-off sparked by a major crash in Chinese stocks drowned Indian equity markets with a barometer index plunging 1,625 points or around 6 percent on Monday.
The global bearish sentiment led the barometer…
India has Forex Reserves to stabilise Currency Volatility: RBI
Mumbai, Aug 24: As the rupee hit a new low and the stock market took a tumble, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Monday that India has sufficient forex reserves to prevent volatility in the currency market.…
Not on any Agriculture Panel since 2006: M.S. Swaminathan
Chennai, Aug 24: Eminent agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan, welcoming the apex court's directive to revisit the National Policy for Farmers of 2007, clarified that he is not on any committee set up by the union agriculture ministry…
Nepal-India Pipeline to be finished in 30 Months: Pradhan
Kathmandu, Aug 24: India and Nepal on Monday inked an agreement for a 41-km Amlekhgunj-Raxaul petroleum pipeline, with visiting Indian Minister Dharmendra Pradhan saying its construction would be completed within 30 months.
Petroleum and…
Chinese Stocks Crash: BSE Sensex plunges 1,430 Points
Mumbai, Aug 24: Global market sell-offs sparked by a major crash in Chinese stocks drowned Indian equities markets - with a barometer index plunging over 1,430 points during the late-afternoon session on Monday.
The barometer 30-scrip…
Indian Share Markets tank, key index sheds 1,000 Points
Mumbai, Aug 24: Weak global cues and a steep fall in Shanghai stocks, along with concerns over the Indian government's stand on minimum alternate tax (MAT) shaved 1039.34 points, or nearly 3.80 percent, off a key equity index of the Bombay…
8-10 Percent Economic Growth possible says FM Jaitley
Kolkata, Aug 23: While giving a call to break away from obsolete policies to develop the country's eastern region, union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said it was possible to achieve 8 to 10 percent economic growth.
"I do…
BSE Sensex tanks 888 Points in Early Trade
Mumbai, Aug 24: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Monday plunged 888.40 points or 3.25 percent during the morning session.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange…
Bandhan Bank begins Operations with Rs.2,570 crore Capital Base
Kolkata, Aug 23: City-headquartered Bandhan Bank on Sunday became the first universal private bank in eastern India to begin its journey post independence with 1.43 crore accounts in place and a loan book of Rs.10,500 crore backed by…